Program Officer at Orodata

Job Description

• We have an immediate vacancy for a Program Officer in our CitizenLab / New Initiatives team. The Program Officer will provide program management, and administrative support to a broad range of activities, often assigned to two or three activities concurrently.
• The role would preferably be based at Orodata’s hub in Lagos Nigeria. You would work closely with the Executive Director and Operations Lead to manage the projects and deliverables.
• We are looking for a candidate who is interested in learning more about this field, promoting ethical practices within digital development, and sharing their knowledge with others.
• The successful candidate will be knowledgeable, adaptable, proactive, self-motivated, and willing to take on new tasks in support of other colleagues. We are a close, friendly, and flexible team that prioritizes teamwork, transparency, high-quality deliverables, strong client and partner relationships, and commitment to our mission.

Responsibilities
What you would be required to do:

• Review and manage quantitative data, generate GIS maps, perform data cleaning, and conduct statistical analysis
• Conduct research and document reviews, perform data analysis, conduct key informant interviews, and compose reports
• Provide project management support, including monitoring the budget and assisting with financial reports, managing subcontractors, reviewing deliverables, and developing project work plans
• Coordinate and schedule meetings, track and monitor the status of projects, and copyedit reports or deliverables
• Contribute to technology and system analyses, such as assisting with contextual assessments and SWOT analysis
• Lead and facilitate presentations to share research findings, recommendations, and lessons learned to both internal and external audiences
• Assist with writing DDGT communication pieces, including web copy, corporate capability statements, and press releases, as needed
• Advance the growth of the DDGT practice by working internally and externally to increase awareness of DDGT expertise and knowledge
• Contribute to internal DDGT activities to support DT Global staff members and offices
• Take on specialized tasks based on professional interests and past experience.
• Any other task as assigned.

Job Requirements
Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline.
• Master's Degree or other advanced degrees in related disciplines would be an added advantage.
• Professional Qualification:
• Professional certification/knowledge of Project management or Agile / Scrum is strongly desired.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both written and verbally, in English
• Ability to take initiative and handle multiple tasks under tight deadlines, while maintaining keen attention to detail.

Cognate Experience:

• Sound understanding of computer systems and how personal data is collected, stored and processed.
• Community management and event management
• Minimum of 3 years experience in a related role is required.

Required Skills:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills capable of dealing with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior management, and to exercise strong work ethics.
• The ability to plan, organise and prioritise tasks, and to provide clear advice and direction even when faced with competing demands and short deadlines.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain a high degree of confidentiality, respect, trust and credibility at all levels.
• Strong team player, enthusiastic and positive, with the ability to remain calm, controlled and resilient.
• Sound report writing skills.
• Proven track-record for creative problem-solving in fast-paced impact-driven environments, where solutions involve balancing human/technology considerations
• Demonstrable ability to self-manage and work within strict timelines and milestones, with clear systems/processes
• Evidence of nurturing leadership skills, for building and growing effective and happy teams of ambitious multicultural and multilingual domain experts
• Event management and public speaking to a large and dynamic audience in-person and virtually.

Proficiency in our work Tools:

• Slack
• Google tools - Drive, Spreadsheets, forms, slides, docs, meet, Gmail
• Social Media - Twitter, Instagram, facebook, whatsapp
• Video Conferencing - Zoom, Jitsi, Google meet.
• Webmail service: Emails,
• Project Management - Trello
• We take the career development of our staff seriously hence the ideal staff should be open to learning new tools and building capacity.
• Experience in a similar role and an understanding of our work tools.

What We Offer

• A competitive salary, subject to experience, with opportunities for performance-based growth, both in terms of career path and public stature.
• A dynamic workplace, with a transnational team, and occasional requests for 2 to 3 complimentary work hours.
• Ongoing opportunities to learn new cutting-edge skills and techniques/technologies to future-proof yourself in a rapidly evolving industry.
• A chance to shine on a global stage, writing for international audiences and interacting with colleagues around the world.
• An opportunity to manage projects that bring the spotlight on your career.