Enterprise Support Organisations (ESO) Programme Officer at Impact Investors Foundation - IIF

Position Summary:

• Support a collaborative of Enterprise Support Organisations/participants (government, hubs, accelerators, Business Development Service [BDS] providers and other professionals);
• Provide support services to enterprises in Nigeria;
• Champion and implement an action plan to increase the quality and quantity of enterprise support;
• Build a thriving ecosystem for enterprise support;
• Lead and support collaborative processes with ecosystem players to build an effective pipeline of impact ventures and increase financial support for impact ventures and enterprise support organizations;
• Guide and facilitate collaborative efforts to enhance the quality of non-financial support provided to impact ventures within the ecosystem. This includes formulating guidelines for ESOs, establishing program rating systems, and spearheading other initiatives;
• Execute activities that increase the funding availability for high-quality enterprise support in Nigeria;
• Support the Enterprise Support Collaborative to complete and implement a plan of action to drive collaboration and increase the quality of enterprise support in Nigeria.
• Engage key stakeholders needed to boost the financing, quality and quantity of enterprise support in Nigeria, recruiting them as supporters or members of the collaborative effort;
• Maintain awareness and knowledge about enterprise support, impact investing and related fields and analyse local and international reports and policies influencing the advancement of enterprise support in Nigeria;
• Represent IIF, and/or support the representation of the leadership of IIF at priority external forums, events, networks, and with priority stakeholders;
• Increase funding for enterprise support organisations in Nigeria.

Qualification:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences.

Experience:

• 3+ in ESO programme management and operations or Business Development and Marketing Support in addition to establishing and managing networks and associations.
• Affinity with incubation, acceleration, enterprise support, Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) support, sustainability, impact investing and similar fields.
• Some experience with stakeholder management and developing joint agenda with different stakeholders in Nigeria (e.g. government, private companies, community organizations, international organizations, NGOs).