#Vacancy: Head of Operations Job at Mara Online

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Job Title: Head of Operations

Company: Mara Online

Job Type: Full Time

Qualification: BA/BSc/HND

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job Field: Administration

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We are looking for an ambitious and self-motivated individual to lead and coordinate all activities related to Mara Online in Nigeria.

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Summary of job role: –    Recruit and train Mara Mentor Youth Leaders and Representatives for each countyas well as Project Managers for Mara One-on-One, Mara BizHack, and any other necessary team members –    Coordinate all roll out activities, including coordination with media agencies and county teams –    Monitor and evaluate the progress of Mara Mentor's outreach, identify opportunities for improvements and adapt courses of actions accordingly –    Manage the Stakeholder relationships, including government, sponsors, media and youth organisations –    Attend workshops, seminars, and conferences to represent Mara Mentor and Mara Online –    Network extensively and maintain long-lasting relationships with youth, youth organisations and start-up organisations –    Manage team to generate engaging local online content via social media –    Timely response to all phone and email communications internally and externally –    Manage and monitor all expenses based on the allocated budget for the region –    General administration duties, and any other duties as assigned by line manager

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Skills and Requirements: –    Commitment to Mara Foundation's aims, objectives and principles –    Proactive; able to set challenging personal goals and remain motivated despite obstacles –    Experience mobilising youth including on-the- ground expertise in running large campaigns –    Large network of connections in Nigeria and West Africa, ideally within Banks and Telecommunication companies –    Experience in recruiting, on-boarding and managing a team, including effective motivation and reward techniques –    Confident in presentation; skilled in negotiation –    Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail –    Creative, flexible, able to use own initiative to solve problems –    Possesses a "can-do" infectious positive attitude and an entrepreneurial team player perspective. Must be honest, accountable and assertive –    Must be a team leader and lead-by-example –    Must be self-directed and reliable in project planning and delivery. Must have exceptional time management skills and the ability to establish and meet deadlines across multiple workstreams –    Must have excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills in English –    Must be an effective relationship manager with a broad range of stakeholders –    Must be able to effectively use office equipment, computers and scanner and other resources for completion of projects –    Graduate in business studies, project management or equivalent, preferred –    +10 years organisational experience –    A track-record of leading an event, project or programme of scale and evidence of its success.

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