Volunteer, Business Advisory at EmpowerLocals – 10 Openings

Empowerlocals provides everyone the opportunity to lend, fund and train underserved people in local businesses.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Volunteer, Business Advisory

Job Code: Vlt002
Location: Lagos, Nigeria.
Time Commitment: Flexible
Duration: September 21 – November 6, 2020 (with possibility of extension)
Slot: 10

Job Duties

This is a position for 10 (Ten) passionate volunteers that are interested in supporting local business owners in Lagos for TWO (2) Months.
Volunteers will collaborate with the current team to teach market vendors; branding, marketing and digital marketing, bookkeeping, customer care, personnel management and, other courses that are beneficial to their businesses.
Due to COVID-19, safety materials will be provided, and further off-site market interactions with vendors will be highly encouraged.

Knowledge / Skills / Experience Desired

If you are interested in supporting small businesses, working intimately with researchers conducting groundbreaking research, getting familiar with research tools for education, and touching people’s lives during this process – this is for you.

Benefits

Opportunities to learn business insights from entrepreneurs in Lagos
Increased knowledge of experimental research, teamwork and nonprofit work in Lagos
Free Invitation to training on research methods using statistical packages like R and Python
Biweekly team picnic with network of change agents
Potential business collaborations with vendors
Access to G-suite services
Access to e-books on local communities
Certificate of participation
More importantly, enrolled with the army of change agents seeking to make a difference in Nigeria.
No salary will be paid. There will be stipends for transportation and lunch only.
Valuable skills and experience in local business will be gained