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GEPI is Hiring! Looking for a Program Officer.
December 20, 2011
Job Description – Program Officer
GEPI seeks a Program Officer for its programs to identify, support, and sustain entrepreneurs in Indonesia. The Program Officer will report directly to the Executive Director.
We are seeking a professional that is passionate about entrepreneurship and its potential to catalyze growth and change in Indonesia. The Program Officer will be well positioned to take on leadership roles for exciting programs around developing and launching entrepreneurship incubators, business accelerators, and business plan competitions.
Working at GEPI provides a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment where initiative is both expected and required. Based on the high profile nature of our mission and work, GEPI also provides and requires access to influential members of Indonesia business community, international government institutions, and multilateral organizations.
If you are a self-starter, enjoy an open and challenging environment, and possess a passion for making a difference in Indonesia through catalyzing entrepreneurship, we encourage you to consider joing GEPI as a Program Officer.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Develop workplan and strategies to support entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial ecosytem through programs including but not limited to incubators, business accelerators, and business plan competitions
• Manage and execute programs including project management, budget setting, and some administrative tasks
• Ensures that events are successful in execution and support GEPI’s mission
• Develop high level strategies and proposals concerning new programs and activities to better support entrepreneurship in Indonesia
• Design training programs and develop materials
• Provide direct support, coaching, and training to supported entrepreneurs
• Work closely with external partners to launch and design new impactful programs
• Maintain and enhance GEPI’s online presence through social media and networking
• Develop new partnership with private and public sector, individuals, and others
Qualifications:
• A minimum of an undergraduate degree. A degree in business or public administration, economics, finance or a related degree desireable but no a requirement
• Possess professional work experience of 3-5 years in the private, public, or nonprofit sectors with a strong track record of achievement
• Substantive knowledge and a passion for entrepreneurship
• Experience managing complex project and event management helpful
• Familiarity with a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and a willingness to share in strategic thinking and administrative tasks
• Comfort with web applications, social media and networking
• Fluency in Indonesian, Highly proficient in English
How to apply:
If you are as excited about entrepreneurship as we are, please submit a cover letter with a detailed CV and a list of three references to secretariat@gep-indonesia.org
We will only be contacting short-listed candidates that meet the above specified criteria.
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Media Release, 2 March 2011: Business Leaders take New Initiative to Boost Entrepreneurship in Indonesia Fourteen prominent business leaders in Indonesia today formed a new association to boost national development of entrepreneurship and open new global opportunities to emerging Indonesian entrepreneurs. The association, called the Global Entrepreneurship Program –Indonesia (GEP Indonesia), aims to catalyse Indonesia’s entrepreneurship strategies by working in partnership with existing programs and linking aspiring Indonesian entrepreneurs to global developments and investment prospects. At GEP Indonesia’s first Board of Founders meeting today, two of Indonesia’s long-standing patrons of entrepreneurship, Ciputra and Jakob Oetama, were elected as Honorary Chairmen. The Board also elected Chris Kanter, as Chairman, and Shinta Widjaja Kamdani and Giuseppe Nicolosi, as Vice Chairs (see Board of Founders below). To launch the program in Indonesia, GEP Indonesia is planning two major events in July this year in cooperation with the Indonesian Government and GEPI’s global partners in the United States. The first event will be an Entrepreneurship Delegation of investors and mentors from Indonesia and the US to showcase the business plans of aspiring Indonesian entrepreneurs and to introduce promising Indonesian start-up companies to the Delegation for further investment. The second event will be a Regional Entrepreneurship Summit which will bring prominent local and international speakers to Bali and participants from 10 ASEAN countries along with India and China. The Minister of Trade, Dr Mari Pangestu, as the formal host of the Summit, has slotted the event into the ASEAN calendar as one of the key ASEAN activities hosted by Indonesia in 2011. GEP Indonesia will also take part in a special session on entrepreneurship development at the annual Investment Conference on Access to Opportunity in South East Asia hosted in Jakarta on 3-5 May by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) which aims to facilitate trade and investment financing with partner countries. The international dimension of GEP Indonesia will enable Indonesian entrepreneurs and start-up companies to gain greater access to the large number of global entrepreneurship networks, mentors and angel investors including those in the United States. At the inaugural Board meeting, the Founders stressed the critical importance of new initiatives to expand entrepreneurship in Indonesia for jobs, economic growth and national development. The Founders urged all related government agencies and education institutions to work alongside the business sector on entrepreneurship development with dedicated and properly-funded programs. GEP Indonesia will aim to work with partner organisations and groups around six main programs of activities including: • Seed Fund for Early Stage Start Ups • Mentoring Workshops • Support Groups for Entrepreneurs • Annual GEP Conference • Scholarship for Students • Policy Studies of Impediments to Entrepreneurship |