Our client is a non-profit organisation with the aim of enabling wealth building through the provision of business and entrepreneurial development. The organisation is seeking to fill position of the Lead, Scale Unit for immediate hire. This position is a management position within the organisation.

Job Location: Lagos state

Key Roles and Responsibilities
• Lead the strategy and delivery of key programs within the Scale unit specifically the programme targeted at emerging entrepreneurs and other key accelerator programmes and services in line with the organization’s mid to long term strategy.
• Oversee the required research and analysis to conduct needs assessment of key target audience/demographic profile of the programmes.
• Oversee the design, delivery and documentation of the curriculum of the emerging entrepreneurs and scale-up lab programmes including definition of learning outcomes, objectives, pedagogy, faculty requirements and lesson slides/plans. Also ensure effective monitoring and review as required during delivery.
• Program-manage the sourcing of the entrepreneurial participants for the Scale unit programmes from selection to recruitment and graduation in line with timeline variations for each programme.
• Support high potential businesses with market and funding linkages and support with achieve key milestones such as listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
• Ensure the development and implementation of monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks for the programmes within the Scale unit.
• Serve as the Lead marketer for the emerging entrepreneurs ensuring the enrolment of target participants in line with target numbers.
• Serve as the key Account Manager for the Scale Unit stakeholders by effectively managing the relationships between key donors, technical partners, institutional and individual stakeholders, volunteers (faculty, mentor, advisors) and entrepreneurs as required for the program.
• Support the fundraising for the Scale programmes and also manage the budget for the unit in line with agreed parameters.

Skills and Competencies
• Demonstrated ability to develop and review business plans, strategy reports and financial plans for small and growing businesses or business programs/units.
• Very strong understanding of the enterprise development space, skills development and support or growing businesses.
• Very strong appreciation of Monitoring and Evaluation trends and mechanisms for growing businesses to achieve impact outcomes.
• Ability to effectively engage with C-Level individuals.
• Proven abilities to design and deliver adult learning programmes including facilitation skills.
• Very strong organizational and people management skills.
• Strong job ownership skills, accountability and ability to effectively follow up skills.
• Very strong understanding and ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
• Strong proficiencies in Microsoft office productivity tools particularly MS PowerPoint, Excel and Word.


Qualifications and Requirements
• A first degree from an accredited university.
• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline will be an added advantage.
• Eight ( years work experience with at least five (5) years within an enterprise support organization, leading a growing business or within the consulting space is strongly required.
• At least three (3) years of managerial experience.
• Experience with financial management/analysis strongly desired.
• Experience with supporting the development of high growth potential businesses is also strongly desired.
• Must be able to travel

Benefits
• Health Insurance and Pension
• Highly motivating learning environment and culture
• Opportunity to become a strong entrepreneurship ecosystem builder
• Meet innovative entrepreneurs and impact the entrepreneurship ecosystem
• Bond with team spirited individuals in a motivating learning environment

Benefits
• Salary is between N5.5 to N7.5million per annum

Application

Interested qualified candidates should email CVs to ‘mgtpositions@stresert.com’ using ‘LSU-WB‘ as the subject of the application before 5th November 2019.