Innovation Programme Coordinator Job at World Food Programme

• Support and drive the development of a healthy startup/innovation pipeline (both external and internal teams)
• Support program and challenge sourcing process (application design & management, communications, recruitment, )
• Support the cultivation and maintenance of a network with other accelerators/investors in the social impact/food tech/agtech/supply chain tech/fintech sectors for pipeline sharing and exchange of lessons learned in the ecosystem
• Manage organization of program delivery and support measurement and learning
• Organize workshops and events, e.g. innovation bootcamps (liaising with internal procurement, session design, supporting materials, etc)
• Create and manage process flows for existing programming (gannt charts with roles and responsibilities, coordination between country offices and partners, managing timely execution of deliverables against timelines)
•  Lead data collection of program insights and results to inform future program design and meet reporting requirements
• When needed during programs, act as an entrepreneur in residence to support team project teams during ideation & product design
• Support other Innovation Hub activities
• Provide analysis & content preparation (data on projects, PowerPoint presentations, briefs, etc) for corporate priority topics and executive management meetings
• Collaborate with colleagues in other divisions and/or external stakeholders on topics related to innovation
• Support other core processes of the Innovation Hub (e.g. fundraising, partnerships, events) as required

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, innovation, design, international development or other related degrees.
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in African start-ups, consulting, Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) private businesses or innovation/entrepreneur support in the humanitarian/international development sector.