National Consultant, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Category | Grade:Professional | CONDeadline:7 Aug 2026Job ID:594830Posted on:31 Jul 2026
Overview
UNICEF Ghana seeks a national consultant to coordinate the UNICEF Startup Lab and guide its transition to the University of Ghana and Ghana-Korea Impact Centre. The four-month assignment covers accelerator delivery, youth entrepreneurship partnerships, monitoring, knowledge management and donor reporting.
Department: UNICEF Startup Lab
Languages
Required: English
Desired: Another United Nations language or local language
Minimum Experience
5 years
Estimated Salary
Not available
Responsibilities
- Coordinate delivery of the UNICEF Startup Lab entrepreneurship and innovation programme
- Support the programme's institutional transition to its university-based host
- Build partnerships with innovation hubs, accelerators, universities and ecosystem actors
- Monitor programme implementation, results and risks
- Document lessons and develop knowledge products for the innovation ecosystem
- Prepare project updates and donor reports
- Provide project management and coordination support to participating startups and partners
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in social sciences, innovation, entrepreneurship, public administration, computer science or a relevant field
- At least five years of relevant professional experience
- Experience with innovation ecosystems, entrepreneurship or startup acceleration
- English proficiency
Skills
Entrepreneurship ecosystemsStartup accelerationYouth entrepreneurshipInnovation programme managementInstitutional transitionPartnership developmentMonitoring and evaluationDonor reportingKnowledge management
Additional info
- Office-based national consultancy in Accra
- Applicants must provide a separate financial proposal