Young Founders School (YFS) is a startup that is looking to change the way entrepreneurship is taught to high school students globally. YFS runs startup bootcamps for high school students across Asia to teach the entrepreneurial mindset. During the bootcamp, each team has one mentor per team who are successful entrepreneurs and they help lead the teams into the final pitch at the end of the weekend. Students pitch real VCs for funding after just 36 hours of ideation.
YFS has taught over 1,700 students across 4 locations and is expanding rapidly. We are currently live in HK, Singapore, Shenzhen, and Bangladesh.
YFS is looking for a self-motivated, organized and ambitious person to drive expansion in the local market. With your help, you can propel YFS into one of the largest EdTech in the world with a target of reaching 1 million students by 2025. We are launching many more new courses like Teacher training, A.I. and blockchain for high school students.
Key Tasks
· Build relationships with local schools, teachers and parent communities
· Ensure strong application rates for core programmes by promoting the programmes to schools
· Execute the programmes with students and ensure a smooth running of operations
· Ensure all accounts and monies are accounted for and reports sent to the COO
· Reports directly to the COO to ensure that targets are met
Required Skill Set
· Self-motivated, Energetic
· World Changer
· Passion for tech and entrepreneurship
· Fluent in Cantonese, English
· Basic skills with Office Softwares, G-Suites etc.
· Experience within startups is a plus
· Experience with high school students or the education industry is a plus
What we give you
· Full-time job with flexible hours
· Highly motivated and fast-paced team
· Opportunity to grow your personal network with the world’s leading entrepreneurs and investors
· On-the-job training
· Competitive Salary
· Candidates with more exp shall be considered for a manager role