Empathy Movement Leader, South Asia

Ashoka is unleashing demand for empathy as a 21st century skill. Our Global Empathy Initiative has mobilized a powerful group of social entrepreneurs (Ashoka Fellows), schools (Ashoka Changemaker Schools), media thought leaders, and other partners to drive a fundamental shift in children's education and coming of age. We are looking for an extraordinary entrepreneur to lead the Empathy initiative for South Asia. This is a powerful opportunity for an imaginative, collaborative entrepreneur.

Responsibilities

Lead, grow, and collaborate with Ashoka's teams to build the Empathy initiative in South Asia as part of a collaborative entrepreneurship global movement; Work with Ashoka's CEO, Southeast Asia regional leader, and other senior stakeholders to build the region as an integrated, fluid team of teams by weaving together Ashoka Fellows, movement partners, teacher's organizations and ed schools, publishers/media, government agencies, and youth and parent organizations; Raise resources, pioneer new revenue models, and garner strategic support to make 'Every child must master Empathy' the new normal; Design and lead systems to unleash compelling insights from Ashoka Fellow innovations

Requirements

Extensive track record of creating new ideas that have resulted in systemic change in his/her field; Belief in the power of social entrepreneurship and understanding of Ashoka's Everyone a Changemaker vision; Demonstrated ability in innovative revenue and resource generation, major client/partner relationship management, resource mobilization, and balanced budget management; Profound empathy and cultural sensitivity; Experience working with and/or managing programs centered around furthering empathy, able to tap into the power of a network and see trends; Track record of innovating solutions and successfully bringing them to fruition; Clear career experience in significantly scaling the social impact of organizations; Proven ability to lead through influence, ideas, and exceptional communication skills; Entrepreneurial quality, with creative initiative and ownership; Emotional and social intelligence, putting team goals first; Ethical fiber, self-reflective, trustworthy; Self-definition of aiming to change the world on a continental scale