Join Our Team
LEAD Nigeria strongly rely on the assistance and support from volunteers and interns who work with us all year round in designing, planning and organizing our annual events and programs.
With the help of technology, we have had interns and volunteers from Chicago, Texas, New Jersey, Cyprus, Minnesota and Manchester, London and Toronto all working tirelessly in developing ideas that must turn into action and help build our nation and continent beyond its current state of chaos to a more integrated global community of shared responsibilities and values.
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Program Director: The program Director is responsible for all LEAD Nigeria projects, campaigns and events.
The designated responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Planning of all annual LEAD Nigeria programs, events and campaigns
- Lead the organization’s support for local and national development projects
- Chairperson of the Events and Program planning
- Responsible for recruiting program managers, interns and volunteers to support the LEAD Nigeria mission’s and vision.
Executive Secretary: The Executive secretary is charged with managing and organizing LEAD Nigeria’s executive documents, agenda, meetings and space. The Executive Secretary shall preside over General Meetings and enforce the bylaws during them.
The designated responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Drafting (in consultation) the agenda for general meetings
- Obtain space for LEAD Nigeria meetings, programs and events.
- Serve as an Assistant to the Executive Director as
- Maintain LEAD Nigeria’s administrative functions, activities and stationaries
- Keep detailed documents of all meetings and projects of the organization
Media and Publicity Director: The foremost role of the media and publicity director is to ensure that the organization is promoted in appropriate platforms. Secondly, it is the responsibility of the media and publicity director to make sure the objectives and activities of LEAD Nigeria are properly communicated to the public.
The media and publicity director‘s designated responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Coordinating and maintaining LEAD Nigeria’s internet and social media platforms with relevant information and
- Maintain the LEAD Nigeria contact and mailing list database
- Finding new and innovative ways to showcase LEAD Nigeria’s programs and projects.
- Coordinating and drafting the LEAD Nigeria’s monthly newsletter and editor of the LEAD Nigeria blog
- Chairperson of the Media, publicity and Communication
Program Manager, LEAD Nigeria Exchange Program
The LEAD Nigeria Exchange program provides a unique opportunity for Nigerian professionals, youth leaders, business leaders, nonprofit leaders and members of government to participate in a 2-4 weeks long intensive, thought-provoking, educational and leadership training program geared towards enhancing leadership capabilities, professional development, project management, networking and mentorship.
The LEAD Nigeria Exchange program manager’s designated responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Maintaining existing relationships with Exchange program partners in Nigeria with the goal of maximizing program participations annually
- Develop, plan and implement programs for successful program participation in the United States, UK and/or Canada
- Develop and implement long-term goals and objectives to achieve the successful outcome of the program
- Develop a program evaluation framework to assess the strengths of the program and to identify areas for improvement
Program Manager, LEAD Nigeria Fellowship Program
The LEAD Nigeria fellowship program is designed to provide 5 selected Diaspora Nigerians, committed to Nigerian public service with the opportunity to participate, intern, volunteer or work on a program of choice in Nigeria for 8-10 weeks annually
The LEAD Nigeria fellowship program manager’s designated responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Responsible for planning and launching the annual LEAD Nigeria Fellowship program Application
- Responsible for all correspondence of the LEAD Nigeria fellowship program including reviewing, recruiting and selecting program participants
- Liaise with the LEAD Nigeria team and fellowship partners in Nigeria to ensure successful program participation
- Develop funding proposals for the program to ensure the continuous delivery of services
Program Manager, Save a child Initiative
LEAD Nigeria hosts the Annual “Show Love valentine’s day gala/ benefit party” on valentine’s day (February 14th) in New York to raise funds for the Save a child Initiative. The Show Love valentine’s gala/benefit party is a black tie event designed to connect the international public to local charities in Nigeria and across the African continent.
- Plan and organize the annual “Show love valentine’s day gala/benefit party” in New York
- Reach out to partners, sponsors and vendors for event support and funding
- Recruit volunteers to support the event planning process
- Liaise with the Nigeria team to ensure effective plans for the “Show Love valentine’s day party” with kids from orphanages and motherless memorial homes in Nigeria on the same day
- Develop innovative ways to promote the LEAD Nigeria friendship center and initiatives.