Job Overview:

At Social Alpha, we organize workshops and sessions to build the capacity of technology start-ups working for social good. We also run bootcamps and accelerator programs (that are for a longer duration) for the start-ups in our ecosystem. We are looking for a dynamic individual passionate about supporting social enterprises who can take charge of managing the execution of individual components of workshops and other events to ensure they take place smoothly. Your role supporting Social Alpha’s capacity building initiatives would contribute to the start-ups’ development as they solve pertinent challenges while creating impact at scale.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Understanding requirements for each event by working with Social Alpha team members
• Maintaining Social Alpha’s database of start-ups, experts/facilitators, partners
• Planning event with attention to financial and time constraints; ensure that proper infrastructure is in place for workshop/boot-camp
• Booking venues and scheduling speakers
• Coordinate with vendors, exhibitors and stakeholders during event planning
• Lead the creation of promotional material/collateral (in collaboration with the in-house Design Team) regarding the event
• Coordinate with the in-house Communications Team for outreach
• Maintain mailing list, RSVPs, queries from prospective participants, collection of feedback and follow-ups; analyse effectiveness of workshop and recommend corrective action
• Manage event set-up, tear down and follow-ups
• Support in the building of an event budget and help the relevant in-house teams adhere to it
• Supporting the Social Alpha team in evaluating success and failures of the event- tracking performance areas and identify items to work on for future events

Requirements (Qualifications and Skills):

• At minimum, should have a bachelor’s degree, preferably in communications or related fields
• At least two years of work experience in coordinating and managing events
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; should be a people’s person
• Agile and adept at multi-tasking, capable of managing multiple events at the same time
• Entrepreneurial mind-set - Creative and can offer solutions that can optimise for time, coordination etc.

Please send your CV to knowledgeservices@socialalpha.org