Research & Innovations Manager at Kakamega County

Research & Innovations Manager Job Responsibilities

• Define and prioritize key research and innovation projects across the company based on a carefully drawn selection criteria;
• Identify and liaise with potential innovation and research partners, individuals, organizations, governments to pursue the innovation strategy;
• Develop proposals for funding based on the identified research innovation strategy and work with partners to access financial and technical support;
• Manage and implement research and innovation projects;
• Prepare period progress reports to the Managing Director;
• Provide commercial information and data that guides commercial ventures of the company;
• Liaise with development partners where changes in budgets or clarification of terms of reference is required;
• Managing the operations of the department;
• Conduct project management trainings;
• Assimilate and disseminate technical information in a timely manner;
• Conduct research and advice on how to turn the company from a medium sized company environment into a large water company.

Qualifications for the Research & Innovations Manager

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Project Management, Operational Geology, hydrology, Water Resource
• Management, Environmental Management, Water Resource Engineering, Geo-informatics or its equivalent;
• In addition, he/she should have attended a management course lasting more than three (3) months;
• 5 years’ experience in senior management position in a similar organization;
• Have wide experience in the water sector;
• Demonstrated outstanding leadership capability;
• Have demonstrated project management skills and hand on experience in managing contractors and consultants;
• Must be conversant with the water reforms;
• A self-driven person with high need for achievement;
• Have good interpersonal relations and communication skills;
• Autonomy and self-motivation.