.NET Facilitator / Trainer at the Bulb Africa

The Bulb Africa is a platform for African creatives to turn tech ideas into business realities. We run accelerator programs, incubate entrepreneurs and provide training to help them launch, grow and sustain businesses.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: .NET Facilitator / Trainer

Location: Lagos

Role & Responsibilities

• The .NET Trainer’s primary duty will be to guide and support the trainees as they gain a solid knowledge of, and hands-on experience with, the C# programming language and ASP.NET Core.

The main responsibilities for this role are as follows:

• Deliver the curriculum in order to achieve the program’s objectives.
• This involves:
  • Facilitating theoretical sessions using lecture or discussion style as appropriate
  • Leading practical, workshop-style sessions to help trainees gain hands-on experience and sharpen their problem-solving skills
• Regularly provide feedback to the trainees as well as make recommendations towards improving the curriculum/content and overall program design.
• Create or recommend appropriate outputs (knowledge checks) along with evaluation rubrics.Minimum of 4+ years of experience.

Competencies Technical (mandatory)

• Candidates should possess an HND / B.Sc Degree
• At least 4 years hands-on programming experience in C# and ASP.NET Core, while employing agile development techniques in a production environment
• Solid background in data structures and algorithms:
• Working knowledge of algorithmic analysis (time and space complexities for common algorithms/ Big-O notation)
• Working knowledge of basic searching and sorting algorithms o Deep knowledge of generic and non-generic data structures provided by C# e.g., arrays, lists, dictionaries, linked lists, etc.
• Advanced knowledge of the core features of C#, including data types, control and looping constructs, interfaces, classes, structs, enums and exceptions.
• Deep understanding of object-oriented programming concepts i.e., classes, objects/instances, abstraction, encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism and the SOLID principles
• Working knowledge of the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR), Base Class Library (BCL), CLI and NuGet Package Manager
• Familiarity with different programming paradigms: Imperative vs Declarative Programming, ObjectOriented Programming vs Functional Programming • Working knowledge of REST architecture and the design of RESTful APIs; expertise in building APIs using ASP.NET Core.
• Working knowledge of MVC/MVVM and page-based patterns for web applications; Proficiency in building MVC/MVVM and Razor Pages applications using ASP.NET Core.
• Working knowledge of authentication and authorization mechanisms, preferably ASP.NET Core Identity.
• Deep understanding of fundamental database concepts e.g., database tables, querying databases, normalization, joins, database management systems
• Working knowledge of at least one relational (SQL) database, preferably Microsoft SQL Server
• Working knowledge of at least one non-relational (NoSQL) database e.g., MongoDB
• Working knowledge of ORMs/ODMs, preferably Entity Framework Core.

Non-technical:

• Strong leadership and management skills
• Ability to coach a group of learners and track their progress throughout the program
• Ability to give TASK (timely, actionable, specific, kind) feedback even when it is difficult - Excellent communication skills, with high proficiency in English (written and spoken) -Genuine passion for teaching, plus the ability to make highly technical concepts lucid and relatable to absolute beginners.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.