Jobs at Kenya National Innovation Agency

This position requires a professional with skills and experience in Resource Mobilisation, development of strategic partnerships with associated Implementation Plans. Demonstrate acquisition of funding from bilateral and multilateral donors, public, private and philanthropic funding agencies towards Science Technology and Innovation.

Qualifications

Experience in at least 2 of the following:

• Development and Implementation of resource mobilisation strategies in ST&I.
• Partnerships and networks with key donors supporting ST&I in developing countries.
• Proposal development, grant management, High Value Fundraising from development partners, government, philanthropists and private sector.
• Experience in finance management, human capital development and performance management.

Professional qualifications:

• Master's degree in business, commerce, development studies, economics, international relations, biological physical or social
• sciences, or related areas.
• Possess at least ten (10) years' experience in fundraising, resource mobilisation and partnership building for ST&I.
• Proven success in developing fund mobilisation models from the national government, international organisations, non-governmental organisations, and private sector.

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This position requires a professional with skills and experience in the legal, regulatory and policy environment of ST&I. This includes appreciation of intellectual assets and corresponding legal counsel that supports the development, drafting, review, negotiation, amendment and archiving of relevant legal, regulatory and policy instruments. Further the position requires the ability to guide the effective roll out of legal, regulatory and policy instruments within the local and global context.

Qualifications

Experience in at least 2:

• Drafting, reviewing, negotiation, amendment, release, quality control, management, and archiving of legal, regulatory and policy instruments within the local and global context.
• Support of development and implementation of Intellectual assets management strategies. 
• Identification, protection and exploitation of Intellectual assets.

Professional qualifications

• Master's Degree in Law or any other relevant degree, with a specialisation in Intellectual Property law.
• A minimum of 10 years of Intellectual Property law experience.
• Professional training on matters to do with legal and regulatory frameworks of intellectual property.

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This position requires a professional with skills and experience in Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) commercialisation. The person should demonstrate ability to guide KeNIA to achieve her mandate of developing and enhancing the national commercialisation system and infrastructure that effectively and efficiently facilitate taking ideas to market.

Qualifications

Experience in at least 3 of the following:

• Developing and evaluating national commercialisation systems.
• Converting new technological ideas and commercialising them by establishing startups, joint ventures, spin offs etc.
• Commercialisation Strategies, procedures, standards and policies.
• Technology transfer and IP exploitation.
• Strategic thinking and influencing change at the national level.

Professional qualifications

• A minimum of a Master's Degree in any relevant field with experience in commercialisation.
• A minimum of ten (10) years involvement in commercialisation programs and systems.
• Training in strategic thinking and change management

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This position requires a professional with skills and experience in start-up development and start-up ecosystem. The person will provide strategic inputs in the growth of Kenya's open market innovation, start-up capacity development initiatives, incubation and acceleration programs, start-up funding, angel investor network development and venture capital funding systems.

Qualifications

in at least 2 of the following:

• Designing and managing startup programs.
• Founding, running or investing in successful start-up/enterprise.
• Developing or managing national start-up ecosystem initiatives.

Professional qualifications

• At least a Master's Degree in any relevant field with experience in the start-up ecosystem
• At least ten (10) years of either running or investing in startups/enterprises.
• Training in start-up related programs such as angel investment, incubation management, business modelling, value proposition design, design thinking, startup fundraising etc.

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For appointment as a Chairperson, a candidate must:

• Possess an earned Doctorate degree from a University recognized in Kenya.
• Have at least fifteen (15) years’ experience in leadership and management of public or private institutions.
• Meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya.
• Be capable of contributing to development of the Science, Technology and/or Innovation system in Kenya.
• Have demonstrable knowledge and experience in matters related to Science, Technology or Innovation.