The responsibilities of the 3MTT Community Managers include:
- Leading, developing, and sustaining 3MTT’s community of technical talent within their respective states, both internally and externally. This involves creating scalable programs to attract a diverse group of aspiring Nigerian technologists and preparing them for the tech workforce and digital economy opportunities.
- Taking charge of the community and establishing the 3MTT brand within their state, animating existing members, and attracting new community participants and fellows. This includes crafting and executing state-specific and regional strategies, outreach, and messaging for the broader community.
- Constructing models, defining success metrics, and implementing growth strategies to ensure the long-term success and expansion of the 3MTT community within their state. Additionally, supporting the team in developing and monitoring metrics for measuring learner progress and selection effectiveness.
- Managing the sourcing of volunteer facilitators, experts, venues, hubs, and other stakeholders to host meetups and events in Nigeria.
Furthermore, Community Managers are expected to:
- Formulate community building and engagement strategies for their state.
- Drive advocacy efforts, supervise the production, and deliver community engagement materials.
- Develop programs and materials to facilitate talent on-ramping within their state.
- Represent the initiative at conferences, organize and conduct meetups in their state.
- Create opportunities to engage with relevant partners to maximize value for the 3MTT community.
The Ministry stated that the ideal candidate for this role should have a minimum of 3-4 years of relevant managerial experience and strong leadership skills. Other requirements include:
- A deep understanding of the Nigeria developer ecosystem will be a plus (other notable community management experience will be a plus). Understanding of how to leverage technology and build scalable systems, programs, and teams without compromising quality.
- Have outstanding written and spoken communication skills as well as good listening skills Be a self-starter who can accomplish tasks with minimal supervision.
- Have a high level of attention to detail and organization. Have strong professional relationship-building skills and proven initiative and persistence
The Ministry did not indicate the deadline for the job applications, which opened on Monday, November 20, 2023. Interested candidates can apply here.
According to the supervising Minister of the Ministry, Dr. Bosun Tijani, the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) program, is a critical part of the Renewed Hope agenda of President Bola Tinubu and it is aimed at building Nigeria’s technical talent backbone to power our digital economy and position Nigeria as a net talent exporter.
The first phase of the program, executed in collaboration with NITDA, will involve multiple stakeholders including fellows, training providers, partners, and placement organizations.
