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Job Description
 

 

Job Profile: Innovation Sector Director
 

 

Objective

The role embarks on a mission to foster an innovation-based economy through strategizing, facilitating, and promoting innovation in the ICT sector.

Key Activities / Accountabilities

· Create a platform for technological innovation that connects nodes in the national innovation ecosystem, defines key elements, provides role models, and includes effective approaches and best practices. · Establish and supervise TIEC’s innovation hubs, and technology labs. · Source and govern operators of innovation hubs. · Design and enhance services, programs, incentives, and streamlined processes for stimulation of innovation with ICT businesses.   · Influence and advocate for changes that would create competitive innovation environment of policies, laws, and regulations. · Close collaboration with concerned government agencies, international bodies, and civil society organizations to encourage technology innovation and bridge the gap between supply and demand. · Benefit from innovation in bridging the needs and finding innovative solutions to crises and critical problems. · Promote and support patenting and IP exchange.

 

Job Requirements:- Experience of not less than 15 years in the field of information technology.- Experience of not less than 5 years in the field of innovation and technology management.- Previous experience and a high potential in developing policies, strategies, programs, and long and short-term plans and in following up implementation.- Previous experience in dealing with governmental organizations, international entities, universities and research centers, and civil society organizations.- Good understanding of emerging ICT technologies and their applications.- Good understanding of managing research requirements, patents, and intellectual property rights.- Excellent leadership skills, results oriented.- High communication, negotiation, and analytic skills.  - Ability to build coalitions.  - Ability to resolve business problems, make decisions, and work under pressure.- Ability to build a strong management team with complementary strengths.- Ability to think through different potential scenarios to come up with alternative strategies to cope with the changing environment and business dynamics.- Ability to listen effectively and inspire trust across teams and functions which motivates others to deliver beyond expectations.- Ability to manage the financial aspects within the approved budget.- Proficiency in English language in speaking and writing