The Westerwelle Foundation is a non-profit organisation founded by Dr. Guido Westerwelle, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Ralph Dommermuth, CEO and founder of United Internet AG. We strive to uplift emerging markets through empowered entrepreneurship to create equal opportunity for all!

Our Values

• Collaboration – Contribute to your team’s efforts and keep each other up to date by sharing the outcome. We are willing to support every member of the organisation at any time.
• Entrepreneurial – We pro-actively anticipate changes and take full ownership of every aspect of our actions. No opportunity to improve is being wasted.
• Respectful – We are culturally aware and are the true equalizer of inequality. We treat each other with utmost respect and embody full professionalism.
• Empowerment – No day goes by where we forget to support entrepreneurs. We motivate them to rise and achieve greatness.
• Integrity – It is in our veins to expose the world to true morality by being fully open, honest, and loyal.

About Westerwelle Foundation Tunisia

Westerwelle Foundation is a German NGO promoting entrepreneurship behavior in developing countries. We are focused on fostering economic development by enabling the pursuit of an entrepreneurial dream. The Westerwelle Startup haus is an entrepreneurship hub in downtown Tunis, our activities go from coworking space, to startup programs, business conferences and coaching workshops.

DEADLINE – FEBRUARY 28th

We are looking for a Programme Manager to be responsible for the organisation, development, and implementation of our entrepreneurship programmes. As the WSHT Programme Manager you will be in the lead of the acquisition and execution of the programmes. You will also be in charge of developing budgets and operating plans for programmes and writing programme funding proposals. To be successful in this role, you have to be resilient and agile in many situations. You are the driver of our local programmes and have the responsibility of making every entrepreneurship programme a success.

• –       Develop programme planning and curriculum
• –       Builds sustainable relations with the programme partners and relevant stakeholders
• –       Design, organize, and develop fundraising plans and participate in fundraising efforts
• –       Manage the workflow and tasks for the programmes
• –       Plan the execution of the programme’s events aligned with our goals and KPIs
• –       Prepare programme reports
• –       Coordinate the programme efforts with all stakeholders
• –       Network with entrepreneurs, community, eco-system players, and investors
• –       Ensure smooth implementation of the programmes daily

• –       3+ years in project management
• –       2+ years in programme development and fundraising
• –       Experience in managing acceleration/incubation programmes or other relevant work with startups
• –       Well positioned in the tech and social entrepreneurship scene in Tunisia
• –       Experience of branding and marketing
• –       Financial experience in programme management

Skills

• –       Advanced knowledge of English & French
• –       High level of creative solution-finding and pro-active approach
• –       Work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, and ability to think, plan, and execute resourcefully
• –       Experienced networker and a clear communicator
• –       Comfortable being in front of a group
• –       Proficiency in Asana & Office365

• –       Competitive salary
• –       International working environment
• –       Personal development possibilities
• –       Working within a young and dynamic team
• –    Chance of flying to our locations