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Job Title:
Senior Programme Manager
Employer:
Code for Africa
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Contract Type:
Full-time
Job Category:
Management Jobs
Number of Positions:
1
Deadline:
Friday, 12 July 2024
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Kampala, Uganda
Code for Africa is a pioneering organization focused on using technology and data to drive social change across the African continent. Its mission is to improve the transparency, accountability, and efficiency of governance, public services, and social initiatives by leveraging open-source tools, data, and digital platforms. Code for Africa has earned recognition for its innovative approach to civic technology and its impact on empowering communities, journalists, and civil society organizations through data-driven solutions.
The organization promotes a collaborative, inclusive, and dynamic work culture, where employees are encouraged to be creative, contribute to meaningful projects, and continuously develop their skills. Code for Africa offers job opportunities in fields like software development, data science, project management, and community outreach, with flexible work arrangements that support a healthy work-life balance. Established in 2014, the organization has rapidly grown, establishing a strong presence across multiple African countries and contributing to the growth of the civic technology ecosystem.
Its business model revolves around the development of open-source software, data projects, and partnerships with local governments and international organizations to advance social and policy changes. With a far-reaching impact across Africa, Code for Africa works on various initiatives that tackle issues such as transparency, human rights, and access to information. Core values of innovation, collaboration, integrity, and social responsibility guide the company’s operations, while its corporate social responsibility efforts focus on digital literacy, community engagement, and supporting local tech ecosystems. For more information, visit www.codeforafrica.org.
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Full-time
Deadline:
12 Jul 2024
Senior Programme Manager job at Code for Africa
Code for Africa
Job Description
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
CfA’s Communities initiative, a peer-to-peer learning and collaboration initiative that focuses on ecosystem/network building, fellowships, and career and professional development to increase media influence and make pertinent contributions to important development issues in Africa and around the world. This includes CfA’s flagship networks such as the africanDRONE community, African Fact-Checking Alliance network (ACFA), Hacks/Hackers, sensors.AFRICA network (EcoSense Collective), WanaData, and the African Wikipedian Alliance (AWA) the Wikipedian-in-residence (WiR) community, with a network of more than 1500 members across Africa.
The successful candidate will work with an agile transnational team of community coordinators, digital designers, and editorial experts in 22 countries across the continent.
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Oversee the day-to-day operations of all online and offline Communities initiatives activities including meetups, online workshops or forums, conferences or events, etc
Lead the expansion and development of new Communities initiatives that are aligned with our product roadmap to effectively grow our networks’ user base.
Oversee and support a distributed team of Communities coordinators who work on clearly defined initiatives or projects across Africa.
Oversee the engagement and relationship of the Communities coordinators with their particular community on a regular basis via multiple chosen communication mediums
Design and oversee the day-to-day implementation of projects/partners, based on their work plans and CfA strategic objectives or expectations.
Oversee and manage multiple project deliverables to ensure adherence to agreed quality benchmarks and budgets, by facilitating regular progress reviews at appropriate milestones for stakeholders, and by proactively problem-solving where expectations are not met.
Explore and evaluate new partnerships and initiatives that can significantly increase CfA’s Communities footprint in Africa.
Keep track of the impact stories sparked by the Communities’ initiatives and share insights with internal teams to improve community approaches and engagements.
Maintain and foster a database of community influencers, high-impact leaders to partner with on events and content.
Lead the coordination of the syndication/publication of CfA content with media partners, with the support of the Communities coordinators.
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At least 8 years of experience working in a programme and project management role, with at least 3 years of that experience involving community management and engagement, preferably at development organisations (NGOs/CSO/non-profit), technology/media communities, or high-growth startups.
Proven experience managing fast-moving, complex, multi-stakeholder communications projects within the NGO/CSO/non-profit, media, or tech/startup sectors.
Proven experience in designing and organising international events/conferences/webinars, offline and online.
Demonstrable leadership skills honed from experience in building and growing an effective remote or distributed team of ambitious multicultural and multilingual domain experts.
Experience forming and managing partnerships, particularly with media institutions, international organisations, or relevant technology players, as well as other private and non-profit stakeholders in the civic technology and media ecosystem.
Meticulous attention to detail, with the ability to work with congeniality in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment. This includes being an organisational whiz who is able to prioritise multiple simultaneous tasks, while at the same time having the people skills needed to engage diplomatically and collaborate effectively with colleagues under tight deadlines.
Understanding of donor funding and reporting requirements.
A high level of analytical skills and the ability to use initiative, apply creativity, and develop innovative solutions to problems.
Digital-first workplace skill-sets, including proficiency in collaborative work solutions such as Google Workplace (Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, etc.), Slack (or equivalents such as Teams, etc), and project management tools like Trello (or equivalents such as AirTable, etc)
Strong research and writing skills and ability to write in a non-academic, accessible, and engaging manner.
Strong administrative skills and precision in handling budgets and contracts
Empathetic communication and listening skills, plus top-notch cross-functional collaboration skills.
Be a true team player, enjoying working with a highly collaborative team.
Preferred: candidates who are able to demonstrate the following will have an advantage:
Relentless resourcefulness, ownership mindset, and a proven record of single-handedly building from the ground up and translating projects from the idea stage to launch.
Experience promoting impactful relationships through community programs and ability to moderate, manage and engage within community forums.
Experience in producing toolkits and public awareness materials in various formats like articles, reports, curricula, podcasts, blogs, etc.
Sound understanding of issues related to the intersection of gender, tech, data, investigation, and journalism.
Deep understanding of the technology and media ecosystem in Africa. Passion for media, data storytelling, and technology. An interest in civic technology and digital journalism.
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