Fellowship Officer

Background:

Ashoka’s mission is to create a competitive, entrepreneurial, and globally integrated citizen sector and to develop the profession of social entrepreneurship. Since 1981, Ashoka has identified, invested, and brought together more than 2000 leading social entrepreneurs in more than 62 countries around the world.

In the present political and social state in many of the countries of the Arab World, Ashoka is well placed to help leading social entrepreneurs step forward with leadership and ideas for a more open, developed and democratic future.

Ashoka’s roll out plan in Egypt and the Arab world would build on the methodology we have developed and refined while launching 62 other countries including Egypt’s regional office in 2003.

Reports To: Ashoka Regional Director

Tasks:

To Assist Regional Director to:

Fellowship:
1. Organize fellows' get together meetings, report on them, and follow up on the meetings' recommendations and planned activities.

2. Coordinate fellows' site visits for interested parties: Head Quarters' staff, international fellows, donors and potential donors, and candidates.

3. To link fellows to interested donors and help them in proposal writing

4. To link fellows to training and development opportunities

5. To link fellows to media ( to update the media with fellows' news and activities, and make sure fellows' events are covered by the media) in coordination with the Outreach Officer

6. To link fellows to international events (Skoll award, international roundtables and forums…etc)

7. To link fellows to Ashoka's competitions and programs ( such as the change makers)

8. To organize Ashoka related travel of fellows ( link with other fellows and HQ)

9. To work with fellows, director, and outreach officer on the fellows roundtables, focusing on content( such as presentations and materials)

10. To develop and maintain fellows' database

11. To help fellows use Ashoka market place

12. To be the focal point between Ashoka Arab World and global fellowship team (DC + International)

13. To attend events conducted by the fellows and report on them
14. To coordinate and follow up on the fellowship initiatives.

Concerning capacity building:

1. Responsible for achieving Ashoka's third objective "professionalizing the Citizen Sector Organizations – CSO-" and for fellows' CSOs.

2. Mapping CSOs activities and needs by sector in the Arab World

3. Responsible for overall Capacity Building Initiative coordination to ensure timely implementation of activities and achievement of results and to adapt implementation strategies for maximum impact and sustainability.

4. Supervise the implementation of Capacity Building Initiative activities; coordinate with other Ashoka staff and consultants to ensure proper implementation of the initiative's activities.

5. Follow up on other consultants’ financial assessment to Ashoka’s partner CSOs and fellows to assess their capabilities and to identify weaknesses related to CSOs' financial management and participate in developing Financial Capacity Building Plans to address the weaknesses and findings.

6. Coordinate technical assistance and training to partner CSO’s in the process of budget preparation and revisions.

7. Coordinate with consultants to tailor and provide financial trainings to the Ashoka partner CSOs and fellows.

8. Act as a liaison between partner CSOs, Ashoka, and consultants.

9. Identify and create database of training institutions, CSOs from social sector, and business sector.

10. Organize fellows' get together meetings, report on them, and follow up on the meetings' recommendations and planned activities.

11. Coordinate fellows' site visits for interested parties: Head Quarters' staff, international fellows, donors and potential donors, and candidates.

12. To link fellows to interested donors and help them in proposal writing

Qualifications:

Education:

• B.A. in a relevant field, preferably in Social Sciences, Business, Economics, or Political Science.

Experience:

• 5 years of relevant experience is required.

• Proficiency in research skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.

Other Qualifications:

• Initiative, independent with sound judgment, service oriented, excellent communication skills, excellent drafting skills, flexible.

Work Conditions:

• 50% of the work hours are in the office and 50% in the field

• Official working hours are from 9-5, five days a week (which represents 50-60 % of the time)

• On average we work until 6 or 7 p.m. at least 20 % of the time.

• During major events we work until 8 or 9 (25 % of the time)
• Sometimes we work during holidays if needed (10% of the time)

Send your RESUME and COVER LETTER to Ashoka Arab World Office at recruiting@ashoka-arab.org