Incubation Support Associate at Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB)

CcHUB is Nigeria’s first open living lab and pre-incubation space being designed to be a multi-functional, multi-purpose space where work to catalyze creative social tech ventures take place. The HUB is a place for technologists, social entrepreneurs, government, tech companies, impact investors and hackers in and around Lagos to co-create new solutions to the many social problems in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Incubation Support Associate

Location: Ibadan, Oyo

Job Description

• We are looking to recruit a detail-oriented and results-driven senior incubation associate at an Incubation Center of Excellence in Ibadan, Nigeria.
• The role holder will be responsible for  creating and implementing incubation programs to support the development and commercialisation of innovative ideas and solutions.

Project Management:

• Support in the designing and implementation of entrepreneurship related programmes at the center.
• Support the programme manager to ensure alignment between the different stakeholders of the programmes including startups, industry experts and facilitators through clear and consistent communication
• Manage logistics for the programmes

Startup Support:

• Work with incubatees to build, test and acquire users/customers
• Write monthly reports on progress and achieved milestones of startups. 
• Manage applications to different programmes, as well as communication with applicants

Research:

• Support the incubation manager in Sourcing, application evaluation, due diligence and selection committee briefing to aid selection of startups into our programmes
• Conduct industry/sector research to identify opportunities, partners, and industry experts for our programmes

Communication:

• Conduct check-ins with startups being supported to understand their challenges and needs and connect them to relevant resources 
• Create content specific to the work being done at the center.

Qualifications

• Educational Qualifications: Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree  in IT/Computer Science/Finance/Commerce is preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years experience working in startups or with an incubator/accelerator is a bonus.
• Overall understanding of the digital technology and product landscape
• Demonstrated ability to proactively cultivate, build and maintain strong working relationships with start-ups, entrepreneurs and other necessary stakeholders.
• Fluent in written and spoken English, with the ability to speak in front of an audience as and when deemed necessary
• Experience of running multi-functional teams.
• Excellent skills in the entire Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Powerpoint, Excel etc.)
• Execution skill set – including a focus on data-driven decision making, comfort with ambiguity, and ability to drive rapid “learn & implement” iterations.
• Empathy - using skills that allow to determine what is most important to their target audience, and then working to deliver on an organizational promise.

Application Closing Date
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