Caring Heart Initiative (CHI) Job Vacancy in Lagos for a Community Education Officer

Caring Heart Initiative (CHI) is recruiting to fill the below position:


Job Title: Community Education Officer

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• Responsible for training volunteers, staff and suppliers to make sure ongoing and future projects are managed efficiently.
• Raise public awareness about community education causes, and applying for grants and funding from public and private organizations.
• Encourage corporate involvement and obtain sponsorship from local businesses to develop the local areas in which they operate.
• Coordinate and collaborate with service providers, administrators and other interested parties, who will help to maintain and manage the various learning schemes
• Encourage people to participate in learning programs and skills development activities, which they previously may not have been able to pursue for a number of reasons.
• Identify the training needs of local volunteers and providing for them
• Undertake the administration and evaluation of provision and report to advisory bodies and management groups.
• Manage volunteers and dealing with team training.
• Identify common education and learning needs, design, develop and implement projects and schemes to provide a solution to problems.
• Offer adult literacy classes and encourage people to attend English language lessons, which will allow members of marginalized communities to integrate into mainstream society.
• Increase the enrolment of children and young people in primary, secondary and higher education systems.

• OND/NCE in relevant discipline.
• At least 2years work experience in related field.
• Applicants must reside in Lagos.

• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to deal with people who may be anxious or upset.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Good computer and administrative skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• A patient, helpful and tactful personality.
• Calmness under pressure.