Entrepreneurship in the territories: is it the right time?
RECOFTC’s core values
At RECOFTC, our core values are the foundation of our culture and guide all our work. In addition to job-specific skills and experience, the applicant should possess the following characteristics, attitudes and skills:
- Embrace innovation
- Adapt to and learn from challenges
- Nurture commitment, responsibility and ownership
- Collaborate with partners and stakeholders
- Commit to sustainability
- Cultivate participation, gender equality and social inclusion
- Prioritize wellbeing
Specific tasks and duties
The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Officer is a member of the RECOFTC team and works closely with Wyss Academy’s Hub Southeast Asia and global teams under the supervision of the Wyss Academy Southeast Asia Regional Hub Director and Senior Advisor. The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Officer is responsible for advancing innovative sustainability solutions through the lens of entrepreneurship, including product, business and social enterprise development and proactive engagement with the private sector.
Specific duties and responsibilities include:
- Support the Southeast Asia Hub’s projects in designing and implementing innovative and entrepreneurial activities (e.g., developing products, social enterprises, startups, value chains and business partnerships) that generate co-benefits for nature and people
- Monitor and identify emerging innovation trends, business opportunities and market developments relevant to the Southeast Asia Hub’s project portfolio
- Lead the innovation process, including ideation, development, prototyping and launching of new solutions to address people-and-nature challenges in existing and future Southeast Asia Hub projects
- Analyze the scaling potential of the Southeast Asia Hub’s project portfolio, develop and lead scaling strategies and document outcomes effectively
- Identify potential funding streams from the private sector and philanthropic sources (particularly in Southeast Asia) to secure long-term sustainable funding for partners
- Organize capacity-building activities related to entrepreneurship and innovation for Southeast Asia Hub staff, partner organizations, small-scale entrepreneurs and local communities
- Represent the Southeast Asia Hub in Wyss Academy’s global innovation team, contribute to strengthening Wyss Academy’s long-term innovation capacity and support the implementation of global innovation projects within the Southeast Asia Hub
- Contribute to the development, implementation and management of projects and activities under the Southeast Asia Hub
- Perform other tasks as assigned by the Wyss Academy Southeast Asia Regional Hub Director and Senior Advisor
