Design Thinking workshop facilitator – ACT SMART INNOVATION HUB STARTUPS

Berytech is a leading organization in the Entrepreneurial Eco-system in Lebanon, that aims to provide a conducive environment for the creation and development of startups, through incubation, business support, counseling, funding, networking, and the company hosting, hence taking part in the economic revival of the country, participating in wealth and job creation, and retaining graduates and high-level skills in Lebanon.

The Accelerator Program's mission is to nurture and grow disruptive ideas, proof of concepts, and prototypes that share three common characteristics:

1. A disruptive scientific or technological focus in the Agrifood sector.
2. The possibility to scale beyond the local market
3. The potential to create sustainable job opportunities locally

The Accelerator Program seeks a Workshop Facilitator to deliver the following requirements:

• Support Startups in validating their riskiest assumptions
• Guide the startups through the design thinking process as a tool to refine their business model
• Prepare the startups with a solid understanding of their business to the acceleration phase during which they will focus on the product improvement, go-to-market strategy and marketing.

Qualifications

• Certification as a Design Thinking/Design Sprint practitioner or coach would be good to have, in addition to having industry knowledge.
• Ability to lead workshops with multidisciplinary teams and support each individuals’ style and growth
• Rigorous business acumen across many of the following areas: Product Development, Product Management, Start-ups, Marketing (Product or Brand), Organizational Behavior, Operations, Finance, and Design
• Experience working with early-stage startups
• Excellent communication skills
• Strategic in thinking and analytical in execution