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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

A foundation for start up social entrepreneurs looking for Host for The Hub,

Are you passionate about changing the world? Do you have exceptional people skills? Want to combine your passion and skills?


UnLtd India, a foundation for start up social entrepreneurs, is looking to hire an outstanding Host for The Hub, a first of its kind incubator space in India.


Position: Hub Host

Location: Mumbai, India

Position type: Full Time Salary

Deadline: 15th Jan 2010


About The Hub

The Hub is a unique collaborative work space for people with ideas and passion for a radically better world to work out of, meet, connect, learn and grow.


The Hub will spark innovation by providing the following:

o Hub Space offering shared work stations, hot desks, meeting room, workshop space, wireless internet, facilities for printing, copying, faxing, scanning and a library

o Hub Connector hosting events, talks, exhibitions, online platforms to network and collaborate

o Hub Incubation building skills through a range of trainings, workshops, discussions, consultancies and exposure visits


The Hub will house all the tools, resources and connections needed to cultivate an idea, launch a project and operate a business.


The Hub is an initiative of UnLtd India, a foundation for start up social entrepreneurs. You can read more about UnLtd India at www.unltdindia.org


Roles and responsibilities

Your overall role will be to deliver the Hub experience in a way that creates a culture of collaboration, innovation and change. Within this, your specific responsibilities are as follows: (Please note that some of these responsibilities will be carried out with other team members.)


Building the existing community of Hub Members

o Keep in tune with members’ and their ideas/projects’ needs

o Connect members with each other, to the Hub pool of resource persons/organisations and to non-member visitors, as required

o Organise regular members’ meet

o Liaise with the communications team to manage the online community via website, newsletter, mailing list and online groups

o Welcome and orient new members into the space


Attracting new Hub members

o Introduce Hub services to potential members that walk into the space

o Liaise with the marketing team to bring in new members relevant for the community

o Liaise with the marketing team to maintain databases for potential members



Maintaining the space

o Getting workshop or meeting rooms ready as per the bookings

o Liaise with Administrator to ensure adequate stock of required supplies

o Assist as and when needed for Hub events

o Keep the spaces fresh, inspiring and energetic


Financial

o Liaise with Administrator to prepare invoices for members and non-members

o Liaise with Accountant to prepare regular Hub financial reports


Monitoring

o Manage systems/MIS related to space management and members’ & their work’s growth

o Give inputs into the impact indicators, assessment tools and procedures

o Assess the Hub services as per the agreed impact assessment procedures

o Compile a report on delivery of Hub services and its impact


Other

o Give inputs into the overall strategy and design of Hub services

o Support the Director in fundraising efforts as required


Qualifications

We are looking for the following set of skills, experience and qualities:

o Enthused by our purpose of creating spaces that spark collaboration and innovation for change

o At least one year’s experience of working with a non-profit or social enterprise

o Excellent people skills at different levels including start ups, grass root level organisations, professionals from other sectors, corporates and media

o Exceptional offline and online communication skills

o An ability to be up to date with the social sector

o Enjoys planning and organising events with exceptional attention to detail

o An ability to take initiative in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial environment

o An ability to work well in chaotic situations

o Basic financial skills such as invoicing and handling payments

o Computer literate – using the web, basic IT skills including MS Office and excel

o Fluent English & Hindi



Please email your CV (no longer than 2 pages) and a brief cover letter explaining your motivation to work with us by 15th Jan 2010 to recruitment@unltdindia.org . Please mention ‘Applying for the Hub Host role’ in the subject line of the email.



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