Background & Context
100x is a world-leading impact initiative based at the London School of Economics with a mission to scale social innovations that can positively impact the lives of hundreds of millions of people. 100x supports and learns from the most promising and scalable social ventures tackling the world’s most pressing social problems, spanning health, climate change, social inequality, and more.
Partnering with the LSE’s Marshall Institute and anchored with a £55 million philanthropic gift, 100x leverages the LSE’s expertise and resources to support selected cohorts of social ventures with financial, intellectual and social capital to accelerate their scaling journey. In addition to providing £150,000 in grant capital to each selected venture, and follow-on investments into the portfolio, we enrich cohorts with a 12-week hybrid programme and ongoing support, connecting ventures with world leading academics at LSE. In its first two years, 100x has received over 3,500 applications and supported 19 ventures from across the world, collectively impacting 35 million lives. 100x sits at the intersection of evidence-based research and entrepreneurship, positioning it as a model for how the best financial, intellectual and network support can drive systemic change.
100x looks to find meaningful answers through a unique combination of academic rigour and bold, practical action: by supporting impact ventures to achieve scale and sharing insights to inspire a global movement of scalable impact models. The 100x team has expertise across venture-building, impact investing, operations and social impact, and works with top-tier delivery partners to provide bespoke support to each venture. With over a million impact-first organisations in the Southeast Asia region, social ventures present a significant opportunity to deliver impact at scale. However, many of these organisations lack the right support to unleash their full potential. In partnership with UBS Optimus Foundation and others, 100x has ambitions to significantly contribute to the region’s growing social innovation ecosystem and is deepening its commitment to scaling impact-first ventures in the region in the coming years.
Given this strategic focus, 100x is seeking to onboard a Southeast Asia Regional Lead based in Singapore to support its strategic and operational expansion efforts.
Role scope & responsibilities
In this role you will help build 100x’s long-term presence in Southeast Asia by managing key stakeholder engagements, operations and strategy development. You will work closely with the 100x core team based in London, bringing complementary knowledge, insights and network into the South-East Asia social innovation ecosystem to deliver on 100x’s key goals in the region. You would be recruited as a contractor but as a key member of the wider 100x team effort.
More specifically, in this role you would be responsible for:
- Funder & stakeholder engagement
- Building relationships and managing partnerships with key strategic funders and partners in the region, particularly in Singapore
- Representing 100x at key events and meetings across the region (travel may be required)
- Market insights & strategy
- Building a clear picture of the regional landscape using data, insights, and local perspectives
- Helping shape the regional elements of 100x programme
- Communications & visibility
- Finding opportunities to share 100x’s work and insights with key audiences in the region (conferences, events, online platforms etc)
- Helping boost our marketing and outreach in the region
- Pipeline & network building
- Growing 100x’s network in the region — including mentors, advisors, and champions for our ventures
- Helping identify and connect with promising ventures across key Southeast Asian markets
- Operations
- Leading on organisation of key 100x events, meetings and engagements in the region (including coordination & logistics of regional programming in Singapore)
- Supporting 100x’s plans to grow its presence and operations in the region
Contract Duration & Relationships
This is a medium-to-long term contractor position with the London School of Economics (1-2 years) with the opportunity for you to participate remotely in all aspects of 100x team activity. In this role you would report into and work closely with the 100x leadership team based in London, particularly the Head of Strategic Projects.
Person specification
- Based in Singapore, with the ability to work independently and in remote settings with a willingness to engage with 100x London team as a team player
- Substantial experience in social innovation / impact investing or social enterprise ecosystem in SE Asia with a strong understanding of regional market contexts (particularly key markets such as Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore)
- Proactive and entrepreneurial at leading new initiatives and operating in new and uncertain conditions.
- Experience in building relationships and partnerships internationally with entrepreneurs and/or funders (investment and/or grant) focused on social issues
- Solid understanding of and well-networked within social impact ecosystem in Singapore is preferable
- Confident representing 100x at events and building relationships with ventures and partners Proven project management and delivery experience
Interested?
If this sounds like you please get in touch by sharing your CV, LinkedIn profile and a short statement (1-2 paragraphs) by email to hello@100ximpact.org with the subject line ‘Southeast Asia Lead’. Please express your interest by 1 June at the latest. We will then be in touch regarding next steps of the process.
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