Ashoka:
Innovators for the Public is the
world’s largest association of social entrepreneurs — men and women with
system-changing solutions for the world’s most urgent social problems. Since
1980, Ashoka has pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship, identifying
and connecting nearly 3,000 leading social entrepreneurs in over 70 countries.
Building on this history, Ashoka’s core mission today is to create an “Everyone
a Changemaker” society where more people take initiative, and are supported by
society, in solving social problems.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The
Ashoka Indonesia Representative will move Indonesia toward an “Everyone a
Changemaker” society by:
·
Developing
strategies and networks to select and support leading Indonesian social
entrepreneurs and linking them to Ashoka’s global network of Fellows
·
Launching
relevant Ashoka’s programs offering young people, citizens and institutions
opportunities to become changemakers and solve social problems
·
Grow
and work close to the community of social entrepreneurs across the country
·
Building bridges
between corporations and citizen sector organizations allowing the more
efficient flow of ideas and resources between the sectors; engaging leading
business entrepreneurs in Ashoka’s work
·
Increasing
awareness of Ashoka, social entrepreneurship and changemaking in Indonesia
through events, media outreach, and engaging people from all sectors of society
in the Everyone a Changemaker movement
·
Raising the
necessary resources to support Ashoka Indonesia
THE PERSON
We
are searching for a candidate intent upon transforming Indonesia. This person
should have an entrepreneurial track record of creating large scale change and
be capable of leading a movement in Indonesia. This person needs to deeply
understand Ashoka’s vision and be able to communicate it to—and
engage—stakeholders from all sectors and levels of prominence in society. The
candidate should have significant leadership and experience in the social
and/or business sector. The candidate must be culturally flexible and fluent in
both English and BahasaIndonesia (ability in other local languages a plus).
ASHOKA’S HIRING CRITERIA
·
Entrepreneurship/ intrapreneurship:
compelled to take creative initiative
and ownership (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 their ideas come to life.
·
Understanding
of and belief in the vision of an Everyone A Changemaker future: understands and believes the Everyone a Changemaker
vision at a gut level; candidate should have a broad and inquisitive intellect
and a thinking pattern that connects the dots between historical trends and
current social context.
·
Emotional and
social 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, trustworthy, and has strong empathy skills.
·
Self-definition:
candidate assumes that changing the
world in big ways and on a continental scale is what he/she will do in life.
APPLY or NOMINATE
If this sounds like you,
or you know any one that might fit with the criteria, apply or nominate by
email to rospiana@ashoka.org. Because of the large volume of inquiries
expected, only those offered an interview will be contacted.
Deadline for Applications:
January 20th, 2014
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