2 Job Positions at INNOVATION HUBS PROJECTS: (Deadline 2 August 2023)

2 Job Positions at INNOVATION HUBS PROJECTS: (Deadline 2 August 2023)

Innovation Hub Specialist Under Contract at INNOVATION HUBS PROJECTS: (Deadline 2 August 2023)

Job description

Hub Management Function
• Lead, supervise and oversee the day to day management of Hanga Hubs and ensure that all activities are executed in line with project grant contracts.
• Ensure that Hanga Hub is established and it becomes fully functional includes making sure that the hub facilities are operational as well as making sure utilies services, tools, equipment, and furniture are cared for, well maintained and complies with necessary standards
• Sets Hanga Hub Innovation targets, plans the relevant budget, controls expenditure and operational costs.
• Facilitate and Coordinate Hanga hub programmes and ensure that Hanga Hub Activities from Idiation (Selection Process, training preparations, )s are running smoothly
• Coordinate day-to-day administrative work of the hub including mornitoring of building’s access, maintain security and safety of tenants and equipments, planning and budgeting, repoting of project activities, managing inventory stock levels, ordering consumables
Facilitator, Mentor and Coach Function:
• Organize the recruitment processes of innovators/startups to be enrolled in the Hanga Hub Model (Idiation, Pre-Incubation, Incubation)
• Assist innovators/start-ups to buid a strong entrepreneurial acumen and other soft skills including leadership, teamwork,
• Assit innovators/statups to identify problems/gaps, test the technical and/or market validity of their offering/idea, investigate different business models
• Assist innovators/start-ups to translate ideas into market-ready prototpe by identify the best customer segments, formulating an excellent value proposition, establishing supply chain structures, and developing a revenue strategy.
• Assist startup/innovator to get technical support needed to move their product(s) or service(s) from a minimum viable market to at least a minimum marketable product
• Assist startup/innovator to get advisory support to build internal capabilities to successfully rollout the products or services to the market.
• Must be stationed and live in any of the secondary cities where Hanga Hubs are located

Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist Under Contract at INNOVATION HUBS PROJECTS: (Deadline 2 August 2023)

Job description

• Establish mechanisms for data collection;
• Establish a system of monitoring and evaluation of the activities/ projects to be managed by the SPIU as well as developing M&E tools;
• Design an appropriate system of evaluation of performance indicators for all projects to be implemented under SPIU;
• Design an appropriate reporting format to be disseminated and agreed upon with all stakeholders;
• Provide high-quality and timely periodical reports of activities (monthly, quarterly, and annual reports) for all the activities during the project preparation phase;
• Ensure that the reports are validated, approved and disseminated;
• Act as a whistle-blower in case of delays or deviation from the targets;
• Lead efforts to monitor and evaluate activities, and interventions, document results and provide feedback to stakeholders to guide decision-making.