How to Become 3MTT Community Managers

The Federal Government of Nigeria has kickstarted a recruitment exercise for Community Managers under its ongoing 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) program.

The Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, on Monday, November 20, 2023 via its official X handle said the nationwide recruitment exercise will produce 37 Learning Community Managers across the country.

Their job is to coordinate the activities of Community members.

According to Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy,

We are hiring 37 Learning Community Managers, one for each of the 36 states and FCT, to join us as we support the journey of participants of our #3MTT Learning Community across Nigeria. Apply here https://t.co/UU6xAto5dW https://t.co/etJIO0fvXb
— Dr. 'Bosun Tijani (@bosuntijani) November 20, 2023

Job Specifications

The 3MTT Community Managers will 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 hold 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.”

Other duties include

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;

Develop programs and materials to facilitate a contribution to talent on-ramping within your state; Represent the initiative at conferences, organize and deliver meetups in their state; and

Create opportunities to engage with relevant partners in a way that generates maximum value for the 3MTT community.

Qualifications

The Ministry stated that the ideal candidate for this role should have a minimum of 3-4 years of relevant managerial experience and strong leadership skills.

Other requirements include:

“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 and 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.