Entrepreneurship in the territories: is it the right time?
BACKGROUND
Passerelles Numériques (PN) is a non-profit organization dedicated to enabling highly disadvantaged youths, through their abilities and their commitment, to access education and technical and vocational training in the sector of Information Technology. We work to build strong employability which will allow them and their families to escape poverty in a sustainable way, and contribute to the social and economic development of their countries.
Established in Cambodia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Madagascar, Passerelles Numériques currently trains around 2900 students and employs around 100 people based in these three countries including a small team in France.
Passerelles Numériques Cambodia (PNC) was the first project to be launched in 2005, in Phnom Penh. PNC offers IT training programs such as Web Programming (WEP) and System and Network Administration (SNA), based on a holistic educative approach including technical and soft skills, and a personal development program. Today, PNC trains 151 students and 1,768 successfully completed their studies since 2005.
In addition to our training program, we are also working other projects including NomadLab. Nomadlab is our solution toward the digital divide issues in Cambodia by giving youth the access to digital tools with an offline solution to rural communities to support their digital literacy, digital skills development and their scholar education.
Website: https://www.passerellesnumeriques.org/en
https://www.passerellesnumeriques.org/cambodia
MISSION AND RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Partnership management
- Be the main contact for local partners
- Maintain and develop a network of local partnerships with companies to:
- Promote the project
- Organize internship placements for students
- Propose volunteering and pro bono activities (Ref. La Guilde Européenne du Raid / Passerelles Numériques / Mars 2024)
- Propose partnerships offers
- Research funding and in-kind donation opportunities
- Organize IT Market surveys (every 2 years) and communicate about the results
- Maintain and develop partnerships with local NGOs, Government, institutional funding:
- Mutualize resources (knowledge, building, material, infrastructure)
- Apply for grants in consortium with other organizations
B. Donors and Companies
- Develop a fundraising action plan (campaigns to individual donors, small companies) in collaboration with the Country Director and with support from the Director of Global Partnerships & Communication
- Ensure the admin management of each partnership is well organized (agreement, donation follow-up, thank you process, tax receipt)
- Keep the partners/donors’ relations active, ensuring bespoke reporting to each partner (financial and narrative)
- Develop new partnership ideas
C. Alumni participation
- Develop a fundraising action plan (fundraising campaigns, actions at events, Solidarity Act, etc.)
- Organize surveys relating to Alumni engagement and the fundraising action plan
D. Partnership & Funding Prospection
- Together with the Country Director, create an annual prospection plan and implement it:
- Identify suitable local prospects and partnership opportunities
- Analyse requirements and recommend a bespoke strategy to reach them
- Organize meetings with these local prospects and submit bespoke offers
- Research local funding opportunities:
- Coordinate the answering process to calls for proposals (local foundations, for instance)
E. Funding Proposals Management
- Proposals led and managed by Global team:
- Work in collaboration with the Global team for proposal writing
- Prepare data and information requested by the Global team in a timely manner
- Proposals led and managed by local team:
- Request support from the Global team when needed
- Keep the Global team informed of proposals planned
F. Reporting & Database Management
- Keep data updated on the PNC Indicator monitoring sheet
- Ensure all reports and data for global reports are submitted on time
- Ensure timely and correct database management of prospects/grants in Salesforce
G. Finance
- With the Country Director, prepare an annual funding plan and keep track of all donations and grants
- Communicate regularly with the finance manager on updates of the income forecast (i.e., late payment of donation or grant) to keep the Cash flow statement up to date
- Work with the Finance Manager and the global team to prepare funding proposals budgets
H. Communication & Events
With the assistance of the Global Communication manager:
- Develop and implement a strong communications strategy to make PN visible in the non-profit sector in the country
- Produce an annual communication plan
- Coordinate all communication aspects of the project: internal and external
- Ensure that all communication materials are done in a timely manner
- Organize events and actions to promote the organization (including student Graduation Ceremony)
- Provide communication content required by donors
I. Team management and development
- Lead the ERO team, including the roles of Fundraising Officer & Communications Officer
- Delegate fundraising and communication tasks to achieve responsibilities under financial resources, partnerships, and communication
- Recruit, supervise, guide, and assess team members
- Plan the activities of the ERO team and follow up on progress
- Monitor the continuing professional development of staff, including the induction of new staff members
- Perform mid-term and yearly performance appraisals of all staff members
- Manage all HR-related subjects (illness, holidays, etc.)
J. Others
- Actively contribute to cross-center information sharing and common projects
- Organize and take part in school events, workshops, trainings, outings, and activities which may take place at weekends or in the evening
- Liaise with colleagues and work flexibly
- Attend staff meetings
- Respect school rules and regulations
