Les missions du poste
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Africa Global Logistics (AGL) is the leading multimodal logistics operator in Africa, operating across port, logistics, maritime, and rail activities. Part of the MSC Group-a global leader in maritime transport and logistics-AGL brings together over a century of expertise, a presence in 49 countries, and more than 23,000 employees. The Group delivers innovative, tailormade logistics solutions to African and international customers, with a strong ambition to drive sustainable transformation across the continent. Beyond Africa, AGL also operates in Haiti, TimorLeste, and Indonesia.
The MIS/IT Department (ASCENS) supports AGL's 250 subsidiaries from its hubs in Paris, Abidjan, Johannesburg, and Kigali, ensuring the efficient use, governance, and continuous evolution of the Group's digital solutions.
As part of its innovation strategy, ASCENS launched its first Innovation Center-YIRI-in Abidjan, a collaborative space dedicated to digital transformation and partnerships with internal teams, technology providers, universities, and startups.
Established in 2025, the AGL Expertise Center Kigali-which hosts ASCENS as its dedicated MIS/IT function-is entering a strategic growth phase. To support this expansion and deliver highvalue digital services across the AGL network, we are recruiting talented professionals to join a dynamic and fastgrowing team. The center plays a critical role in MIS activities through standardized service delivery, operational excellence, and strong collaboration with sites across the Group.
Do you want to grow in a truly international environment and contribute to a company that places Africa at the heart of its mission?
Join the AGL Expertise Center Kigali and help shape the future of logistics in Africa.
Le profil recherché
As the Program Officer for the Yiri Innovation Center, your main mission will be to coordinate the center's various programs in support of the innovation center responsible. Your experience in innovation processes and programs will assist you in managing the different activities related to the Yiri Innovation Center.
Program Management and Support:
Contribute to the design of support programs: objectives, needs, deliverables, journey, toolkit, etc.
Analyze the specific needs of program beneficiaries (startups for the Accelerate program, students, internal staff).
Define, plan, monitor, and coordinate programs and their objectives.
Implement evaluation mechanisms to measure program effectiveness.
Suggest improvements to enhance program impact.
Startup Sourcing and Qualification:
Help develop an evaluation framework for selecting candidates for various programs.
Review collected information to assess and qualify the relevance of applications.
Participate in decision-making regarding the sourcing of applicants for different programs.
Coordination with Operational Partners:
Maintain an up-to-date list of internal and external partners (coaches, mentors, tutors, etc.).
Coordinate partner involvement in sessions (startup coaching, program follow-up, etc.).
Monitor partner performance and adjust expectations when necessary.
Contribute to communication plans related to the center's programs and activities, in collaboration with all stakeholders (communications, HR, etc.).
Operational Program Management:
Define onboarding processes for program participants.
Oversee the training plan for participants.
Collaborate with the innovation center responsible to define the event calendar and monitor the center's activities (webinars, hackathons, training sessions, masterclasses, open house days, etc.).
Governance:
Attend various meetings in support of or alongside the innovation center's teams.
Provide tactical assistance to different teams by identifying the needs of stakeholders involved in the center's activities.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE & SKILLS REQUIRED:
A Master's degree (from a top business school, engineering school, or equivalent program)
Minimum of 3 years' experience in managing innovation programs
Fluency in both English and French
Strong interest in the digital world and new technologies
Ability to design and facilitate workshops
Capacity to work proactively and independently, managing multiple tasks simultaneously
Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks
Strong communication and collaborative working skills
An entrepreneurial mindset
Creativity, imagination, initiative, and inventiveness
Passion, enthusiasm and vitality
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Publiée le 28/05/2026 - Réf : 2025-9291