Manager, Social Enterprise Innovation – Conrad Hilton Foundation (CHF) Project at Strathmore University

Main duties and responsibilities:

1. Oversee implementation of the Incubator & Accelerator Lab that is responsive to sisters’ social enterprise needs.
2. Provide support towards developing the business plan for the Innovator and Accelerator for the sisters’ social enterprises managing the set-up of a program to incubate business ideas that maximize social impact in underserved communities 
3. Evaluating early-stage business ideas, working with internal networks and external partners, conducting financial and social reporting 
4. Providing guidance and support to intrapreneurs to help them develop, adapt, test products/services 
5. Support the strategy development for, and manage day-to-day activities of, global partnerships that simultaneously drive business and social value – shared value – and inspire the enterprises to maximize social impact through innovative business models and practices. 
6. Identify product opportunities and potential markets for social enterprises consistent with CHF’s mission, values, and objectives 
7. Oversee day-to-day execution of social enterprises to ensure operational excellence 
8. Supervise social enterprise managers, holding them accountable to agreed-upon outcomes regularly. 
9. Identify key partnership opportunities for the social enterprises. 
10. Brand building – develop relationships with individuals and organizations that could be leveraged to grow social enterprises efficiently 
11. Analyze and evaluate program requirements for alignment to sisters’ strategy and the prevailing economic and technological advances through conducting client baseline/assessments. 
12. Support the coordination of the various event and conferences 
13. Support Data collection. 

Job requirements:

The post holder will be required to have and to demonstrate evidence of the following qualifications, attributes, and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (advanced degree preferred) 
• Minimum 4 years’ experience working in Social Entrepreneurship, design for Social Impact, Corporate Responsibility, business, or related field. 
• Project Execution: Ability to plan for, manage, and successfully complete multiple complex projects simultaneously and in budget. 
• Data management: Experience developing social impact and commercial measurement frameworks and reporting approaches. 
• Global perspective: Experience of operating within a global environment and able to demonstrate international cultural agility. 
• Communication: Flawless written and oral communication skills. Powerful interpersonal skills, strong social antennae, and the ability to use these to influence outcomes. Able to adapt style and approach based on context. 
• Judgment: Strategic and tactical, makes decisions that balance a variety of factors to achieve an optimal outcome. 
• Developing & Leveraging Relationships: A track record of building trust and sustaining excellent internal and external relationships. 
• Analytical Skill and Learning Agility: Demonstrates an understanding of business, especially financial information. Absorbs new facts, data, and information rapidly. 
• Capacity to be open, persuaded by new information, and is comfortable at exploring areas where there are no right answers.
• Has a great sense of humour! 

If you are interested in the position and have the skills we are looking for, we would like to hear from you. Please forward an application letter together with a copy of your updated resume quoting ‘Manager, Social Enterprise Innovation – Conrad Hilton Foundation (CHF) Project’ to the People and Culture Manager, Strathmore University Business School, on careers@sbs.ac.ke by end of the day (5.30pm) Wednesday, 9th March 2022.Deadlineline: