STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER WEST AFRICA

Based in Lagos, the Strategic Partnerships Officer: West Africa is responsible for establishing, developing and maintaining relationships with relevant TC Africa stakeholders in the West Africa region.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

OUTPUT 1: University Relations

• Work with all levels in West African universities to manage and build strong relations to foster academic network development and brand building of TC Africa
• Deliver benefits to universities including:
  • Growing the contributing academic network
  • Building relationships with media and communications teams within universities to ensure ongoing recruitment of academics and sustainable funding
  • Share metrics and data to show audience engagement and reach of academics within the university
• Build academic network for TC Africa through:
  • Growing and maintaining expert call out database for West Africa, and growing the usefulness of this product
  • Sending out expert call-out
• Working with research, media and communications teams to find opportunities to promote TC Africa to new academics within target universities
• Work with relevant TC Africa stakeholders to develop a longer term university development strategy for West Africa including potentially towards the acquisition of funding universities in the region
• Research and build a body of knowledge regarding African tertiary environment to inform expansion and growth strategy

OUPUT 2: Training Function

• Support the Strategic Partnerships Manager in delivering training benefits to target universities and research institutions in the region
• Support the delivery of additional training required to meet annual donor objectives, including, amongst others:
  • Training to specific cohorts (e.g. early career scholars, black women scholars etc)

OUPUT 3: Marketing and events

• Within a given budget, and together with the Regional Editor, West Africa and Strategic Initiatives Editor, build a marketing and brand awareness plan for Nigeria and West Africa
• Support Strategic Initiatives Manager and West African team to implement the annual marketing plan
• Coordinate and manage, together with regional teams, and in line with strategic objectives, events, dialogues and other forms of convening on behalf of TC-Africa.
• Monitor the research sector in the region, and identify events and other opportunities for TC Africa to be present to build its brand.

OUTPUT 4: Republishers

• Work with the Audience Development team to build working relationships with key republishing partners in the West African region

OUTPUT 5: Other development activities

• Lead and support other brand development activities such as: media liaison, events, promotion of editorial initiatives and others.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience in stakeholder engagement, preferably in the non-profit or higher education environment
• A communications or marketing degree or relevant equivalent
• Experience in public relations, preferably in the higher education or non-profit organisation environment
• More than 5 years experience
• French language skills would be a significant advantage
• Knowledge of the African higher education and research environment
• A network of contacts and familiarity with key experts and publications in preferred field
• Planning and organisational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Ability to form and maintain relationships through teamwork and networking
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally
• Creativity to communicate in different ways
• Marketing skills
• Data analysis and presentation skills
• Proficient in MS Office especially Excel
• Flexibility
• Self-confidence, good teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to work under pressure.
• Integrity
• Accuracy
• Initiative
• Concern for quality and order