Events Project Manager (Consultant) – Allies Gathering + Report Launch (Nigeria)
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Malala Fund
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
- Work schedule: Part-time/ Pro-rata
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 13/03/2026
- Location: Nigeria
About Malala Fund
Malala Fund envisions a world where all girls can learn and choose their own futures. Registered as a public charity in the US, UK, Nigeria, and Pakistan, we work to secure girls’ right to 12 years of education, enabling them to thrive in all areas of their lives. To create sustainable change for as many girls as possible, we use grantmaking and advocacy to strengthen girls’ right to secondary education and unlock the resources necessary for all girls to enjoy this right. We support and amplify a movement of young education advocates who, like Malala, speak truth to power and push for systemic change around the world.
Role purpose
The Events Project Manager (EPM) is the delivery owner across both events—responsible for end-to-end planning, production readiness, supplier coordination, and on-the-ground execution to ensure both initiatives land on time, on budget, and to quality. This remit is significant: the EPM is expected to operate as a senior delivery lead who can translate an approved concept into a high-quality convening experience, manage multiple workstreams and vendors, and maintain disciplined project management. These convenings are strategic moments within Malala Fund’s male allyship work in Nigeria. The EPM is expected to understand the strategic intent and reputational sensitivity of the convenings and ensure delivery quality reflects their importance in strengthening relationships, advancing field-level learning, and reinforcing Malala Fund’s positioning.
Objectives The EPM will enable Malala Fund to:
● Deliver two credible, well-run events in Abuja that strengthen learning, relationships, and field-level momentum on male engagement for girls’ education.
● Maintain disciplined coordination across Malala Fund (UK/Nigeria), MenEngage Nigeria, ECNs, speakers/facilitators, and suppliers—reducing burden on technical staff while increasing execution reliability.
● Ensure strong operational readiness: run-of-show, participant operations, vendor management, budget tracking, risk planning, safeguarding implementation, and post-event close-out.
Required Expertise and Competencies
● Significant, demonstrated experience leading end-to-end delivery of multi-day convenings and high-stakes events (NGO/philanthropy/public sector or adjacent).
● Strong vendor and production management experience (run-of-show discipline, guest operations, A/V, contingency planning).
● Experience coordinating multi-stakeholder projects across teams and time zones.
● Familiarity with gender equality, girls’ education, or male engagement work is strongly desirable.
● Excellent judgement, discretion, and calm problem-solving under pressure.
● Highly organised; strong tracker discipline; able to manage parallel workstreams.
● Strong communication; able to translate decisions into crisp actions and readiness checks.
● Cultural competence working with Nigerian partners and context.
Malala Fund envisions a world where all girls can learn and choose their own futures. Registered as a public charity in the US, UK, Nigeria, and Pakistan, we work to secure girls’ right to 12 years of education, enabling them to thrive in all areas of their lives. To create sustainable change for as many girls as possible, we use grantmaking and advocacy to strengthen girls’ right to secondary education and unlock the resources necessary for all girls to enjoy this right. We support and amplify a movement of young education advocates who, like Malala, speak truth to power and push for systemic change around the world.
Role purpose
The Events Project Manager (EPM) is the delivery owner across both events—responsible for end-to-end planning, production readiness, supplier coordination, and on-the-ground execution to ensure both initiatives land on time, on budget, and to quality. This remit is significant: the EPM is expected to operate as a senior delivery lead who can translate an approved concept into a high-quality convening experience, manage multiple workstreams and vendors, and maintain disciplined project management. These convenings are strategic moments within Malala Fund’s male allyship work in Nigeria. The EPM is expected to understand the strategic intent and reputational sensitivity of the convenings and ensure delivery quality reflects their importance in strengthening relationships, advancing field-level learning, and reinforcing Malala Fund’s positioning.
Objectives The EPM will enable Malala Fund to:
● Deliver two credible, well-run events in Abuja that strengthen learning, relationships, and field-level momentum on male engagement for girls’ education.
● Maintain disciplined coordination across Malala Fund (UK/Nigeria), MenEngage Nigeria, ECNs, speakers/facilitators, and suppliers—reducing burden on technical staff while increasing execution reliability.
● Ensure strong operational readiness: run-of-show, participant operations, vendor management, budget tracking, risk planning, safeguarding implementation, and post-event close-out.
Required Expertise and Competencies
● Significant, demonstrated experience leading end-to-end delivery of multi-day convenings and high-stakes events (NGO/philanthropy/public sector or adjacent).
● Strong vendor and production management experience (run-of-show discipline, guest operations, A/V, contingency planning).
● Experience coordinating multi-stakeholder projects across teams and time zones.
● Familiarity with gender equality, girls’ education, or male engagement work is strongly desirable.
● Excellent judgement, discretion, and calm problem-solving under pressure.
● Highly organised; strong tracker discipline; able to manage parallel workstreams.
● Strong communication; able to translate decisions into crisp actions and readiness checks.
● Cultural competence working with Nigerian partners and context.
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