This is a remote position.
About Harambeans Global Summit
Announced at the Vatican the Harambeans Global Summit is the annual retreat of the entrepreneurs, investors and HNIs assembled in the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance. With 3 out of 5 African Unicorns in 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. Watch Harambeans 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.
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Requirements
Qualifications
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.
