Venture Builder| Enviu East Africa

We believe in an inclusive economy that serves people and the planet.

At Enviu, our core mission is to build ventures that address social and environmental issues hands-on, and drive market development.

We are looking for a full-time Venture Builder to join our East Africa team.

Hi, we’re Enviu!
● We are passionate about changing the world for the better and bring an impact-driven entrepreneurial attitude and methodology to do so.
● We are a serial venture builder; designing, validating and building sustainable business models and ventures to drive tomorrow’s economy.
● We start at the fundamental issue that needs a solution; we envision and design a road to disruptive change.
● We take action, on the ground, proving sustainable models.
● We partner intensively with mission-aligned, complementary organizations of all sorts to have a bigger impact.
● We have built >30 impact ventures since our start in 2004; currently working actively on 14 ventures in different stages.
● We work with >50 great people in our offices in Rotterdam, Nairobi, Bangalore, and Jakarta.

Your mission as a Venture Builder:

Venture builders have a core role at Enviu. They are the ones applying our innovative methodology to build the right ventures for the systemic issues we target.

The Venture builder role combines the conceptual skills of a consultant, the structuring skills of a project manager, the creative skills of a product designer, and the pragmatic action drive of an entrepreneur.

Are you up for this challenge?

Why is this role important?:

With our team in Nairobi, we are running several ventures in agriculture, and the circular economy.

For example, within our FoodFlow program, we are developing key interventions to support small holder farmers to transition to regenerative agriculture practices. Our previous interventions have led to the start-up of SokoFresh (cold storage as a service), and Shambani Pro.

In most cases, we develop innovative business models through lean validation. We are looking for a Venture Builder with a strong strategic and conceptual mindset to analyze new markets, ideate innovative solutions and build sustainable business models.

Core responsibilities:
●Perform in-depth research and root cause analysis into the systemic, and ecosystem issues, following our internal venture building methodology.
● Ideate and design desirable and scalable game-changing business concepts.Be a product manager who is responsible for defining the “market – value proposition –
product” triangle.
● Quickly pilot and test different business models or assumptions.
● Design business concepts for scalability and replicability, leveraging technological innovation.
● Set-up & grow the new company; including hiring the first team, building foundations of operations, financial modelling, budgeting, setting legal compliance and more.
● Raise funds (both grants & equity); identify funders, prepare pitch deck, grant-writing and due diligence processes.
● Engage & work together with partners, both large and small organizations, commercial and non-commercial.

Who we are looking for!:
You’d be perfect for the role if:
● Working experience >6 years of which at least 2 years are as co-founder of a start-up (with>10 employees).
● Educational qualification in management, or economics; preferably a Master’s degree.
● High learning drive, and openness to constantly learn, empathize, shift perspectives where needed to operate in a dynamic industry.
● Ability to think conceptually, with a systemic & strategic lens are necessary; and can switch between entrepreneurial thinking and conceptual systems thinking.
● Knowledge and intuition with lean thinking concepts are necessary.
● Proven experience in co-building solutions/ ventures/ projects, along with a peer. We work in teams, with multiple venture builders jointly building a solution, and it is important that you believe in a team approach to entrepreneurship.
● Strong communication skills with significant experience in public speaking, and in operating in multi-functional, multi-cultural teams.
● Experience in innovation, business modeling and/or product design is an advantage
● Furthermore, the ideal candidate is a people manager, fluent in English, and can work
independently.

The job will be performed in Nairobi, Kenya.

Note: we give a preference to local candidates and women are strongly encouraged to apply!

What is in it for YOU!:
The role ́s biggest perk is learning experience for someone trying to grow their entrepreneurial skills and methodology.

These are as well the package we offer:
● Competitive package in the impact sector with the opportunity to develop yourself in a truly unique and challenging international environment.
● Real purpose! This is a job with clear meaning and social & environmental impact.
● Working with a group of talented, but as well passionate and fun colleagues who share the ambition to change the world!

How to apply:
Please send your CV and contact details to marietha.lugwe@kayatalent.com.