Entrepreneurship Center Director At Andela

Andela distributes opportunity by powering today’s teams and investing in tomorrow’s leaders. Based in Lagos, NYC, Nairobi, SF, and Kampala, Andela is catalyzing the growth of tech ecosystems across the African continent while solving the global technical talent shortage.

Job Title: Entrepreneurship Center Director

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Andela’s Entrepreneurship Center is designed to support Developers who plan to launch companies, join startups, or work in larger technology firms after completing the Fellowship with entrepreneurship learning opportunities. This center will provide Andelans with background knowledge, tools, and awareness to make conscious decisions about their entrepreneurial journey, as well as position them for success in an entrepreneurial career.

About the Entrepreneurship Center Director Role

The Entrepreneurship Center Director is equal parts strategist, program designer, operator, network builder, and relationship builder. You will manage the operations and growth of Andela’s Entrepreneurship Track and the Andela Accelerator, while constantly supporting our Developers themselves in their entrepreneurial learning and growth.

As the Entrepreneurship Center Director, you have your finger on the pulse of every resource, opportunity, and mentor available to Andela’s Entrepreneurs.  You will constantly grow and nurture Andela’s network of resources, individuals, events, & opportunities available to entrepreneurs.

You will measure, track, and manage the growth of a new program within a fast-growing startup environment.

To be truly successful in this role, you would need to hold the deep belief that anything is possible with our powers combined -- and be passionate about making sure the right combination of resources and human capital are always exposed to one another.

Key Responsibilities of the Role:

Program Management

Set up and manage the programs roadmap that enables learners deliberately practice entrepreneurship from ideation to MVP

Create consistent documentation and data-capture to measure, track, and iterate on the programs

Proactively remain up to date with every Andela Entrepreneur to quickly identify where they are struggling, and connect them with the right resources to support them

Distribute consistent updates to key internal and external stakeholders

Hire and manage program management team

Content Management

Build library of canonical content (e.g, books, videos and presentations) for Andela Entrepreneurs

Collaborate with Curriculum team to build curriculum support for entrepreneurs

Relationship Management

Manage, maintain, and grow the network of resources (expert advisory board, Entrepreneurs in residence, human capital, monetary capital, events, Andela experts & resources) available to Andela Entrepreneurs

Build relationships with other investors, accelerators, and companies in the community

Manage event planning and logistics for Andela-hosted and externally-hosted events

Andela Accelerator

Set up Andela Accelerator

Design Andela Accelerator programs and support systems

Organize and run demo days

Establish measures of success for cohort companies

Key Attributes & Qualifications

You’re already looking like an Entrepreneurship Center Director if you:

• Have a passion for and at least some experience in the world of entrepreneurship:
• Investing
• Founding or co-founding a company
• Working to support initial growth in an early stage startup
• Advising entrepreneurs or startups
• Employed by an accelerator or incubator
• Quickly build relationships, and continually strengthen them over time through consistency and  trust
• Are able to be highly structured yet flexible in a constantly changing environment
• Are relentlessly optimistic and inspire those around you to believe in success even when things get tough
• Are adept at quickly identifying resource gaps and directing people to the right sources
• Are able to motivate others through your clarity, unflappable optimism, and pragmatic passion
• Are a natural communicator and networker who backs up their work with precision and structure (tracking resources, ensuring resources are growing, carefully maintaining relationships & commitments)
• Have an established network in Lagos/Nigerian tech scene (preferred but not required)
• Belief that through our powers combined we can create anything.

At Andela, we outcompete through diversity. We know that our strengths lies in the multiplicity of talents, perspectives, backgrounds & orientations resident in our community and we take pride in that. Andela is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits discriminatory practices. Andela provides equal employment opportunities and workplace to all employees and applicants without regard to factors including but not limited to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy (including breastfeeding), genetic information, HIV/AIDS or any other medical status, family or parental status, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This commitment applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Our policies expressly prohibit any form of harassment and/or discrimination as stated above.

Andela is home for all, come as you are.

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