Summit: Incubator Manager Job Vacancy 2019
Incubator Manager for an Investment Company in Mombasa, Kenya
Our client, an international investment company in Kenya is looking for a driven Incubator Manager for their offices in Mombasa. The successful candidate will be responsible for attracting great business ideas and aspiring entrepreneurs, and to grow them to become investable and thereby contributing to creating jobs and creating sustainable businesses in East-Africa. Our clients invests both cash and sweat equity in early stage tech start-ups, and are sincerely engaged in sustainable business development. They are well established in Mombasa, and have a great network of highly esteemed corporate partners. Their strategy is to invest at the pre-incubation stage i.e. idea development, and at the start-up phase. They combine international know-how with innovative local business models. Their strength is technology companies, especially information technology and long experience with entrepreneurship and business development.
Key Responsibilities:
- Recruit aspiring entrepreneurs with great ideas for business development
- Responsible for training programs, mentoring and hub activities
- Maintain good partnership dialogues
- Attract new partners and Promote the hub, the programs and the start-ups
- Arrange hackathons and other events
- Participate in the start-up ecosystem and maintain good relationships with other hubs
- Run the mentor program and link up local mentors to start-ups
- Mentor and guide the start-ups and contribute to their growth
- Ensure compliance with ethical guidelines, legal requirements and anti-fraud measures
- Seek and secure funding for the hub activities in co-operation with the team
Qualification:
- University Degree in Software development, Innovation or Entrepreneurship
- 5 to 10 years of experience in a relevant role
- Extensive knowledge of the start-up eco-system in Kenya
- Business mindset and extensive network
- Outstanding communication and network building skills
- Strong ability to initiate new ideas and activities
- Structured, well organized and solution oriented
- Familiar with the Sustainable Development Goals and Impact investments
Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Mombasa Kenya
Career Level: Executive
Deadline: August 18, 2019
Applications
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Please do not apply if you do not meet the requirements of the job.