Entrepreneur in Residence Congo

About Seedstars

Seedstars is a group headquartered in Switzerland / Geneva on a mission to impact people’s lives in emerging and frontier markets through technology and entrepreneurship. We operate 3 main activities to achieve our mission: (A) We work in partnership with development agencies, governments, corporate partners, and private donors to develop entrepreneurship ecosystems, create jobs, and fuel income growth. (B) We invest in high-growth technology companies in impactful sectors (fintech, ed-tech, agritech, health tech, etc) in emerging markets. (C) We support education providers, governments, and development agencies to provide learners with 21st-century skills in high demand on the market.

Seedstars Talents 

Seedstars Talents’ mission is to support top talents from emerging markets to get access to and acquire 21st-century skills to help them shape their career in a meaningful way. The Talents team partners with development organisations, governments, investors and higher-education institutions on finding and providing solutions to mitigate skill imbalances by bridging labor market skill shortage gaps through its core activities:

• Academy – Equipping the education sector with gamified tech and entrepreneurial EdTech platforms and science-backed innovative pedagogies. 
• Talent Agency – Discovering and preparing Academy talents and landing them in meaningful professional opportunities.

About the Program

The is a holistic technical assistance upskilling program to develop the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Congo, and enhance the capacity of entrepreneurs to run and grow successful digitally-enabled businesses to minimize the digital divide, catalyze economic growth, and create jobs. 

Seedstars is leading two key tracks of the larger program: training first-time entrepreneurs on sustainable business creation and management and, implementing capacity building programs. 

About the Role

As an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) you will be in charge of delivering both training and pre-incubation / incubation and accelerations tracks. Your main objective will be to provide personalized, hands-on support for a select segment in this program to ensure participants are progressing according to the program outline and achieving their business milestones and outcomes.  

We are hiring for the first 8 months of the project with the possibility to extend based on performance and partner’s feedback and needs.

This is an onsite program in Congo.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

Responsibilities 

Selecting beneficiaries 

• Applicant evaluation & selection: Defines selection criteria, evaluates applicants, leads applicant selection & light due diligence.

Platform management

• Setting up Seedstars edtech online platform together with the central product team.
• Guiding beneficiaries through an online platform: reviewing submissions, giving feedback, and passing to the next challenge.
• Adopting existing content or creating new one if needed.
• Collecting learnings and working with the central team on improving the platform. 

Training

• Leading bootcamps and additional events.
• Leading 1:1 mentoring and office hours.
• Facilitating P2P sessions.
• Supporting Program manager in organizing bootcamps and additional events.
• Ongoing beneficiaries evaluation throughout the program, tracking their performance and achievements.
• Ongoing data collection from participants in collaboration with M&E.

Network

• Reaching out to organizations and experts, connecting them with the program.
• Interviews and onboarding of experts for the program. Connecting experts with participants; expert relations, communication, and evaluation.

Your profile

• Your Mindset 
  • Excellent team player with high levels of empathy.
  • Passion for problem solving and striving for excellence. 
  • Excellent organization skills with a knack for coordination and juggling competing priorities.
  • Extremely polished and straightforward communication –written and spoken– with different levels of stakeholders.
  • Comfortable delivering under pressure with tight deadlines.
• Your Experience 
  • You’re an entrepreneur. 
  • Fluent French with a strong command of English.
  • Ability to develop creative, engaging and tailored content.
  • Mentorship or training experience. 
  • Experience supporting in startup & entrepreneurial programs.  
  • Experience managing online educational platforms.
  • Deep understanding of startup methodologies (testing / experimentation design, fundraising etc ) as well as up to date knowledge of the latest tools (Analytics, SEM/CEO/Email/Social marketing etc.). 
  • Knowledge of KPIs and tracking milestones. 

 Why our employees love working with us:

• We are on a mission that is bigger than all of us: to impact people’s lives in emerging markets.
• You get many growth and learning opportunities early on, including impactful and skills-enhancing roles in innovative programs.
• Robust onboarding to translate our values and ways of working into successful outcomes.
• Excellent networking opportunities, including exposure to thought leaders and SMEs in the field of entrepreneurial support.
• An entrepreneurial culture where you’re surrounded by a vibrant and diverse team.
• Autonomy and flexibility with a flat hierarchy and a strong belief that responsible people should have the freedom to do their work when and how they want.
• We were awarded as one of the most democratic workplaces in the world due to our freedom-centered practices. 

We are an equal opportunity employer with a diverse mix of nationalities and backgrounds represented in our company. We truly value diversity and believe that the cultural landscape of our organization should reflect the types of work that we engage in and the places that we do it. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status and strongly encourage women, people from emerging markets, and those from historically underrepresented groups to apply to all of our roles at SAFEEM and Seedstars.