Achieving Open Data and Open Government on a continental level is a mammoth task. Code for Africa is therefore deliberately designed as a vehicle for partnerships, to allow for shared knowledge and collaborative solutions, driven by thematic champions and diverse approaches
- The successful candidates will work as part of a multinational and multilingual team using digital collaboration tools to create content for a global audience and international media partners.
Required: minimum requirements include:
- A minimum of 4 years of experience in community management or a related field, working directly with groups and individuals.
- Excellent project management skills, including handling multiple priorities and meeting deadlines.
- Experience delivering on contractual project requirements and producing regular reports for monitoring purposes.
- Experience organising and coordinating local and international events and community outreach (including offline, online, and hybrid events).
- Comfortable with facilitating and delivering training, skills coaching and mentoring.
- Significant experience in stakeholder engagement, with a proven ability to build relationships and engage with diverse audiences, including academics, journalists, storytellers, data analysts, researchers, technologists, and editors.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills, written and verbal, for large and small groups, in-person and via phone and email.
- Experience designing and implementing community-informed research strategies, including writing and designing surveys and questionnaires to solicit feedback on various topics.
- Familiarity with growth and impact metrics, as well as web analytics
- Ability to work creatively and accurately under pressure, with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to multitask, prioritise, and manage time efficiently.
- Proficiency in the English language (spoken and written).
Preferred: candidates who are able to demonstrate the following will have an advantage:
- Experience working in the technology, non-profit and/or media environments will be advantageous.
- An understanding of database management and familiarity with spreadsheets.
- Experience managing content distribution, such as blogs and stories through various channels, including social media, and websites (Medium, WordPress).
- Good working knowledge of HTML, WordPress and SEO.
- Experience working with a multinational and fully remote organisation.
- Bilingual in English and French (spoken and written).
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