Further to creating a significant new library hub (‘Spot’) in Elmina, we are looking for an Enterprise Coordinator to lead a business development strategy to generate income through using the downstairs of Elmina Spot to generate income for EduSpots’ work through leveraging on opportunities relating to local tourism. This could include sales of items including our books, creating a visitors’ centre and EduSpots’ gallery, and other suggestions to be led by the Enterprise Coordinator.

The Coordinator will be confident and professional in asking for donations from tourists and stakeholders, directing them to our online giving platforms as necessary, and supporting our wider fundraising strategy, introducing new and diverse potential supporter groups to EduSpots’ work.

The Spot itself and its educational activities will be run by the local team and the Learning Centre Officer, following the community-led nature of EduSpots’ model, but we envisage that the Enterprise Coordinator will provide support and advice to the local team, building a strong relationship with them.

In this role we are looking for a self-starter with strong interpersonal skills and outstanding task management abilities. They will have a broad skill set across operations, sales, marketing, community engagement and business development. They will be based in Elmina and be able to engage with local businesses and individuals to generate income whilst furthering the key vision of EduSpots to create a world in which communities unite to create the futures they want to see.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Oversee visitors to the Elmina site, introducing them to EduSpots’ work and leading a talk of EduSpots’ history and work, and directing them towards online giving opportunities.

• Build strong relationships through the engagement of local businesses, tourist sites and hotels in the Elmina area and beyond in EduSpots work, developing streams of income through support from visitors.

• Lead the development and implementation of a promotional and marketing strategy for entrepreneurial activities in Elmina such as space hire, creation of an EduSpots visitor centre, sales of local craft & wider events strategy, working closely with the local team.

• Support with sales of EduSpots resources including books and educational kits.

• Supporting the community volunteer team and the Learning Centre Officer with their oversight of activities at the Spot, improving relations with local schools, businesses and wider stakeholders.

• Develop and implement a viable business plan for enterprises related to Elmina Enterprise Centre, working closely with the local community and our wider fundraising team in this process.

Personal Specification

 Knowledge & Experience

• At least 3 years’ experience of project or events management, or of enterprise development.

• Strong abilities across sales, marketing, communications and community engagement.

• Basic finance skills, including generation of business plans, basic accounting, and budgeting.

• Experience meaning social media platforms effectively.

• An ability to multitask and prioritize

• Strong IT knowledge and basic design skills, with a willingness and ability to learn

• Existing relationships with hotels and companies in Elmina would be an advantage.

Personal Qualities & Skills

• A genuine commitment to educational equity and community-driven change.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to build strong working relationships with people from diverse backgrounds, with an openness to new ways of working.

• Strong operations skills, alongside excellent organisational and time management skills.

• Proactive and able to work to maintain a high standard of performance with minimum supervision in an impact-driven environment.

• A team player with a belief in the value of collaborative approaches to learning.

• A strong personal affinity with EduSpots’ mission, vision and values

Desirable

• Experience of working with an education NGO

• Experience of working in a multicultural team

• Volunteer experience and commitment.

• Bachelors’ degree