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Your Mission

As Project Lead, you will spearhead the implementation of Makesense Academy 9, one of Makesense's flagship incubation programs supporting social entrepreneurs and impact-driven ventures. You will be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of the program from planning to execution, while maintaining high standards of quality, compliance, participant engagement, and impact.

Working closely with the Department Lead and the Director of Programs, you will coordinate with key stakeholders, support participating enterprises, and help strengthen the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in the Philippines. The Program Lead is responsible for day-to-day implementation, coordination, and delivery of the Academy 9 program, operating under the strategic direction of the Department Lead.

Key responsibilities

Program Leadership and Delivery

Lead the end-to-end implementation of the Makesense Academy 9 incubation program.
Develop and manage detailed work plans, timelines, and program milestones.
Ensure program deliverables, targets, and outcomes are achieved on time, in full, and with quality.
Coordinate with internal teams, volunteers, mentors, experts, and external partners to ensure smooth program delivery.
Prepare onboarding materials, regular progress reports and program updates for management and donors.

Enterprise Support and Ecosystem Building

Oversees the engagement with participating social enterprises.
Lead the end-to-end recruitment and selection process for incubation
Manage cohort onboarding and ensure participants are set up for a strong start to the incubation
Facilitate access to relevant mentors, experts, investors, partners, and ecosystem actors.
Organize and facilitate workshops, coaching sessions, networking activities, and ecosystem-wide events.
Foster a supportive and collaborative learning environment among participants.

Funding Compliance and Financial Management

Ensure compliance with donor requirements, grant agreements, and reporting obligations.
Monitor budget utilization and ensure expenses are aligned with approved budgets.
Work closely with the Operations team to ensure timely procurement, documentation, and financial reporting.
Identify risks and proactively recommend mitigation measures.

Impact Measurement and Learning

Lead the collection, tracking, and analysis of program data and impact indicators.
Ensure accurate documentation of program outputs, outcomes, success stories, and lessons learned.
Develop reports and presentations highlighting program achievements and impact.
Contribute insights and recommendations for future incubation and acceleration programs.

Stakeholder Engagement and Partnerships

Build and maintain relationships with ecosystem partners, investors, mentors, and resource persons.
Represent the program in relevant ecosystem events, meetings, and partnership discussions.
Support fundraising and partnership-building efforts when relevant.
Provide regular updates and flag key decisions, risks, and escalations to the Department Lead

We're looking for someone who is:

Entrepreneurial and highly proactive.
Passionate about social innovation, entrepreneurship, and impact creation.
Comfortable working in dynamic and fast-paced environments.
Able to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail.
A strong relationship-builder who enjoys working with diverse stakeholders.
Solutions-oriented and capable of navigating ambiguity.

Your profile

At least 3 years of experience in program management, startup support, entrepreneurship development, innovation, or related fields.
Experience working with startups, MSMEs, social enterprises, incubators, accelerators, or entrepreneurship support organizations.
Experience managing projects with multiple stakeholders and deliverables.
Strong project management and coordination skills.
Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Strong analytical and reporting abilities.
Proficient in MS Office, Google Workspace, Notion.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Environmental Science, Development Studies, or related field.
Master’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Environmental Management, Economics, Business, Development Studies, or related field is a plus.

What would make you an outstanding candidate

You combine strategic thinking with strong execution skills.
You are equally comfortable engaging social entrepreneurs, donors, and ecosystem partners.
You can independently drive projects while fostering collaboration among stakeholders.
You have a strong understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by early-stage impact ventures.
You are passionate about creating systems and experiences that help entrepreneurs thrive.

makesense Asia

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This structure is based on a principle of solidarity and social utility: its management is democratic and participative, and its profit-making potential is limited. It may be an association, cooperative, foundation, mutual or ESUS company.

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makesense Asia

Makesense enables and empowers any actor in society to take concrete action on the advocacies and causes that matter to them.

💡 SSE organization

Website
Nonprofit organization
Between 15 and 50 persons
Others

makesense Asia did not yet communicate its impact measurement.

This structure did not communicate to us the labels or certifications that it was able to obtain.

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