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Bentley University · 2 days ago

Assistant Director, Next Gen Social Innovation Incubator

Waltham, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Director

3+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Help to create and nurture an innovative and productive community-based space.

Oversee the Incubator’s physical space, including ensuring the building is well cared for and properly supplied, including liaising with the BSLCE staff to accomplish these goals.

Oversee event planning, under the guidance of the Associate Director, to bring faculty-led and community expert-led workshops to the Incubator space.

Coordinate Bentley events being held in the Incubator including book clubs, workshops, community and community partner events; and help coordinate social enterprise events being hosted at Bentley.

Manage student interns, student Program Managers, and Graduate Assistants assigned to the Social Innovation Incubator, including ensuring professional development and growth opportunities.

Assist, where appropriate, in helping the chosen social entrepreneurs to gain access to resources and opportunities as needed.

Help to develop and nurture relationships with the Greater Waltham business community.

Help to develop and move forward relationships and opportunities with local banks and social impact investors toward the goal of their providing potential funding for some of the burgeoning social enterprises.

Liaise with the BSLCE team, key stakeholders in the City of Waltham and at Bentley, and others to help create the Next Gen Social Innovation Incubator through a community-based, multi-stakeholder model.

Be a contributing and integrated member of the BSLCE team, including participating in regular staff meetings and Center events, and working with the Center’s Director in liaising with the other innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives at Bentley.

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Event planningManagerial experienceProject managementRelationship managementStakeholder engagementSocial entrepreneurshipBusiness developmentFinancial acumenStructural analysisDiversity equity inclusion justiceProblem-solvingCommunicationInnovationPositive attitudeEnergyTeamworkAdaptabilityPC programs proficiencyMicrosoft OfficeCanvaAdobeFluency in SpanishBusiness plan developmentTechnology utilizationNetworkingCommunity connections

Required

BA or BS and minimum of 3 years of related experience.

Experience in event planning.

Experience working with community agencies and/or students, including working with diverse populations.

Managerial experience or equivalent.

Ability to work across multiple stakeholder constituencies and to bring these together in managing a project.

Strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, ability to navigate relationships in both a campus setting and in the City of Waltham.

A deep spirit of innovation, social entrepreneurship, and a passion to help in the creation process of businesses for the greater good.

Positive attitude, great energy for the work, willingness to work longer hours during peak times of the semester and incubation process.

Experience engaging with the local businesses, banks, grantmaking organizations, and/or the social investment sector to identify and work to secure funds.

Demonstrated skill in presenting outcomes to larger audiences, including excellent oral and written skills.

Strong structural analysis, social issue knowledge, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) background.

Preferred

Strong ability or fluency in Spanish.

Courses or experience in assisting with business plan development.

Experience leveraging technology to drive social impact and organizational success.

Experience, networks, and/or civic and business community connections in the Greater Waltham area.

Proficient in use of PC-based computer programs, including Microsoft Office, Canva, and Adobe.

Company

Bentley University

Glassdoor

4.4

A private co-educational university in Waltham, Massachusetts, 10 miles west of Boston, focused on business.

Founded in 1917

Waltham, Massachusetts, USA

501-1,000 employees

http://www.bentley.edu/

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