Knowledge and Communications Administrator
Inclusive Business: Knowledge and Communications Administrator
The Business Innovation Facility helps the development and uptake of
inclusive business models by companies in developing countries. The
term inclusive business refers to profitable core business activity
that also expands opportunities for the poor and disadvantaged.
The Facility works in two ways:
1. Advisory support and facilitation. The Facility supports companies
that are developing inclusive business projects in Bangladesh, India,
Malawi, Nigeria, and Zambia. In these 5 countries the Facility helps
companies directly by facilitating the process of developing inclusive
business, brokering partnerships, signposting to other sources of
support, and/or sharing the cost of consultancy support.
2. Information exchange and insight. To help practitioners of
inclusive business in any country, the Business Innovation Facility
Practitioner Hub (www.businessinnovationfacility.com) provides a
gateway to the latest information, insights from peers, good practice,
useful resources, and lessons learnt about developing and implementing
inclusive business.
The Business Innovation Facility is funded by the UK Department for
International Development and was designed as a 3 year project
(2010-2013) to pilot this new approach to supporting the role of
business in the development of low income countries.
We are currently recruiting for a London-based team member to join the
Knowledge Exchange team in the following areas of work:
• Be responsible for regularly updating the Practitioner Hub, e.g.
uploading new resources, generating and sending out regular updates to
Hub members, generating blogs and assisting the wider team with making
contributions to the Hub.
• Develop ideas on how to further develop the Hub to make it a useful
resource for inclusive business practitioners. In particular, develop
the partnership between the Facility and other initiatives such as the
Innovations Against Poverty, support outreach activities to reach
relevant target groups, e.g. through Twitter, Facebook and other
channels, and drive forward the organisation of webinars on inclusive
business.
• Support the knowledge management team through research of inclusive
business resources, preparation of written outputs (blogs, briefing
materials, reports, databases). An example of such work could be to
support the generation of country specific overviews of inclusive
business, or inclusive business 1-pagers and tailoring Hub outputs for
Facility country managers and identifying material relevant the
Facility country projects.
• Team wide support. In addition to specific work within the Knowledge
Team, in busy periods we expect support needed for the wider team.
E.g. co-ordinate and finalise the production of papers and meeting
packs for Selection Committee meetings, Alliance Partner workshops,
minute taking and other administrative functions.
Skills, experience and personal characteristics
• Excellent research skills; Good verbal and excellent written
communication skills;
• Very strong IT skills including all Microsoft office applications
particularly ppt, knowledge of web programmes, ideally with some
existing experience in managing online communities. Knowledge of
design programmes would be an advantage;
• Strong interest in business and development/inclusive business;
good existing knowledge of the concept and other existing
initiatives;
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail;
• Able to work independently and show initiative.
Information and Dates
• This is a flexible position with hours and work days negotiable.
However, on average we expect 2-3 days/week of work mainly from home
and occasional days in the office (London Bridge). Especially at the
beginning we expect 1 day/ week in the office will be required.
• This role is paid/day. Day rate negotiable.
• Duration: Initial contract for t six months offered. Potential for
contract extension. The Business Innovation Facility is a three year
programme running until June 2013.
• Start date negotiable and ASAP
• Application deadline: 13 May 2011
Please send your application including CV (max 2 pages), cover
letter, and a short piece of written work (max. 300 words) summarising
three ways in which you would improve the Practitioner Hub
(www.businessinnovationfacility.com) – as the Hub is built on a NING
platform, ideas should take into account the (limited) technical
capabilities NING offers.
Please send your applications to by email to
enquiries at businessinnovationfacility.org. Please accept our apologies; due to high volumes only successful applicants will receive a response.
The Business Innovation Facility helps the development and uptake of
inclusive business models by companies in developing countries. The
term inclusive business refers to profitable core business activity
that also expands opportunities for the poor and disadvantaged.
The Facility works in two ways:
1. Advisory support and facilitation. The Facility supports companies
that are developing inclusive business projects in Bangladesh, India,
Malawi, Nigeria, and Zambia. In these 5 countries the Facility helps
companies directly by facilitating the process of developing inclusive
business, brokering partnerships, signposting to other sources of
support, and/or sharing the cost of consultancy support.
2. Information exchange and insight. To help practitioners of
inclusive business in any country, the Business Innovation Facility
Practitioner Hub (www.businessinnovationfacility.com) provides a
gateway to the latest information, insights from peers, good practice,
useful resources, and lessons learnt about developing and implementing
inclusive business.
The Business Innovation Facility is funded by the UK Department for
International Development and was designed as a 3 year project
(2010-2013) to pilot this new approach to supporting the role of
business in the development of low income countries.
We are currently recruiting for a London-based team member to join the
Knowledge Exchange team in the following areas of work:
• Be responsible for regularly updating the Practitioner Hub, e.g.
uploading new resources, generating and sending out regular updates to
Hub members, generating blogs and assisting the wider team with making
contributions to the Hub.
• Develop ideas on how to further develop the Hub to make it a useful
resource for inclusive business practitioners. In particular, develop
the partnership between the Facility and other initiatives such as the
Innovations Against Poverty, support outreach activities to reach
relevant target groups, e.g. through Twitter, Facebook and other
channels, and drive forward the organisation of webinars on inclusive
business.
• Support the knowledge management team through research of inclusive
business resources, preparation of written outputs (blogs, briefing
materials, reports, databases). An example of such work could be to
support the generation of country specific overviews of inclusive
business, or inclusive business 1-pagers and tailoring Hub outputs for
Facility country managers and identifying material relevant the
Facility country projects.
• Team wide support. In addition to specific work within the Knowledge
Team, in busy periods we expect support needed for the wider team.
E.g. co-ordinate and finalise the production of papers and meeting
packs for Selection Committee meetings, Alliance Partner workshops,
minute taking and other administrative functions.
Skills, experience and personal characteristics
• Excellent research skills; Good verbal and excellent written
communication skills;
• Very strong IT skills including all Microsoft office applications
particularly ppt, knowledge of web programmes, ideally with some
existing experience in managing online communities. Knowledge of
design programmes would be an advantage;
• Strong interest in business and development/inclusive business;
good existing knowledge of the concept and other existing
initiatives;
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail;
• Able to work independently and show initiative.
Information and Dates
• This is a flexible position with hours and work days negotiable.
However, on average we expect 2-3 days/week of work mainly from home
and occasional days in the office (London Bridge). Especially at the
beginning we expect 1 day/ week in the office will be required.
• This role is paid/day. Day rate negotiable.
• Duration: Initial contract for t six months offered. Potential for
contract extension. The Business Innovation Facility is a three year
programme running until June 2013.
• Start date negotiable and ASAP
• Application deadline: 13 May 2011
Please send your application including CV (max 2 pages), cover
letter, and a short piece of written work (max. 300 words) summarising
three ways in which you would improve the Practitioner Hub
(www.businessinnovationfacility.com) – as the Hub is built on a NING
platform, ideas should take into account the (limited) technical
capabilities NING offers.
Please send your applications to by email to
enquiries at businessinnovationfacility.org. Please accept our apologies; due to high volumes only successful applicants will receive a response.
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