Industry Partnerships and Business Development Specialist

Basic Job Summary: To lead engagement with industry and the entrepreneurial ecosystem across the project: brokering partnerships between training institutions and the private sector, developing business-development and entrepreneurship linkages along the GH2 value chain (with attention to SMEs, women and youth), leading policy-brief drafting and sector recommendations, and delivering the knowledge-sharing and awareness-raising work packages. Duties & Responsibilities: Industry Partnerships, Knowledge Sharing and Awareness The key tasks include, but are not limited to: - Build and maintain a database of GH2 private-sector stakeholders; engage industry in skills mapping and skills-gap validation. - Establish private-sector partnerships and MoUs for training and Centre-of-Excellence involvement - Support job placement, internships and company onboarding and entrepreneur selection for the Exchange Programme. - Lead inter-project liaison with other TEI OP-VET project partners and compile the GH2 VET Best Practice Guide / knowledge products documenting learnings. - Set up and implement the GH2 awareness campaign, including stakeholder mapping, materials, and dissemination activities. Project Coordination and Reporting The key tasks include, but are not limited to: - Lead the drafting of policy briefs with recommendations for the VET sector and its Green Hydrogen linkage and further sector/advocacy inputs - Identify and promote business-development and entrepreneurship opportunities for SMEs and women- and youth-led enterprises. - Foster inclusive public–private partnerships and identify opportunities for publicprivate collaboration. - Coordinate closely with other consortium members on project delivery - Report on progress and deliverables to the SERC Project Manager Minimum Academic Qualifications: Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Development Studies, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Public Policy or a related field. A Bachelor’s degree with substantial additional relevant experience may be considered. Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies/ Publication: Experience drafting policy briefs and best-practice guides. Membership of

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Development Studies, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Public Policy or a related field; A Bachelor’s degree with substantial additional relevant experience may be considered; At least seven (7) years in private-sector development, business development, partnership brokering or public–private partnerships, ideally in energy, industrial or skills sectors; Experience drafting policy briefs and best-practice guides; Demonstrated experience engaging with policy-making and regulatory bodies; Proven experience designing and delivering awareness campaigns, workshops, and conferences; Experience facilitating regional or inter-project knowledge sharing; Sound knowledge of Kenya’s private-sector and SME ecosystem; Commitment to gender- and youth-inclusive approaches; Membership of a relevant professional body is an asset; Excellent stakeholder-engagement, networking, and partnership-brokering skills; Strong analytical and policy-writing ability; Clear, persuasive communication; Strong event and campaign management and coordination skills; Excellent written and spoken English.