Director, Sales Development
AuditBoard
Program Manager
500 Global
contract
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Location Type: Office
Location: Lagos • 🇳🇬 Nigeria
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Lead and execute all startup programs and activities on the ground in Lagos, Nigeria, reporting to the Program Director.
- Oversee the initiative end-to-end, including curriculum adaptation, program planning, budget management, marketing, and recruiting startups and mentors.
- Implement and ensure successful delivery of programs, optimize startup engagement, and measure startup satisfaction.
- Partner and client management and administrative duties.
- Track program data and cohort information, create reports for internal and external stakeholders.
- Take the lead on all program preparation and execution, ensuring logistics and people are in place.
- Drive community engagement by planning and executing social events for founders and the local startup ecosystem.
- Manage and generate brand awareness for 500 Global, the initiative, and portfolio founders; establish strong relationships with key stakeholders.
- Work closely with founders, mentors, partners, and internal teams on curriculum planning, stakeholder management, and data reporting.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience in financial institutions, startups, VC, technology industries, or consultancy businesses, including 2 or more years managing accelerator programs.
- Experience in project management or program management.
- Existing relationships within the startup or investment ecosystem in Lagos, Nigeria, and the wider African regions.
- Mastery of project management tools to drive efficiency and execution.
- Fluent in English and one or more key regional languages.
- Entrepreneurial/founder experience (preferred).
- Experience working with startups, corporations, or government agencies, particularly in innovation-driven sectors (preferred).
- Strong background in data analysis and reporting (preferred).
Benefits
- 1-year contract with the potential for extension.
ATS Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
program managementproject managementdata analysiscurriculum adaptationbudget managementstartup engagementreportingmarketingrecruiting
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementcommunity engagementrelationship buildingorganizational skills
