Global Summit Fellow

Work set-up: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Experience: 
Senior (5-10 years)
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Offer summary

Qualifications:

5+ years of relevant work experience in high-growth companies, preferably in the social and private sector., Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a team-player attitude., Strong ability to manage teams and external consultants to execute strategies., Experience in program, project, and event management, particularly in the African entrepreneurship space is a plus..

Key responsibilities:

  • Implement the Harambeans strategy through detailed planning and teamwork milestones.
  • Lead projects and provide strategic direction to deliver a superior network experience.
  • Oversee the growth of the talent pipeline for fellowships and ecosystem partners.
  • Facilitate innovative solutions to market problems and drive changes based on new trends.

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Job description

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.


Learn More About Harambeans

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.



Required profile

Experience

Level of experience: Senior (5-10 years)
Spoken language(s):
English
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Other Skills

  • Program Management
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Social Skills
  • Detail Oriented
  • Executive Presence
  • Physical Flexibility
  • Problem Solving

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