Associate Director, Acumen Academy Pakistan

<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Acumen Pakistan is looking for an exceptional individual to lead and grow Acumen Academy's work in Pakistan. The ideal candidate must have<strong> at least 14 years of experience in social entrepreneurship, enterprise incubation or acceleration and/or executive leadership development. </strong>The role will report to the Global Head of Acumen Academy. The role will be based out of Islamabad</em></p> <p><strong>About Acumen</strong></p> <p>Acumen is a global force of entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropists, and social innovators working together to build a world based on dignity. We were founded by Jacqueline Novogratz on the radical idea that business, when cultivated with moral imagination, can break the cycle of poverty. We invest in transformational companies, build sustainable markets, and prepare leaders with the tools they need to create a more just and inclusive future. Since 2001, we have scaled companies and shaped markets in some of the hardest-to-reach communities on the planet, impacting over half-a-billion lives.</p> <p>Acumen Pakistan (formerly Acumen Fund Pakistan) was set up in 2006, as a local non-profit entity. We currently have $16 million in committed investments in Pakistan, a strong Advisory Board, a network of Acumen Pakistan Fellows and a highly engaged partner community.</p> <p><strong>About Acumen Academy<br></strong>Acumen invests in social entrepreneurs across the capital continuum and accompanies them on the journey to create transformational change. At Acumen Academy, we identify and prepare these leaders with the tools, skills and community required to build scalable solutions to poverty. Acumen Academy is the community for builders grounded in moral imagination, solving problems of poverty.</p> <p>Our global community - The Foundry -  consists of more than 2,000 Fellows across 70 countries, impacting more than 71M lives through their ventures and organizations in agriculture, education, workforce development, climate and energy. We have had +1M people around the world access our courses and online tools. In Pakistan, The Foundry consists of more than 200 Fellows, including many of the most notable social enterprises in the country: Amal Academy, Taleemabad and Sehat Kehani.</p> <p><strong>About the Role</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>Specific accountabilities will include:</p> <p>&l