Team Leader, Institutional Development Expert, Innovation Ecosystems

Oxford Policy Management

Team Leader guiding institutional diagnostics, capacity building, and quality assurance for innovation-support organisations. Oxford Policy Management strengthens public policy and digital innovation ecosystems in Tanzania and Uganda.

Posted 8/11/2026contractRemote • 🇹🇿 TanzaniaSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in institutional strengthening, organisational diagnostics, and capacity development, with a strong focus on stakeholder management and delivering high-quality outputs in multi-country technical assistance assignments.

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Institutional StrengtheningOrganisational DiagnosticsCapacity Development RoadmapsStakeholder ManagementMaturity Assessment Approaches

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Hard Skills

Institutional Diagnostic FrameworksCapacity-Building Programme DesignMaturity ScorecardsTechnical AssistanceDonor-Ready Report Production

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipCommunication SkillsEngagement with Donor Representatives

Industry Keywords

Entrepreneurship Ecosystem DevelopmentHubsIncubatorsAcceleratorsMEL Reporting

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide overall strategic direction and quality assurance across the assignment
Review and sign off on diagnostic findings, maturity scorecards, and capacity development roadmaps
Oversee the coherence and quality of the final assignment report and knowledge products
Coordinate the wider expert team across diagnostic, capacity building, and MEL workstreams
Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders throughout inception, delivery, and reporting
Lead engagement with participating Innovation Support Organisations, adapting the approach to local context and constraints
Undertake field missions to Tanzania and Uganda for inception, coordination, quality assurance, and selected ISO visits
Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of all assignment outputs within budget

Requirements

What you’ll need

University degree in business, management, economics, development studies, public policy, entrepreneurship, or organisational development
At least 10 years of professional experience in institutional strengthening, organisational diagnostics, or entrepreneurship ecosystem development
Experience working with hubs, incubators, accelerators, or similar support institutions
At least 5 years of relevant experience gained working in Africa
Strong understanding of institutional diagnostic frameworks and maturity assessment approaches
Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams on multi-country technical assistance assignments
Strong stakeholder management skills, including engagement with donor representatives and institutional leadership
Excellent written and spoken English
Ability to produce clear, donor-ready reports
Experience designing or delivering capacity-building programmes is strongly preferred
Experience with institutional diagnostic tools, maturity scorecards, or capacity development roadmaps is strongly preferred
Familiarity with secondary or regional city ecosystems is strongly preferred
Experience working within donor-funded programme structures, including phased deliverables and MEL reporting, is strongly preferred
Working knowledge of Swahili is an advantage
Familiarity with local languages spoken in the Ugandan project areas is beneficial
Field missions to Tanzania and Uganda required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Environment that welcomes ambition, creativity and passion for positive change
Commitment to diversity and inclusion
Opportunity to work as a corporate employee, project delivery colleague, or independent contractor