Social Enterprise Advisor

Oxfam is an international agency of 17 organizations working together in 94 countries and with partners and allies around the world to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. In Vietnam, Oxfam is recognized as one of the leading international NGOs, especially in rural development, disaster risk reduction and humanitarian response, civil society development, ethnic minorities, and women’s empowerment.

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Vietnamese person to fill the following position:

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ADVISOR

Reference number: 130802

The post is a 2-year fixed-term contract, with possible extension. It is based in Hanoi but with frequent travel

The Role:     Manages Oxfam’s social enterprise incubation services at national level by co-creating business ideas, assessing incubation needs, developing incubations ToRs, recruiting and overseeing cost-effective incubation partners, building the capacity of social entrepreneurs, evaluating results.

Report to:         Oxfam in Business Manager in The Hague (directly) and Associate Country Director in Hanoi (indirectly)

Staff reporting to this post: no

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Develops and implements the social enterprise incubation strategy and plan for the country office, including incubation guidelines/procedures for partner selection (in close coordination with colleagues in other countries of this program).
- Develops and implements an outreach strategy and plan to potential social entrepreneurs
- Selects incubation partners (including both social entrepreneurs and other investment funds), negotiates favorable contract terms and manages partnerships, developing a pipeline of investible social enterprises which cautious investors will be willing to back
- Builds capacity of social entrepreneurs and their teams – particularly in business models, finance
- Builds a network among potential social business leads and links into existing networks
- Raises funds (in coordination with the Institutional Funding Officer in Vietnam and the Funding team in The Hague) for social enterprise incubation activities
- Documents and shares good and innovative incubation practices with Oxfam Impact Investment colleagues and the Vietnam country team and feeds into mid-term and end evaluations.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCE

Job Specific Competencies

- A university degree or MBA in Financial Management or CFA
- A minimum of three years experience in consulting services to social enterprises, leading market studies, developing business plans, providing/overseeing training and support programmes and/or leading a social enterprise successfully.  Alternatively a business banking or accounting background
- Proven project/budget management experience
- Awareness of the legal and operating environment for SMEs in Vietnam
- Experience in building the capacity of others
- Commitment to Oxfam Novib’s mission toward fighting against poverty and injustice
- Ability to work effectively in an international team, balancing diverse interests.

Behavioral Competencies

- Communicator/ Motivator 
- Commercial and highly entrepreneurial
- Results oriented
- Analytical
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong written and spoken English and Vietnamese

Gross Annual Salary Range:        VND478,755,174 -  VND718,132,761   

The closing date for application:      2 September 2013

How to Apply: Send your application in writing, including a motivation letter and Curriculum vitae and mentioning reference number 130802 to [email protected] to the attention of Ms. Tran Thanh Hang.

Oxfam offers an attractive benefit package including health insurance for staff and dependents. We regret that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Oxfam is an equal opportunity employer.