Stakeholder & Communications Specialist at Lagos Business School (LBS)

Lagos Business School is committed to creating and transmitting management and business knowledge based on a Christian conception of the human person and of economic activity relevant to Nigeria and Africa at large. We strive to be a world class business school which will have a significant impact on the practice of management.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Stakeholder & Communications Specialist

Location: Ajah, Lagos
Job type: Full-time

Job Description

• The Stakeholder & Communications Specialist will serve as the primary bridge between the Hub and its diverse ecosystem.
• The candidate will mobilise resources and align interests by formalising relationships with government agencies, donors, private-sector entities, and civil society.
• Additionally, you will drive the Hub’s narrative, ensuring that the responsible, inclusive, and impactful vision is effectively communicated to all audiences.

Essential Duties / Key Responsibilities

• Partnership Management: Build and sustain relationships with key partners (Gates Foundation,
• Government, Tech Giants) to ensure alignment with national policy and the Hub’s strategic priorities.
• Ecosystem Engagement: Facilitate the multi-stakeholder partnership framework, ensuring active participation from the diverse stakeholder groups that attended the Visioning Workshop.
• Strategic Communications: Develop and execute a communications strategy that highlights the Hub’s impact on national priorities (e.g., maternal health, education).
• Resource Mobilisation: Support the Hub Director in engaging funders and donors by articulating value propositions and impact stories.
• Event & Workshop Coordination: Lead the organisation of high-level stakeholder convenings, similar to the Abuja Visioning Workshop, to maintain ecosystem momentum.

Requirements

• Strategic Storytelling: The ability to translate complex technical AI concepts into compelling narratives for non-technical policymakers and donors.
• Political Savvy & Diplomacy: High emotional intelligence to navigate complex stakeholder dynamics between government, academia, and the private sector.
• Crisis Communication: Ability to manage sensitive information and mitigate reputational risks in a high-visibility project.
• Cross-Sector Fluency: The ability to speak the “languages” of both the development sector (impact, theory of change) and the corporate sector (ROI, scalability).
• Experience in corporate communications, public relations, or stakeholder management within a development or technology context.
• Strong writing skills for drafting policy briefs, press releases, and donor reports.

Application Closing Date
30th January, 2026.