Community Manager

Talent Safari

. Deepen Included VC Africa’s community partnerships, with a particular focus on broadening our reach across underserved markets and advancing the organization’s vision .

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🦁 Anywhere in AfricaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deepen Included VC Africa’s community partnerships, with a particular focus on broadening our reach across underserved markets and advancing the organization’s vision
Proactively identify and facilitate career opportunities for Fellows by matching them with relevant roles, coordinating warm introductions, and supporting their transition into the investment ecosystem
Help create the conditions for each cohort - and the wider network around it - to become a self-organizing community that supports each person’s journey through technology and entrepreneurship
Help shape and share the outward story of the Fellowship - including spotlighting Fellows, amplifying deep dives and insights, and making more of what happens inside the programme visible across the ecosystem
Build and maintain meaningful relationships across the global venture and startup ecosystem
Coordinate with the Founder/CEO to help deliver world-class experiences
Over time, build strong relationships with founders, investors, sponsors, and others across the Included VC Africa global community
Design and launch new experimental offerings based on feedback and your own creativity
Help ensure Fellows have an experience they consistently describe as career-defining, community-shaping, and unlike anything else they’ve experienced professionally
Be the go-to point of contact for Fellows, and act as our eyes and ears on the ground by building strong relationships with each of them.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Natural community-builder – understands the long game and how to cultivate positive-sum value across a network
Has experience and networks in the entrepreneurial and investment ecosystem – and knows how to build meaningful relationships across founders, investors, sponsors, and the wider community
Has a strong “spirit of service” - where you think first about how you can give, rather than take, and always look for ways to support Fellows to the max of your ability
Great interpersonal skills and charisma - enjoys building new relationships, creating trust across different kinds of people and settings, and representing Included VC Africa warmly and well
Strong communication skills - verbal, written, and presentational, with the ability to spot stories, shape them clearly, and help share the work of the Fellowship in a compelling way
Commercially and socially aware – able to identify opportunities, make thoughtful introductions, help Fellows build genuine momentum, and understand what will resonate across the wider ecosystem
Thrives comfortably operating in a lean, high-ownership environment where priorities evolve, and initiative is required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote work and flexible schedule
Significant autonomy, leadership opportunity and career path potential to Community & Marketing Director
Work that is both strategic and deeply human - designing experiences Fellows call career‑defining.. and then some.

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Soft Skills

community-buildinginterpersonal skillscharismastrong communication skillscommercial awarenesssocial awarenessinitiativerelationship buildingstorytellingservice-oriented mindset