Paradigm Initiative (PIN) is a social enterprise that builds ICT-enabled support systems and advocates for digital rights in order to improve livelihoods for underserved African youth. Our programs include digital inclusion programs – such as the Life Skills. ICT. Financial Readiness. Entrepreneurship (LIFE) training program and the Dufuna partnership – and a digital rights program. PIN’s operational headquarters is in Lagos, Nigeria, and maintains digital inclusion offices across Nigeria (Aba, Ajegunle, Kano) and digital rights offices in Yaounde, Cameroon; Accra, Ghana; Abuja, Nigeria; Arusha, Tanzania and Lusaka, Zambia.
Job Summary:
The Community Manager will oversee Paradigm Initiative’s digital rights and digital inclusion community engagement efforts, with a strong focus on resilience and consistency.
Reporting To:
Chief Operations Officer
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Engage relevant national, regional and global institutions and stakeholders on issues around digital rights and inclusion in Africa
- Plan, monitor, and evaluate the implementation of community mobilization activities
- Analyse issues arising from community discussions and suggest appropriate measures to ensure timely implementation
- Work with the PIN in-house team to deliver the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum
- In consultation with the PIN Leadership Team, set up an External Advisory Group for the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum
- Coordinate the development of budgets and lead fundraising for the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum
- Manage Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum processes
- Improve and manage Paradigm Initiative’s digital rights and inclusion community, including the NetRights coalition, event participants, partners and other stakeholders
- Oversee the Digital Rights and Inclusion Learning Lab (DRILL), in partnership with the Digital Rights and Digital Inclusion team leads
- Work with both Digital Rights and Digital Inclusion teams to identify opportunities for community building
- Provide community updates, including policy developments, legislative processes and other relevant updates, to relevant partners
Key Result Areas:
- Build, grow and/or manage a resilient, consistent and effective Digital Right and Inclusion community for PIN
- Mobilize funds for the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum
- Develop and implement policies that enhance the community’s effectiveness and organization’s output and services
- Undertake other tasks in accordance with job expectations
- Work with Communications to commission and execute media campaigns for DRIF and DRILL
- Deliver relevant and timely policy updates to identified partners
Education, skill and experience:
- Proven work experience as a Community Manager or similar role
- Experience planning and leading community initiatives, including large pan-African/bi-lingual events
- Ability to identify and track relevant community KPIs
- Project Management
- Understanding of budgeting, financial planning and financial reports
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Excellent writing skills
- Excellent interpersonal and presentations skills
- Attention to detail, critical-thinker and problem-solver
Salaries and Benefits:
Commensurate with experience, plus other benefits such as health insurance, pension contributions, communication allowance, sabbatical leave, paid annual leave, maternity/paternity leave, dependent relative allowance and 13th-month salary.
Application Deadline:
May 15th, 2020
Resumption Date:
July 1, 2020
