EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
To be successful for this role you will bring/have the following:
• Masters degree in International development, business administration, communications, social sciences or related studies
10-year experience in an incubator, a start-up, social enterprise, innovation space and/or I/NGO
• Candidates with a Bachelor degree in a similar field and added years of work experience may be considered too
• Experience in business administration or project management, innovation-management, partnership-management
• A team player and self-starter who can turn ideas into concrete results
• Eagerness to build partnerships and projects outside of traditional humanitarian field and to challenge traditional ways of working
Experience working with and managing ambitious innovation or humanitarian projects
• Understanding of the refugee response context in Uganda
• Understanding of the innovation ecosystem in Uganda
• Understanding of main current digital tools and technological innovations
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Capable of working independently
• Demonstrated experience in building excellent relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Confident communication and documentation skills; ability to represent the lab to a variety of stakeholders in a range of forums
Able to work on a cross-cultural environment with multi-national staff.
• A commitment to humanitarian and Response Innovation Lab principles and values
• Good knowledge of Microsoft office tools (PowerPoint, Excel, word, etc.)