Job vacancy Global Tech Community Lead

ABOUT THE ROLE

More specifically your role will include:

• Leading the team that is building and nurturing the ALX Fellowship into a dynamic, world-class tech community to accelerate the careers of our fellows.
• Establishing the overarching community engagement strategy for the Fellowship, locating this community in tech, leadership, and work readiness skills. This engagement should catalyze powerful, transformative shared experiences, and foster relationships for each audience segment, both in online and in-person activations.
• Being a subject matter expert on Tech industry insights and the future of leadership in the fourth industrial revolution.
• Operationalizing the Fellowship community strategy in action plans and tracking the performance of each touch point.
• Owning the community’s voice and image, by collaborating with our brand and content teams to successfully position the ALX Fellowship to our market.
• Coordinating job tracking initiatives across different teams to reach our 2M jobs target by 2030.
• Implementing retention strategies by leveraging the community loyalty programme, which includes a points system for engagement and an affinity card model.
• Guiding and optimize the team's performance and operational efficiency, including leading on the development of processes and playbooks.
• Skillfully managing financial resources to ensure effective implementation of strategic initiatives and drive revenue opportunities.
• Nurturing and managing relationships with key stakeholders across the organisation to foster collaboration and support for Fellowship endeavours. This includes collaborating with our Product, Data, Learning, Brand, and City teams amongst others.
• Holding oneself and the team accountable for achieving measurable results: high engagement rate, high NPS, high self-reporting rates, and revenue generated from the community. 

In essence, the Global Fellowship Lead orchestrates a harmonious interplay of leadership, strategy, and execution to propel The Fellowship toward unparalleled success.

REQUIREMENTS:.

• 6-7 years of hands-on experience in tech community building and engagement, social media management, alumni relations, or related fields.
• Strong background in online tech community engagement strategies, to include content curation and programming with a focus on skills development, and relationship building.
• Experience in analyzing data and generating reports  to  inform decision making processes and strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to craft and execute strategic plans aligned with organizational goals.
• Proven leadership track record in tech, inspiring diverse teams toward shared objectives.
• Expertise in budget management, financial planning, and resource allocation, optimizing impact on Fellowship initiatives.
• Proficient in project management methodologies, with a successful track record overseeing complex projects.
• Willingness to regularly take on new challenges, experimenting, learning and growing with a positive attitude.