Andela is developing a corps of high-quality technology
talent across the African continent that will drive the current and future
phases of tech-enabled growth around the world. With the fastest growing
population and highest youth population in the world, we believe Africa is one
of the greatest untapped markets for talent development.
Andela extends engineering teams with world-class software
developers. We recruit the most talented developers on the African continent,
shape them into technical leaders, and place them as full-time distributed team
members with companies that range from Microsoft and IBM to dozens of
high-growth startups. Backed by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, GV (Google
Ventures) and Spark Capital, Andela is building the next generation of global
technology leaders. Passion, excellence, entrepreneurial spirit, and rejecting
the status quo are just a few of the things that Andela team members have in
common.
We have a vision to train 100,000 world-class developers in
the next 10 years – and we want you to help make it happen.
Job Title: Career
Planning Associate
Job Location:
Lagos
As the Andela Career Planning Associate, you will be responsible
for taking Fellow’s individual educational history, personality, interests and
skills into account and supporting the Fellows by suggesting careers based on
their backgrounds and abilities and working with them to attain those career
goals.
Job Description
Assess Fellows' personal characteristics, skills and
interests via one-on-one interviews and/or group sessions;
Provide appropriate help, advice and recommendations based
on interviews/test results;
Be a subject matter expert on existing and emerging
technology-related career paths;
Support Fellows with the management of their own careers by
developing career plans that cover their time at Andela as well as what they
want to do when they graduate from the Fellowship;
Check in with the Fellows to ensure that they are making
progress on their career plans or updating it to reflect their new interests or
options made available;
Compile data from all the Fellow career plans to ensure that
Andela is offering the necessary training to support the most desired career
options;
Coordinate a variety of events and programs (e.g. Fellow
assessments, presentations, career fairs, etc.);
Evaluates Success initiatives for the purpose of modifying
and/or enhancing program structure.;
Maintain liaisons with employers, community leaders and
organizations for the purpose of building resources and expanding program
opportunities for eligible Fellows;
Act as lead advisor to the Fellows by providing career,
academic and personal guidance;
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences with preferable experience in counseling.
Must be computer literate and fluent in English
Other Requirements:
Passion for our mission
Experience in guiding people to make the right decision
versus making it for them
Excellent organizational skills
Excellent problem-solving skills and demonstrable creativity.
The successful candidate must possess both the ability and
the willingness to work independently and act on her/his independent judgment.
Has worked in a technical company or has other relevant
experience in understanding technical roles and career paths
Excellent oral and written communication skills;
Experience in clarifying objectives, dealing with
ambiguity/under-defined problems, advocating for simplification, and
influencing team members
Can work independently
Method of Application
Interested persons should click here to apply
