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About The Role

• The West Africa Fellows Program Associate will support program operations, coordination, and administrative delivery for the Climate-Focused West Africa Fellows Program. By ensuring strong program operations across recruitment, selection, and delivery, the Associate will play a key role in enabling high-quality learning experiences through operational excellence.
• This role will work closely with Fellows, internal Acumen teams, and external partners to ensure smooth program execution from recruitment through graduation. While the Associate will not be responsible for facilitating fellowship content, they will be expected to participate in foundational and curriculum training to build the confidence and context needed to effectively support the delivery team. The role will report directly to the Fellows Manager.
• The ideal candidate is highly detail-oriented, proactive, and energized by working in a fast-paced environment while supporting meaningful learning experiences

Key Responsibilities

Programme Operations & Logistics

• Manage end-to-end logistics for seminars, events, and programme delivery (virtual and in-person), including venues, travel, accommodation, vendors, and supplies.
• Support high-quality curriculum delivery by preparing and reviewing training materials and assisting in workshop facilitation to ensure a seamless learning experience.
• Coordinate participant communications and support learning platforms (e.g., Thinkific, Hubspot, WhatsApp, Calendly)
• Participate in foundational and curriculum training to progressively co-facilitate Fellowship learning content
• Produce run-of-show documents/showflows and support post-event debriefs and analysis
• Monitor and track programme expenses; maintain organised records and inventories
• Support efficient and well-organized program operations across all phases of the Fellowship lifecycle.

Outreach, Recruitment & Selection Support

• Develop and support outreach content and recruitment collateral for campaigns (press, online, partner channels)
• Support the Fellow selection process, including application reviews, coordination of selection events, and communication with applicants
• Manage communications with applicants, candidates, and evaluators throughout the selection process
• Coordinate onboarding and transitions for participants across the programme experience

Data, Reporting & Learning Support

• Manage surveys, feedback forms, and evaluations; support quality assurance and documentation
• Maintain accurate programme databases, trackers, and participant records
• Prepare data summaries and contribute inputs for reports, newsletters, blogs, and learning products
• Support writing and compiling programme reports (seminar, feedback, learning, and impact updates), and communication of programme value and outcomes for partners

Foundry Engagement

• Provide coordination support for Foundry activities as needed (scheduling, communications, logistics).

Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in programme operations, coordination, or administration (fast-paced environments preferred)
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple deadlines
• Strong Excel, PowerPoint, and data management skills; ability to maintain trackers and prepare summaries
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with tools like SurveyMonkey, HubSpot, Canva, and similar platforms is an advantage
• Familiarity with social entrepreneurs and the social impact sector in West Africa.
• Experience coordinating cross-country programmes is an advantage.
• Strong interpersonal skills and team orientation (courtesy, tact, empathy, reliability)
• Self-reflective and aligned with Acumen’s values and mission
• Permanently authorised to work in Lagos, Nigeria

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About The Role

Acumen is hiring a Fellowship Manager to lead the delivery of the Climate-Focused Fellowship in West Africa under Green RISE Africa.

• This is a program leadership role that blends strategy, facilitation, operations, community building, and ecosystem engagement. The Fellowship Manager will ensure a high-quality, transformational Fellow experience while strengthening systems, partnerships, and cross-pillar alignment.
• The ideal candidate is a proactive leader, strong executor, skilled facilitator, and thoughtful relationship-builder who thrives in fast-paced environments and is deeply motivated by leadership development and climate-driven impact.

Key Responsibilities

Fellowship Strategy, Delivery & Facilitation

• Lead end-to-end delivery of the Climate-Focused Fellowship in West Africa
• Develop annual Fellowship workplans aligned with Green RISE Africa objectives
• Co-design and co-facilitate immersive seminars and virtual learning labs
• Ensure curriculum adaptation reflects regional climate realities and youth-in-work pathways
• Serve as primary point of contact and trusted advisor to Fellows throughout the program year
• Maintain high standards of learning experience, and community cohesion
• Support Fellows’ transition into the Foundry community post-graduation

Outreach, Recruitment & Selection

• Lead recruitment strategy across priority West African countries in collaboration with Marketing & Communication team
• Build and nurture strong pipelines through ecosystem actors, alumni, partners, and climate networks
• Represent Acumen Academy at ecosystem events and partner engagements
• Own the end-to-end selection process, ensuring rigor, transparency, diversity, and alignment with program objectives and targets

Foundry Coordination & Community Engagement

• Support coordination and oversight of Foundry community engagement activities in West Africa
• Work with the Foundry Lead to ensure Fellows transition smoothly into alumni engagement pathways
• Contribute to planning of regional gatherings, peer learning sessions, and ecosystem convenings
• Strengthen community cohesion across cohorts and pillars

Program Operations & Team Coordination

• Own Fellowship planning, timelines, budgets, logistics, communications, and documentation
• Coordinate closely with cross-functional teams (Impact & Insights, Content & Curriculum, Marketing & Communications etc.)
• Improve operational systems and tools for efficient program delivery
• Contribute to overall coordination and execution within the West Africa Academy team

Reporting, Learning & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain accurate program data and ensure timely reporting against Green RISE Africa targets
• Track Fellow engagement, learning outcomes, and youth-in-work contribution pathways
• Lead preparation of impact summaries, donor reporting inputs, and learning documentation
• Surface insights and recommendations to strengthen future Fellowship cycles
• Contribute to refining the Fellowship’s role within the broader capital continuum

Ecosystem & Partnership Engagement

• Build relationships with ecosystem partners, ESOs, funders, and advisory organizations
• Support partnership conversations aligned with Fellowship growth and Green RISE Africa objectives
• Identify collaboration opportunities that strengthen pathways for Fellows post-program

Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in program leadership and management, preferably in leadership development, climate, entrepreneurship, or social impact
• Demonstrated experience owning complex, multi-phase programs end-to-end
• Strong facilitation skills
• Familiarity with social entrepreneurs and the social impact ecosystem in West Africa
• Strong stakeholder and partnership management skills
• Excellent organizational and project management capabilities
• Experience managing budgets and coordinating across teams
• Strong data literacy and reporting skills
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities
• Self-reflective and strongly aligned with Acumen’s values
• Permanently authorized to work in Lagos, Nigeria