NESsT is an international nonprofit organization that develops sustainable social enterprises solving critical social problems in emerging market countries. NESsT achieves its mission by providing capacity building and financial support to a portfolio of screened social enterprises to increase their sustainability and mission impact. For more information, please visit our website at www.nesst.org.
NESsT is seeking a professional to work in its Budapest, Hungary office to participate in the management of NESsT activities in Hungary and in the broader European region. It is a full‐time position based in Budapest, and will report directly to the Enterprise Development Director in Romania.
Responsibilities include:
- Oversee and manage program planning, activities, implementation and evaluation of the NESsT program, including specific administrative tasks related to the program.
- Identify innovative and high‐impact social enterprises for NESsT portfolio.
- Provide training and one‐on‐one consulting on organizational sustainability and social enterprise development to nonprofit organizations, social businesses, donors, and international organizations. This includes technical assistance on developing business plans (market and marketing plans and financial, operational, and monitoring systems), as well as incubation and expansion support. An important element will be conducting capacity‐building workshops.
- Represent NESsT to external audiences (meetings, conferences, etc.), identify, research, contact and develop relationships with potential government, EU, corporate, venture capital and other investor/donor resources to promote financial support of NESsT.
- Maintain an updated system of social enterprise performance management, producing regular high‐quality internal and external reports and communicating with members of NESsT and the donor and investor communities.
- Participate in and/or lead the process of program tools development.
- Contribute to the research and development of publications.
- Support the development of a Business Advisory Network that will invest financial, intellectual, and social capital in the NESsT portfolio of social enterprises.
Qualifications:
- Professional degree in business, economics, development studies, or related fields required, MBA preferred.
- 3 years of social enterprise and/or small business experience.
- Experience as a consultant and trainer, particularly in leading interactive workshops.
- Strong written communication and organizational skills, strong attention to detail.
- Knowledge of and passion for international social change issues.
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
- Ability to be flexible, resourceful and innovative in international, nonprofit environment with limited resources.
- Advanced Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Fluency in English and Hungarian. An additional language from one of the countries where NESsT works in Central Europe (Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian) is a plus.
- Willingness and predisposition to travel.
Compensation: Competitive nonprofit salary in local currency.
How to apply:
- Send resume and cover letter in English, including net salary expectations and/or salary history for the past three years, via email to hungary@nesst.org. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!
- In the subject of the email, please write “Enterprise Development Manager – Hungary”
- Deadline for application: October 23, 2011.
- Only short‐listed applicants will be contacted.