Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability & Professionalism (LEAP) Africa is a leadership development non-profit organization that was founded by Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli (MFR) in May 2002. Our mission is to inspire, empower and equip a new cadre of African leaders by providing skills and tool for personal, organizational and community transformation. LEAP’s activity is broadly categorized into Youth LEAP, Business LEAP and eLEAP to address these focal points working with entrepreneurs and youth. Key areas include youth development, employability, entrepreneurship, social responsibility, social innovation and SME development. Since inception, LEAP has successfully launched in 26 cities including the FCT in collaboration with international communities, state government, leading financial institutions and non-profit organizations across the world. LEAP’s trainings have also been delivered in African countries such as Burundi, Rwanda and Ghana. These programmes have impacted over 45, 000 Nigerians to lead ethically, become change agents and high performing individuals. Its youth beneficiaries have initiated over 1, 000 high-impact community change projects across Nigeria. Driven by our vision to be recognized as the premier resource centre for developing dynamic, innovative and principled African leaders who will drive Africa’s realization of its full potential, LEAP has published 11 business and youth themed books which are used as practical case studies, worksheets and tools by practitioners and trainers across Nigeria. LEAP has also converted some of them to ebooks and is creating e-learning curriculum to reach millions across Africa. LEAP Africa has several special projects running in Nigeria. It partnered with the Aspen Institute, Databank Foundation (Ghana) and Technoserve to launch the Africa Leadership Initiative (ALI) West Africa, an initiative that develops a new generation of community-spirited leaders in Ghana and Nigeria. In addition, LEAP, in collaboration with the African Leadership Institute launched the Nigeria 2025 Project, designed to develop a series of scenarios on how Nigeria could evolve in the future. In 2013 it partnered with Dell and Computer Aid International on Powering the Possible Youth Learning Project- to provide computer literacy skills to public secondary school students in Lagos. LEAP Programmes has received funding from Ford Foundation, Citi Foundation, Nokia, Microsoft, International Youth Foundation, TY Danjuma Foundation, MTN Nigeria, the United States Government, UK Government, the World Bank and supported by many Nigerian organizations.
- Experience 2 years max
- Location Lagos
The Programme
The Young Professional Development Programme is a project aimed at raising emerging leaders in the development sector in Africa. It is designed to equip fresh graduates with the right knowledge, skills, tools and essential training needed to accelerate their career development, professional potential and opportunities for global exposure. In the end the full potential of the individual is attained.
This programme is one of LEAP Africa’s premier innovations, and it is solely targeted at refining the talents in young graduates. It is a well structured 12 months post NYSC on-the-job training experience, with hands-on supervisory mentorship that builds the young graduate’s key strengths, equipping them with the capacity to create positive and lasting impact in communities across Africa. Hence the skills gap between school learning and practical real world implementation will be bridged by this programme.
Eligibility
Criteria for selection
- Minimum of Bsc degree from an accredited university.
- Must have completed the NYSC programme with not more than 2 years working experience.
- Not more than 27 years.
- Candidates should be based in Lagos and able to commit to 12 months at LEAP Africa.
- An individual with strong commitment to social change, a history of volunteering is an added advantage.
- Innovation driven, rather than embracing status quo
- Possess an entrepreneurial spirit with passion for excellence.
- Engagement in extracurricular activities in school or community is an added advantage.
Core Functions/Responsibilities
- Support the Programmes team with the design of projects. This may include consultation with partners, designing activities, budgeting, creating timelines for delivery and monitoring & evaluation planning.
- Support the Programmes team in managing active projects including coordinating activities with stakeholders,reviewing financial and narrative reports and keeping up-to-date records of project activities.
- Support the Programmes team with general administration tasks, such as creating reports, knowledge/information management and other responsibilities.
- Undertake research on assigned projects and provide similar support on special projects where required
- Deliver/Lead regular presentations to the team.
- Ensure information requested on projects is presented accurately and on time.
- Perform all other tasks as assigned.
The required candidate Should possess the Following
- Proficiency in the G-Suite, MS Word and MS PowerPoint.
- Smart and well-articulated.
- Strong project management skills – Interest and experience in programme management, research curriculum development, event planning
- Very good communication skills – Verbal and written
- Open to/keen on learning new things i.e. have a growth mindset
Method of Application
View More Details HereInterested and qualified? Go to LEAP Africa on leapafrica.org to apply
