PitchDrive by CcHUB, powered by Google for Entrepreneurs,
will engage 15 of Africa’s top tech start-ups on a tour of exciting tech cities
in Europe (Paris, Zurich, Berlin, Amsterdam, and London) to pitch to investors,
explore international opportunities and learn about frontier technology
markets. Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) is a social innovation center dedicated to
accelerating the application of social capital and technology for economic
prosperity.
We are looking to hire a contract Project Manager for 6
weeks to support our project – PitchDrive.
Job Title:
Project Manager (UK), PitchDrive
Location: UK
Job Information
Are you passionate about making an impact?
Do you have experience in managing innovative and exciting
projects?
As Project Manager, you would be responsible for the
planning, scheduling and coordinating of all activities and stakeholders of the
PitchDrive tour across 5 European cities. You will oversee all aspects of
logistics, accommodation, feeding and general coordination.
Responsibilities
include:
Maintaining all schedules and activities on the PitchDrive
tour.
Making and confirming hotel reservations, meal reservations,
event reservations, vehicle rental and tour arrangements with appropriate
parties in the various countries.
Managing travel reservations and arranging airport pickups.
Maintaining schedules of all pitch events and ensuring
venues are suitable for events.
Assisting with negotiating all arrangements
Assisting with managing all stakeholders – startups,
investors, employees, media crew, etc.
Ensuring that itineraries are adhered to. Revising
itineraries and rescheduling arrangements, where necessary.
Assisting with generating content of all external
communication (website, press releases, banners, social media etc) to pass on
to the Communications team.
Managing the travel logistics of all activities.
Generating reports to the Project Lead after each Pitch
event as well as at the end of the tour.
Reconciling all invoices after each event and preparing a
detailed summary at the end of the tour.
Carrying out other duties as assigned by the Project Lead.
Qualifications
Must be able to travel freely in the UK and Schengen region.
Previous experience of project and programme management
Demonstrated success of managing projects in a commercial
organisation.
Social self-starter, able to work independently, who enjoys
creating and implementing new initiatives.
Understanding of contemporary social issues in Nigeria and
efforts towards their resolution.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Ability to build and manage relationships.
How to Apply
If this is you, please send a CV and 1-page cover letter
with the subject ‘Project Officer – PitchDrive’ to careers@cchubnigeria.com
Application Deadline
Monday, the 24th of July, 2017.
