Social Media Manager

Job title: Social Media Manager

Location: Remote

Salary: NGN 150,000 monthly

Employment Type: Full-time

Work Arrangement: Remote

Sector: Media Advertising & Communications

Experience Level: Senior (5-8 years)

Application Deadline: November 17, 2026

About the Company

TechRise DTI is a mission-driven non-profit organization dedicated to transforming African youth into world-class tech talent. Our journey is focused on building Africa's digital future by providing accessible and high-quality technology education and opportunities. We foster a culture that uplifts and empowers, where every role contributes directly to expanding digital opportunities across the continent.

We believe in Pan-African impact, with our work touching the lives of youth across Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Senegal, and beyond, creating tangible pathways into tech careers. Our mission-first culture encourages fast-paced thinking and bold action, with everyone acting as a builder. We invest in our team's continuous learning through masterclasses, mentorship from industry leaders, and access to cutting-edge digital tools. The collaborative spirit at TechRise DTI ensures that ideas are heard regardless of title, celebrating diversity of thought and building together across disciplines and borders. We champion innovation and ownership, giving team members the freedom to experiment and the support to succeed.

Job Description

TechRise DTI is seeking an experienced Social Media Manager to spearhead our online narrative and community engagement.

In this fully remote role, you will be instrumental in developing and executing our social media strategy across key platforms like LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Your primary focus will be to transform our programs, scholarships, webinars, and beneficiary success stories into compelling content that expands our community, reaches young Africans, and strengthens trust with partners and donors.

You will own the content calendar, create and schedule engaging posts, including short-form video and graphics, and authentically tell the stories of our scholars and alumni. Driving registrations for programs and webinars, covering live events, and actively engaging with our online community by responding promptly and professionally are core responsibilities. You will also track performance using platform analytics, generate insightful reports, and manage paid social campaigns when budgets allow. Collaboration with programs and partnerships teams to highlight our impact and staying abreast of platform trends and best practices will be key to your success.

Required Skills

• Social Media Strategy
• Content Creation
• Community Management
• Performance Analytics
• Paid Social Campaigns
• Brand Management
• Storytelling
• Visuals
• Platform Trends
• Canva
• CapCut
• Adobe Suite

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and own TechRise DTI’s social media strategy, content pillars, tone of voice and editorial calendar.
• Plan, create, schedule and publish engaging content across all our channels, including short-form video, graphics, carousels and written posts.
• Tell the stories of our scholars, trainees and alumni in a way that is authentic, respectful and inspiring.
• Promote programs, scholarship calls, cohorts, webinars and masterclasses to drive registrations and attendance.
• Cover live events and webinars, and repurpose recordings into clips and highlights.
• Grow and engage our online community by responding to comments and messages promptly and professionally.
• Track performance using platform analytics, and prepare regular reports with insights and recommendations.
• Run and optimise paid social campaigns when budgets allow.
• Work with the programs and partnerships teams to showcase partners, sponsors and impact.
• Keep up with platform trends and best practice, and test new formats and ideas.
• Protect the TechRise DTI brand, manage sensitive issues on social media, and ensure we have consent before featuring any beneficiary.

Qualifications

• A minimum of six years of professional experience managing social media for brands, agencies, nonprofits or mission-driven organisations.

• A strong portfolio showing accounts you have grown, campaigns you have led and content you have created.

• Proven experience planning and executing multi-platform content strategies with measurable results.

• Hands-on experience with scheduling and analytics tools, as well as design and video tools such as Canva, CapCut or the Adobe suite.

• A degree in Mass Communication, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations or a related field is an advantage.

• Experience in education, technology or the nonprofit sector is desirable.

• Benefits & Perks

• Real-World Impact

• Free Masterclass Access

• Remote-First Work

• Mentorship Network

• Official Recognition

• Career Acceleration