We obviously are much looking forward to going live with the online marketplace pilot on January 1st. Apart from increased visibility in the market, this also means needing to combine operations with further development – of the services as well as through onboarding more excellent social entrepreneurs. We have recognized that with the right extension of our core team, we have the opportunity to take Socential to the next level. If you, or someone you know, would like to take an active part of this exciting development, don’t hesitate to let us know!

So who are we looking for? Highly motivated and skilled individuals who share our passion for the mission and have the ability to take on tha lead and responsibility for a part of our social enterprise. Working experience is an advantage but not a must – most important is competence in the respective subject matter, and the ability to complement the team by bringing in fresh, clever ideas and challenging our thinking.

It is important to note that at least for the near term, each team member has to fund his/her own time, or work on a voluntary basis. What we can provide from day one though, is the chance to generate a significant social value combined with a great personal learning experience.

Also note that we have defined a minimum working pensum for each role, for it to bring significant value as well as to be meaningful for the team member. Currently, we are primarily looking to fill the following roles:

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CFO (minimum 20%)

Responsibilities

• Planning and operating finance
• Liquidity management
• Managing investments
• Assisting in investor relations
• Ensuring tax and financial regulatory compliance

Profile

• Experience of financial mgmt
• Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting
• Communicative skills

Online editor (minimum 20%)

Responsibilities

• Content management of Socential.org and Socential.net
• Ensuring quality of marketplace content
• Managing related matter with online customers and partners
• Documenting and escalating feedback as well as issues and improvement opportunities discovered

Profile

• Highly skilled in German language and writing/publishing
• Able and ready to take the lead for the relevant responsibilities, prioritizing matters and escalating duly when necessary
• Service-mindedness and ability to establish trust with customers as well as within the team

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Legal council (min 20%)

Responsibilities

• Identifying relevant regulations for the current as well as possible future organization
• Prioritizing and making sure relevant regulations are followed
• Developing legal formulations and documents for use by our organization and with different stakeholders
• Subject matter expert for legal questions and matter within the team as well as on external inquiries

Profile

• Subject matter expertise for legal matters in Switzerland related to our organization as well as our operations (e.g. association & foundation law, online services)
• Ability to take responsibility and interact directly with external stakeholders when necessary

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Initiative manager (minimum 40%)

Responsibilities

• Heading (development and operation of) specific initiatives within Socential
• Identifying new initiative opportunities
• Identifying, targeting and interacting with relevant stakeholders

Profile

• A good understanding of the particular environment and market of a social enterprise as well as experience with regular business environments and -thinking
• A creative and motivated extension of our team, able to take on own responsibility and give constructive feedback, but also to challenge our thinking on other matters related to our business
• Able to set priorities, work in a structured manner, and professionally approach and work with various stakeholders

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Project office manager (minimum 40%)

Responsibilities

• Supporting the development of Socential and its priority projects
• In charge of the project office, with responsibilities such as project planning, deliverable & document management, collaboration management, task prioritization and tracking, tracking progress, tracking risks and issues, communication management and stakeholder management

Profile

• A creative and motivated extension of our team, able to take on own responsibility and give constructive feedback, but also to challenge our thinking on other matters related to our business
• Able to set priorities, work in a structured manner, and professionally approach and work with various stakeholders
• Basic understanding, and possibly experience, of project management