This is a unique opportunity to join a newly rising organization within the social enterprise sector. Based in Arusha, the AISE team is looking for a business development professional with a passion for community-driven innovation to lead the growth of the AISE network and community.
As part of our lean team, you will play an integral role to the future of our organization. You will work closely with the founder and leaders of AISE as well as our worldwide supporters, such as USAID and MIT. This on-the-ground role will be challenging, but it will change your life. Your responsibilities will be wide-ranging, and we need a creative team mate who is flexible, independent, and determined to join and grow with us.
Any questions can be directed to aisetanzania@gmail.com.
ABOUT US
We are AISE, which stands for Accelerating Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship. Our goal is to build a thriving innovation & entrepreneurial ecosystem in Arusha and its surrounding communities through a three-pronged approach:
1. Educational programming for children and adults interested in community-driven innovation.
2. A community space for encouraging collaboration and showcasing local technologies.
3. A Maker Space for members of the AISE community to explore their ideas with our tools and design & business experts.
Our priority is to support and connect builders, designers, creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs. We believe co-creating through creativity, community, and collaboration is the way forward.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The Director of Partnerships is responsible for growing the AISE community and network. From increasing the number of people building inventions in our Maker Space and engaging in our programming to seeking out corporate and local partners to visiting villages and working with village governance, the Director of Partnerships will be the official face of AISE that reaches out to the community.
E-Mail: aisetanzania@gmail.com Web: http://www.aisetanzania.org
REPORTING
The Director of Partnerships is an independent member of AISE and works directly
with the Director of Development & Director of Technology.
SPECIFIC
RESPONSIBILITIES Your main responsibilities will include:
· Expanding the AISE community by reaching out to, having discussions with,
organizing site visits to, and following up with schools, villages,
organizations interested in community-driven innovation, etc.
· Actively seeking out and building partnerships with local businesses,
educational institutions, international NGOs, community-based
organizations, and governments.
· Creating and updating a database with all (potential) partnership details
As a small company, you will be expected to support your teammates as they
support you in delivering your responsibilities. We can only succeed together. You
will be working both closely with your teammates as well as completely
independently on your own, and you must be flexible, self-motivated, determined,
and have excellent communication skills.
SKILL SET
· Passion and commitment for transforming lives through community-driven innovation
· Creativity to solve difficult problems with original solutions
· Education: Bachelor's degree in relevant field preferred
· Work experience: Over 3 years of experience in business development, ideally directly engaging partners, preferred
· Computer skills: Experienced at Microsoft Office, ideally database/reporting experience
· Bilingual ability: able to communicate in conversation and writing in both English and Swahili
TO APPLY
Send aisetanzania@gmail.com your CV, contacts for professional references, and a note answering the following:
1. Tell us a little about yourself.
2. How did you hear of AISE and this position? Why are you interested?
3. Knowing what you do about AISE, who would be the first five partners you would consider pursuing?
4. How do you define community-driven innovation?
