Impact Investment Shujog
Call
for Applications
General information
Open Position: Field Research Assistant
Appointment type: Project-based
individual consulting
Location: Indonesia
Sector(s): Renewable Energy, development
Duration of the contract: 3 Months
intermittent, February-June 2014
About us
Shujog fosters growth, maturity,
innovation, and market readiness in the social enterprise and impact investment
space in Asia Pacific. By building capacity of social enterprises, Shujog
prepares these entities to access investment capital from impact investors,
thereby enabling them to scale and multiply their social and environmental
impact in a sustainable way. Shujog defines social enterprise as an
organization that uses business methods to achieve a social or environmental
mission that benefits a poor, under-served or otherwise disadvantaged group or
population.
Shujog is the Bengali word for opportunity.
And facilitating opportunity is at the heart of all the programs Shujog leads.
Shujog’s mission is to strengthen, deepen, and expand the impact Social
Enterprises deliver in their communities. The strategic sectors Shujog focuses
on are education, health, energy, water, and agriculture. Shujog achieves its mission by focusing on
three objectives:
·
Magnifying the impact social
enterprises and inclusive businesses contribute in their communities
·
Scaling the quantity of
successful Asian social enterprises moving into the expansion stage
·
Broadening awareness of and
interest in social enterprises through the sharing of best practices across
continents
Shujog is a dynamic and fast-paced non-profit
organization in Singapore dedicated to creating systemic changes that accelerate the success
of social enterprises. Shujog is in a growth phase and is looking for talented
and hard-working individuals with relevant skills. Shujog manages interesting
capacity building programs, creates new tools to help strengthen the impact
social enterprises contribute, and writes cutting edge analytical papers that
shape government policies and influence corporate and development work.
The project
Despite the positive growth of SEs in Asia,
the impact investing market still lacks frameworks for cohesive analysis of
capital allocation and impact that permit comparison with traditional investing
and the performance of donor and tax-funded initiatives. Investment decisions
are made based on idiosyncratic analyses of impact, risk and appropriate
financial returns.
In an effort to address some of these
challenges, Shujog is partnering with a US-based organization that develops
proprietary classification tools to describe economic systems, including a
systems-based model that provides the tools to explain the integrated
operations of 21st century companies that make up the modern global economy.
The research will frame a structure for comparison of energy companies’ financial
performance and impact, improve the classification of energy companies, and facilitate
integrated analysis of energy companies. The project will also enhance
comparison of traditional private companies and donor and tax-funded projects.
The project will organize data on actors in the renewable energy sector in
Indonesia in a database that can be queried for specific entities, functions
and categories.
The role
Shujog is seeking an inspiring and
passionate individual to help the Shujog team carry out field-based data
collection on renewable energy-related organizations in Indonesia. The output
of this task will be incorporated into the project database for analysis. The
Research Assistant’s role will include the following tasks:
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Carry out initial desk-based
research on Indonesia’s renewable energy sector, with a focus on energy access
to the poor
·
Source databases of possible
stakeholders for interviews, including relevant government officials, experts,
private sector players, donor agencies, development institutions and NGOs
·
Map renewable energy
organizations, including private sector and NGO organizations
·
Carry out field-based
interviews
·
Assist the team with logistics
of field visit and provide country and cultural background to the research
·
Assist with data analysis and
report writing
Successful candidates will be
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Mission driven: Commitment to social entrepreneurship as an alternative
path to unlock society’s potential to effect social change is essential for a
happy and successful tenure at Shujog.
·
Results oriented: At Shujog, we manage toward impact maximization
and produce measurable returns. These results strengthen the ecosystem and
transform existing realities by helping social enterprises magnify their impact
and scale.
·
Resourceful: While Shujog is a seasoned stakeholder in the social
enterprise and impact investing space in Asia, we pride ourselves on creating
opportunities. Being resourceful and skilled at mobilizing human, financial and
political resources to achieve Shujog’s mission is a key part of creating
opportunities.
Required qualifications for Research Assistant
·
A relevant university degree. Masters or other advanced degree
preferred.
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At least 2 years of working experience in Indonesia in a relevant field
·
Deep understanding of the country and experience in field-work in
Indonesia
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Good understanding of the Indonesia’s renewable energy sector
·
Good understanding of Indonesia’s development issues
·
Familiarities of key stakeholders in the Indonesian renewable energy
sector
·
Existing network of potential interviewees a plus
·
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Bahasa
Indonesia
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Interview skills
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Ability to translate interviews into insightful analysis
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Competence in the use of computers, PowerPoint, Word and Excel
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Excellent grasp of at the social entrepreneurship space and knowledge of
impact investment in Indonesia and in Asia in general
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Basic understanding of social impact assessment
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Knowledge of the Asian social enterprise space
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Willingness to travel
Submission
Please
submit a resume, cover letter, and one-page writing sample to jobs@shujog.org. Qualified candidates will be
considered and contacted by a member of the Shujog team for an interview.
Shujog is an equal opportunity employer.
