IRC Director of Design and Innovation Jobs 2022 – Nigeria NGO Jobs. IRC Nigeria programme looking for “Director of Design and Innovation”. Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 18 April 2022.
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IRC Director of Design and Innovation Jobs 2022
The IRC has published a job vacancy announcement on 07 April 2022 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Director of Design and Innovation to be based in Abuja, Nigeria.
| Recruiter | International Rescue Committee (IRC) |
| Position | Director of Design and Innovation |
| Location | Abuja, Nigeria |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University degree |
| Experience Required | 10+ years |
| Application Deadline | 18 April 2022 |
IRC Job Vacancy 2022
Job Overview/Summary: This role will establish an innovation strategy that focuses on ideas with the highest potential for impact and scale both within and outside of the IRC. You will oversee the portfolio for ideation and design of new and improved solutions within the IRC as well as shape how we increase our incubation and acceleration of local innovators and solutions. You will generate relationships with innovation partners, hubs, startups and entrepreneurs in the places we work while facilitating their relationships with IRC country programs, innovation consultants, technical units and Airbel staff.
Major Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with priority leads to develop and source ideas, and design and evaluate solutions with high potential for impact and scale, scope projects
- Oversee reviews of the innovation landscape and scope and evaluate potential partnerships with innovation partners, hubs, startups and entrepreneurs in the places we work
- Identify Airbel’s unique role and value proposition in the digital development space
- Create a digital strategy and establish internal and external partnerships to support our strategic and tactical needs
- Conduct workforce planning for designers with Priority leads and Ops team
- Scout and hire designers and consultancies to build teams for Airbel projects
- Support high quality, ambitious and impactful work across ongoing innovation projects
- Ensure quality standards for early stage innovation work across Airbel projects and portfolios and support staff in meeting them and delivering high return on investment
- Build support systems, resources and partnerships to execute and replicate high-quality innovation processes
Qualification & Experience:
- 10+ years’ experience leading innovation or R&D teams in complex organizations or systems (government, nonprofit, large company)
- Experience working collaboratively in human-centered design techniques in a wide range of product and service design projects and contexts
- Deep understanding of at least two design disciplines (e.g. product design, UX,)
- Extensive experience building and managing relationships with external partners
- Outstanding manager, mentor, and coach to people of all backgrounds and creating an inclusive culture
- Builder of a creative culture that thrives across borders and screens within a large organization and works in synchronous and asynchronous ways
- Strong track record of scaled digital and analog innovations in low- and middle-income countries
- Experience managing multiple multi-disciplinary projects with multi-disciplinary collaborators in an inclusive way
- Ability to influence across a wide range of diverse stakeholders, utilizing excellent visual storytelling and synthesis skills, including public speaking and writing
- Ability to bring people along with a stated vision and strategy
- Strong professional network and recognized expertise
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply IRC Director of Design and Innovation Jobs 2022
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The Closing Date: 18 April 2022
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.rescue.org |
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