Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (MUAST)
DUE: 23 MAY 2024
INNOVATION UNIT
Director Innovation
The Director Innovation reports to Executive Director, Innovation and Industrialisation.
Duties and Responsibilities
▪ Develop and drive innovation strategies to support University-wide
transformation goals;
▪ Liaising with other stakeholders like technical and multilateral partners,
bilateral donors and academic institutions to ensure alignment with major
innovation initiatives;
▪ Initiating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating policies, systems and
procedures dealing with university innovation;
▪ Maintaining a database of all innovation activities across the University;
▪ Developing mutually beneficial linkages with industry in order to develop
partnerships with regards to innovation;
▪ Providing leadership, oversight and direction to Faculties and Departments in
all innovation initiatives;
▪ Support, lead and manage innovation projects, from ideation through to
launch. This includes managing project timelines, budgets, and resources where
applicable;
▪ Ensure all innovations are well managed and protected through intellectual
property rights;
▪ Facilitate workshops and brainstorming sessions to generate new ideas and
evaluate their feasibility;
▪ Producing periodic reports on all innovation activities;
▪ Superintending over the establishment and operations of innovation hubs, and
incubation hubs;
▪ Developing performance benchmarks and quality monitoring and evaluation
frameworks for the institution’s innovation hubs and industrial parks;
▪ Spearheading resource mobilization and devise funding mechanisms for the
Innovation Unit;
▪ Developing mechanisms for promoting innovation, production of goods,
facilitating and coordinating collaborations with industry leading to the setting
up of industrial hubs and putting in place mechanisms for the protection of
Intellectual Property;
▪ Developing an innovation culture and agenda for Marondera University of
Agricultural Sciences and Technology;
▪ Continuously evaluate and improve innovation processes and tools to maximize
efficiency and effectiveness; capture ideas and approaches and share with
wider community;
▪ Performing any other specific duties assigned by Executive Director, Innovation
and Industrialisation.
Qualifications and Experience
The ideal candidate must be a prominent academic with a proven track record of
scholarship, research, development of innovations, publications, collaborations,
networking and resource mobilization.
He/she must have a minimum of a PhD and at least five (5) years post qualification experience.
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
Information on salary and other benefits will be made available to shortlisted
candidates.
TO APPLY
Applicants must submit six (6) sets of applications which should include the
application letter, certified copies of certificates, national identification, birth
certificate and detailed Curriculum Vitae giving full personal details including full
names, place and date of birth, qualifications, experience, present salary, date of
availability, contact details, names, addresses and email addresses of three
referees. Applications in envelopes clearly indicating post applied for should be
addressed to:
The Assistant Registrar, Human Resources
Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
P.O Box 35
MARONDERA
Hand deliver to or send by courier to:
Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
CSC Campus, Industrial Sites
15 Longlands Road
MARONDERA
The closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday, 23 May 2024. Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The University does not charge applicants a fee at any stage of the
recruitment process and does not have Agents who receive applications on its
behalf.
Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology is an equal
opportunity Employer
