Associate, Entrepreneur Selection & Growth, Endeavor Nigeria

Endeavor Nigeria seeks an Associate for Entrepreneur Selection & Growth in Lagos. The role involves managing entrepreneur accounts, researching the Nigerian entrepreneurial ecosystem, and coordinating selection processes. Responsibilities include building candidate pipelines, preparing reports, and supporting entrepreneurs post-selection. Candidates should be passionate about entrepreneurship, intellectually curious, and able to work collaboratively. The position requires up to 5 years of experience.
Associate, Entrepreneur Selection & Growth, Endeavor Nigeria

DESCRIPTION

Endeavor is the leading global community of, by, and for High-Impact Entrepreneurs — those who dream bigger, scale faster, and pay it forward. Driven by our belief that High-Impact Entrepreneurs transform economies, Endeavor is on a mission to build thriving entrepreneurial ecosystems in emerging and underserved markets around the world.

We are looking for a dynamic, self-starting professional who is passionate about entrepreneurship and engaged with our mission, to join our team in Lagos, Nigeria. On a day-to-day basis you will manage Endeavor Entrepreneur accounts, leveraging our Network and support programs to service the Endeavor Entrepreneurs in our Portfolio. You will also be responsible for researching and compiling data to build out a pipeline of potential candidates for Endeavor Nigeria, coordinating our selection process and profiling candidate businesses.You should be intellectually curious, flexible, eager to learn and receptive to feedback. Sounds interesting? Read more below.

POSITION

Role: Associate, Entrepreneur Selection & Growth, Endeavor Nigeria

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Reports to: Managing Director

Works with: Endeavor account managers, Endeavor Entrepreneurs, network members and the Endeavor Global Entrepreneur Selection & Growth team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Pre-Selection:
• Conduct research to map the Nigerian entrepreneurial ecosystem and gather data to maintain Endeavor's candidate pipeline in Nigeria.
• Manage a strong pipeline of potential candidates, working to convert strong leads into Endeavor Entrepreneurs.
• Pitch Endeavor to candidate entrepreneurs, and prospective mentors and/or partners, understanding how to tailor the message and delivery.
• Build trust with, and seamlessly prepare, guide and coach Nigeria’s Endeavor Entrepreneur candidates through the Endeavor selection process.
• Take the lead on preparing high-quality reports to support Endeavor’s selection process (including reviews of candidate business models, competitive strengths/weaknesses, operating metrics and financials).
• Coordinate the logistics of regular Local Selection Panels, and support candidates at International Selection Panels.

Post-Selection:
• Lead day-to-day servicing of dedicated Endeavor Entrepreneur accounts, working with Endeavor’s Entrepreneur Selection & Growth team around the globe and leveraging the international Endeavor Network, to maximize benefits for Endeavor Entrepreneurs.
• Develop service roadmaps for new Endeavor Entrepreneurs, bringing together the strategic and operational goals of our Endeavor Entrepreneurs, Endeavor's service offerings and feedback from the selection process to outline a support plan.
• Actively manage the Nigeria Endeavor Entrepreneur portfolio by developing a deep understanding of the companies and industries.
• Coordinate quarterly Advisory Board meetings for Endeavor Entrepreneurs, selecting appropriate mentors to be Advisory Board members and managing their engagement.
• Propose, help recruit and onboard new mentors for Endeavor Nigeria and manage the engagement of the local Mentor Network.
• Using Salesforce, run reports and dashboards regularly to track and manage office performance, and keep complete and accurate records.

REQUIREMENTS
• Up to 5 years’ of relevant work experience, ideally in consulting, investment banking or a client-services role in a structured environment.
• Relevant background and/or demonstrable interest in entrepreneurship, business, strategy, economics, finance, and/or international development.
• Superior interpersonal, communication and organizational skills; excellent written and spoken English.
• Proficiency with MS Office. Familiarity with Salesforce and Slack is an advantage.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel

BENEFITS
• Work closely with 600+ of the smartest, friendliest, ambitious teammates in 40+ countries around the world.
• Competitive, including bonuses and benefits.

Who You Are

Endeavor is a values driven organization. We are looking for someone, who embodies...
• Entrepreneur First: You are someone who passionately believes in the power of high-impact entrepreneurs to change the world for the better. You care about our mission.
• Go Big: You are someone whose curiosity drives them to dream (and execute!) big. You are a self-starter, who will roll up your sleeves to take our office to the next level.
• Network of Trust: You are someone who can naturally build trust with anybody, from CTOs of cutting-edge startups to CEOs of established ventures.
• Pay It Forward: You are someone with a service-oriented attitude, who asks “What can I do?” before asking “What can I get?”
• One Endeavor: You are someone who thrives on working with colleagues in over 30 different countries around the world. You are collaborative and a bridge builder.
• Always Agile: You are someone who understands that it's the planning, not the plans, that matter and therefore isn't deterred by pivots or evolutions.