Associate – Entrepreneur Selection And Growth Team

Descrizione

Application deadline:

November 25th, 2017

1. Acceleration of entrepreneur impact through Endeavor services

• Support EEs (Endeavor Entrepreneurs) to grow and scale providing them access to capital, talent and markets.

• Provide EEs with in-depth support in business planning, fundraising and venture capital deal structuring.

• Monitor accounts and ensure that entrepreneurs are aware of programs and opportunities offered by Endeavor, and proactively suggest relevant services.

• Suggest and research potential mentoring connections for companies.

• Regular monitoring of service delivery, maintaining records of all meetings and processes in Salesforce.

• Collaborate with the Entrepreneur Selection and Growth teams of Endeavor offices globally, looking to share best practices in the pre and post selection processes.

• Provide onsite support in event, partner, and network services.

2. Selection of highest potential entrepreneurs

• Proactively screen high-potential entrepreneurs running companies with a tentative range of €1 million - €30 million in annual revenues.

• Leverage Endeavor’s network of business leaders, investors and entrepreneurs to build a pipeline of entrepreneur candidates.

• Assess companies’ growth potential, critical challenges, and the entrepreneurial capacity of the team.

• Complete high-quality research on candidates companies, with the objective to create detailed information memorandums and synthetic financial reports.

• Keep up-to-date statistics on Endeavor’s Selection Process, familiarize oneself with pipeline management tools and support office calls through note-taking and updating Salesforce.

• Prepare and train candidates for the selection panels, manage logistics, and coordinate required calls.

• Participate in national and international events as needed.

Desired Skills and Experience

• 1-3 Years of experience, preferred in venture capital funds, accelerators, high-growth companies or banking/consulting with focus on innovation & entrepreneurship projects.

• Strong interest for Endeavor’s mission and global approach.

• Passion for entrepreneurship, venture capital, economics and/or international development.

• Ability to identify and evaluate entrepreneurs, business models, companies, and projects.

• Fluency in Italian (100%) and English (100%), oral and written.

• Excellent communication skills (oral and written).

• Extremely fast learner with high fluid intelligence.

• High interpersonal and organizational abilities and strong attention to detail.

• Flexibility with respect to tasks and time.

• Familiarity with Salesforce a plus.

• High ambition with low ego.

Structure

Full time contract.

Start date: January 2018