Strategy Fellow

This is a remote position.

Harambeans Strategy Fellows

• Location: Global – remote with some travel to events in key markets.   
  
• Total Duration: 12 weeks
  
• Position: Unpaid volunteer
• Dates: Ongoing recruitment cycles
  
• Time commitment: 10 hours per week.
  

About the Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance 

Harambeans are African innovators who have pledged to “work together as one” to build Africa’s future. Over the last decade, Harambeans have spawned a series of tech-enabled unicorns such as Andela, Flutterwave, andGo1, which have collectively raised over $2 billion from Google Ventures, CRE Ventures and Accel.

Learn More About Harambeans

• Harvard Business School Case Study on Harambeans
  

• Stanford Social Innovation Review Case Study on Harambeans
  

Harambeans Strategy Fellowship Role Description

Purpose of the role

Working directly with the Founder and Chair and as part of the core Dream Team, Harambeans is seeking strategy fellows to review, enhance and execute on the key strategic pillars of the Alliance. Drawing from the insights of the Harvard Business School Case Study on our Alliance, the aim of the Strategy Fellowship is to accelerate the growth of our entrepreneurial ecosystem through a meticulous analysis of our stakeholders, business model and researched-based proposals of the strategic pillars towards more sustainable and scalable impact. It is an opportunity to work with an exemplary core team as well as multiple African start-ups in different growth stages. Through the close interaction with the Executive Chair, select Trustees, Advisors and engagements (virtual, hybrid and in-person), you will have exposure and access to a global network of seasoned entrepreneurs, investors and thought leaders working together to build the future of Africa.

The strategy fellowship program is unpaid.

Some of the perks of the fellowship include

• Exposure to the ecosystem of African entrepreneurs working across a diverse portfolio of sectors
  

• Interaction with the Alliance’s Guilds of investors, high networth families, and policy makers.
  

• Sponsored participation to key Harambeans gatherings
  

• Performance-based nomination to work with venture-backed and Harambean founded ventures post fellowship.
  

The ideal candidate

You excel at empowering everyone around you as you’ll be working directly with cross-functional team members both in-person and virtually across geographies. You will be supporting the successful iterations of the key Alliance strategies and activities including research and reporting. Time and again you will be asked to experience the hands-on activities of the Alliance that usually take the form of key event ideation, coordination and execution.

Areas of involvement 

Harambeans Business model review & Executive Chair support

• Review the Harvard Business School Case Study and propose scenarios to consider in planning ahead for the Alliance
  

• Form part of the Founder and Chair’s sounding board ecosystem, offering timely and informed insight across multiple subject matter areas aligned to the vision and mission of the Alliance and the broader ecosystem 
  

• Support the Founder and Chair in preparing for engagements, virtually or in person. This may include reviewing agenda, preparing slides and talking points
  

• Speak confidently in settings ranging from large group events to meetings with a broad audience of stakeholders in the ecosystem.
  

Stakeholder Analysis and Engagement Strategies

• Conduct extensive research and analysis on current entrepreneurial ecosystem which includes innovators, investors, high networth families amongst others
  

• Develop/ update stakeholder engagement strategies 
  

• Run a benchmark assessment of similar institutions and make recommendations most relevant to the Alliance 
  

• Monitor the pulse of the Alliance through tracking industry news and trends and provide insight summaries for the Chair and broader Dream team
  

• Consolidate insights on Harambean ventures by tracking funding updates, investor activity, and venture growth updates.
  

Venture & Fellow Program Strategy

• Provide an analysis of the current impact of the Venture and Fellow programme
  

• Develop a report on the key observations and key recommendations to consider in looking ahead
  

• Analyse the profiles of potential Harambean fellows and offer insights on the avenues bolster the selection process 
  

• Research topical material/ themes for the knowledge transfer sessions and prepare briefing documents for panelists 
  

• Participate in fellowship update calls
  

• Analyze, and propose enhancements to  the fellowship database
  

• Determine areas of need of the Harambeans and create avenues to address them through the programs
  

• Review the reach of venture resources and perks made available to Harambeans on  the Harambeans Members Lounge and other platforms 
  

• Engage with the Harambeans-in Residence and Experts-in-Residence to establish value in support and recommend ways to better incorporate their expertise in the ecosystem.
  

Harambeans key events - Harambe Bretton Woods Symposium (HBWS), Global Summit and the Vatican Forum

• Perform event outreach to current partners, potential sponsors, and Harambeans
  

• Provide virtual and on-the-ground support with event logistics
  

• Support with event programming, help curate session topics and facilitate some of the sessions.
  

Qualifications

• Entrepreneurial spirit and ability to be flexible and deal with a certain amount of unpredictability
  

• The ability and willingness to go above and beyond to help support the Alliance goals
  

• Creative thinker that is able to synthesize and draw conclusions from complex data sets
  

• A team-player attitude with a strong sense of personal accountability
  

• Has a passion and/or a desire to learn about the evolving African entrepreneurial ecosystem
  

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  

Education - applicants must meet one of the following requirements

• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher)
  

• Be enrolled in a college/university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent)
  

• Be a recent graduate of college/university
  

Desired core professional technical capabilities

• Strategic Impact - Implements the Harambeans strategy through a detailed plan including teamwork stream milestones and metrics of evaluating impact
  

• Delivery Excellence - Able to coordinate projects across the core initiatives to deliver a superior network experience
  

• Executive Presence - Able to project confidence, establish credibility with, and influence Harambeans and the partner ecosystem at all levels
  

• Global Mind-set - Able to adopt a global approach to networking, building eminence for the Alliance, and assembling stakeholders to best deliver on key Alliance milestones 
  

• Risk Strategy - influence and advice team on key risk decisions
  

• Network Development – Through the growth of the Harambean Voice across multiple platforms
  

• Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving - Facilitates innovative solutions to team and market problems and drives changes to processes or ways of working based on new trends/recent developments
  

• Good understanding of entrepreneurial business principles
  

Desired leadership / behavioral capabilities

• Living the Harambeans Purpose - Acts as a role model and inspires others to embrace and live out the Harambeans purpose and values
  

• Competitive Edge - Applies deep knowledge of disruptive trends and competitor activity to drive continuous improvement
  

• Influence - Builds deep relationships across a diverse network and uses a flexible influencing style to gain buy-in and drive impact
  

• Performance drive - Creates opportunities to drive impact; anticipates Alliance and Ecosystem needs and delivers superior results by leveraging each person’s strengths to build high a performing team 
  

• Inspirational Servant leadership qualities - Establishes a strong leadership brand and inspires followership through passion, integrity, and appreciation of others.
  

Benefits 

• Ongoing professional development opportunities, frequent business travel opportunities, international exposure, and a chance to change the world.
  

• Access to a network of African founders and venture capital investors.
  

Requirements