Chief Programs & Partnerships Officer at Women for Women International Nigeria (9 Openings)
Women for Women International is an International non-governmental organization whose mandate includes providing women survivors of wars, civil strife and other conflicts resources for survival, reduce poverty level and ensure their self-sufficiency.
- The organization, with headquarters in Washington DC, USA, has country offices in eight countries, including Nigeria.
- We implement a 12-months training and education program designed to improve key social and economic outcomes for the most socially excluded women.
- The program targets every aspect of women’s lives; health and wellbeing (including nutrition, hygiene & HIV/AIDS prevention and protection), economic stability, family decision making and social safety nets.
Background
Women for Women International (WfWI) invests where inequality is greatest by helping women who are forgotten - the women survivors of war and conflict.
- In Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and South Sudan, women learn skills to rebuild their families and communities through the Women for Women International’s Stronger Women, Stronger Nations Programme.
- They form support networks, are equipped with the skills to earn an income and save and gain knowledge and resources about health and their rights.
- Since 1993, our global community has invested in the power of over 550,000 women across 17 conflict-affected countries, to create a ripple effect that makes the world more equal, peaceful, and prosperous.
Requirements
- Applicants in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, S Africa, Germany, UK, Iraq, US must have the existing right to work in one of the jurisdictions as WfWI will not sponsor a visa nor provide relocation expenses.
Purpose
The Chief Programs & Partnerships Officer is a member of the Executive Leadership Team and the senior leader responsible for Women for Women International’s global program strategy, program quality, program design, evidence and learning, institutional business development, strategic programmatic partnerships, and program delivery coherence.
- The CPPO acts as the International CEO’s principal strategic partner on mission alignment, program model coherence, program expansion and geographies, delivery continuity, and institutional and strategic partnerships.
- The CPPO does not hold permanent line-management responsibility for Country Offices once regional reporting lines are in place.
- To protect program quality during and after the transition to the regional structure, the CPPO holds a formal matrix role with Regional Directors and Country Directors for program strategy, technical standards, program design, evidence, delivery feasibility, and programmatic commitments.
Locations:
- Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, S Africa, Germany, UK, Iraq, and US (Remote)
- Full-time (Monday to Friday)
Deadline: 12th August 2026,
How to Apply
Interested Applicant can apply via this link
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