● Mentor at heart with a passion to help upcoming innovators, entrepreneurs, and makers
● Strong teaching ability
● Can call out the best in others and coach them toward progress and growth
● Generalist, quick learner, abreast with latest trends in technology
● Strong communication skills visible in writing, conversation and presentations
● Traits: Motivator and facilitator, curious, self-driven, empathetic, flexible, high integrity, cross-functional organizational ability
● Startup bent of mind, interest & knowledge of the startup & investor ecosystem
● Ability to connect well with stakeholders from different generations, age groups and interests
● Supports and mentors student community across a network of virtual makerspaces, through video conferences, online forums
● Facilitates the creativity of student participants by demonstrating a genuine interest in their ideas, helping them define a minimum viable prototype
● Mentors participants in the program for presentation in the demo day
● Coach students through various stages and decision-points along their journey
● Evaluate feasibility and quality of the teams at various stages in the program
● Work in collaboration with the program team, particularly technical mentors and Fellows, to provide holistic guidance to the students and point them as appropriate to onboarded external mentors
● Work in collaboration with the program team to expand the external mentor pool
● Work in collaboration with Innovation Managers to identify key industry experts for deep-dive workshops to be conducted. Help coordinate workshops, webinars, hackathons, & other events if required
● Collate best practices and disseminate them across the community
● Inspire program participants by sharing experience, as appropriate to their journey
● Research to identify new areas for the program to incorporate
● Work as a team member to support and further the goals of the department
● Salary as per experience and organisations norms
● Consultant agreement until March 2024, extendable depending on the performance of the individual and renewal of the program
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