Innovation Manager

1 month ago


Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Corporate Staffing Services Full time

Job Summary

Lead innovation efforts and promote conditions and capabilities in support of innovation in World Vision East Africa Region, collaborating with SomReP and SomRIL.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this role is to lead and organize innovation efforts, creating value for the organization by developing new or improved products, business, operational models or services.

Key Responsibilities
  • Innovation Strategy
    • Develop and continuously update the organization's innovation strategy in coordination with key stakeholders.
    • Align and integrate the innovation strategy with strategic objectives of the organization.
    • Maintain an innovation portfolio.
    • Define and assess key organizational prerequisites for implementing the innovation strategy.
    • Develop appropriate metrics to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of the innovation process.
  • Innovation Leadership
    • Provide strategic leadership on innovation commitments and goals in every office.
    • Lead and support the coordination and quality implementation of innovation work plans.
    • Work closely with Global Office and National Office colleagues to review and adapt innovation systems and processes.
    • Provide leadership in the identification, design, formulation and negotiation of new projects and programs.
    • Identify and work with incubation and acceleration business providers to develop and implement an incubation/acceleration program.
  • Adaption and Innovation Support
    • Provide technical guidance to field offices in the co-creation process during piloting and scaling.
    • Provide guidance in running local innovation challenge to build the innovation capacity of the local ecosystem.
    • Support National Offices and Line Managers to ensure learning processes are in place.
    • Help build a community of practice amongst local innovation hubs.
    • Promote an innovation friendly organizational culture.
  • Partnerships and Collaborations
    • Organize convenors to bring together key stakeholders to unpack the key challenges and map the problem owners.
    • Support the SomReP Chief of Party, National Directors and Regional Leader to execute the partnership engagement strategy.
    • Contribute to planning future innovation initiatives and collaborate with the resource mobilisation team to secure appropriate funds.
    • Work closely with the Grants Team to implement and grow the Innovation grant portfolio.
  • Portfolio Management and Quality Assurance
    • Provide oversight of Innovation funded projects.
    • Provide leadership in formulating strategies and plans for risk reduction programming, emergency preparedness and response activities.
    • Collaborate with Operations Leadership and Program Quality & Development Unit to ensure that all program designs meet the required best practices and standards.
Requirements
  • Education
    • First degree in Information Technology; Industrial Design; Social Science, Business Management, International Development or any relevant degree.
  • Experience
    • At least 5 years' experience in a relevant managerial position, of which the three years must be experience in managing entrepreneurial/innovation projects, incubators and accelerators.
    • Prior experiences of facilitating human centered design process.
    • Demonstrated ability to cultivate, build and maintain strong working relationships with universities, research institutions, industry experts, associations and like-minded institutions.
Preferred Experience, Knowledge and/or Other Qualifications
  • Strong partnership management skills
  • Experience of using innovation tools like Design Thinking frameworks, Lean Startup Methodology, Idea Management tools etc.


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