Organisation: Partnership between Flywheel Economics and Step Up Nigeria
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Type: Full-time
Salary: ₦150,000 per month (gross salary)
Duration: One year (subject to satisfactory probation period), with potential for extension based on performance and availability of funds.
Benefits: Pension, Health insurance
About Flywheel Economics: Flywheel economics aims to facilitate discussions and share good practice on how the Flywheel Economy principles can be applied in practice. It has a particular focus on applying these approaches to investment, innovation and economic policy making in emerging markets. The Flywheel Economy is an approach built on the foundational principle that economies should be treated as ecosystems. Therefore, economic policymakers should look to facilitate natural flywheels within these ecosystems to enable sustained and equitable economic growth.
About Step Up Nigeria: Step Up Nigeria is on a mission to reduce corruption through anti-corruption education. Our mission includes educating Nigerians about the consequences of corruption, and fostering government-citizen collaboration for better governance.
Role Purpose:
The Junior Programme Associate will ensure and create the regular production of cutting- edge economic content based on the principles of the flywheel economy.
Essential Criteria:
1. Economic Content Creation: Solid background in economics or an appetite to learn quickly, with experience with a range of communication methods such as content calendars, newsletters, blog posts, website updates, videos, social media and press releases.
2. Aptitude for telling compelling stories. It is crucial for the economic content produced by Flywheel Economics to have compelling narratives that help it to be interesting, impactful and insightful. Aptitude for telling compelling stories is essential.
2. Project management: Some experience and willingness to learn in overseeing the planning and execution of significant projects or events.
Candidate Profile:
We are looking for a well organised, self-starting, motivated individual with a solid background in economics or an ability to learn fast. They should also be comfortable in managing professional social media accounts and telling compelling stories that are grounded in evidence. The ideal candidate will have the ability to develop economic content with the support of the Flywheel Economics team, they should have proficiency in social media, and experience in podcast and newsletter development.
Application Process:
Interested candidates should forward their recent CV and a cover letter (no more than 500 words) detailing how they meet the essential criteria to: careers@stepupnigeria.org. Please use “Flywheel Economics Junior Programme Associate” as the email subject line. Please send in your application on or before Monday 6th January 2025. We will not accept any applications after the deadline. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview and to the assessment centre.