Project Management Job Vacancy

Project Management Job Vacancy

Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) is established to provide support for
socio-economic development programs in the Niger Delta. The foundation will be
planning, developing, and funding programs in partnership with other donors and
implementing organizations from the public and private sector. PIND seeks to create a
dynamic, multi-stakeholder partnership that takes full advantage of the synergies
involving diverse organizations and interests. The foundation is seeking for qualified
candidates to fill the vacant positions below;
NDLink Project Manager
Job Location – Port Harcourt
NDLink is an online information and communications platform for development actors
working in the Niger Delta. It will play a critical role in allowing organizations to build
partnerships, expand capacity, and coordinate with one another to achieve sustainable
development in the Niger Delta region.
The NDLink Project Manager will be responsible for the overall direction and
implementation of NDLink.
Duties and Responsibilities
 Research and keep current on development trends and issues in the Niger Delta
 Plan and execute the implementation of a strategy to position NDLink as an
efficient central system to manage and distribute information on Niger Delta
development to relevant audiences
 Lead NDLink’s transition towards being a financially self-sustainable
membership-based platform
 Oversee a marketing and communications plan to highlight the initiative as a
model globally for other local development issues
 Promote proactive and cooperative relationships among development
organizations by working collaboratively with potential partners and other
stakeholders
 Bring innovative approaches to NDLink to continuously improve the platform’s
ability to deliver efficiently.
 Oversee all daily operations of NDLink platform
 Lead, support and evaluate the ND Link team
 Create, track and manage NDLink project budget
 Convert information from NDLink to actionable knowledge through regular
reviews and analysis
 Provide project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data
and trends

Educational Qualification
A bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences, Business Administration
or any relevant field. A Master’s degree in a relevant field is an added advantage
Knowledge, skills and experience
 Good knowledge and practical experience of business development approaches
with an in-depth understanding of business operations.
 Strong knowledge of Project Management processes and tools
 Demonstrated ability to establish and manage effective relationship and
partnerships with key stakeholders, both online and offline
 Experience working with diverse team including web developers, journalists and
graphic artists
 Excellent negotiation skills
 Excellent decision making and analytical skills
 Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
 Ability to self-motivate and motivate others is strongly desirable
 Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
 12 – 14 years experience, at least 7 of which must be in management position
 Demonstrate openness to change and ability to manage complexities
 Willingness to travel regularly to states within the Niger Delta region
 Good contextual knowledge of local issues, community priorities as well as social
and cultural constraints and realities
 Good knowledge of social media
 Understanding of online marketing techniques
 Experience in project start-up activities
NDLink Content Coordinator
Job Location – Port Harcourt
The Content Coordinator will grow an online community of members and subscribers
by gathering and producing up-to-date and high-quality content. He/she will need to
have an understanding of the target audience and its information needs to accomplish
the following;
Duties and responsibilities
 Gather, research, write, review, edit, and organize web content
 Develop and maintain relationships with primary sources, content partners, and
member organizations
 Foster a sense of community around NDLink by monitoring key online
conversations to identify trends, write and post information items to influence
trends
 Contribute to the development and implementation of online marketing and
outreach strategies, including a social media strategy

 Monitor benchmarks for measuring the portal’s impact and report progress to
PIND and other stakeholders
 Ensure an appropriate level of integration between NDLink, PIND and P4P
website
 Support content management for PIND’s website
 Develop appropriate processes to enable the capture, storage, retrieval and
dissemination of information/knowledge between NDLink and PIND’s internal
Knowledge Management System
Educational Qualification
A good degree in Humanities, Social Sciences, Business Administration or any relevant
field.
Knowledge, skills and experience
 Excellent written communication skills including exceptional demonstrated
ability to write engaging communications for a broad online audience
 Ability to work in a fast paced, responsive, “live” environment
 Demonstrated strong research and database management skills
 Ability to summarize complex information clearly and concisely
 Ability to juggle multiple tasks within tight deadlines
 Excellent time management and organizational skills
 Demonstrated excellent attention to detail and accuracy focus
 Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills and strong customer service ethics
 Analytical and problem solving skills
 Demonstrated positive, solutions focused and creative working style
 Demonstrated good judgement and ability to operate within an internal
approval process
 Experience working in the digital industry, understanding of Content
Management Systems (CMS), email, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Search
Engine Marketing (SEM)
 Effective influencing skills, including the demonstrated ability to build positive
relationships internally and externally
 Familiarity with development issues in the Niger Delta region
Method of Application
Application and CV’s with the job title clearly indicated as the subject of the mail
should be sent to pmcareers@ritetracconsult.com.ng. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Applicants from any of the 9 states in the Niger Delta will be given a priority over other
applicants. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, October 4th, 2013