Digital Innovations Ecosystem Expert at Rwanda Information Society Autority (RISA) : Deadline 11-12-2020 23:45

Job Profiles for the Rwanda Digital Acceleration Project

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Number of Positions

11

Digital Innovations Ecosystem Expert

Selection Criteria:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Innovation or equivalent, with a minimum 10 years of relevant work experience; or
• Master’s Degree (preferred) in Business Administration, Finance, Innovation, or equivalent, with a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in management consulting, venture capital private equity, business development, tech strategy/operations function or similar preferred, and 1+ years of leadership experience;

Technical competencies:

• Demonstrate a combination of consulting and operating experience;
• Must have experience working on start-up and innovation ecosystem development in mature or emerging ecosystems;
• Experience working on large strategic initiatives from framing the problem, conducting research/analysis, building business cases and operational plans, and driving execution through to success;
• Strong partner mobilization working with diverse actors including government, development partners, philanthropic organization;

General Competencies (management, leadership, communication, problem-solving, monitoring, coordination, stakeholder management, etc.)

• Ability to work effectively across multiple cross-functional teams to proactively resolve problems, support and engage key stakeholders; as well as work effectively across boundaries even without active guidance from the management;
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills; including the ability to work independently, effectively in a team/task force as a team member or leader, and with senior staff and managers;
• Demonstrated ability to listen and integrate ideas from diverse views, create partnerships and collaborate with others, advocate and influence, resolve conflicts constructively,
• Proven ability to conduct research independently and present results effectively;
• Impeccable planning, organization, and time management skill; Ability to work well under pressure and to meet tight deadlines;
• Demonstrates a high level of motivation, confidence, integrity, and responsibility;
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to provide solutions to emerging challenges;
• Experience leading change, taking initiative, and driving results;
• Computer literacy including Microsoft packages;
• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal, including the capacity to communicate complex and technical issues in simple terms;
• Proven ability to clearly and concisely prepare, present, and discuss recommendations at senior levels and to produce deliverables such as memoranda, recommendations, requirements documents, and status reports;
• Fluency in English is essential
• Should demonstrate a high degree of professionalism and integrity

1. Act as primary technical advisor, lead, and program manager for all digital Innovations Ecosystem related aspects
2. Support the coordination of related technical assistance and works financed by the project, collaborating with concerned stakeholders and beneficiaries to determine gaps and needs (as they evolve), provide technical advice, ensure effective planning, smooth implementation, adequate quality assurance, follow-up, maintenance, and support;
3. Support the Procurement Specialist on the technical elements of procurement and contract management of related activities: (i) support concerned stakeholders and beneficiaries to prepare/refine/review technical terms of reference and bidding documents, and related selections; (ii) act as a contact for contracted consultants and firms in relation to the delivery of technical assignments; (iii) liaise with parties to ensure delivery of activities against agreed timelines and technical specifications;
4. Stay abreast of emerging digital innovations ecosystem trends, in order to advise management and project stakeholder on new developments and emerging best practices that may positively shape project design, planning, etc including conducting ad hoc research as needed;
5. Support the M&E Specialist on the technical elements of M&E framework design
6. Work with Cybersecurity specialist to ensure that cybersecurity considerations are integrated, as part of related said standards;
7. Lead ad-hoc site-visits to review progress, flagging issues and suggesting solutions, to ensure maximum and intended impact.
8. Provide strategic analysis on the business case and impact potential and lead an analytical approach to identify, inform and incubate new initiatives to improve the success and growth rate of digitally enabled start-ups in Rwanda;
9. Identify sector-specific enabling support to create an enabling environment and a soft-landing for private-sector-led technology innovations in key priority sectors/verticals;
10. Coordinate with other experts in the Digital Rwanda project to identify areas of synergy to drive private sector innovation and entrepreneurship; Strengthen project management and coordination of joint ICT sector innovation projects across Kigali Innovation City, Rwanda Information Society Authority, Ministry of ICT & Innovation, National Council of Science & Technology and other relevant institutions/regulators;
11. Identify areas for capacity building to enhance the innovative capacity of the public and private sector including knowledge sharing across key persons driving innovation agenda across the Government Provide agile support with ad hoc projects

Reporting:

The Digital Innovation Ecosystem Expert will report to the SPIU Coordinator

Deliverables:

• Support procurement and delivery of PPA activities linked to digital (Within the first three months of contract signature)
• Progress report (monthly)

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