Experienced Entrepreneur at Enviu

• We are looking for an experienced entrepreneur who can quickly convert innovative concepts to independent ventures, and lead venture teams to success. Someone combining the conceptual skills of a consultant, the action drive of an entrepreneur, and the team development skills of a coach

Responsibilities

• Perform in-depth primary and secondary research and root cause analysis into the issues we are targeting.
• Ideate and design desirable and scalable game-changing business concepts.
• Engage and work together with partners, both large and small organizations, commercial and non-commercial.
• Be a product manager who is responsible for defining the “market – value proposition – product” triangle.
• Quickly prototype and test different business models or assumptions with the target group.
• Design business models for scalability and replicability, leveraging technological innovation.
• Set up and structure new companies, including hiring management team, operating systems, financial and legal compliance, and so on.
• Plan and budget for projects/ ventures
• Analyse and control of revenues, costs, and margins.
• Raise funds (both grants and commercial capital). Identify funders, prepare pitch decks & financial models, develop investor pitches, grant-writing and manage due diligence processes.
• Coach and develop a team of venture leads/ CEOs to build and scale ventures.
• Collaborate with the international team on strategy, finance, marketing, etc.

Qualifications

• Working experience >10 years of which at least 5 years are as co-founder or senior manager of a leading start up and/or as a management consultant.
• Educational qualification in management, or economics; preferably a Masters degree
• 3+ years' experience leading and coaching a team of senior staff/ start up teams.
• High learning drive, and openness to constantly learn, empathize, shift perspectives where needed to operate in a dynamic industry
• The ability to think conceptually, with a systemic & strategic lens are necessary
• Knowledge and intuition with lean thinking concepts are necessary
• Proven experience in co-building solutions/ ventures/ projects, along with a peer. We work in teams, with multiple venture builders jointly building a solution.
• Strong communication skills with significant experience in public speaking, and in operating in multi-functional, multi-cultural teams
• Experience in innovation, business modeling and/or product design is an advantage
• Furthermore, the ideal candidate is a people manager, fluent in English, and can work independently. The job will be performed in Nairobi, Kenya and we are specifically looking for a local candidate.