Job Description

Tech Incubation Lead: SELCO Foundation seeks a Lead for its Technology Incubation program,

who has an entrepreneurial mindset and cares deeply about improving enterprises to achieve

excellence. Tech Incubation Lead will be responsible for steering the Incubation program to

establish benchmark processes, design programs and develop partnerships for attracting and

nurturing grassroots innovators and social entrepreneurs. The position involves travel to Odisha

and Jharkhand

Key responsibilities:

? Designing & managing Incubation program.

? Good understanding of the social entrepreneurship ecosystem.

? Provide advisory support to entrepreneurs.

? Enable good relationship with key stakeholders like Universities, Institutions, NGOs, Partners

and Govt Agencies through meetings, workshops, partnerships and joint programs

? Develop, execute and own an operational and engagement strategy for the entire community

including investors, mentors, domain expert etc.

? Ensure continued strategic guidance to entrepreneurs in areas such as business modeling,

sales, and marketing, financing, fundraising, overall strategy, operations, technical guidance

etc across the various stages of their journey during incubation.

? Coordination with other teams within the organization to enable cross-learning.

Eligibility Criteria

Qualification & Experience

? Graduate in any discipline with 8-12 years of relevant work experience with analytical skills.

? Those with experience of working with entrepreneurs, start-ups, learning/ tinkering labs, will

be preferred.

? Good understanding of the Incubation processes.

? Exposure to rural development work and experience in interacting with various stakeholders

of social entrepreneurship ecosystem will be an added advantage.

? Demonstrated ability to cultivate, build and maintain strong working relationships with start-

ups, entrepreneurs, mentors, universities, research institutions, industry experts,

associations, chamber of commerce & industries, state & central government, and angel

investors.

? Strong communication skills in respective local language, and English, and writing skills to

manage partnerships with local, State and national institutions.

? Ability to understand technical, financial and operational aspects of projects.

? Willing to travel for fieldwork and follow-ups

Desired Candidate Profile

Post Graduation - MSW

Tech Incubation Lead: SELCO Foundation seeks a Lead for its Technology Incubation program,

who has an entrepreneurial mindset and cares deeply about improving enterprises to achieve

excellence. Tech Incubation Lead will be responsible for steering the Incubation program to

establish benchmark processes, design programs and develop partnerships for attracting and

nurturing grassroots innovators and social entrepreneurs. The position involves travel to Odisha

and Jharkhand

Organization Details

• Organization Name:SELCO FOUNDATION
• About Organization:SELCO Foundation, an NGO established in 2010 is working on building a holistic ecosystem for sustainable energy access. In this regard SELCO engages in technical, financial and social innovation, enterprise development, skill building and financial inclusion. The organization works on demonstrating and catalyzing the role of renewable energy across verticals of well- being, health, education, livelihoods and built environment. The Incubation Program was established in 2015.