ROLES
& CONTRIBUTIONS
Incubation Program Coordination
- Work closely with the Africa Program Manager to
coordinate all incubation activities.
- Track timelines, cohort calendars, and milestone
completion.
- Support onboarding, kickoff, and closing
activities for incubation cycles.
- Ensure alignment with Conecta SOP
standards and shared product guidelines.
- Support tracking of incubation KPIs (completion
rate, engagement, mentor matching, venture progress).
Entrepreneur & Mentor Engagement
- Work closely with the Africa Program Manager to
coordinate all incubation activities.
- Support recruitment efforts for entrepreneurs
and mentors.
- Assist in participant selection processes with
ESOs and internal stakeholders.
- Coordinate matching processes between
entrepreneurs and mentors.
- Monitor engagement levels and flag early signs
of disengagement.
- Support follow-up with inactive participants to
reduce drop-off.
Operational Excellence & Dashboard
Tracking
- Assist in maintaining clean and updated program
dashboards.
- Support weekly KPI tracking and reporting.
- Track deviations in timelines and escalate when
thresholds are exceeded.
- Maintain structured documentation across Notion,
Drive, and internal tools.
- Support troubleshooting during early-stage
program delivery.
ESO & Ecosystem Support
- Assist in follow-ups with local Entrepreneur
Support Organizations (ESOs).
- Support coordination of ecosystem events and
activation activities.
- Help identify opportunities for strategic
partnerships and ecosystem strengthening.
- Maintain organized records of local partner
interactions and ecosystem mapping.
Reporting & Documentation
- Support preparation of program reports and
donor-facing documentation.
- Compile data and insights for internal
performance reviews.
- Take minutes during key meetings and maintain
structured communication logs.
- Ensure documentation mirrors financial and
operational reporting standards.
SKILLS
AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED
We’re looking for a Program
Management Associate to assist in support tasks for the deployment of
a portfolio of entrepreneurship programs, with demonstrative organisational and
communication skills.
Hard Skills and soft we look for in this
particular role:
- Languages: Advanced level of English
and working proficiency in French.
- With some experience working with
entrepreneurship programs or in the fields of social innovation,
eco-entrepreneurship development organization departments, or
environment-related fields.
- Strong team player with excellent collaboration
skills.
- Great communication skills.
- At ease with tech tools such as Notion, Slack,
and Google Drive, or eager to learn and adapt quickly. Good grasp of
spreadsheets.
- Strong organizational and coordination skills:
You will have a lot of different types of responsibilities, so it is
essential to be able to stay organized. Ability to manage multiple tasks
across different programs and locations.
- Proactive approach to identifying and addressing
challenges during program implementation.
- Have great writing and oral communication
skills, as well as strong documentation and reporting skills.
- Ability to work in fast-paced, multi-country
program environments.
- Flexibility to handle different aspects of
program coordination and support.
- Growth mindset and resilience to overcome
challenges.
- Problem-solver, and self-starter, who can be up
and running in no time after thorough onboarding.
- You don’t get easily overwhelmed or stuck in
planning mode.
- Extraordinary attention to detail: you test
things yourself before making them go public, and you dislike when your
work has imperfections.
- Resourcefulness and good common sense to
approach problems efficiently.
How to
Apply
