Health Entrepreneurship (HENT) Lead

Job Description

Requirements

• Essential Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Business, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of early-stage venture development and accelerator/fellowship program delivery.
• Proven experience coaching or advising founders or early-stage teams.
• Demonstrated operational leadership, including budget tracking, event management, and program execution.
• Excellent organizational, project management, and facilitation skills.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-accountability, mission-driven environments.
• Equity and inclusion mindset; able to implement gender- and youth-responsive programs.
• Desired:
• Master’s degree in Public Health, MBA, MSc Innovation, or Development Practice.
• Direct experience founding a venture or leading operational roles in a startup.
• Familiarity with health systems, digital health, or health innovation ecosystems in Africa.
• Experience with donor-funded programs, venture funds, or accelerator management.
• Exposure to cross-institutional or collaborative education programs.
• Financial literacy to support operational budgeting, vendor management, and venture financial guidance.
• Experience raising program visibility through events, partnerships, or thought leadership initiatives.

Responsibilities

• 1. Venture Program Execution:
• Monitor and track venture progress across cohorts, ensuring founders meet agreed milestones across our campuses.
• Identify ventures requiring additional mentor, partner, or technical support and coordinate timely interventions.
• 2. Mentorship & Ecosystem Coordination:
• Serve as the primary point of contact for mentors, ecosystem partners, and sector experts supporting ventures.
• Ensure mentors and partners are effectively briefed, equipped, and engaged for high-quality support to ventures.
• Coordinate mentor sessions, feedback collection, and reporting of mentorship outcomes to inform program improvements.
• 3. Event, Workshop & Hackathon Delivery:
• Manage logistics: venues, participant communication, registration, technology setup, catering, and branding.
• Capture and document event outcomes, lessons learned, and participant feedback to improve future programs.
• 4. Data, Reporting, & Learning:
• Maintain and oversee all program and venture data: participation, milestones, mentorship interactions, and KPIs.
• 5. Budget & Resource Management:
• Ensure procurement and vendor management are executed accurately and within budgetary allocations.
• 6. Operational Leadership:
• Act as the operational problem-solver for program-related challenges, escalating to the HVM only when necessary.
• 7. Internal Stakeholder Support:
• Act as the internal operational focal point for venture-related queries, ensuring timely resolution.
• Lead the day-to-day delivery of health entrepreneurship accelerator programs, including ALX Health Accelerator, and other venture support initiatives.
• Provide hands-on coaching to founders on business models, operational challenges, growth strategies, and early-stage scaling.
• Ensure that program delivery aligns with ALU’s BEL curriculum, mission-based learning approach, and Health Collaborative standards.
• Lead operational planning and execution of all venture-related events, including masterclasses, hackathons, Demo Days, and workshops.
• Coordinate panels, judges, guest speakers, mentors, and partners, ensuring smooth execution and professional presentation.
• Generate operational reports, dashboards, and updates for the Healthcare Venture Manager (HVM) to inform portfolio and strategic decisions.
• Manage the operational execution of program budgets in collaboration with the Healthcare Venture Manager, ensuring expenses are tracked, aligned with plans, and compliant with ALU policies.
• Prepare operational b