The social media giant, Facebook have partnered with Andela in order to improve and up-skill developers all across Africa through a seven-week immersive program in the shape of the Developer circle and Andela #BuildForSDG Challenge Program 2020, where selected developers will work as individuals or in agile remote teams to share ideas and innovate on industry projects. Sign-up to be a Mentor for the Developer Circle and Andela #BuildForSDG Challenge Program 2020 by applying before the deadline date scheduled for the 27th of July, 2020.
About the Sign-Up to be a Mentor for the Developer Circle and Andela #BuildForSDG Challenge Program 2020
The aim of the #BuildforSDG Challenge 2020 Program is to up-skill and empower developers to build global, high-impact, high-value innovations to enhance their market readiness while learning within the community. They believe in the values of working as a community and as a community they are in search of mentors to join them in mentoring and supporting innovators who will be developing the next big technology offering out of Africa through the #BuildforSDG Challenge 2020 Cohort 2 program.
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Duties as a Mentor
- Guide and support Innovators in the program towards building and developing their finished and functional products.
- Review their code and share feedback.
- Share career advancement tips and hacks with the Innovators to give them more insights.
- Host office hours with Innovators in order to see that they complete their projects.
- Motivate Innovators to ensure a 100% program completion.
During the program, you will be receiving administrative support and oversight from designated Program Assistants (PAs) in charge of your region or city. More importantly, the Andela Talent Partnerships Team is primarily in charge of managing the volunteer community. This means that even when programs are not running, there will be deliberate arrangements to engage their volunteers engaged and support them.
Benefits
For the #BuildForSDG Challenge Program 2020, more priority is placed on growth opportunities and non-monetary incentives over financial rewards. They will be offering incentives and benefits deemed necessary on a programme-specific basis. These incentives include but are not limited to:
- Access to curriculum/course content on online learning platforms
- First-hand information on employment opportunities through the Andela Talent Marketplace
- Recommendations and referrals available on request
- Profile building coaching sessions
- Certificate of Participation
Eligibility Criteria
In order to sign-up and be considered to be a mentor for the Developer circle and Andela #BuildForSDG Challenge Program 2020, certain eligibility criteria are required. These eligibility criteria and requirements are as follows:
- Open to engineers skilled in one or more languages/frameworks/stacks in any focus areas: Web, Mobile, Cloud, and DevOps.
- You must be proficient in any of the following: JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP, Elixir, Golang, Rust, React, Angular, Vue, Flutter, Java, React Native, Swift, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, etc.
In addition, you should have the drive of a go-getter and be really great at motivating, possess awesome collaborative skills, be an advocate of Integrity/Innovation and of course the tech-ecosystem, should be available to commit 4+ hours a week towards mentoring Innovators, and must be a great communicator of feedback.
Application
Interested and qualified parties that are looking to sign-up to be a mentor of the Developer circle and Andela #BuildForSDG Challenge Program 2020 are advised to visit the official online handbook and platform via this link for more information.
Application Deadline
July 27, 2020.
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