Ashoka is the largest association of social entrepreneurs in the world - men and women with system-changing solutions for the world's most urgent social problems. One of its next challenges is to help create pioneering business models that harness the joint power of businesses and social organizations to provide sustainable access to essential products and services - such as low-income housing solutions, health insurance or agricultural technologies - to low-income populations, at an unprecedented scale.
We seek a highly entrepreneurial individual with strong strategic thinking, solid business experience and deep commitment to social change to lead our low-income housing program in Brazil.
THE OPPORTUNITY:
Building this new program will be a true entrepreneurial endeavor, the detailed path of which the person will need to chart. It will certainly include
- Engaging decision-makers from the business and social sectors to refine and scale-up 'A Casa é Sua', a business-social venture that offers integral housing solutions to low-income populations
- Mobilizing significant investment for low-income housing from for-profit and non-profit investors
- Leveraging Ashoka's global community of social innovators to bring sustainable housing solutions to Brazil
- Liaising with the global staff and support the launch of like-minded low-income housing ventures outside Brazil
- Managing a small team
THE PERSON:
- Demonstrated intra/entrepreneurial track record
- Significant experience within social AND business sectors, commitment to building a hybrid platform for social impact
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in the private sector (including professional careers in management consulting or investment banking)
- A strong track-record of innovation and systems-building regardless of the institutions worked in
- Capacity to effectively communicate with - and engage - various stakeholders ranging from CEOs to social leaders to slum dwellers
- Fluency in Portuguese and English required
Ashoka's Hiring Criteria:
- Entrepreneurial: Compelled to cause major pattern change (e.g., founding an organization or company, starting a movement, or re-shaping the work of an existing organization). Demonstrates relentless and realistic how-to thinking and passion for seeing ideas come to life.
- Understanding and Belief in Everyone a ChangemakerTM: Understands and believes the Everyone a ChangemakerTM vision at a gut level. Candidates posses a broad and inquisitive intellect and a thinking pattern that connects the dots between historical trends and current social context.
- Social and Emotional Intelligence: Ability to work efficiently and respectfully in teams, putting organizational/team goal first (personal glory second).
- Ethical Fiber: Exceptionally strong ethical behavior. Is self-reflective and has strong empathy skills. Trustworthy.
- Self-Definition: The person assumed that changing the world in big ways and on a continental scale is what he/she will do in life.
Application process:
Visit www.ashoka.org/apply, and list 'Brazil Director, Housing for All' in the 'Openings of Interest' field. With any questions, or recommendations, contact Pilar Martinez at pmartinez@ashoka.org.
