Lucena - Social Enterprise Project Staff (San Isidro, Rodriguez Rizal)

The Social Enterprise Project Staff is tasked to do community organizing, facilitation conduct, promote social enterprise, etc. Specifically, the essential responsibilities are outlined below:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Organize Women’s groups from Informal Waste Sector in partnership with the local government unit
• Facilitate the conduct of various training to the organized group
• Travel as necessary to assist the organized group in program design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Coordinate with local government units to build partnerships and integration of the project to their program on Solid Waste Management.
• Establish partnerships with other possible partners for the entire project.
• Maintain Program Management and Opportunity Tracker
• Represent department meetings (internal/external) as needed.
• Closely coordinate with other staff from the field and head office as necessary.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

• Instill and promote social enterprise mindset and culture in the organized group.
• Identify, discover and develop the potential of the group members in social enterprise.
• Conducts mentoring and capacity building/training to the organized group or project beneficiaries on recycling and upcycling technologies and processes.
• Facilitate the conduct of specialized research for business development and planning.
• Review and update a social enterprise strategy.
• Analyze financial projection for the revenue-generating program.
• Develop the operational structure of the group to support the launch of the social enterprise.
• Ensure the full and timely implementation of the social enterprise
• Conduct promotional activities.
• Create a local network/directory of NGOs and social enterprise businesses and their leaders for networking and marketing.
• Provide appropriate reports.
• Oversee the overall construction and establishment of the upcycling facility.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Graduate of Community Development, Business Administration and Social Science courses, with Social Enterprise or Sales/Marketing knowledge/background
• Have at least three years of practical experience working in the community with a demonstrated community development approach to working with the marginalized sector, especially women
• Experienced in managing social enterprise projects
• Good networking skills and experience with the LGUs, NGAs, SE, and other NGOs.
• Adept in project cycle management
• Excellent in verbal and written communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills
• Computer literate (Excel, in particular) and thorough internet knowledge
• Ability to work independently and with the team.
• Willing to start ASAP.

Familiarization with and adherence to the GN Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct is an essential requirement to all employees and partners, in addition to related mandatory training. All GN employees and partners must ensure that they understand and act in accordance with this clause.