News and Announcements

RedF (two jobs listed)

REDF (formerly The Roberts Enterprise Development Fund) is a San Francisco-based high-impact venture philanthropy organization dedicated to transforming lives through the creation of jobs and economic opportunity. (http://www.redf.org/)
 

• 34585/Enterprise Development Manager
• 34589/Farber Program Manager

Technoserve

Technoserve is a rapidly growing, non-profit organization dedicated to the expansion of economic opportunity and income for the poor in over 20 countries. Founded in 1968, TechnoServe implements projects that enhance the competitiveness of agricultural and other industry “value chains” for the benefit of small-holder farmers and other market participants in developing countries. ( http://www.technoserve.org/)
 

• 34216/Technoserve Program Manager East Africa

Check out Careers Connect for a detailed job description and more information on the application process and deadline.

The Skoll Centre has been offered 2 complimentary tickets for an upcoming conference at Bradford University on Sustainability and the Circular Economy. Normally, tickets are quite expensive.

The 10 lecture event (Nov 29th-Dec 1st) is put on by the Ellen Macarthur Foundation.

If you are interested in attending, please get in touch with Alexis Ettinger from the Skoll Centre as soon as poss.

Ten+One Circular Economy Conference

University of Bradford Nov 29th-Dec 1st

This conference will be an unmissable opportunity to hear some of the world’s leading closed loop economy thinkers and activists. TEN guest lectures around ONE key perspective on the transition to a sustainable economy. The focus is skills, jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities in a ‘cradle to cradle’ or ‘closed materials loop economy’.

This lecture series will be introduced by Professor Michael Braungart, one of the world’s leading designers and industrial consultants. This masterclass event will discuss the implications for business, community and education of moving from a linear, ‘take-make-dump’ economy to a circular economy where economic systems thinking and design is based on ecological principles. Waste is designed out of the equation and the economy features closed materials loops increasingly powered by renewable energy.

Considerations of place, scale, resource and diversity will be at the core of development.

For more details check out: http://www.brad.ac.uk/ten-plus-one/

Don't miss out!  You don't have to have an idea to register.

Essentially EP Weekend is an opportunity to create complete business plans out of elevator pitches in just 48 hours, and then present them to industry leaders and an audience of students. By the end of the weekend you will have joined a team and created the skeleton of an Entrepreneurship Project. What you do after that is up to you.

The weekend starts with a round of pitches, which will be available on the EP weekend website three days before the event. The participants will vote for the most promising pitches, and then teams of 5 or 6 will be formed around the successful ideas. The weekend will culminate with presentations from each team. In addition to creating and presenting a business plan, the weekend will be packed with speeches from industry experts, networking opportunities, and of course happy hours.

Registration

The weekend will be capped at 72 participants, so to avoid disappointment I would strongly encourage you to register immediately. MBAs will only have priority registration for a few days, after which time additional spaces will be offered to MFEs and students from other
departments. The event costs £5 which we will chase you down collect from you after you register. No registration is required to watch the presentation on Sunday.

Register at http://sites.google.com/site/epweekend/epregister

For more details, check out http://sites.google.com/site/epweekend/

Make an impact... Get experience....Interested?
Let’s talk.

Friday, 29th October, 4pm Said Business School
RSVP: wiredoxfordvolunteers@gmail.com

An education charity in Nepal needs your help with strategic planning...
An African NGO wants you to establish an online platform to connect local businesses...
An Indian organisation would like someone to find inspiring role models for struggling students...

Our teams of Oxford students help NGOs in the developing world with:

• Research & Consulting
• Strategic Planning &
• Project Management
• Other help deliverable electronically

We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic team players.

Please find the following position descriptions for the Vice Chair roles this year.  The positions are definitely not limited to these responsibilities, but we wanted to make sure there was a clear definition between each role.  Please submit your interest to erica.mackey@sbs.ox.ac.uk and ricardo.celaya@sbs.ox.ac.uk by midnight on Tuesday, October 26th.  Do not hesitate send me an email if you would like to talk about any of the options before submitting your selection.  Thanks!

Vice Chair – Communications/Marketing

• Creates and maintains the online platform for the SE OBN
• Ensures regular and accurate dissemination of communications amongst all members – most likely in the form of a weekly or bi-weekly newsletter
• Works with the Co-chairs and VCs to promote events
• Updates website and group calendar with relevant event information not run by the SE OBN
• Works with the Co-chairs to ‘Mind the Gap’ at the end of the year

Vice Chair – Careers

• Works in conjunction with the VC of Events and Inspiration to coordinate career-oriented speaker panels
• Collaborates with the Careers Centre to find and disseminate relevant career and Strategic Consulting Project opportunities
• Creates and maintains a comprehensive and accessible database of career opportunities and makes OBN members aware of available positions and application deadlines
• Coordinates an SE trek – either create one personally or find a classmate that is interested in organizing a relevant trek
  
  

Vice Chair – Events

• Collaborates with the Skoll Centre to help with external events including Skoll: Emege and SWF
• Responsible for coordinating all event logistics for internally planned large events
• Works with the Co-chairs to collaborate with other OBNs, student groups and the Oxford Hub
• Researches relevant external events and collaborates with other VCs to publicize these opportunities

Vice Chair – Inspiration

• Develops internal events to learn from – and be inspired by - established, successful ventures.  Examples of this could include speaker panels, breakout sessions or brown bag lunch conversations
• Creates opportunities to promote interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Collaborates with VC of Events

Vice Chair – Projects

• Responsible for creating opportunities within the SE OBN and Entrepreneurship OBN to develop entrepreneurial instincts and ideas including the EP Weekend and Social Venture Lab at the Oxford Hub
• Works with the VC of Inspiration to create opportunities to promote interdisciplinary collaboration
• Links colleagues for future ventures

Vice Chair – Academics

• Works with the Skoll Centre to improve the SE curriculum

Vice Chair - Fundraising

• Build and maintain potential funder relationships
• Organize, plan, and solicit donations and sponsorships for the SE OBN.  Mobilize volunteers, utilize resources, and help with event set up when necessary