Global Summit Fellow

This is a remote position.

About Harambeans Global Summit

• 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

• $148 Billion- Combined Net Worth of Summit Attendees Since 2020.

• 58% / 42%- Male/Female Summit Representation in 2024.

• 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:

• Assess the Progress of Market-Creating Innovation.

• Share Learnings and Best Practices Pioneered by Leading Entrepreneurs and Investors.

• Build Friendships and Strengthen Partnerships in the New Coalition of Market-Creating Innovators.

• Harvard Business School Case Study on Harambeans

• Stanford Social Innovation Review Case Study on Harambeans

Requirements

• Entrepreneurial spirit and ability to be flexible and deal with a certain amount of unpredictability

• The ability and willingness to go above and beyond to help support the Alliance goals

• A team-player attitude with a strong sense of personal accountability

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Strong ability to manage internal teams and external consultants/agencies to execute on a strategy

• Attention to the detail and ability to work in a high pressure environment

Experience required:

• 5+ years of relevant work experience, ideally within high-growth companies within the social and private sector

• Demonstrated experience implementing complex programs

• Previous working experience in working in the African entrepreneurship space is a plus

• Experience in program, project and event management

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• A team-player attitude with a strong sense of personal accountability

Desired core professional technical capabilities

• Strategic Impact- Implements the Harambeans strategy through a detailed plan including teamwork stream milestones and metrics of evaluating impact

• Delivery Excellence- Able to lead projects and provide strategic direction across the core initiatives to deliver a superior network experience

• Executive Presence- Able to project confidence, establish credibility with, and influence Harambeans and the partner ecosystem at all levels

• 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

• Risk Strategy- influence and advise team on key risk decisions

• Network Development– Oversees the growth of talent pipeline for fellowships, ecosystem partners and the ‘friends’ circle of Harambeans

• 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

• Good understanding of entrepreneurial business principles

Desired leadership / behavioural capabilities

• Living the Harambeans Purpose- Acts as a role model and inspires others to embrace and live out the Harambeans purpose and values

• Competitive Edge- Applies deep knowledge of disruptive trends and competitor activity to drive continuous improvement

• Influence- Builds deep relationships across a diverse network and uses a flexible influencing style to gain buy-in and drive impact

• Performance drive- Creates opportunities to drive impact; anticipates Alliance and Ecosystem needs and delivers superior results by leveraging each person’s strengths to build high a performing team

• Strategic direction- Translates broader strategy into a compelling team vision and goals; aligns the team and sets priorities to achieve objectives

• Talent development- Actively contributes to building the talent pipeline; creates a talent experience that attracts, develops and retains top talent and a high performing team

• Inspirational Servant leadership qualities- Establishes a strong leadership brand and inspires follower-ship through passion, integrity, and appreciation of others.

Originally posted on Himalayas