Position: Director
Unit: Bahir Dar Institute of Technology Business Incubation and Techno-Entrepreneurship Centre
Deadline for application: Mar.08, 2018
Place of Application: Information and Strategic Communication Office
Minimum Requirement: Fulfilled the Criteria for Assigning Directors
Major Duties and Responsibilities
The business incubation and techno-entrepreneurship executive director provide the daily energy and hands on mentoring that is catalytic to the incubator’s mission. He/she reports directly to the scientific director of the institute and works in collaboration with different faculties and centre of excellences. He/she must be experienced in technology start-up concepts, have a well-rounded understanding of business management, facilitative leadership ability, and interpersonal skills. Hence, He/she will have the following duties and responsibilities but not limited to: -
- Plans, coordinates, organizes, and spearheads efforts for the overall operation and establishment of the business incubation centre and ensures appropriate equipment and materials are available for the successful operations of the centre.
- Provide basic small business coaching and business plan oversight for technology innovation owner graduates.
- Develop and maintain collaborations with partnering industries in order to transfer the technology based business idea in to practice.
- Organize hot topic seminars emphasizing topics of special interest to emerging technology businesses would be provided on a regular basis.
- Identifies funding sources for projects requiring financial assistance
- Conducts research to identify emerging needs, trends, and services related to technology start-ups and potential incubator clients.
- Serves as a conduit to a resource network of service providers that provide expert assistance to the business incubation centre.
- Represents the business incubation to the public and outside groups, organizations, and industries; responds to a wide variety of questions, comments, and/or concerns; resolves related complaints
Note: Detail Criteria for Assigning Directors can be collected from Information and Strategic Communication Office
