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Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Job Type: Contract

Job Description

• We are looking to recruit a detail-oriented and results-driven Incubation Management associate to provide support to incubation and acceleration activities at the PAULESI Incubation center of excellence.

Project Management:

• Support in the designing and implementation of entrepreneurship related programmes at the center.
• Support the programme manager to ensure alignment between the different stakeholders of the programmes including startups, industry experts and facilitators through clear and consistent communication
• Manage logistics for the programmes

Startup Support:

• Work with incubatees to build, test and acquire users/customers
• Write monthly reports on progress and achieved milestones of startups.
• Manage applications to different programmes, as well as communication with applicants

Research:

• Support the incubation manager in Sourcing, application evaluation, due diligence and selection committee briefing to aid selection of startups into our programmes
• Conduct industry/sector research to identify opportunities, partners, and industry experts for our programmes

Communication:

• Conduct check-ins with startups being supported to understand their challenges and needs and connect them to relevant resources
• Create content specific to the work being done at the center

Qualifications

• Educational Qualifications: Graduation (background in IT / Computer Science / Finance / Commerce is preferred)
• Minimum of 2+ experience working in startups or with an incubator/accelerator is a bonus.
• Overall understanding of the digital technology and product landscape
• Demonstrated ability to proactively cultivate, build and maintain strong working relationships with start-ups, entrepreneurs and other necessary stakeholders.
• Fluent in written and spoken English, with the ability to speak in front of an audience as and when deemed necessary
• Experience of running multi-functional teams.
• Excellent skills in the entire Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Powerpoint, Excel etc.)
• Execution skill set – including a focus on data-driven decision making, comfort with ambiguity, and ability to drive rapid “learn & implement” iterations.
• Empathy - using skills that allow to determine what is most important to their target audience, and then working to deliver on an organizational promise.

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Location: Ibadan, Oyo

Job Description

• We are recruiting a Center Community and Communications Management associate who will support in activating and engaging the community as well as be responsible for communications related to the PAUSTI Incubation Center of Excellence’s programs and activities.

Event Planning & Communication Management:

• Execute and organize events and workshops where PAULESI students will receive hands-on support and capacity development.
• Organize monthly meetups to incorporate an ownership culture within the community, facilitate sharing and engage all stakeholders.
• Drive traffic to the centre’s website and blog in order to increase brand awareness.
• Updating the website pages in order to ensure the most current information is displayed; and ensuring a good liaison between the website, blog, and social media platforms & Preparing detailed weekly and monthly reports on social media activity.

Community engagement strategy Development:

• Develop concept notes and design materials for community engagement meetups
• Communicate meetup details within and outside the university to achieve a high attendance rate of the target stakeholders.
• Work with stakeholders within the University to create post-event articles where necessary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Education, Social Sciences, Public Administration, Communication, or any related field.
• Having relevant experience in community engagement/management or a similar position is a bonus.
• Knowledge of office software packages (MS Word, Excel).
• Good communications and interpersonal skills with attention to details.
• Excellent analytical skills; with the ability to retrieve, organise and analyse information from a variety of sources.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills to ensure deadlines are met, with the ability to prioritise workload without close supervision.