Context The YSB Initiative Haiti incubates and finances social businesses in Haiti. The YSB Initiative Haiti provides coaching and consulting to social business entrepreneurs, helps to create and develop employment-generating social businesses through the Yunus Social Business Haiti S.A., and finances these businesses through a social venture capital fund, the YSB Fund Haiti. The initiative was founded by Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus and SAP and is managed by Yunus Social Business (YSB) part of the Grameen family of social businesses. The many Grameen success stories in Bangladesh and elsewhere demonstrate that social businesses can be powerful tools to unlock economic potential, create employment and self-employment, help solve social problems and reduce poverty in a sustainable way. Haiti has been selected by Prof. Yunus as one of the priority countries for social business promotion. YSB Haiti and LEAD USAID project are joint to create a Hub in Northern Haiti, a cutting edge business service ecosystem that will be the organization that understands and orchestrates market driven (systemic) innovations that positively impact low income groups in the Northern corridor of Haiti. The Hub in the North will act as focal point for BoP consumers, farmers, companies, NGOs, government and investors who have a role to play in economic development in Haiti. By smartly connecting and orchestrating their perspectives, knowledge and resources, it catalyses inclusive innovations and entrepreneurship in Northern Haiti.

The senior business developer/innovation advisor will be responsible for The senior business developer should have proven experience in building successful business models with a financially sound base (ROI) that also take social impact (inclusion, gender...) into consideration. The person has a private sector background, but should also be able to function in a complex public private stakeholder’s field. He/she has strong analytical skills and is able to proactively identify opportunities and catalyze innovations. • Develop a communications strategy/marketing plan that increases visibility of Yunus Social Business Haiti and LEAD-USAID.
• Tailoring services ecosystem towards needs of clients
• Strong networker and negotiation skills
• Represent YSB Haiti among the international buyer community, and at other key events in Northern Haiti as required.
• Provide regular updates and produce donor reports.
• Other duties and responsibilities, as required, to help ensure that the YSB Initiative Haiti is a success.

More specific profile for Business Development Manager
• Fluency in French, Creole and Englishis required
• Numeracy, critical thinking, evidence-based analysis, efficiency and thoroughness, demonstrated by excellent academic qualifications;
• A high level of passion, entrepreneurial energy, personal initiative and responsibility;
• Minimum 7-10 years working experience in innovation management (preferably in private sector)
• An excellent understanding of “social business” and how this is related to other concepts, e.g. social innovation, social entrepreneurship, inclusive business, impact investing;
• Leadership qualities: visionary, integrity, coaching, inspiring, connecting, result and goal oriented and self-motivated
• Ability to strategize and develop new concepts
• Strong team player, but at same time ability to take the lead
• Extensive relations with (inter)national business community and preferably with relevant governmental and aid agencies in field of private sector development
• Insight in or affinity with social issues
• Strong networker and negotiation skills
• Strong communication (written and spoken), and presentation skills
• Learning attitude
• Ability to work in isolated posts and difficult work environments.
• A creative mindset and ability to think outside the box.
• Private sector experience is an asset.

Interested candidates are invited to send a CV and brief cover letter by email with the reference line: Business Development Manager - Haiti –