Program Director

Premier Hub Innovation Center - An innovation Center in Akure, Premier Hub Premier Hub is evolving innovation in Nigeria, by empowering creative thinkers and Start-Ups through our platform to fast track Technology and industrialization in Nigeria and invents the future of Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Program Director
Job Location: Akure, Ondo

Job Description

• We seek an experienced Program Manager to organize and coordinate the acceleration and incubation of our Innovation Hub program
• The Program Manager will be the prime interface for entrepreneurs and responsible for managing the operations, planning, marketing and development of our Acceleration and incubation Program.

Responsibilities

• Your goal in this position is to create and develop programs that can inspire and expand access for Start-Ups and impact investing space at Premier Hub innovation centre
• Recognize trends in the social impact and innovation field, creating original programming to attract partners, building and executing world-class experiences for our members and sponsors to invest in our innovative programs.
• Pre-incubation: Deal Flow generation, Screening of proposals, Research, Patent landscaping, working with Start-ups for their proposals, resending proposals to the next level for selecting incubates.
• Acceleration and Incubation: Lead formation of new business and provide incubation facilities to enable commercialization of the business
• To induct new Start-ups: create Incubation plans and implement them, assist in writing business plans, keep track of the Incubation process; help the start-ups prepare proposals for getting funding, etc.
• Events and workshops: Plan various workshops/events/webinars for the Incubator, and execute the same with the help of team members and external consultants
• Mentor Network: Develop the mentor network for the Incubator and work with them to make the Incubated venture successful.
• Partnerships: Forge partnerships with other organizations for providing services to the start-ups or the organization; marketing the program, sponsorships…etc. Liaison with the government and industries.
• Work with co-ordination with senior management for setting up grant support and seed funds for start-ups.
• Building and Managing the Incubator team.
• Prepare all required reports and maintain a comprehensive set of records on all tenant activity, client activity and staff involvement in the process of tenant recruitment.
• Administration of the accelerator / Incubator and any other activities which requires the manager’s involvement

Job Requirements

• B.Sc/B.A in Business Administration or relevant field
• 3-5 years of experience in a fast-paced and demanding work environment, such as a management consulting firm, bank, tech company, online start up; or other directly applicable experience overseeing fast paced operations and communications.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills
• Good analytical/critical thinking
• Relevant professional qualification will be an advantage
• Based in Akure is an added advantage