Job Summary
An Entrepreneurial Education, Career Counseling, and Employability Expert is responsible for designing, implementing, and coordinating initiatives that enhance students entrepreneurial skills, innovation capacity, and graduate employability.
Key Responsibilities
Support the development and implementation of national frameworks, strategies, and institutional guidelines for entrepreneurship education and innovation in higher education institutions.
Lead initiatives that strengthen graduate employability through career development services and industry engagement.
Strengthen partnerships between universities, industries, employers, private sector organizations, innovation ecosystems, and development partners.
Support the development and review of policies, guidelines, and operational manuals related to entrepreneurship, innovation, graduate employability, and university-industry collaboration.
Develop monitoring frameworks and performance indicators for entrepreneurship, innovation, and graduate employability initiatives.
Coordinate with Ministry of Education directorates, universities, employers, development partners, innovation ecosystems, and other relevant stakeholders.
Qualifications
Education
A master''s degree in Entrepreneurship, Business Administration (MBA), Innovation Management, Human Resource Management, or a related discipline.
Experience
At least 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in entrepreneurship development, innovation management, career services, employability, business incubation, or project management. Experience working with higher education institutions, startups, SMEs, NGOs, or development partners is desirable.
Required Skills
Technical & Leadership Competencies:
Strong understanding of entrepreneurship education, innovation ecosystems, startup development, graduate employability frameworks, university-industry collaboration models, and project management.
Core Skill Tags:
Education, Social Work, Project Management.