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The Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA) is a State Corporation established under the Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Act, No. 28 of 2013 under the Ministry of Education.
Senior Innovation Officer
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Experience: 6 years
- Location: Nairobi
- Job Field: ICT / Computer
Key Responsibilities / Duties / Tasks
- Creating and continuously updating a national database to support effective development and management of the national innovation system;
- Profiling potential partners for resource mobilization for the development of technological innovations.
- identifying initiatives for commercialization of innovations;
- Creating awareness on IP rights;
- advising and training innovators on exploitation of IPR’s and on commercialization processes;
- Engaging in initiation and negotiation for linkages and partnerships among stakeholders in the national innovation systems;
- Conducting stakeholder assessment and validating opportunities and potential for development of the national innovation system;
- Implementing the agency’s strategic objectives, projects and programmes; working with the management team to ensure that projects and programmes are well integrated into the overall organization plan;
- monitoring and reporting to the management on project and programme performance over time; and
- participating in and contributing to the development and monitoring of annual work plans and budgets.
Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Business Management, Technology, Marketing, Law, Economics or any other relevant qualifications from a recognized Institution;
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
- Membership to a professional body and in good standing where applicable.
- Supervisory course lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution
- Previous relevant work experience required.
- Served for a cumulative period of six (6) years’ relevant work experience as Innovation Officer I or in a comparable position the Public or Private Sector.
Functional Skills:
- Communication skill
- Team management skills
- Critical thinking and Decision making
- Problem solving skills.
- Report and minute writing skills.
- IT Proficiency skills
- Organizational skills
- Analytical skills
Behavioral Competencies/ Attributes:
- Interpersonal skills
- Adaptability and decisiveness
- Proactive, networking and negotiating skills.
- Detail oriented.
- Commitment to work
- Integrity
- Emotional intelligence
- Ability to work in a multi-racial environment and appreciate other cultures
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