Senior Project Manager

Core Responsibilities

Project Oversight

• Develop, track, and manage work plans for your team/projects.
• Coordinate cross-team delivery with counterparts to ensure delivery on projects under your management.
• Liaise and work with counterparts across teams to ensure the team you work with adheres to timelines and delivers on projects not under your management.
• Ensure all activities, tasks, and deliverables are completed on time, within scope, and to the required quality standards.
• Proactively identify and find solutions for issues as they arise.
• Escalate issues to the Strategic Committee (StratCo) for input and guidance when required.
• Work with the finance team to ensure that budget allocations, particularly for fellowships, grants and events, are managed and spent within CfA and partner guidelines.
• Act as the central point of coordination across teams, directing traffic, sequencing work, and flagging conflicts, where multiple projects carry overlapping deadlines and timelines.
• Coordinate closely with the Portfolio Manager to align workplans, priorities, and reporting timelines across shared initiatives.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the main point of contact for partners and stakeholders, providing regular updates.
• Actively engage with stakeholders, including external partners and internal staff, keeping them updated with project progress and managing expectations.
• Assess any stakeholder concerns, raising them with relevant teams to find solutions.

Reporting

• Manage the preparation of stakeholder reports necessary for compliance with partner obligations and for internal management tracking of strategic goals.
• In conjunction with your team, ensure that monitoring metrics defined in the project documentation are recorded.
• Ensure reports produced meet CfA and partner quality standards.
• Ensure timely internal reviews of reports to meet compliance protocols ahead of submissions.

Knowledge Growth & Admin Duties

• Stay up-to-date with developing project management techniques and methodologies.
• Ensure a continued, baseline understanding of the methods, tools, and techniques of the team(s) supported.
• Maintain a document archival system and adhere to record-keeping protocols for all communiques, project management, editorial production, engagement campaigns, and events.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements & Qualifications

• BA/BSc/HND degree or equivalent qualification.
• 4+ years of project management experience, preferably in development, civic tech, or social impact sectors.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex multi-stakeholder initiatives with competing priorities and timelines.
• Strong workplan development, tracking, and management skills.
• Experience managing budgets and financial allocations across grants, fellowships, and organisational spend.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Proficiency with project management tools (Asana, Trello, Google Suite, or equivalent).
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to remain calm and solution-focused under pressure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building and managing relationships with media institutions, governments, international organisations, educational institutions, and relevant tech players in Africa.
• Experience managing multiple projects, partners, and team members across multiple time zones and cultures.
• Experience working with software engineering teams, journalists, trainers, and data analysts.
• Deep understanding of and experience in the technology, media ecosystem and/or digital innovation space in Africa.
• Knowledge of French, Arabic, or other African languages.