Responsibilities
- Design and implement programs that cultivate
entrepreneurial skills among students, staff, and faculty; support the
incubation and acceleration of startups and promote the protection and
commercialisation of university-generated intellectual property.
- Identify and support promising business ideas
for incubation and acceleration.
- Organise workshops, boot camps, and hackathons
to foster creativity and innovation.
- Oversee the operations of KCA University’s
incubation centre, ensuring it provides a supportive environment for
startups.
- Develop policies and frameworks for startup
admission, mentorship, and graduation.
- Provide technical and business development
support to startups, including market access, funding opportunities, and
legal compliance.
- Facilitate the protection of intellectual
property generated within the University, including patents, trademarks,
and copyrights.
- Develop strategies for licensing university
technologies to industry partners or startups.
- Build partnerships with industry and government
stakeholders to support technology transfer and commercialisation
activities, facilitate access to funding and venture capital and provide
capacity-building opportunities for students, faculty, and staff.
- Train faculty and students on innovation,
intellectual property, and commercialisation.
- Manage budgets and resources allocated to the
Entrepreneurship, Incubation, and Technology Transfer office.
- Develop metrics to assess the impact of
entrepreneurship, incubation, and technology transfer initiatives.
- Prepare and present reports to the university
management on program progress and achievements.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Social Sciences,
Entrepreneurship, or Business Management from an accredited/recognised
institution.
- Six (6) years of relevant work experience,
especially in commercialisation and technology transfer or in managing an
incubation centre.
- Experience managing budgets and donor-funded
projects is an added advantage.
Skills
- Strong knowledge of intellectual property law,
startup ecosystems, and commercialisation strategies.
- Excellent communication, networking, and
leadership skills.
- Strong passion for working with startups and
innovation-driven enterprises.
How to Apply
