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Project Background

The Igbo API project is on a mission to create the largest multi-dialectal igbo online dictionary, the first of any African Language. In the past year, as a community we have successfully collated 8,000 words and now as a Lacuna fund awardee, we have an ambitious target to increase that amount to 25,000 words over the next ten months.  For this to be a success we need a project manager to drive the momentum and ensure that every person involved in this project is doing what they can to meet the end goal of the Igbo API project. If you possess management skills to work within a diverse team you and resonate with our mission then this role might be a good fit for you!

Deliverables

  1. Become a super-user of the Igbo API Editor Platform. You do not need understand the underlying tech stack but you need to gain an understanding of the workflow of adding and editing words to the dictionary
  2. Create monthly reports of work progress for each work packages
  3. Facilitate cross-functional team meetings, delegate tasks and keep track of each team member’s progress within the scope of the project’s timeline
    1. Ensure that the lexicographers are following Dictionary Editing Standards
  4. Triage roadblocks that prevent either the lexicographers or software engineers from carrying out their tasks:
    1. Identify the cause of the roadblocks
    2. Meet with concerned parties and delegate tasks in a timely manner
    3. Follow-up and provide updates on the successful completion of the issue
  5. Maintain seamless and swift communication flow between all stakeholders in the project which include linguists, software engineers, principal investigators and the Igbo API community
  6. Write and maintain documentation for the Igbo API and the Igbo API Editor Platform. Work with software engineers to write scripts for videos and how-to guides on how to use the Igbo API. Work with Lexicographers and Reviewers to publish our internal editing process on Medium.
  7. Document and share concerns from the team about how the Igbo API editors platform can be improved for future use
  8. Send out Twitter Polls for newly created words for the community to vote on them
    1. Ideally two polls per week

Required Skills

  1. Effective oral and written communication skills in English
  2. Ability to provide timely project updates between various stakeholders within the project
  3. Ability to identify potential risks and how to mitigate or reshuffle resources to deal with them in order to ensure smooth project delivery
  4. Moderate familiarity with some collaboration, work management, scheduling and communication tools such as Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides, Notion, Slack.
  5. Stable internet connection and laptop for timely communication with other team members
  6. Nice to have some proficiency in Igbo Language

Beneficial Skills