Call for applications: Creative Enterprise Programme facilitators

5 Jul 2019 - 06:05

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The British Council and Nesta, a London-based innovation foundation, are seeking talented workshop associates based in Kenya, Sudan and Ethiopia with experience in learning facilitation, creative enterprise, creative hubs and the wider creative economy to join its Creative Enterprise Programme.

The application deadline is 14 July. Photo: The British Council

Since 2010, the two organisations have been working together to develop the Creative Enterprise Toolkit, a programme that offers a three-day capacity-building workshop to support creative and social entrepreneurs in establishing and growing their businesses.

Selected applicants will work potentially across the East Africa region and with the existing associates based in Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine and the UK.

Three facilitators from Kenya and two from Sudan and Ethiopia will undergo training that focuses on creative entrepreneurs, creative enterprises and sustainable creative industries, after which they will:

Be trained to facilitate the Creative Enterprise Programme workshops in Uganda, Ethiopia and Kenya with the British Council and Nesta.
Provide localised examples within the core workshop content.
Collaborate with the British Council to enable longer-term engagements with the Creative Enterprise Programme participants and record impact stories.
Build strong networks and communities around the British Council, the Creative Enterprise Programme and within the local creative economy.

The application deadline is 14 July 2019.

Successful applicants will be invited for face-to-face interviews on 22 and 23 July.

Responsibility

The workshop associates will be expected to:

Facilitate multi-day workshops with groups of up to 25 creative entrepreneurs.
Deliver the Creative Enterprise Programme workshop as prescribed to set learning goals and standards.
Through the workshops and other activities, support the learning journey of individual creative entrepreneurs.
Capture learning insights and report to the British Council and Nesta and share with the global cohort of Creative Enterprise Programme workshop associates.
Collaborate with the British Council and Nesta teams to ensure quality and consistency of delivery per operational guidelines.
Be an advocate for the methodology of the Creative Enterprise Programme and the Creative Enterprise Toolkit.
Commit regular meetings with Nesta, British Council, fellow East Africa Arts workshop associates and key stakeholders.
Where possible, support with further development of participants and help grow the community of practice for creative entrepreneurs, with the support of the British Council and Nesta.

Eligibility

The ideal candidate should:

Be confident leading and facilitating multi-day workshops and have an engaging and adaptable facilitation style.
Be able to deliver an intensive workshop to a high standard over a sustained period.
Be confident in presenting and using design-led techniques and business innovation tools.
Be able to communicate complex concepts in a succinct and meaningful way.
Be able to deliver workshops in both English and where appropriate bilingual candidates are desirable, e.g. Amharic (Ethiopia).
Be able to build rapport and trust with participants.
Be a creative practitioner or have first-hand experience of either setting up or running their enterprise and be in an excellent position to share their in-depth understanding of the challenges faced by creative start-ups.
Possess excellent time management skills and be organised and solutions-focused.
Have a willingness to travel, where necessary.
Be a champion for the creative industries in their region and know of support, advice and networks that can help creative entrepreneurs contribute to the wider creative economy.

Requirements

Applicants can send the items below via Dropbox or WeTransfer to janan.eochu@britishcouncil.org.