Initiatives and Challenges Program Assistant at Skills Outside School Foundation

About SOSF:

The Skills Outside School Foundation is the leading African education, employability and entrepreneurship organization with a vision for a productive human capital driving transformational socio-economic development globally through our core pillars interventions, data and advocacy over the last 8 years.

Job Description

• The Initiatives and Challenges Program Assistant manages the innovative process of the organization.
• (S)He will be tasked with identifying innovative potentialities and bringing them tfruition in order tbest benefit the overall goals of the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Brainstorms with the creative team tdiscover alternative solutions and approaches told problems.
• Plans effective new ideas and innovative strategies for product development, marketing, branding, or business opportunities.
• Recognizes promising ideas and introduces them intthe organization's plans and discards ideas that are ineffective, costly, or beyond the organization's mission or abilities tdevelop.
• Strategizes with the team ttransform general ideas intworkable solutions.
• Analyzes existing practices tisolate areas ripe for improvement or enhancement.
• Encourages creative thinking in the team and nurtures innovative thinking across all areas of the organization.
• Follows target audience responses tnew ideas, tracks and analyzes the success of new products or services, and responds tthe target audience's questions.
• Monitors research and development of other organizations tspot trends in innovation and supplement research findings in the organization's industry.
• Allocates resources tmaintain the organization's existing agenda while accounting for new projects.
• Tests the progress of innovation and adjusts the pace or direction of new projects in accordance.
• Keeps all new projects in line with the company's mission and maintains consistency with the organization's message and brand.

Requirements

 Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree is preferred but not required.
• Background in marketing, research, and development, product development, or strategy is recommended.
• Proven experience in the industry or working in a leadership role in a similar industry.
• Portfoliof past work.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must possess an inquisitive and creative mind.
• Must be independent and self-directed but able twork and lead a team of creative individuals.
• Superior research and analytical skills ttrack and predict trends.
• Must be able twork creatively within a budget and use innovation tfind ways of more managing resources.
• Strong business knowledge, understanding of a variety of business practices, and familiarity with the company's industry.
• Must be able tcollaborate with executives, creative teams, research and development, and project management teams.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability tpersuasively sell ideas.
• Must be willing to take calculated risks and manage expectations.

Job Benefits

At SOSF, we value diversity and inclusion – in backgrounds, and experiences and alsencourage a gender Friendly work Environment. We offer:

Paid Time off (PTO) which includes;

• Sick (sick leave based on the duration of sickness after a verified Doctor’s report)
• Exam (A Maximum of 1-week paid examination leave annually)
• Annual (25 days for full-time staff and 20 days for contract staff)
• Maternity (3 months for confirmed female staff)
• Paternity leave (5 working days for male employees)

Group continuous Learning and Development: As part of our commitment torganizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient, and relevant tthe communities they serve, we expect all team members tcommit 5% of their time tlearning activities that benefit Skills outside foundation as well as themselves. The team has a learning and development WhatsApp group where all posts are shared.

External Engagement policy: SOSF Encourages people thave other external engagements outside SOSF which support the vision and mission of the organization as well as their interests.

A flexible working structure that entails a 90% Remote and 10% Physical work structure.

SOSF has an excellent career growth pathway for its staff through its 2-promotion cycle in a year.