Abuja, Nov. 21, 2023 – The Federal Ministry of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, has started recruiting community managers for its 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme.
The ministry announced this in a statement posted on X, formerly twitter, on Monday.
According to the statement, 37 Learning Community Managers will be recruited across the country to coordinate the activities of community members.
“As we start the #3MTT program, we are hiring 37 Learning Community Managers across Nigeria to coordinate the activities of community members.
“#3MTT Learning Community is a cluster of learners with full access to structured content and a network of learners to support them,” the ministry announced.
It said the community managers would be responsible for: “Leading, building, and maintaining 3MTT’s community of technical talent and its initiatives within your state (internally and externally) and scalable programs that attract a broad, diverse group of aspiring Nigerian Technologists and prepare them for the tech workforce as well as other opportunities in the digital economy in your state.
“Leading the community and owning the brand of 3MTT in your state to animate existing and attract new community members and fellows to the program. Build and own state-specific and regional strategy, outreach and messaging for the community at large;
“Building models, metrics of success and growth strategies, ensuring long-term success and growth of the 3MTT community within your state. Supporting the team to develop and track metrics for measuring learner progress and selection effectiveness; and
“Overseeing the sourcing of volunteer facilitators, experts, venues, hubs and other stakeholders to host meetups and other events in Nigeria.”
The Community Managers will also be expected to define community building and engagement strategy for their state, stimulate advocacy, oversee production, and deliver community engagement material.
They are also expected to develop programmes and materials to facilitate a contribution to talent on-ramping within their states.
The community managers are also to represent the initiative at conferences, organise and deliver meetups in their states and create opportunities to engage with relevant partners in a way that generates maximum value for the 3MTT community.
The ministry said the ideal candidate should have a minimum of three to four years relevant managerial experience and strong leadership skills.
They are expected to have:
“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 job applications opened on Monday, Nov. 20, but the deadline for submission of applications was not indicated.
Dr. Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, has described the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme, as a critical part of the Renewed Hope agenda of President Bola Tinubu.
He said the project was aimed at building Nigeria’s technical talent backbone to power the digital economy and position Nigeria as a net talent exporter. (GBN)
