Programs and Innovation Lead

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa ORIBI Full time

Programs & Innovation Lead
Cape Town, South Africa

ORIBI is an impact incubator that cultivates social and environmental innovation in South
Africa through the promotion and support of impact entrepreneurship while creating enabling inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Since its creation in Cape Town in 2018, the incubator has supported more than 75 projects on themes related to food innovation, food security, tourism, logistics or waste management.

Thanks to technical assistance from
Value for Women (2021), ORIBI has an added focus on women entrepreneurship. To date, we have trained 130+ teenage girls living in township places.


Our goal is to enable inclusive growth by enabling a disruptive and tangible trust system that bridges formal and informal markets through impact entrepreneurship as the next great frontier toward an African economic revolution.

We design and implement entrepreneurial skills development models, networking and access to inclusive financing support.

ORIBI is part of the
PULSE GROUPE SOS network of incubators.

PULSE is an international association established in 2006 whose mission is to support and promote entrepreneurship as a lever for inclusive and sustainable development.

PULSE believes that each of us can become a change-maker if given the opportunity.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
A passionate, creative and autonomous Programs and Innovation Lead responsible for designing programmatic strategy and growth, the planning, execution, and delivery of

ORIBI's core activities:
#Foodsystem Incubation Program and the #GirlsinBusiness, as well as launching and implementing special and/or new initiatives. The Programs and
Ultimately this person ensures that programs and initiatives are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.


You are willing to join a dynamic and international team to ensure the implementation and development of entrepreneurial support programmes to make impact entrepreneurship accessible to ALL.


WHAT ARE THE JOB'S MISSIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES?

Programmes Strategy and Management (50%)

  • Develop and manage rollout of REACH Project activities , in partnership with

PULSE GROUPE SOS
- in partnership Support design, planning, implementation, and evaluation of programmes through the lens of inclusive innovation and empowerment M&E

  • Collaborate with program teams to develop program strategies budgets, timelines, and work plans, ensuring timely delivery of outputs and outcomes
  • Provide technical guidance and support to program teams and partners in the areas of inclusive methodologies, service design, innovation
  • Identify and manage program risks and opportunities, ensuring that outcomes are achieved in a timely and costeffective manner
  • Foster collaboration and teamwork among programs and support team, and partners ensuring effective communication and coordination
  • Develop and engage meaningfully a sectorial database for the incubation program: o Strengthen diverse experts, mentors & partnership database of Oribi o Identify access to markets for incubated enterprises
  • From timetotime contribute to daytoday program operations
  • Monitor and report on program expenses

Monitoring and Learning (25%)

  • Refine Participatory and Empowerment M&E processes, systems and tools, and developing results frameworks
  • Provide training and technical support to program teams to adapt and adopt M&E processes consistently
  • Ensure compliance with program requirements, policies, and procedures, including funders and stakeholder reporting and monitoring
  • Oversee preparation and presentation of regular progress reports and updates to ORIBI CEO, program stakeholders, including funders, partners

Innovation (15%)

  • Develop and maintain relationships with partners specializing in key topics (not exhaustive): inclusive innovation, food system innovation, impact entrepreneurship, social economy, digitization, women empowerment and SDGs
  • Collaborate with knowledge partners to ensure quality delivery of programs that are accessible, relevant and impactful
  • Identify new opportunities for partnerships and collaborations
  • Coordinate knowledge exchange, ecosystem and advocacy events and workshops to showcase, connect and create linkages with ORIBI's network and programs
  • Link with Pulse HQ

Innovation Department:
for examples participate in #Pulsesessions

Team development (10%)

  • Maintain program, project documentation and records
  • Develop program teams skills through peer coaching and training
  • Develop digital community engagement strategy with incubation team

WHAT ARE THE COMPETENCIES EXPECTED?

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g. development studies, inclusive innovation, business administration, M&E or related field) desirable
  • And/or Minimum of 3 years of experience in project management, with a strong background in programmes, inclusive innovation, and M&E
  • Proven track record of successful project implementation

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