Country Director, Nigeria

About the role

Viamo is seeking an entrepreneurial partnership leader to grow its most important market, Nigeria. You will create opportunities, co‑design solutions, and secure financially sustainable agreements with UN agencies, NGOs, donors and private sector partners.

Key responsibilities

• Build and execute the Nigeria growth strategy, prioritising accounts and funding opportunities.
• Lead outreach, discovery and co‑design of impact‑driven solutions tailored to partner needs.
• Develop compelling proposals, scopes of work and budgets, and move opportunities to signed contracts.
• Maintain senior partner relationships, identify renewal and expansion opportunities, and ensure rigorous CRM follow‑through.
• Lead the Nigeria Country Crew, coordinate sales‑to‑delivery handover and represent Viamo with government and development partners.

Required profile

• Proven record of originating and closing significant contracts or partnerships.
• Experience living and working in Nigeria with a trusted professional network.
• Deep understanding of development‑sector funding, UN, NGO and donor processes.
• Strong proposal writing, budgeting and communication skills in English.
• Entrepreneurial drive, self‑management, learning agility and collaborative leadership.

Required skills

• AI literacy – daily professional use of AI tools.