Ashoka Philippines - Venture & Fellowship Manager
Description
Ashoka Philippines is looking for a self-driven individual with a deep commitment to social change to lead the selection of new Ashoka Fellows in Philippines and manage the existing Ashoka community of leading social entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia.
The position
As a Venture & Fellowship manager, your main tasks will be to:
- Lead the full selection process of new Ashoka Fellows in the region, from sourcing to international validation;
- Build an active, collaborative and supportive network across the region to ensure a meaningful experience for Ashoka Fellows;
- Manage communication with Fellows as well as knowledge aspects;
- Coordinate with Ashoka Southeast Asia and Ashoka Global strategy when it comes to Venture & Fellowship;
- Develop partnerships to support Venture and Fellowship work in the region;
- Help represent Ashoka, social entrepreneurship and changemaking in the Philippines.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Minimum 5 years work experience including experience in the Philippines.
- Fluency in English, written and verbal, required.
- Development Sector/ Social entrepreneurship experience preferred.
- Candidates for this position must possess authorization to work in the Philippines in order to be considered.
Knowledge, skills and abilities:
- Intrapreneurial individual, having built initiatives from scratch, either within organizations, or their own
- Ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and manage a high-volume workload at a fast pace
- Superb writing and communications skills
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking applicable to social innovation
- Exceptional team player with ability to build relationships with individuals of various cultural and professional backgrounds and develop partnerships
- Proactive and organized individual with strong project management skills
- Deep commitment to supporting social entrepreneurship and changemaking in the region
Are you the one we are looking for? Let us have a look at your profile! We look forward to knowing you better.