African Management Institute
Senior Program Manager
Description
AMI is looking for a Senior Programme Manager to oversee the end-to-end quality project delivery of AMI partner programmes. This is a chance for an outstanding entrepreneurial leader to be part of Africa’s transformation, and to help shape, build and scale one of its most innovative social businesses.
The Senior Programme Manager will be a part of the product team to implement partner-based programmes under the AMI Impact unit. You will be a key player in a dynamic, global team focused obsessively on results.
At AMI, we work hard, innovate constantly, and have fun in the process. This is a chance for someone with a passion for learning, leadership, and business growth to be part of Africa’s transformation. We are particularly interested in hearing from people with past experience managing grant-funded programmes, including report-writing related work.
The Senior Programme Manager must be a driven, organized, detail-oriented leader with great people and project-management skills and ability to manage complex programmes.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Program Manager with a robust background in the agriculture sector and extensive experience within the Business Development Services (BDS) ecosystem in Uganda. The ideal candidate will possess a comprehensive understanding of the MSME landscape, including NGOs, capacity building, marketing stakeholders, and investors. Furthermore, the candidate should have a solid track record in financial services, project management, and entrepreneurship support, with specific experience in program design and implementation, stakeholder engagement, monitoring and evaluation, and capacity building initiatives.
Think you have what it takes but not sure you check every box? Research shows that while men apply to roles when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women often only apply when they meet every requirement. If you are hesitating, apply!