Business and Cultural Leader

Akwajobs   (Buea, Cameroon)

Posted : 15 November, 2022

Category : Marketing and Communication, Accounting and finance   Location : Buea, Cameroon

Job type : Full Time

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Executive Director JONGO HUB 

 

Company Description

 

Jongo Hub a community based innovation centered incubator, accelerator and maker space with community membership of  entrepreneurs, activists, creatives, techies, civil society and professionals taking action to drive positive social, economic, and environmental change through, creative design disruptive technologies transformational entrepreneurship and Moral Innovative Leadership

 

Our structure provides community based coworking, multimedia content production studio, technology lab, Creative art workshop and a maker space  to empower ventures  for high Impact.

 

We leverage our infrastructure (space, values-led community, talent, resources) to drive community-led change and promote the social and economic impact 

 

Current and former partners and members include Cameroon GCE Guide App, 1000VIP winners Community, Hardware Innovation Valley  community, Jelissa Designs, Lino Desigs, KamerTech, Alpha and Omega Mottors, Straw Academy, Royalty World, 

 

 

 Members have access to a local and global community of change agents, collaboration space, frequent events, community programs, Products and Process Design  sessions, creative workshops, tech labs and more. Our hope is to Federate 100,000 champions into the Impact Agenda

 

 

Job Description

 

Jongo Hub is looking for a business and cultural leader who increase revenues, social impact, and member/staff satisfaction.  We are looking for somebody with a clear vision on how our hubs can create tangible impact for our local communities while also growing revenues and profitability. You will be in charge of both the long-term strategy and day-to-day operation of the Hub.  Your goal will be to create a diverse and thriving community for social and environmental innovators, entrepreneurs, funders and activists. 

 

This position reports to the board of JONGO HUB, and has three direct full time reporting managers (hub managers, Business and Operstions  managers,  Community Managers and Training Coordinators), as well as two part time contractor relationships that support finance, taxation  and Marketting. 

 

 The Executive Director should thoroughly enjoy this type of role, bring out the best in the team and have fun while doing it as we establish the “it” place where change goes to work in Buea and beyond. Are you in?

 

The duties of the Executive Director are categorized by our four strategic themes.  They include:

 

Finances

 

Manage and grow all P&Ls - member growth, office occupancy, and events and business revenue - while also developing new earned income opportunities through strategic partnerships and sales.

 

Analyze monthly cash flow/spending reports to identify any cost anomalies/opportunities and implement strong financial controls

 

Develop strategic corporate partnerships to consistently drive business  revenue

 

Develop an outbound sales plan

 

Build a strong local brand through executing marketing campaigns

 

Work with our accountant to create seamless integration, cooperation, coordination, and communications of our financial situation with staff and board

 

Develop and track annual budgets

 

Operations

 

Investigate ways to improve existing processes and fix pain points through better planning, coordination, automation, and streamlining

 

Oversee, coach, and lead a staff  full-time employees, volunteers and, part-time staff

 

Manage large scale, company-wide projects through all phases of development

 

Oversee vendor relationships

 

Work with the Board of Directors to set and manage the strategic plan

 

Mitigate and manage potential business risks and vulnerabilities

 

Navigate local regulatory concerns

 

Impact

 

Increase the social and economic impact of our members through creating networking, cooperstive, sales, leads, and cross pollination opportunities

 

Provide a continual feedback loop regarding member concerns and needs

 

Support the work of the Mission Advisory Board to strengthen our role and relationship to the Geographical Locations we serve in.

 

Make strategic, corporate, or foundation relationships that support the efforts of our members. This should include grant sourcing and  fundraising 

 

Oversee high-quality programming for our business and  members

 

Represent the Hub to all outside stakeholders

 

Tell the story of impact

 

Diversity/Inclusiveness

 

Create a roadmap to achieve the goals of our Community Benefits Agreement (CBA)

 

Identify outside funding to support the CBA

 

Create an inclusive membership pricing structure

 

Market to diverse audiences

 

Make the physical Hub space inviting to members of all backgrounds

 

Set and measure inclusion as an important staff goal

 

In addition

 

Provide the vision, leadership and strategy to inspire our team to deliver exceptional service that cannot be ignored and drive financial success

 

Build and maintain a positive and inspiring work culture

 

Manage hiring and onboarding of new employees

 

Provide day-to-day management of the team and set and monitor team KPIs and goals

 

Lead strategic initiatives across teams while measuring performance and impact

 

Support the team’s growth and professional development

 

Develop robust process around goal setting across cross-functional teams

 

Set the tone for the team, demand performance, and drive results while also growing the next generation of leaders in the market

 

Qualifications

 

FIRST AND FOREMOST:  You need to be great with people, have high-EQ, and high integrity.  We don’t hire jerks no matter how brilliant you are.

 

BA / BS or equivalent in Business, Project Management, Sales or other related degree

 

P&L experience required

 

2 years of work experience with 1 year of management experience and have managed teams of 3 direct reports

 

Experience in project management, marketing, retail, startups, consulting, accelerators, or other related industries a plus

 

Experience managing sales and building high visibility brands a plus

 

Experience in real estate, facilities management or retail a plus

 

Experience with setting up investment cooperative desired

 

Proven experience with business scaling a plus Strong operations background

 

Thrive in a fast paced environment while maintaining excellent attention to detail, skunk works problem solving and do more with less attitude, willingness to roll up sleeves and dive in to help next to your reports (player coach orientation)

 

Strong communication, organization and project management skills. Strong drive to develop those around you, being an inspirational leader. Demonstrate integrity, dependability, responsibility, accountability,self-awareness, work ethic, and empathy

 

Language Requirement: FRENCH and English

 

Send CV and Motivation Letter to jongohub@gmail.com on of before 30th November 2022

 

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