Edtech Special Projects Manager
Edtech Special Projects Manager
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Job Description
Job Purpose
The Special Projects Manager will lead the design planning and implementation of the EdTech Festival CcHUBs 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 are 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 CcHUBs 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 skillsboth verbal and writtenwith a proven ability to lead conversations and motivate teams.
Additional Information :
Please note this is an onsite role in Lagos
Co-creation HUB (CcHUB) is an equal opportunity employer. The Company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age national origin disability status genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Contract
Employment Type
Contract
