Innovation Programme Manager Job at World Food Programme… See details on how to apply for the opportunities available at World Food Programme.
Descriptions;
The World Food Programme is the food assistance branch of the United Nations and the world’s largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support country offices (CO) to select a credible implementing partner (IP) to execute IGNITE innovation challenges and to develop associated workplans and budgets.
- Support COs and IPs to design the innovation challenges and associated processes (application design, management, communications, innovator recruitment etc)
- Support the COs and IPs to ensure successful delivery of innovation challenges against set budget and workplan.
- Review and select MSMEs and start-ups to attend the acceleration programmes organized by the Hub; co-create criteria for selection with other team members/IPs, building on what was executed for IGNITE cohort 1.
- Support the due diligence process of each business in each ecosystem/country context, engaging partner organizations if/when needed.
- Support the cultivation and maintenance of a network with other accelerators/investors in the social impact/food tech/agri-tech/supply chain tech/fintech sectors for pipeline sharing and exchange of lessons learned in the ecosystem.
- Manage and support the innovation investment selection process with Implementing Partners and Innovation Hub’s Innovative Financing Advisor
Coordinate the delivery and scaling of cross-regional innovation projects:
- Coordinate and support country offices with the delivery of innovative projects e.g. aflatoxin prevention and control in South Sudan and Rwanda.
- Coordinate/oversee the delivery of pilot/scale up projects with selected country office programmatic teams.
- Coordinate the production of research projects as required, in collaboration with necessary functions, e.g. FSQ, Food Systems.
- Organize the sharing of learnings on projects across the region (workshops, info briefs etc).
- Coordinate and consolidate the necessary inputs (methodologies, activities, lessons, impact, case studies) for donor reporting on these projects.
Manage the organization of program delivery and support measurement and learning activities:
- Coordinate and manage the budget of the Innovation Hub’s portfolio of work; working with finance to create quarterly reports on spending/budget positioning, to correct/justify any variances to plan and to release funds to country offices (overall accountability will reside with Head of Innovation Hub).
- Organize workshops and events, e.g. innovation bootcamps, and create needed materials (liaising with internal procurement and communications).
- Create and manage process flows for existing and new programming (Gannt charts with roles and responsibilities, coordination between country offices and partners) managing timely execution of deliverables against timelines.
- Working with the Learning Advisor and partners to collect impact data of activities, gathering actionable insights to inform future program design and meet reporting requirements.
- Work with the Learning Advisor to develop and meet donor reporting requirements as required.
- When needed during programs, act as an ‘entrepreneur in residence’ to support project teams during ideation and product design stages.
Support other Innovation Hub activities:
- Provide analysis and content preparation (data on projects, PowerPoint presentations, briefs etc) for corporate priority topics, donor meetings 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, procurement) as required.
- Support the Head of the Innovation Hub as required.
DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THIS FIRST CONTRACT PERIOD:
- Successful management of budget portfolio.
- Satisfactory delivery of innovation challenges and innovative projects.
- Necessary donor reports completed on time.
- Satisfactory support to other hub activities including required research, presentations, and strategies.
- All work and materials developed during the contract are well documented and available to all relevant stakeholders in designated knowledge management processes/platforms.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education: Advance degree in business, innovation, design, international development or other related degrees.
Experience:
- Three years post graduate relevant professional experience in African Start-ups, consulting, FMCG private businesses or innovation/entrepreneur support in the humanitarian/international development sector, or five years of under graduate professional experience with a first University Degree.
- Program and event organization, project management, and data collection and analysis experience required. Experience working with startups/organizations in the East Africa innovation ecosystem and/or in food systems is beneficial.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
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Application Deadline: 11th November 2022.