Job Title: Program Technical Specialist – Acceleration
Organisation: Mkazipreneur
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Mkazipreneur is a leading network for women entrepreneurs in Africa, dedicated to promoting and empowering women in entrepreneurship. The platform offers affordable resources, advice, motivation, events, and a supportive community for female small business owners.
Job Summary: Mkazipreneur is looking for an experienced Program technical specialist – Acceleration, responsible for managing the acceleration component of the program, supporting entrepreneurs to refine their business models and prepare for Demo Day and investment
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Drive awareness of the project in different communities and build pipeline for the initiative.
- Support the learning efforts of entrepreneurs in the foundational course by approving assignments, addressing queries and offering guidance & feedback where necessary.
- Document and maintain records of support offered to entrepreneurs. This includes but is not limited to one-on-one sessions, information sessions etc. (Attendance sheet, meeting notes and action trackers)
- Design and implement business acceleration deliverables like the business clinics, Demo days and portfolio deliverables.
- Provide technical support on business strategy, operations and scalability.
- Support due diligence, needs assessment processes for businesses for acceleration stage, Reviews applications into the accelerator
- Participate in program activities like meetings, business clinics, Demo Day and facilitate sessions where required.
- Lead pitch readiness training and coordinate demo day activities.
- Liaise with investors and funding partners.
- Facilitate educational workshops, meetings and conferences associated with the project.
- Facilitate market and capital linkage strategies for target beneficiaries.
- Document success stories and lessons learned
- Interact with members of the community to help achieve project goals and objectives.
- Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the program and develop new methods aimed at greater success.
- Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Degree in Business, Entrepreneurship, Finance, or Innovation.
- 5+ years supporting startups or running accelerators/incubators.
- Familiarity with investment processes and investor engagement.
How to Apply:
To apply, send CV to: [email protected]
Deadline: 30th May 2025
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