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5 Dec 2014

Full-Time Social Business Consultant

Yunus Social Business Uganda – Posted by Yunus Social Business Global Initiatives Kampala, Central Region, Uganda

Job Description

Full Time Position
Social Business Consultant
Yunus Social Business Uganda
Published in November 2014

Yunus Social Business is recruiting for the following position, starting as soon as possible.

Yunus Social Business (YSB) is social business accelerator, focusing on incubating and financing social businesses globally.
A social business is a new kind of company that combines the strengths of both the social development and the business world. It is created with the sole purpose to solve a social problem – like NGOs – but to do so in a financially sustainable way – like businesses.
YSB was co-founded by Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus, founder of the microfinance organization Grameen Bank, as well as a variety of social businesses in Bangladesh and worldwide. A social business ourselves, we report directly to Professor Yunus, and we are part of the Grameen network of over 40 social businesses and more than 50,000 employees.

We at YSB are currently a global team of 40 people with experience in entrepreneurship, consulting, venture capital, business incubation, finance and international development. YSB further has a large pool of expert volunteer consultants that contribute to its global and local operations.
Our main office is in Frankfurt, Germany and we have an on-the-ground presence through our local country teams in Albania, Haiti, Brazil, Colombia, Tunisia, India, and Uganda.

Our core business is the incubation and financing of social businesses in the following manner:
• We design and implement incubation and/or accelerator programmes in our local countries to search for, coach and mentor entrepreneurs to create strong, investment-ready social businesses
• We also serve as a financing vehicle for the most promising social businesses in a defined geographic area (country, region or city), using a methodology similar to those used in the venture capital space
• We further provide on-going advice and support post-investment, including a peer-to-peer exchange with other social business entrepreneurs YSB has been present in Uganda since 2013 and is now scaling up its operations in the view of running an Accelerator program in early 20152

Main responsibilities of the Social Business Consultant
YSB Uganda is looking for a dynamic and self-motivated team member with strong financial, management and organisational skills to join its small, entrepreneurial team.
The Social Business Consultant will be based in Kampala. Reporting to and in coordination with the Head of Investments and Acceleration, s/he will also liaise with the teams in YSB’s Headquarters in Germany and its 7 other country offices around the world.

His/her responsibilities include, but will not be limited to:
 Manage the pipeline Social Business supported by the program:
o Identify and develop relationships with potential partners for Social Business opportunities (meetings, interviews, field visits etc..): these organizations and / or individuals may be companies or local and international investors, social entrepreneurs, institutions , NGOs or others;
o Support and coach organizations and individuals who establish a Social Business in Uganda (e.g., advise and assist in the drafting of a coherent business and financial plan, training, coaching etc.).
 Manage the Social Businesses Investment Process
o In the continuation of the work on the pipeline, participation in the analysis and due diligence of Social Business (especially qualitative and quantitative analysis of business plans, including financial modeling in Excel);
o Involvement in the monitoring, evaluation and support of social business already in the investment portfolio.
 Assist in the preparation and conduct workshops and other events, in particular in the accelerator program.
 Any other activities dealing with the day-to-day or long-term business continuity and serving the purpose of advancing the Yunus Social Business Uganda3

Qualifications of the candidate:
An ideal candidate should display the following qualities, skills, and experience:
 A Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of progressively responsible experience in:
o Strategy consulting – experience with SMEs is valued
o Investment Banking, Private Equity, Venture Capital
o Project Management in the private sector
 Outstanding analytical skills, critical thinking, evidence-based analysis, efficiency and thoroughness, demonstrated by excellent academic qualifications;
 Warm, ‘can-do’ and hands-on attitude with a strong team spirit in supporting the entire team, including the following:
o Ability to work independently in a fast-pace loosely structured environment
o Ability to adapt quickly as things change
o Comfortable working with an entrepreneurial and international team
o Diplomacy, negotiating skills
 Excellent oral and written communication skills
 An excellent understanding of “social business” and how this is related to other concepts, e.g. social innovation, social entrepreneurship, inclusive business, impact investing…;
 Familiarity and comfort with Microsoft Office and Google Apps
 Willingness to travel outside of Kampala, including to rural areas
 Fluency in written and oral English is a must

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and cover letter, in English, by email, to the following email address: [email protected], with subject line “Social Business Consultant,” before December 8th 2014. If your profile is suitable, we will contact you for an interview. Please note: Only suitable candidates will be contacted. We look forward to hearing from you!

Job Categories: Social Entrepreneurship. Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: Consulting, development, and social business.

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