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The main philosophy of the Tony Elumelu Foundation is based on our Founder’s desire to empower a generation of successful for-profit entrepreneurs who drive Africa’s economic and social transformation.
Tittle:Entrepreneurship Programme Officer
Location Lagos
Key Responsibilities
1. Off-cycle Programme Management & Execution:
- Coordinate all off-cycle entrepreneurship programme activities which includes: Application, Training, Mentoring,Pitching, Seed Capital Disbursement
- Curate training question pool and training curriculum for off-cycle programmes
- Develop guides and communication scripts to promote programme clarity and provide regular programme update to entrepreneurs
- Ensure all program documents are translated into relevant languages.
- Create project management controls, systems for tracking and templates for reporting internally and externally on all programme related events.
- Conduct beta testing of new entrepreneurship programme initiatives with Alumni or volunteers on the programme in order to develop and refine schedules, curriculums, processes, and other best practices.
- Refine appropriate relationships, methods, and tools to engage with entrepreneurs, volunteers, and other stakeholders in the entrepreneurship programme space.
- Provide regular update report of programme activities to TEF Management and Partners.
- Oversee the work of volunteers/contract staff in implementing key aspects of the programme to a high standard and ensure programme KPIs are achieved.
Stakeholder Management:
- Manage internal and external stakeholder relationships.
- Liaise with key stakeholders internally and externally on Entrepreneurship programme and provide timely reporting on all stages of the program.
- Ensure our mentors and alumni are engaged in mentoring and peer to peer coaching to ensure quality of graduates from the program.
- Work with Marketing and Communications team to drive awareness of the programme and achieve strategic goals for each phase from applications to graduation.
- Manage entrepreneur experience throughout the program and ensure timely response on issues.
Drive Program and process improvement:
- Work with Legal and Compliance teams to identify and mitigate programme risk factors at all stages.
- Constantly update Program terms and conditions, participation agreement, eligibility, and selection criteria as well as other program documents based on learning from each cycle with support of Manager and Legal team.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Business Administration, Development Studies, Economics, or a related field.
- Minimum of 4-6 years’ experience in programme or project management, preferably within development, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, or non-profit organisations.
- Experience working on large-scale programmes or donor-funded initiatives is an advantage.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and work under tight deadlines
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); experience with programme management or CRM tools is an advantage
Application Dealine 16 January 2026
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Interested and Qualified candidates should use link below to Apply.
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