The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law
By 2030, 150 million people are able to prevent or resolve their most pressing justice problems. Do you want to join us on our mission?
HiiL is a social enterprise. We have developed a data, innovation, and transformation driven approach that we are applying in different countries, mainly in Africa and the MENA region. We are looking for a Scale-up advisor based in The Hague, The Netherlands.
The Justice Accelerator is HiiL’s flagship innovation programme that funds, trains and scales a global cohort of justice startups each year. We are the only accelerator world-wide that is dedicated to justice and SDG16, and have supported over 150+ startups world-wide since 2011 through our Innovation Justice Challenge. With support from our local hubs, we run the accelerator in West Africa, East Africa and the MENA region. For fast growing startups we have an investment-readiness programme and impact investment fund.
As our Scale-Up Advisor you will have the key responsibility to manage, analyse and support the growth of HiiL’s fastest growing justice startups.
Do you have knowledge of scaling in emerging markets (Africa and the Middle East)? Have you taken part in scaling startups? Do you want to work in a cutting edge field on innovating the justice sector? Do you have an entrepreneurial mindset? Then apply!
The position:
- Implement our Scaling Programme to get startups investment-ready for our impact investment fund. Manage the partnership with our implementing partner.
- Analyse and map the global landscape of justice startups, with a special focus on Africa and The Middle East. Research technology and market trends.
- Analyse scaling barriers of fast-growing startups from our portfolio and help to develop strategies to help them scale.
- Oversee the collection and processing of financial, impact and operational information from the fast-growing startups and creation of reports to track performance across diverse growth metrics.
- Build the investment case documentation for the impact investment fund. Support fundraising efforts for the fund.
- Research how the private sector and startups in particular can play a role in delivering justice services in Africa and The Middle East. Analyse and advice on the enabling (regulatory) environment that is needed for these companies to successfully grow in these contexts.
Our new colleague:
- Has a Bachelor or Master’s degree in relevant fields (e.g. Finance, Business Management/Economics.)
- Has profound knowledge and minimum of 3-5 years experience in working with entrepreneurs and startups, preferably in the social impact sector; has knowledge of different business models and tech trends; has experience working with impact indicators.
- Has excellent analytical skills and understands business and lean analytics; has business acumen; is strong in using and tracking data and figures; understands financial reporting and projections.
- Has general knowledge of emerging markets; knowledge of different African and The Middle East markets is a strong asset.
- Has strong communication skills and experience in connecting with people from different cultural backgrounds; can work with multiple stakeholders (programme, community, region heads, etc.).
- Preferably has experience as an entrepreneur (seen as an asset, not a requirement).
We offer:
- An organisational culture where motivation prevails; the work that we do is meaningful and contributes to changing people’s lives.
- An environment that is bound to further improve your professional skills.
- You will become part of a dynamic and international team of 70+ professionals.
- Being creative, courageous and collaborative are at the heart of our organisation so that needs to appeal to you and fit you.
What else:
- Holding EU-citizenship or NL working permit.
- Starting date: by mutual agreement.
- Position is based in The Hague, The Netherlands.
- We offer a 0.8 – 1.0 FTE position for an initial period of 1 year with the aim of building a long-term work relationship.
- A monthly salary for a full-time working week between €3200,- / €4800,- based on relevant experience.
- More than 8 weeks of holidays when working full time.
How to apply
Are you our talented, impact driven new colleague? Please apply and send us your CV and a short motivation letter via our recruitment portal https://recruitment.portal.hiil.org/ , the latest Sunday 6 November 2022.
Please note that we are recruiting on a rolling basis and will try to fill this position soonest.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation. Therefore, people of all gender identities, sexes, sexual orientations, races, colours, religions, cultures, abilities, etc. are encouraged to apply for this position.
Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks. By submitting your application you accept that HiiL will conduct such pre-employment screening for successful candidates.