Laptops4Learning Nigeria

“I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the basic motivation. Fear of getting failing grades, fear of not staying with your class, etc. Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker.”
― Stanley Kubrick

“If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down to our work. The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still unfavorable. Favorable conditions never come.”
― C.S. Lewis

TGIF
“Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.”
― Richard P. Feynman

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
― Benjamin Franklin

“The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then — to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.”
― T.H. White, The Once and Future King

“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.”
― Albert Einstein

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”
― Dr. Seuss, I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

Employer:Laptops4Learning (L4L) Nigeria Ltd/Gte
Job Position:Executive Secretary, Operations
Location:Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi
Start Date:Immediately
Job Summary

L4L requires a young, talented, enthusiastic and result oriented professional to:
• Develop and maintain good relationships with all L4L key stakeholders which include but are not limited to staff and volunteers; sponsors and donors; service partners and suppliers; and teachers and children.

• Provide expertise in a wide range of areas related to organisational management, financial guidance, strategic planning, operational management and administrative management.

• Contribute to the design and development of the structure of the organization.
Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline
• Minimum of two (2) years relevant NGO experience.
• Previous supervisory or managerial experience will be an added advantage;
Skill/Competency Requirements

• Proven NGO background with a solid record of successfully implementing projects, programs and initiatives in support of organizational objectives;

• Demonstrated ability to use superior interpersonal, communication, and influential skills to build strong collaborative, win-win relationships with key stakeholders;

• Strong time and project management skills that enable management of complex and (often) competing priorities within a challenging fast-paced environment undergoing large-scale transformational change;

• Strong interpersonal, negotiation and motivational skills;

• Good decision-making, delegation and supervisory abilities;

• Good oral and written communication skills;

• Proficiency in the use of Office productivity tools (especially Word, PowerPoint and Excel).
Principal Roles and Responsibilities

As our Executive Secretary, Operations, you will be required to
• Assist in the development of organizational goals and objectives and implementation of policies, Board0f Director’s Strategic Plan and ensuring on-going sustainability of the organization;

• Liaise efficiently with all stakeholders of the organisation;

• Oversee organizations finances and financial records to ensure compliance with all federal, state and applicable international laws and policies.

• Managing and ensure organisation’s positive public image.

Interested candidates please send your CV to [email protected]. Interviews on Monday 14th, October, 2013

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Laptops4Learning Nigeria is a non-profit social enterprise that aims to provide screen-based technology to Nigerian children and their teachers as a learning tool, with a focus on the less privileged public primary schools. The intention is to maximize the impact of the initiative on communities where we operate.