Edtech Special Projects Manager at Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) Nigeria

Job Purpose

• The Special Projects Manager will lead the design, planning, and implementation of the EdTech Festival, CcHUB’s flagship immersive EdTech experience and distribution platform.
• The Festival spans multiple cities in Nigeria and Kenya and features roundtables, immersive innovation expos, and curated community dialogues.
• We re looking for a strategic executor, an individual who thrives on delivering large, multi-stakeholder initiatives on time, on budget, and with impact.
• This role demands a master planner and tactical implementer who can confidently manage vendors, convene planning teams, and adapt rapidly to dynamic conditions.

Key Responsibilities
Project Leadership & Coordination:

• Own the full project lifecycle of the EdTech Festival across all cities, ensuring strategic alignment with CcHUB’s mission and partners' objectives.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, and implementation trackers.
• Lead interdepartmental coordination (communications, procurement, finance, startup support, M&E, etc.) to ensure aligned delivery.

Stakeholder & Partner Engagement:

• Coordinate and facilitate steering committees or planning councils in each city to ensure local contextualisation.
• Engage directly with government, education leaders, and local innovation hubs to secure buy-in and participation.

Event & Experience Management:

• Oversee logistics for all the festival activities.
• Manage third-party vendors and field support teams.
• Ensure brand consistency and quality across all touchpoints and event experiences.

Budget & Resource Management:

• Own the project budget and track expenditures in line with financial protocols.
• Recommend and manage support personnel (e.g. state coordinators, volunteers, interns) as needed.
• Provide regular budget performance reports.

Monitoring, Reporting & Learning:

• Track key metrics (e.g. number of participants, satisfaction rates, leads generated, startup demos, partner engagement).
• Produce implementation status reports and post-event evaluation summaries.

Qualifications
The successful candidate will have the following experience/skills:

• At least 4 years of experience managing large-scale projects or events across multiple locations, preferably within education, tech, innovation, or social impact spaces.
• Strong experience with budget planning, vendor management, and contract execution.
• Excellent coordination and multitasking skills, ability to thrive in ambiguity and tight timelines.
• Exceptional organisational and planning abilities.
• A calm and solutions-focused approach to pressure, with a flexible and adaptive mindset.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills—both verbal and written—with a proven ability to lead conversations and motivate teams.