Global Summit Fellow
This is a remote position.
About Harambeans Global Summit
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Announced at theVaticanthe Harambeans Global Summit is the annual retreat of the entrepreneurs, investors and HNIs assembled in the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance . With3 out of 5 African Unicornsin 2021 being founded by Harambeans and 3 out of the top 6 most active venture capital firms in Africa being led by Harambeans, Harambeans are the entrepreneurs and investors shaping Africa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. WatchHarambeans Global Summit Highlights
3 KEY STATS ABOUT THE SUMMIT
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$148 Billion - Combined Net Worth of Summit Attendees Since 2020.
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58% / 42% - Male/Female Summit Representation in 2024.
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91.3% - Attendees in 2024 Reported Starting Collaborations at the Summit
The Summit assembles the key figures shaping market-creating innovation across Africa to achieve the following objectives:
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Assess the Progress of Market-Creating Innovation.
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Share Learnings and Best Practices Pioneered by Leading Entrepreneurs and Investors.
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Build Friendships and Strengthen Partnerships in the New Coalition of Market-Creating Innovators.
Learn More About Harambeans
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Harvard Business School Case Study on Harambeans
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Stanford Social Innovation Review Case Study on Harambeans
Requirements
Qualifications
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Entrepreneurial spirit and ability to be flexible and deal with a certain amount of unpredictability
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The ability and willingness to go above and beyond to help support the Alliance goals
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A team-player attitude with a strong sense of personal accountability
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
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Strong ability to manage internal teams and external consultants/agencies to execute on a strategy
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Attention to the detail and ability to work in a high pressure environment
Experience required:
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5+ years of relevant work experience, ideally within high-growth companies within the social and private sector
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Demonstrated experience implementing complex programs
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Previous working experience in working in the African entrepreneurship space is a plus
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Experience in program, project and event management
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
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A team-player attitude with a strong sense of personal accountability
Desired core professional technical capabilities
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Strategic Impact - Implements the Harambeans strategy through a detailed plan including teamwork stream milestones and metrics of evaluating impact
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Delivery Excellence - Able to lead projects and provide strategic direction across the core initiatives to deliver a superior network experience
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Executive Presence - Able to project confidence, establish credibility with, and influence Harambeans and the partner ecosystem at all levels
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Global Mind-set - Able to adopt a global approach to networking, building eminence for the Alliance, and assembling stakeholders to best deliver on key Alliance milestones
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Risk Strategy - influence and advise team on key risk decisions
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Network Development – Oversees the growth of talent pipeline for fellowships, ecosystem partners and the ‘friends’ circle of Harambeans
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Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving - Facilitates innovative solutions to team and market problems and drives changes to processes or ways of working based on new trends/recent developments
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Good understanding of entrepreneurial business principles
Desired leadership / behavioural capabilities
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Living the Harambeans Purpose - Acts as a role model and inspires others to embrace and live out the Harambeans purpose and values
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Competitive Edge - Applies deep knowledge of disruptive trends and competitor activity to drive continuous improvement
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Influence - Builds deep relationships across a diverse network and uses a flexible influencing style to gain buy-in and drive impact
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Performance drive - Creates opportunities to drive impact; anticipates Alliance and Ecosystem needs and delivers supe