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General Manager

Women Impacting Nigeria
Lagos Posted Jul 29, 2026
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About this role

Women Impacting Nigeria – General Manager

Location: Lagos Employment Type: Full-time

The Opportunity

  • This is a senior executive leadership role for a commercially astute, strategic and results-driven professional who can translate vision into execution.
  • Working directly with the Directors , you will oversee day-to-day operations, lead cross-functional teams, improve organisational performance, strengthen governance and ensure strategic priorities are delivered
  • If you thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy solving complex business challenges and have a proven track record of leading high-performing teams, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

As General Manager, you will:

  • Lead the execution of the Group's strategic objectives.
  • Oversee operations across multiple business units and programmes.
  • Drive organisational growth, efficiency and profitability.
  • Manage departmental performance and accountability.
  • Lead strategic planning, budgeting and operational execution.
  • Strengthen governance, risk management and compliance.
  • Build and mentor high-performing leadership teams.
  • Identify new business and partnership opportunities.
  • Monitor financial performance and operational KPIs.
  • Represent the organisation with investors, partners, regulators and key stakeholders.
  • Support in executing strategic priorities and enterprise-wide initiatives.

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate will have:

  • A Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, Economics or a related field.
  • An MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification (preferred).
  • At least 7 years in a senior management or executive leadership role.
  • Demonstrated experience managing multiple teams, business units or organisations.
  • Strong commercial, financial and operational management skills.
  • Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management abilities.
  • A track record of driving organisational growth and operational excellence.

Experience within one or more of the following sectors is an advantage:

  • Energy
  • Telecommunications
  • Technology
  • Investment
  • Consulting
  • Development/Non-profit

What Success Looks Like

You'll be successful in this role if you can:

  • Build a culture of accountability and high performance.
  • Deliver strategic initiatives on time and within budget.
  • Improve operational efficiency across the Group.
  • Strengthen governance and internal controls.
  • Drive sustainable business growth while increasing the impact of WIN's programmes.
  • Enable teams to perform at their highest potential.

Application Closing Date

Not Specified.

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