An innovative foundation (NGO) that exists to be a home for start up social entrepreneurs in India. It finds, funds and supports exceptional individuals to enable them to develop as leaders, start up sustainable, high-impact initiatives, and prepare their fledgling organisations for further investment.
Job Profile:
The candidate will be responsible to provide non-financial support to the NGO's Level 1 investees.
Within this, your specific responsibilities will be as following:
* Support investees
* Provide ongoing coaching and advisory support to investees
* Connect investees with peers, mentors and investors
* Organise workshops, networking events, residential retreats, peer learning groups as required
* Monitor the use of the finances provided within the incubation support
* Evaluate (a) the growth of the investee, (b) the impact of their project on the community and (c) the contribution of UnLtd India's support to their success.
You will also play an active role in the related operations of scouting and selection of new investees. Please note that you will carry out these activities in collaboration with other members of Incubation Support team. Within this, the responsibilities will be as following:
Scouting for new investees
* Devise and implementing an outreach strategy to find potential investees
* Build relationships with organisations that can provide a pipeline of investees
* Organise the outreach activities
* Selection of new investees
* Carry out initial assessment of interested applicants to check if they meet the required basic criteria
* Collate information from potential investees for our selection committee
* Organise selection panels with external panelists
Background, skills etc
We are looking for the following skills, experience and qualities:
• At least two years' experience of working in a corporate, start-up or high quality development organisation
• A strong grasp of at least two of the following areas – strategy setting, business and financial planning, governance, legal structures and team building
• Excellent relationship building skills
• An ability to thrive in an fast-growing, entrepreneurial environment
• Passionate about social change
• Fluent English & Hindi
• Eligible to work in India
Please email your CV (no longer than 2 pages) and a brief cover letter explaining your motivation to work with the NGO to dcosta.francis@gmail.com
