Job Title: Advisor, Enterprise Competitiveness and Innovations
Reference: DAC/AECI/13
Locations: Nigeria (Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, and Ondo)
Organisation: Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission
Recruiter: Workforce Management Centre (WfM Centre)
The Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission is a development coordination and management institution, set up as a strategic and action-oriented response to the desire and determination of the South Western States of Nigeria to create regional competitive advantage. The DAWN Commission is focused on fostering inclusive and aggressive economic growth that leverages the socio-economic potential of the Southwest region comprising Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti, and Ondo.
The DAWN Commission is the strategic driver that has been set up to orchestrate and foster regional cooperation and integration as a catalyst for achieving sustainable and accelerated development of Western Nigeria.
In order to successfully design, develop, deploy and execute the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria, the Commission is seeking to hire world class talent and professionals with the competence and capacity to make the goals and strategic objective of The DAWN to become a reality.
Responsibilities;
• Seek and promote best-in-class innovation, initiatives and methodology in different areas of development focus for mainstreaming, applicability and adaptability in the SW Region
• Leverage data and information to identify world class initiatives that will promote the development of the Southwest Region
• Provide strategic direction in the major functions of the operations and market it to key stakeholders, financiers and target audiences
• Midwife entrepreneurship and partnership initiatives and programmes with relevant agents of development within the Country and across the world
Requirements:
• The ideal candidate for this role is required to have extensive experience in the development community, both at the conceptual and practical levels
• Access into the world of strategic development innovations and initiatives, including the capacity for creating the methodology for adoption and applicability
• Demonstrated ability to gather information and data from different sources and creatively come up with transformational initiatives
• Minimum of Eight (8) years' experience in similar role from an organization involved in societal transformational initiatives, managing business innovation and SME development
• Experience in project management
• Must be creative and analytical
• Excellent communication skills (oral & written)
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