Senior Manager, Institutional Project Management

Senior Manager, Institutional Project Management at the African Wildlife Foundation offers strategic leadership to embed robust project governance and delivery assurance across multi-country initiatives.

What it offers

• Full-time role in Nairobi, Kenya
• Strategic and operational leadership for institutional project management
• Embedding standardized project governance, lifecycle management, portfolio oversight, risk management, and delivery assurance
• Ensuring compliance with internationally recognized standards such as PMBOK (PMI), PRINCE2 governance, stage-gate principles, and PMD Pro/Project DPro

Who can apply

• Master’s degree in Project Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, International Development, or related discipline
• Project Management Certifications, e.g., Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2 Practitioner
• Minimum 8–10 years’ progressive experience in project, programme, or portfolio management
• Minimum 4 years in a senior Project Management Office (PMO), programme management, or Institutional project governance role
• Demonstrated experience managing complex multi-country donor-funded programmes
• Experience implementing Institutional project management frameworks, governance systems, and PMO structures
• Strong experience in project governance, lifecycle management, risk management, and delivery assurance
• Strong experience working with multiple stakeholders in a culturally diverse environment
• Fluency in English
• Knowledge of French is desired

What you'll do

• Manage AWF’s project and portfolio management in alignment with organizational strategy and approved governance standards
• Provide leadership in institutional project portfolio, including tracking project status, delivery performance, budget utilization, schedule adherence, dependencies, risks, and escalations
• Support portfolio prioritization and resource allocation processes
• Escalate critical project risks, delays, governance issues, and delivery constraints to senior leadership
• Ensure all projects comply with AWF’s approved project lifecycle methodology and governance framework
• Lead the design of standard project management processes, including project initiation, planning, and close-outs
• Lead stage gate quality assurance reviews for high-risk and strategic projects
• Establish and monitor Institutional Project risk management processes
• Support coordination of strategic and AWF-wide transformation initiatives
• Lead organizational Project Management capability development initiatives

How to apply

• Go to African Wildlife Foundation on recruiting.ultipro.com to apply
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