Associate Director, Acumen Academy Pakistan

We recently completed a global strategic reset and are seeking an exceptional leader to drive and lead this new strategy at Acumen Academy Pakistan, overseeing two programs: The Acumen Fellowship and The Foundry. This role includes working directly with our Fellows, our global team, and external partners and Funders. You will lead a team based in Islamabad and report directly to global head of Acumen Academy.

• Atleast 14 years of work experience in a related field, preferably in social enterprise, incubation and acceleration and/or leadership development
• Experience as an entrepreneur – or guiding/coaching – entrepreneurs
• Experience in fundraising for new ventures
• A strong track record of managing stakeholders, and building relationships with teams and partners.
• Experience managing a team (structuring the work, prioritizing, assigning, delegating, tracking results and team morale, and executing yourself when required) and managing stakeholders in a collaborative fashion
• Strong operations track record and ability to achieve targets independently.
• Can prioritize effectively and is detail-oriented.
• Prior work experience in a fast-paced environment, ability to work efficiently against tight deadlines
• A graduate/master’s degree in a related field (for example: business management, leadership, etc.)
• Strong verbal & written communications skills, and comfort representing Acumen Academy initiatives externally
• Willingness and availability to work across time zones and travel within Pakistan
• Deadline to apply: Candidates will be reviewed and interviewed on a rolling basis.
• Applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis. #LI-ACU1