Location: Cairo, Egypt

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SUMMARY

Arizona State University is seeking an experienced Industry Liaison to oversee the sustainability program for the new USAID-funded Egypt Center of Excellence for Energy (COE) project. The COE project is a partnership between ASU-US and three Egyptian partner universities (EPUs): Ain Shams University, Aswan University, and Mansoura University. The COE’s goal is to improve the capacity of Egypt’s higher education institutions to drive public and private sector innovation, modernization, and competitiveness; strengthen government policy to stimulate economic growth; and contribute solutions to Egypt’s development challenges in the energy sector. The Industry Liaison’s primary responsibility is to interact with Egypt’s Energy Industries, utilities, NGOs and government sector to develop a robust sustainability program that ensures the long-term success of the COE.

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Responsibilities

• Interact with Egypt’s Energy Industries, utilities, NGOs, and government sector to support COE research, internships, and long-term funding.

• Support the center technical advisor and director interacting with the industry, NGOs, and stakeholders

• Assist in the development of the technology center to offer technical consulting, testing facilities, workforce training services, workshops, certificate programs, testing, and related areas. The technology center will be the COE platform for developing and marketing fee-bearing courses and certifications to industry and ministries. The technology center can offer the short course, workshops, training, and certificate programs.

• Assist in the interactions and development of the COE Stakeholder members.

• Draft MOUs and finalize agreements with the industry sector

• Assist in the Development of workshops, mentoring, and hands-on assistance in preparing fundraising and sponsored-research proposals and presenting requests to companies and donors.

• Support COE in developing/update of Industry Advisory Boards relevant to the faculties

• Expand existing professional networks, develop, and implement an industry outreach program and internship program, including, but not limited to, company tours of universities, roundtables with students, and job boards to match company opportunities with student interns and graduates.

• Work with the stakeholders to develop research agenda aligned with Egypt’s energy sector needs and identify sources of financing the research agenda

• Organize regular workshops, seminars, and think-tank meetings.

• Assist existing units in the following services: alumni engagement, scholarship funding, exchange programs, funded research, industrial chairs etc.

• Develop and implement a robust program of sustainable and long-term collaborative linkages between U.S. and Egyptian universities.

• Present and market COE to a wide variety of external groups and businesses to gather support for research agenda, scholarships, internships, and job placement.

• Develop a robust online/manual documentation system for COE projects and maintain integrity of this filing system.

• Other related duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications:

• B.Sc./M.Sc. in Technology or related fields (Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical areas), MBA or related business degree.

• Established connection with Egypt’s energy industry and government agencies, 5 years of experience in energy business development.

• M.Sc. or MBA, strong background in the Energy sector and Energy business operations in Egypt.

• Demonstrate strong interactions with Egypt’s industrial sector, preferably Energy.

• Knowledge of industries particularly the energy and utility sectors; entrepreneurship and business operation strategies.

• Knowledge of fundraising.

• Skill in planning, analyzing, coordinating activities, and establishing priorities.

• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Ability to market concepts to a diverse audience in varying functional disciplines.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced dynamic environment subject to quickly changing priorities and potentially conflicting deadlines.

• Language Proficiency: Level IV English and fluent Arabic required.

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Working Environment:

• This position will interact with administrators, faculty, and students working at COE. May travel to various locations within Egypt

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ABOUT ASU

Arizona State University is a public learning enterprise, and our mission is no less than transforming the model for public higher education. We call the model the New American University, and we began our transformation in 2002, led by President Michael Crow. Six years later, Newsweek hailed ASU as “one of the most radical redesigns in higher learning since the modern research university took shape.” By 2016 and again for the following six years, U.S. News and World Report has named ASU the #1 innovative U.S. university. ASU ranks #1 in the U.S. and #2 globally for university impact on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Times Higher Education, 2022). ASU is eager to collaborate with and learn alongside higher education systems in emerging economies to meet shared and escalated expressions of challenges educators face globally. Since 2010, ASU has successfully implemented projects in the Middle East and North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean for USAID, the State Department, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, the Inter-American Development Bank, and private sector donors including foundations such as Mastercard and Gates. Through its University Design Institute, ASU is partnering with 90 institutions in 20 countries to assist universities that are transforming themselves into powerful engines of social and economic impact.

 

This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. ASU reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

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ASU is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

 

How To Apply: Qualified applicants should submit a CV and cover letter highlighting fit for the position to recruitment@broderickhaightconsulting.com with the subject line "ASU COE Industry Liaison”

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