Job Summary

Reporting to the Manager, Business Process Reengineering & Innovation, the job holder is responsible for KenGen’s innovation agenda across all its installations, including inculcating a culture of innovation an continuous improvement in all levels of the organization.

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities 
1. Carrying out Intellectual Property audits and register identified patents, trademarks industrial designs and copyright. 
2. Overseeing and rollout a corporate innovation system 
3. Facilitating the development of skills, processes, values, and mind-sets to anchor innovation across the business 
4. Developing the Company innovation policy 
5. Overseeing the annual G2G technical seminar to tap on innovative new ideas 
6. Overseeing and driving quick-wins (rapid results initiatives) implementation 
7. Managing an online innovation dashboard where ideas, concepts are posted for onward scoping and implementation 
8. Developing metrices to continually measure the Company’s innovation performance as well as its progress in embedding innovation as a core competence. 
9.Coordinate Intellectual property protection to secure the company’s intellectual capital. 
10. Ensuring compliance with QMS/EMS, Safety, statutory and regulatory requirements. 
11.Monitoring and evaluating employees performance in the section 
12Preparing sectional annual budget & procurement plan and ensuring prudent fund management. 

Person Specifications 

For appointment to this grade a candidate must have: - 
1.Bachelors degree in Project Management/Business/Engineering or related field from a recognized institution. 
2. Masters degree in Project Management/Business/Engineering or related field from a recognized institution. 
3. Experience of ten (10) years relevant work experience, four (4) of which are at Management role. 
4. A member of a relevant professional body in good standing.
5. Meet the requirements of leadership and integrity as prescribed in Chapter 6 of the constitution of Kenya.

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