Programs Associate at She Leads Africa

The Programs Associate will be responsible for organizing the logistics of and generating revenue from SLA offline events and programs.
Specific responsibilities include:

• Managing the logistical planning of SLA's offline/online programs including networking events, Accelerator programs, brand activations and more
• Managing client relations to ensure the seamless execution of campaigns, events and projects 
• Adopting different communication styles to suit different stakeholders
• Executing client projects to allow for project extension/renewal and to secure new businesses from existing clients
• Researching and compiling pre-event data such as competitive events, venues, topics, and speakers
• Communicating and coordinating event targets with the Marketing Team and Sales & Partnerships Team
• Securing event partnerships that involve research, conference calls, proposals and in-person meetings
• Conducting customer development research to identify the skills and trainings our community is looking for and integrate that into our programs
• Engaging relevant content partners, setting up meetings, and driving short and long-term goals
• Serving as a spokesperson for official events and programs
• Hustling to identify new prospects and sell them on SLA

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has the ability to live and work remotely 
• Has experience with digital content creation (knowledge of Canva a plus)
• Has ample project management skills, and is not afraid to take ownership of a new program and help it grow
• Can work independently and is happy to join a virtual team
• Has a can do attitude and is flexible enough to take on any task we throw at them
• Is passionate, hungry and eager to build SLA into a world class institution
• Has high professional and ethical standards i.e. understands that there’s no such thing as African time – you’re just late
• Is comfortable taking and giving feedback
• Has a good sense of humour – because we’ll be working hard so we better keep each other entertained
• Is comfortable working in a startup environment where we’re making the rules up as we go along

Commitment:

• Full time position

Hours of work:

• 50 hours per week, usual working hours are from 9:00am - 6:00pm WAT.
• There will be a requirement from time to time to start work earlier or finish later as the role
  dictates.