Accelerator and Pipeline Manager at Toilet Board Coalition

About the job
Title: Accelerator & Pipeline Manager

Duty station: South Africa, East Africa Region

Location of work: Remote

Start date: 1 July 2021.

End date: 31 December 2021 and renewable on an annual basis

Reports to: Director Accelerator & Investor Relations

Occupational rate: 100%

1. GENERAL BACKGROUND

• About the Toilet Board Coalition - Established in 2015, the Toilet Board Coalition (TBC) is a business-led partnership platform with the goal to accelerate the transition to the Sanitation Economy. Our ambition is to transform sanitation systems from unaffordable public costs into robust marketplaces of sustainable business value.
• The TBC is facilitating private sector engagement; large company - small company partnerships; and public- private collaboration to contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6 - universal access to water and sanitation. The members of the Toilet Board Coalition believe that accelerating the Sanitation Economy will deliver significant benefits to business and society.
• We run the Sanitation Economy Accelerator, the world’s first accelerator programme dedicated to Sanitation Economy business solutions that are smart, circular, and resilient to address the unmet sanitation needs of the world’s most vulnerable. In its fifth year now, the program has supported 45 companies across 12 countries, across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

2. PURPOSE AND SCOPE

• The Toilet Board Coalition is growing its team in Africa and looking for an individual, who is hands-on and passionate about working with entrepreneurs, in further strengthening the program and growing the sanitation business ecosystem in South Africa. This position will report to the Director of the Accelerator and Investor Relations.

Scope & Outputs

Global Pipeline Development

• Curate the Accelerator Program pipeline from the application campaign and assist in the selection process.
• Prepare relevant documentation: pipeline analysis and presentations.
• Scope and develop pipeline partnerships
• Support Accelerator Portfolio
• Organize professional development webinars for entrepreneurs, aligned with program structure
• Organize community-building activities within the accelerator program portfolio
• Assist and support portfolio companies in market research, preparing effective presentations
• Assist with overall Accelerator Program, specifically as a resource to entrepreneurs in their pitch & presentation design and delivery.

Project Management support to the Toilet Board Coalition’s work in South Africa

3. QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• 2-3 years’ experience as an Accelerator or Incubator Manager in a program with proven track record.
• Familiarity with water and sanitation sector will be preferred.
• Masters preferred or bachelor’s degree with relevant experience.
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and sound business judgment to identify issues and present creative and practical solutions.
• An eye for design and communication standards
• Project management experience and strong relational skills.
• Ability to work successfully in multicultural teams and across boundaries.
• Strong client service orientation with an openness to feedback and new ideas.
• Excellent presentation skills