Executive/Senior Executive, BYLC Ventures

About BYLC:

Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC)-the country's first leadership institute—builds leadership, employability, and entrepreneurship skills in youth from diverse backgrounds, nurtures their values of integrity, respect, and empathy, and connects them to jobs and business opportunities. With the aim to develop compassionate, competent, and courageous leaders, BYLC envisions that these youth will have a high impact in the public, private, and civil sectors and demonstrate proactive actions for positive socio-economic and environmental changes. By empowering young people to act on behalf of issues they deeply care about, BYLC aspires to create a prosperous, just, inclusive society and a sustainable world.

Purpose:

The prime responsibility of the Senior Executive is to execute and assist in developing effective campaign strategies and promotions for BYLC Ventures and its affiliated projects.

Major responsibilities (detailed job description will be available for short-listed candidates)

● Strategies for organizational and institutional development, growth, and sustainability
● Initiatives to enhance BYLC Ventures’ image and leadership role nationally and globally
● Analyze potential new services/media to enhance the marketing and communications work of BYLC Ventures
● Scout and engage with startups that may be keen to join the programs
● Work collaboratively with the Program and Portfolio, Ventures Team to schedule the program sessions and ensure smooth execution of the program and work closely with startups and relevant stakeholders
● Prepare program briefs for the startups and support startups with their onboarding and participation during the program
● Support start-ups in the understanding of the markets in their respective vertical through industry research and outreach
● Manage pre-incubation, accelerator program, and post-accelerator growth program
● Ensure effective implementation strategies and policies which will help the organization to execute events and grow the footprint of Ventures
● Undertake copywriting for communications materials, online content (website), and social media
● Coordinate marketing and communications between different departments and projects and ensure relevant updates and news are communicated efficiently to external stakeholders
● Manage BYLC Ventures and its implementing project’s social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter etc.

Desired candidate profile:

Education:

● Bachelor’s degree Business Administration, Communications, English literature is preferred

Experience:

● More than 2 years of experience

Duration: 3 years (based on the availability of funds)

Employment type: Full-time

Job location: Dhaka HQ

Application procedure: Send your CV with a cover letter (mandatory) to career@bylc.org, mentioning the position name in the subject line.

Deadline: This position will remain open until the vacancy is filled. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further assessment.