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7 people are interested
Professional Mentor to International Social Enterprise Startup
ORGANIZATION: Bridges for Enterprise
Please visit the new page to apply.
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7 people are interested
We are currently looking for professionals join the BfE Network as a mentor to support the BfE Programme. Mentorship engagements typically begin either End Jan or End October. To date, we have empowered 28 social enterprise startups from 16 countries worldwide: Burkina Faso, Ethopia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Zimbabwe
We have two mentorship schemes available.
A. General Mentorship Scheme (consisting of consulting and/or finance)
Roles of a mentor
To guide the consulting and/or finance engagements within the BfE Programme
Give feedback to the research findings and strategies developed by the student teams
Provide advice directly to the social entrepreneur start-up and foster a personal relationship with them
B. Skills-based Mentorship Scheme (industry specific skills)
Roles of a mentor
The mentor should have specialized skillset/ niche industry expertise that is in demand by the client.
Our clients come from a wide range of sectors (e.g. clean energy, F&B, health etc), and as such each mentorship engagement is bespoke and tailor made to fit the needs of the client.
The mentor will interact independently with the start-up without the BfE team. However, if the need arises, the mentor is welcome collaborate with the BfE team
The opportunity to use your skillsets to solve social problems (e.g. poverty, health crisis) through empowering social enterprises, making a tangible difference in the world. Through the support of the BfE programme, Gravilog, a mobile application startup won the "Best Application in Palestine" award by WSA. This stands as a testament to the tremendous impact that mentors can achieve.
To meet like-minded professionals who want to use their careers to give back to society. To date, BfE Network has attracted professional mentors from the most prestigious finance firms (Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, Deutsche Bank, Jefferies, HSBC, etc.) and consulting firms (McKinsey, BCG, etc).
Being able to mentor and empower the next generation of passionate and talented university students working on Bridges for Enterprise projects. Students come from the University of Cambridge and other universities worldwide.
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About Bridges for Enterprise
Location:
St John's College, Cambridge, CB2 1TP, GB
Mission Statement
We collaborate with early-stage social entrepreneurs in the developing world to scale business ventures and empower local communities.
Description
Bridges for Enterprise (BfE) is a non-profit that provides pro bono advisory services to social innovators in the developing world. Through our flagship Incubation Programme, we support early-stage businesses with existing revenue and a clear mission to create social impact for their beneficiaries. The services are free of charge - and always will be - as we don’t believe that money should ever be a barrier for social entrepreneurs to receive additional support in scaling their ventures.
BfE is run by a global community of purpose-driven professionals and students. As a non-profit established in 2015, we expanded rapidly to operate from five student chapters and developed a client base spanning over 30 countries. We collaborate alongside a growing network of over 200 professional mentors who provide strategic guidance to chapter teams and assistance to startups.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
February 4, 2018
SKILLS
- Business Analysis
- Financial Planning
- Legal (General)
- Strategic Planning
- Business Development & Sales Management
- Business Planning
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- 1-3 hours a month, for a 1 year duration