Co-creation Hub Nigeria is a social enterprise committed to bringing together stakeholders from different walks of life to work collaboratively on solutions to social challenges facing the Nigerian society.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job: Project Officer
Location: Lagos
Job Information
- Are you passionate about making a difference?
- Do you have experience in managing innovative projects? We are looking to hire a Project Officer, who will support our innovative projects.
- Our projects are aimed at applying technology to solve social challenges in Nigeria. As project officer, you would be able to support multiple projects, with a range of stakeholders including civil society, corporations, development partners, students, the software developer community and subject matter experts in a wide range of sectors.
Responsibilities
- Working on a range of projects, in line with project scope and goals, in collaboration with key stakeholders.
- Assisting with developing project documentation including proposals, project plans and reports.
- Developing project documentation including proposals, project plans and reports.
- Achieving project milestone deliverables/timelines, tracking and reporting on project metrics.
- Organising and supporting the Project Manager in the facilitation of events including stakeholder workshops, ideation sessions and hackathons.
- Developing content of all external communication (website, press releases, banners, social media etc) in collaboration with the Communications Manager.
- Using online and offline channels to communicate information on project to ensure maximum participation of critical stakeholders.
- Managing the logistics of all activities.
- Managing teams of software developers to deliver technology projects to a high level of quality.
- Carrying out other duties as assigned by the Project Manager.
Qualifications
- Previous experience of project management techniques and knowledge.
- Understanding of contemporary social issues in Nigeria and efforts towards their resolution.
- Demonstrated success managing projects in an NGO, development agency or commercial organisation.
- Social self-starter, able to work independently, and entrepreneurial; enjoys creating and implementing new initiatives.
- Understanding of contemporary social issues in Nigeria and efforts towards their resolution.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to build and manage relationships
Application Closing Date
10th May, 2017.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's and Cover letter explaining their suitability for the role to:
[email protected] using ‘Project Officer’ as the subject of the mail.
Or
Click here to apply online