Programme Coordinator – Nigeria

UNOPS is recruiting a Programme Coordinator to support the implementation of the Education Outcomes Fund’s Learning and Education Access Fund programme in Lagos State.

The programme seeks to enrol and retain out-of-school children, improve learning environments and strengthen government education systems through outcomes-based financing.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support relationships with federal and state government institutions, donors and implementing partners.
• Coordinate programme activities and monitor implementation against workplans and milestones.
• Conduct site visits and document implementation, safeguarding and programme-quality findings.
• Coordinate data submission, results verification, fieldwork and payment processes.
• Identify partner challenges and support timely resolution or escalation.
• Prepare governance meetings, programme updates and stakeholder engagements.
• Support cost verification, financial checks, travel and procurement processes.
• Contribute to communication, evidence-generation and knowledge-sharing activities.
• Monitor risks and support data-driven programme decisions.

Requirements:

• Secondary-school education with at least seven years of relevant experience; or
• Bachelor’s degree with at least three years of relevant experience.
• Experience in project management or programme implementation, preferably within Nigeria’s education or development sector.
• Experience managing government, donor and implementing-partner relationships.
• Fluency in English.
• Intermediate Yoruba is desirable.
• Results-based financing or outcomes-fund experience is an advantage.

Contract:

• LICA 7/ICS 07.
• Ongoing, subject to organisational requirements, funding and satisfactory performance.
• Applications must be submitted before the stated UNOPS deadline.

UNOPS does not charge application fees and applies strict equal-opportunity, safeguarding, anti-harassment and background-check standards.