The Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation (PAUSTI), which is hosted at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Nairobi, prides itself as a postgraduate hub of research and innovation featuring a highly diverse faculty, and students are drawn from all over Africa.  PAUSTI incubation centre of Excellence will give students and researchers a platform to develop their skills and competencies whilst putting their theoretical knowledge into practice to create sustainable business solutions towards a better country and by extension, the continent at large.

We are recruiting a Center Community Manager who will oversee the day-to-day operations of the centre, activate and engage the community and be responsible for communications related to the PAUSTI Incubation Center of Excellence’s programs and activities.

Event Planning & Communication Management

• Execute and organize events and workshops where PAUSTI students will receive hands-on support and capacity development.
• Organize monthly meetups to incorporate an ownership culture within the community, facilitate sharing and engage all stakeholders.
• Monitoring key online conversations and events to ensure PAUSTI Incubation Center of Excellence’s effective participation and representation.
• Driving traffic to the centre’s website and blog in order to increase brand awareness.
• Updating the website pages in order to ensure the most current information is displayed; and ensuring a good liaison between the website, blog, and social media platforms & Preparing detailed weekly and monthly reports on social media activity.

Community engagement strategy Development

• Work with the incubation manager to develop a community development strategy to include and guide the implementation of all community-related activities such as meetups, design challenges, hackathons, career fairs etc.
• Develop concept notes and design materials for community engagement meetups
• Communicate meetup details within and outside the university to achieve a high attendance rate of the target stakeholders.
• Work with stakeholders within the University to create post-event articles where necessary.
• Overseeing the publishing of relevant content, such as blog entries, on a regular basis and the relevant impact on the audience within the university.

• Bachelor Degree in Education, Social Sciences, Public Administration, Communication, or any related field.
• Having more than one (1) year of relevant experience in project management or a similar position is a bonus.
• Experience working effectively with and understanding the needs of culturally and ethnically diverse populations.
• Proven skills in project management
• Knowledge of office software packages (MS Word, Excel).
• Good communications and interpersonal skills with attention to details.
• Excellent analytical skills; with the ability to retrieve, organise and analyse information from a variety of sources.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills to ensure deadlines are met, with the ability to prioritise workload without close supervision.

What we offer

• A highly collaborative team environment that will support your professional and personal growth
• Work alongside great talent.
• A culture of learning and innovation. 
• Opportunities for career growth and training.
• Interaction with industry leaders and forward-thinking people. 
• A chance to make a social difference.