**Contingent upon Donor Funding**
Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria
Position Status: Full-time
Risk Level: ☐ Level 3 ☐Level 2 ☐Level 1
(Level 3: Frequent contact with participants, direct contact with children, access to sensitive data, and/or high level of accountability.
Level 2: Some contact with participants; unplanned non-direct contact with children.
Level 1: Likely to have no contact with participants or sensitive data)
About Prosper Global
Barely enough is not enough for anyone. Prosper Global is a humanitarian organization working alongside communities facing conflict, climate change, and economic hardship to meet urgent needs and create the conditions for lasting progress. Today's challenges demand new solutions, so we pair local knowledge with global resources to help communities build what's needed, test what's possible, and scale what's proven so that people everywhere can pursue a full life on their own terms. In 2026, we changed our name from Mercy Corps to Prosper Global, to reflect our belief that when every community can prosper, all of humanity moves forward.
The Program Summary
Prosper Global Nigeria implements a diverse portfolio of humanitarian and resilience programs addressing the needs of vulnerable populations affected by conflict, displacement, food insecurity and climate-related shocks. Prosper Global work spans multiple sectors including food security, water security, livelihoods, governance, and peacebuilding.
The humanitarian portfolio focuses on delivering timely and effective emergency response and early recovery programming while building pathways toward resilience and sustainable recovery for crisis-affected communities.
The Position:
The Programs Director – Humanitarian provides strategic leadership and oversight of Prosper Global Nigeria’s humanitarian programming portfolio. The role is responsible for driving the expansion and quality of humanitarian interventions across the country, ensuring timely, effective, and principled response to crises affecting vulnerable populations.
Working closely with the Country Director and senior leadership team, the Programs Director will guide strategic positioning for humanitarian funding opportunities, strengthen donor engagement with key humanitarian donors, and ensure Prosper Global maintains a strong reputation for delivering high-impact humanitarian programs.
The position will also lead efforts to capture and showcase Prosper Global learning, innovation and impact in humanitarian programming, strengthening evidence generation and thought leadership within the humanitarian sector.
Essential Responsibilities
STRATEGY AND PLANNING
- Provide strategic leadership for Prosper Global Nigeria’s humanitarian programming portfolio across emergency response, early recovery and resilience programming.
- Identify emerging humanitarian needs, crisis trends and funding opportunities to expand Prosper Global humanitarian footprint in Nigeria.
- Lead the development of humanitarian response strategies, operational plans and program priorities in alignment with Prosper Global global and country strategies.
- Work closely with the Country Director and senior leadership team to ensure strong integration between humanitarian response and long-term development programming.
- Promote adaptive management and evidence-based decision making to ensure humanitarian programs remain responsive to changing contexts.
HUMANITARIAN DONOR ENGAGEMENT & RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
- Provide strategic leadership for engagement with humanitarian funding partners, strengthening partnerships, positioning, and resource mobilization.
- Strengthen Prosper Global Nigeria’s positioning for humanitarian funding opportunities through proactive donor engagement and relationship building.
- Provide strategic leadership in the development of high-quality humanitarian proposals, concept notes and program design initiatives.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with national and international NGOs, UN agencies, government actors and private sector partners to expand Prosper Global humanitarian programming.
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT & QUALITY
- Provide overall leadership to ensure humanitarian programs are implemented effectively, on time and on budget while meeting Prosper Global program quality standards.
- Ensure programs adhere to humanitarian principles and standards including Sphere Standards, Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), and Prosper Global program quality frameworks.
- Oversee program performance monitoring, learning and adaptive management processes to ensure programs achieve intended impact.
- Strengthening coordination and integration across humanitarian programs implemented in multiple sectors and geographic areas.
FINANCE AND COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT
- Ensure effective and transparent management of humanitarian program resources in full compliance with Prosper Global policies, donor regulations, and applicable government requirements.
- Work closely with Finance and Operations teams to ensure strong budget planning, forecasting, and financial oversight across the humanitarian portfolio.
- Monitor program spending and financial performance to ensure efficient use of resources and alignment with approved budgets.
- Ensure compliance with donor requirements and reporting standards for humanitarian funding streams (e.g., US DoS, ECHO, UN agencies, and foundations).
- Support program teams to understand and adhere to donor compliance requirements, including procurement, sub-award management, and financial reporting.
- Ensure timely and accurate financial and narrative reporting in collaboration with finance, grants, and program teams.
- Promote strong coordination between program, finance, and operations teams to ensure effective program implementation and compliance with Prosper Global standards.
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
- Lead the systematic capture, documentation and dissemination of lessons learned and best practices from Prosper Global humanitarian programming.
- Promote evidence generation and learning to strengthen Prosper Global thought leadership in humanitarian response and resilience programming.
- Work closely with the communications and program quality teams to develop learning briefs, case studies, impact stories and knowledge products showcasing Prosper Global humanitarian work.
REPRESENTATION & COORDINATION
- Represent Prosper Global in key humanitarian coordination platforms including clusters, inter-agency working groups and donor coordination forums.
- Build strong relationships with humanitarian actors, government stakeholders and development partners to strengthen collaboration and coordination.
- Promote Prosper Global leadership and visibility within the humanitarian community in Nigeria.
TEAM MANAGEMENT
- Provide leadership, mentorship, and technical support to senior program staff and field teams implementing humanitarian programs.
- Strengthen the capacity of national staff and partners to design and deliver high-quality humanitarian programming.
- Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, learning, and professional development across the humanitarian program team.
SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES
- Actively learns safeguarding and integrates it into their work, including safeguarding risks and mitigations related to their area of work.
- Practices the values of Prosper Global, including respecting the dignity and well-being of participants and fellow team members.
- Encourages openness and communication in their team; encourages team members to submit reports if they have any concerns using reporting mechanisms, e.g., Integrity Hotline and other options.
Supervisory Responsibility
Senior Program Manager, Emergency Response start-up manager, PaQ Director, WASH Technical Advisor
Accountability
Reports Directly To: Country Director
Works Directly With: Senior Management Team, Human Resources Department, Operations, Finance, Regional Technical Advisors, Global Humanitarian Teams, and External Partners.
Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders
Prosper Global team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills
- Master’s degree in international development, humanitarian studies, or related field.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in humanitarian programming, including senior leadership roles in complex and insecure environments.
- Demonstrated experience managing large-scale humanitarian programs funded by donors such as US DoS, ECHO, or UN agencies.
- Proven track record in humanitarian proposal development and donor engagement.
- Strong understanding of humanitarian coordination systems and standards (Sphere, CHS, humanitarian clusters).
- Excellent leadership, strategic planning, and team management skills.
Success Factors
The successful candidate will demonstrate strong strategic leadership in complex humanitarian environments and the ability to anticipate emerging crises and position Prosper Global for effective response. The role requires a collaborative and solutions-oriented leader who can build strong partnerships with donors, government, and humanitarian actors while supporting high-performing teams. Strong communication, diplomacy, and decision-making skills are essential for success.
Living Conditions / Environmental Conditions
This is an unaccompanied position based in Maiduguri, Borno State. The position holder will reside in shared staff housing in accordance wi...