New Ventures India is a joint initiative between CII GBC and World Resources Institute aimed at developing the ecosystem for green SMEs and, in particular, facilitating capital transfer to green enterprises. New Ventures. The New Ventures program of the World Resources Institute runs in six countries: India, China, Indonesia, Mexico, Brazil and Colombia.
New Ventures reaches out to the green SMEs and entrepreneurs through a variety of outreach programs, identifies promising enterprises by engaging with them in a constructive dialogue and adds value to selected enterprises through business advisory services and greater access to investors. New Ventures India has also developed a Green Investor Network consisting of Angels, VCs, Social Enterprise funds and Banks.
New Ventures India is now in its fourth year of operations. So far we have identified 40 companies in our portfolio and facilitated funding to the extent of USD 23 million.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and recruit enterprises that meet New Ventures criteria to the New Ventures India Network
- Work with other members of the New Ventures India team to understand investor investing criteria and coach entrepreneurs and SMEs to develop business plans that meet investing criteria.
- Recruit experienced business professionals to our Coaches and Mentors network.
- Be the central point of communications for 1) New Ventures enterprises 2) New Ventures outreach partners and 3) the Coaches and Mentors Network
- Work with the broader CII and WRI teams and our partners and networks to hold, attend and speak at events that help enterprise selection and building.
Background, Experience and Skills
- Excellent communication skills.
- Proven ability to manage and execute projects from start to finish.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with large networks of people.
- Interest in and exposure to energy/renewable energy and/or other environmental sectors.
- 3-5 years experience in marketing/research/operations/technology.
- Previous entrepreneurial experience is a serious plus.
- Masters degree in Business Management a serious plus.
Send resume and cover letter to: sanjoy.sanyal@regainparadise.org.
