Practice Lead, Technology & Society at Co-creation Hub (CcHUB)

CcHUB is Nigeria’s first open living lab and pre-incubation space being designed to be a multi-functional, multi-purpose space where work to catalyze creative social tech ventures take place. The HUB is a place for technologists, social entrepreneurs, government, tech companies, impact investors and hackers in and around Lagos to co-create new solutions to the many social problems in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Practice Lead, Technology & Society

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Description

• The Tech and Society Practice Lead will be CcHUB’s primary interface for government agencies, civil society, and social innovators looking to improve the way citizens’ needs are met in Africa using technology.
• Specific areas of interest in the Governance space include public service delivery, open government, open data, extractive industries transparency & local government efficiency.
• As also with Digital Security, You will be responsible for information security, cybersecurity awareness, and training programs.
• This position requires a team player with leadership qualities, excellent communication & presentation skills, a professional and positive attitude, organization, and dependability.

Responsibilities
Your responsibilities shall include the following :

• Identify critical governance priorities for the unit & initiate activities to stimulate solutions around the priority areas.
• To plan, launch and manage innovation initiatives to deliver products to be utilized by government agencies, civil society & citizens to improve public service delivery & social accountability in Africa.
• Research key governance issues to identify critical leverage areas around which the Practice should engage stakeholders and citizens.
• Manage research & insights that drive solutions for the practice & its clients especially government agencies, civil society organizations & the general public.
• Overall planning of activities, resources, budgets, and operations of the practice.
• Provide technical insights & networking support to governance ventures incubated at the CcHUB.
• Develop a mentor network for the practice across the public sector & civil society and work with them to support incubated ventures.
• Proactively identify engage & manage new partners with government, CSOs, and donor agencies.
• Lead in developing proposals for new governance projects to local and international funding organizations.
• Work in coordination with senior management to set up a seed fund for governance ventures.
• Prepare all required reports and maintain a comprehensive set of records on all activities.

Digital Security

• Ensure that our information security awareness program communicates effective security policies and requirements so that people know, understand, and can follow them.
• Promote awareness of information security policies through the creation and maintenance of an online presence that is intuitive to use, provides engaging activities to reinforce behaviors, and serves as a central repository for security guidance and references.
• Develop new or identify existing information security training, education, and awareness activities.
• Develop and maintain an information security awareness program that effectively motivates desired behaviors so our community handles data and systems in a secure manner.
• Prepare and deliver information security training, education, and awareness activities.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of existing information security training, education, and awareness programs/activities.
• Create a metrics framework that can effectively measure engagement, behaviors, and impact.
• Collaborate with information/Data security technical experts as needed to augment or further develop information security training, education, and awareness activities.
• Build awareness by taking a holistic approach to the information security awareness program using electronic messages, newsletters, symposia, and printed materials that complement each other and build upon previously covered concepts.
• Work with external vendors and agency partners as needed to establish quotes, production schedules, delivery, and implementation of programs.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's or Master's Degree from an accredited university
• A solid understanding of the Nigerian public sector with relationships to academia, government agencies, civil society, start-ups, and the development partner community
• Experience in civil society, a start-up, or other business environment
• Applies basic knowledge of information security and risk mitigation principles, theories, and techniques in daily work.
• Demonstrates understanding and use of basic project management methodologies, including the ability to plan, manage and maintain a complex, organization-wide program over the longer term.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Independently writes well-structured and persuasive ‎end products/product descriptions.‎
• Crafts messages/training manual to match the capability of the audience. (Ability to contextualize technical content for campus audiences may be better.)
• Ability to communicate in a simple, clear, and concise manner to the various communities within our organization.
• Practical knowledge of different message distribution techniques to ensure end user communities understand and continually apply the required behavior necessary to reduce the 'human factors' risk.
• Desire to learn and integrate new capabilities in digital technology, such as audio, video, social media, online communities, blogs, and other web-based technologies.
• Creative thinking and understanding of audience to produce engaging materials in a variety of formats and media, including storyboards, user guides, and gamification elements.
• Resilience and flexibility to explore different paths to achieve an outcome and adjust quickly and efficiently to new circumstances and measured results.
• Confidently develops and delivers ‎presentations and is able to respond ‎to questions.
• Highly organized and able to multi-task and manage concurrent deadlines.
• Ability to effectively contribute to and lead working groups.
• A high degree of independence, integrity and confidentiality.
• Flexible; able to move strategy forward in a rapidly changing environment.
• A robust analytical skill set
• Strong working knowledge of computer applications including Microsoft applications
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
• An entrepreneurial and innovative mind-set

What we Offer

• Paid time off
• Healthcare coverage
• A highly collaborative team environment that will support your professional and personal growth
• Work alongside great talent.
• A culture of learning and innovation. 
• Opportunities for career growth and training.
• Interaction with industry leaders and forward-thinking people. 
• A chance to make a social difference.
• Overall fun company. 

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.