About NARO:
The National Agricultural Research Organisation is established by the National Agricultural Research Act 2005 as a body corporate with the mandate to provide strategic direction for publically funded agricultural research in Uganda. The organisation is composed of the Council as its governing body, Committees of Council, a Secretariat for its day-to-day operations with semi-autonomous Public Agricultural Research Institutes (PARI’s) under its policy guidance.
Job Summary: The Senior Incubation and Commercialization Officer will manage the transformation and commercialization of NARO technologies, in compliance with the institutional Intellectual Property (IP) policy framework.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
· Develop and operationalize technology incubation guidelines and facilitate product development.
· Facilitate formation and strengthening of effective collaborations and linkages between NARO and the industry on sustainable generation and/or commercialization of technologies.
· Build establishment of networks for creating market opportunities of agri-businesses initiatives based on NARO technologies
· Plan and coordinate technology economic analysis activities to ascertain technology value for commercialization.
· Guide the processes for, and support establishment and management of technology incubation centres in NARO
· Spearhead development and implementation of strategies for commercialization of NARO owned IPs.
· Monitor performance of NARO’s commercialized technologies in the market.
· Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the immediate supervisor
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
· The applicants should be Ugandans holding a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Agricultural or biological sciences, plus a business related Master’s degree, from a recognized university.
· At least four years of proven experience in technology incubation processes and product commercialization
· Ability to develop commercialization strategies and business plans
· Previous experience in conducting market research to guide generation and commercialization of technologies
· Good report writing and communication skills.
· Good interpersonal skills and ability to work, and timely produce accurate results in an environment with multiple and challenging tasks to be handled simultaneously.
How to Apply:
All candidates who wish to join NARO are encouraged to send their applications to the Director General, NARO, P.O. Box 295, Entebbe, Uganda.
The complete applications should include three copies of your Curriculum Vitae and one copy of certificates, transcripts and other relevant documents. Applicants are advised to quote the reference number of the post applied for on the top left hand corner of the envelope and on the application letter specifying the institute of preference (Check at top of the advert) and should apply for a maximum of two (2) posts which should be addressed below:
Deadline: 3rd November 2017 by 5.00p.m