Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, April 18 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job summary
The Smart City Hub coordinator will be responsible for planning and coordinating the implementation of Smart city initiatives in the country, for effective operationalization of the Smart City Hub that was launched in September 2023.

They will be responsible for the rapidly growing Smart Cities practice across Rwanda. They will be supporting Cities’ visions and journeys to becoming smarter, more liveable, and sustainable communities. The key focus will be to manage and lead the day-to-day activities of the Smart City Hub engagements, assist in building the Smart City Practices and the team.
The Smart City Hub project advisor coordinates with youth, local leaders, private entities, local government, line Ministries.

Responsibilities
• Lead the delivery of smart city projects across the country.
• Conduct research and analysis to support smart city initiatives
• Provide technical and expert support in the design and preparation of actions and inclusive urban development/future city processes.
• Stakeholder engagement and coordination to ensure high-quality work products and project success
• Aligning activities and priorities with other projects in the ecosystem
• Work alongside the hub’s thematic areas to identify a portfolio of smart city solutions with potential to improve the quality of life of city residents
• Establish relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels to cultivate and manage business development opportunities and to be able to develop the appropriate Business Case and next steps to Project realization.

Required qualifications, competences and experience
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in one of these fields; Technology engineering, Business or Project Management, Urban management, Smart Cities Management, or a related field.
• An advanced degree (Master’s degree) is a plus
• At least 3 years of experience in a Smart City Advisory/Consulting role, or Urban management or a relevant position with transferable skills.
• Solid understanding of smart city and digital transformation concepts
• At least 2 years of experience on similar projects in the region of East Africa or Africa (Rwanda is a plus).
• Experience delivering projects through all phases of the lifecycle.
• Strong appreciation of the ‘Smart Cities Landscape’ in Rwanda and have networks within the smart city or innovation ecosystem.
• Strong analytical skills, creativity, and communication skills to encourage cities to execute their smart city roadmap.
• Strong Presentation skills.
• Strong understanding & experience in Sustainability and specifically the relationship between Smart and Sustainable Cities.
• Understanding in relevant technologies (4G/5G communications, IoT, big data and analytics) and their impact on society, business, and economy is of added advantage.

Professional experience
• At least 3 years of professional experience in the area of smart cities, urbanization or digitalization field.
• Demonstrated experience in project management;
• Demonstrated experience in workshop and event planning and facilitation;
• In depth understanding of global and regional innovation trends and methodologies;

Other knowledge, additional competences
• Strong analytical and research skills. Excellent business writing, presentation skills and verbal communication skills (in English);
• Strong project management skills;
• Effective inter-personal and leadership skills. Team player with an ability to develop and foster relationships with diverse stakeholders;
• Excellent networking skills;
• Drive, motivation and ability to consistently achieve results in a fast-paced environment;
• Proficient in oral and written English; knowledge of French and Kinyarwanda would be an asset;
• Proven ability to mentor, coach, and build capacity, across different capacities.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested candidates should submit their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates and references), via our electronic job portal by using the button “apply”; until 30th April 2024 at 4:00 PM. All attachments should be put together in one PDF file not larger than 2 MB.


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