Innovations Manager

WHO WE ARE

Start Up! is an incubator, impact accelerator and leadership springboard for social entrepreneurs. We seed and scale social ventures that create lasting impact in under-served communities.

WHAT WE DO

We work with social ventures (across the profit- non-profit continuum) that are at different stages in their lifecycle- seed, growth and maturity. We build enduring change models with focus on innovation, impact and sustainability.

Over eight years, Start Up! has incubated and scaled more than 65 social ventures and delivered 150 change projects in 15 states. We have trained 350 leaders of grassroots, small and medium-scale social enterprises in strategic planning and leadership building. We have also incubated incubators!

WHO WE WORK WITH

Here are some of the social ventures that have been seeded and scaled by us:

• A professional womens’ chauffeur and cab company – powered by women from urban poor communities.

• A wealth management model for seasonal migrants and their families.

• A school of entrepreneurship and leadership for grassroots women entrepreneurs.

• Village-level tea producing companies, led by small and marginal tea growers.

• A multi-city culture and heritage education program for government and private schools.

• A sport for development program with focus on gender and sexuality for adolescent girls from disadvantaged communities.
• A multi-state skilling and employment venture for persons with disabilities.

• A mental health and human rights initiative run in partnership with government.

We also run the outreach and due diligence for two national awards:

• The India Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award – for Jubilant Bhartia Foundation and the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
• The Woman Exemplar Program – for CII Foundation

HOW WE WORK

We incubate and scale social ventures through a proven 8 Step Methodology, which has been developed in-house by Start Up! All our services are immersive and field-based. In our work with social entrepreneurs, we use design thinking and other creative methods that have been developed by our team.

To know more, please visit our website www.startup-india.org

POSITION DESCRIPTION

We are looking for an entrepreneurial person with demonstrated leadership in the social entrepreneurship sector and a keenness to grow Start Up’s unique business model.

Role: Innovations Manager

Location: Delhi

Work arrangement: Full-time permanent position

RESPONSIBILITIES

1.Incubation/Impact Acceleration/ Consulting Services

You will lead teams that incubate, accelerate and consult with social ventures, based on Start Up’s 8 Step Methodology. This will require you to:

• Customize and deliver Start Up’s eight-stage methodology to our partners and clients.
• Design, develop and implement envisioning exercises, market strategies, new programs and services, business plans, financial models, operational plans and other venture management solutions that our partner social entrepreneurs may require.
• Manage a robust investor and funder network; connect them to social entrepreneurs and ensure that funds are raised successfully for their ventures.
• Manage project teams and ensure regular communication with all stakeholders.

2.Building Our Business

As part of a fast-growing entrepreneurial team, you will also be required to lead:

• Communication and business development for the North India region with the Founder-Director.

1. Innovating Proactively

You will be encouraged to experiment actively and develop an innovation that adds value to Start Up! and/or the social entrepreneurship field, in general.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• Strong understanding of social entrepreneurship in India and globally.
• Experience in strategy consulting and/or leading social change models on the ground.
• Excellent primary and secondary research skills with the ability to do statistical data analysis.
• Ability to see the Big Picture and draw out cross-sectoral patterns.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Enthusiasm for working with grassroots communities and/or with social entrepreneurs in their fields of operation. 
• Enthusiasm for travel, especially to rural locations.
• Resilience, high problem-solving abilities, attention to detail. 
• Willingness to receive and give feedback. 
• A great sense of humour.

• MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• • Partner and build long-term relationships with ground-breaking social entrepreneurs. Minimum 4-6 years of experience- either as a lead team member in a social enterprise, or in a eco-system building/support organization for social entrepreneurs.
    • Fluency in English and Hindi; knowledge of additional Indian languages will be a plus. 
    • Post-graduation, with a specialization in social entrepreneurship or design and communication or economics preferred.Excellent skills in MS office/equivalent applications, especially MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint.

    WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

    Innovation, growth and excellence in execution are the core behaviours of Start Up! As part of the Start Up!  team you can expect to:

     

     

    • Work as an intrapreneur, with independence and inter-dependence.

     

    • Start up new geographies and domains.

     

    • Strengthen the life-long learner within you.
    • Be trained and coached extensively in our in-house methodologies, processes, tools and templates of incubating and accelerating social ventures.

     

    • Travel extensively to gather sector insights and intelligence from the ground-up as well as from thought leaders at the top.

     

    • Nurture a network of friends

    

  • Become a mentor and coach