Overview
The Innovation Hub Coordinator for Eastern Africa will orchestrate regional innovation ecosystem development for agroecological transitions, combining project management with ecosystem facilitation.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and implement Inception Phase activities.
- Develop work plans and budgets.
- Coordinate Partner Hub Organizations.
- Prepare project documentation and reports.
- Support Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning system implementation.
- Draft Terms of Reference and manage affiliate personnel and service providers.
- Ensure quality and methodological compliance of Innovation Policy Labs and national roadmap processes.
- Support agricultural innovation system assessments and data collection.
- Co-design and market hub services.
- Oversee development of regional innovation portfolios.
- Support training programs and the Community of Practice.
- Build relationships with government, civil society, private sector, and community organizations.
- Organize multi-stakeholder platforms and Policy Innovation Challenges.
- Facilitate engagement with EU Delegations, DeSIRA+ implementers, and development partners.
- Coordinate with regional, continental and international organizations.
- Organize and participate in project workshops, assessments, and roadmap discussions.
- Coordinate the technical development of regional hub guidebooks.
- Support the preparation of outreach materials and knowledge products.
- Contribute to regional technical content for the TAPipedia platform and AIS country Dashboard.
- Liaise with other subregional coordinators to exchange information and lessons learned.
Required Experience
- At least five years of proven experience in: project management in international context; facilitation and coordination of multistakeholder innovation processes including interacting with policy- and decision makers at various levels; working with regional-level programmes or networks; capacity development and training delivery.
- Demonstrated experience working in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Familiarity with and knowledge of agricultural innovation systems and agroecology in the sub-region.
- Experience working with FAO is an asset.
Qualifications
- Advanced university degree from an institution recognized by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/UNESCO (at least MSc) in agricultural innovation systems, rural development, agroecology, agricultural economics, development studies, innovation management, agricultural extension/education, other related social sciences.
- Consultants with a bachelor's degree need two additional years of relevant professional experience.
