We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced social entrepreneur to provide social enterprise business development support to ethnic minority groups and individual social entrepreneurs through our “Just Enterprise” partnership contract with CEiS. You will have extensive social enterprise business development experience, with skills in helping organisations to set up social enterprises, develop business plans, marketing strategies, product research/development, financial planning and advising on legal structures / governance, etc.
· To provide social enterprise development / start-up support to EM groups / social entrepreneurs accessing CEiS Just Enterprise (JE) Programne
· To provide business development and start up support to EM social enterprises – i.e. business planning, marketing / market research, legal structures, financial planning, product development, funding, etc.
· To work as part of a social enterprise team in providing start-up / pre-capacity building social enterprise development support to EM groups and social entrepreneurs.
· To organize and deliver social enterprise awareness raising events across Scotland targeting EM groups and social entrepreneurs.
· To work as part of a social enterprise team in delivering in-house training to EM groups – i.e. good governance, business planning, financial planning, marketing, legal structures, digital development, etc.
· To promote social enterprise to EM groups and support them to access support through the CEiS Just Enterprise programme.
· To work work closely with the social enterprise lead in monitoring and achieving social enterprise outputs and outcomes within the JE delivery contract – including ensuring drawing down of income and invoicing CEiS through the contract.
· To work closely with social enterprise colleagues on all areas of social enterprise development, including attending meetings / forums with Scottish Government and other key stakeholders / decision makers.
· To work closely with CEMVO Scotland Chief Executive and the social enterprise lead in ensuring that the social enterprise development needs of EM communities are being met, which will include drafting funding applications for CEMVO where appropriate.
· To draft responses to social enterprise related consultations and attend relevant meetings / events when requested by the Chief Executive.
· To produce reports and case studies for the Chief Executive when requested on the progress and outcomes of social enterprise development activities.
· To observe and comply with CEMVO’s policies, procedures, systems and standards and to contribute to their implementation and development.
· To work evenings and weekends on an occasional basis as required.
· To undertake such other duties, including drafting and completing funding applications as may be necessary to further the work of CEMVO Scotland.
