Edtech COE: Community Manager
- Full-time
Company Description
Co-creation Hub is Africa’s leading technology innovation ecosystem builder on a mission to accelerate the application of science, technology and social capital for economic prosperity across Africa.
Our mandate is to build a formidable innovation ecosystem with a deeply rooted network, cultivating strategic partnerships and practical industry know-how that can support entrepreneurs and innovators in building thoughtful, relevant and scalable solutions. From our locations in Lagos, Abuja, Ijebu Ode (in Nigeria), Nairobi (Kenya) and Kigali (Rwanda), we have built a vibrant community of over 81,000 people and counting and have supported to a portfolio of over 120 early-stage ventures including Lifebank, Ushahidi, Riby, BudgIT, Stutern, Kopo Kopo, Sendy, mFarm, Wecyclers and many more.
Job Description
The Edtech COE Community Manager is a liaison between Co-Creation Hub Limited and the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu Ode. The Manager is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the daily running of the Edtech Centre of Excellence. In this role, you will be tasked to come up with community-building activities for the student-teacher community as well as ensure the success rates of the centre’s programs. The Manager will also be responsible for liaising with various Faculties of Learning within the institution to design and implement courses in-person and online supplementary courses which would support the development of accessibility, openness, efficiency and equity of education through the use of innovative technology resources.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement learning strategies and programs for the pre-service community.
- Develop and implement learning strategies and programs for the teacher community.
- Identify gap areas in the learning curriculum and suggest activities and courses to fill them.
- Develop a vibrant volunteer group and possible talent pipeline for employment for its members' post graduation.
- Strategize about how to grow communities to meet student-teacher- needs, following an understanding of their backgrounds, goals, and program experience.
- Communicate project developments and draft strategic recommendations.
- Work with career, education and learning experts to refine the Centre’s experience and improve engagement and progress.
- Collect engagement data for community channels.
- Publish quarterly reports on the centre’s activities
- Publish articles and literature on thought leadership activities from the Centre.
- Create communications plans for all the Centre’s programmes including announcements, emails, and newsletters and adapt tone and voice for maximum impact.
Qualifications
- 1-3 years of experience in tertiary education community building, online community work related to EdTech and professional training.
- Strong attention to detail in written correspondence.
- Ability to design and implement curriculum for undergraduate training programs.
- Experience with live streams and in-person events.
- Project management skills.
- Flexible in using to use different methods for tracking and conveying information, such as Slack, Zendesk, forums, chat programs, and email marketing software.
- Team player with the capability to excel in an autonomous environment with grace.
- Excellent verbal communication and writing skills.
- Great attitude & personality, and must be patient.
- Cutting edge interest in education and technology. Also must be abreast of trends occurring between both university ecosystems and educational organisations.
- Social self-starter, able to work independently, and entrepreneurial, and enjoys creating and implementing new initiatives.
Additional Information
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.