Implementing Hubs: Roles and Responsibilities

Impact Hub Geneva leads the global coordination of the program. The core team working on the global coordination is referred to as “Accelerate2030 Global Team (A2030 Global Team).” At the national level, each Implementing Impact Hub (or all the Hubs working together in a country) assign(s) a National Coordinator to lead the program implementation locally.

Overall, participation in Accelerate2030 will enable capacity building for your team in the following areas:

  • Fundraising & Partnerships development: the global team is putting in place a fundraising support structure, through which you will have ongoing support from experienced fundraisers in our network, bilateral support from the global team, peer support among peer Hubs, as well as fundraising materials and templates to adapt and use locally.
  • Delivering high quality support to entrepreneurs: we are working on Scaling Toolkits to be used for the National Scale Ready phase, outlining a support methodology (processes, content, materials) to be used in delivering support to entrepreneurs.
  • Connecting Hubs with the UNDP, and where possible, other relevant UN entities.
  • Programming around entrepreneurship and the SDGs, with a specific focus on measurement for the SDGs

The following sections clarify  the key roles and responsibilities between the National Coordinators/Teams and  A2030 Global Team during each program phase:

FUNDRAISING AND PARTNERSHIP BUILDING

May-December 2020

1. Fundraising & Partnerships

National Teams are responsible for:

  • Projecting the needed budget for local activities. A budget calculator is provided in order to estimate the costs.
  • Raising the needed funds for national activities, with close support from A2030 Global Team and regional coordinators (where applicable) – see more below.

A2030 Global Team will provide close support to the fundraising efforts, setting up a Fundraising Support Structure, including:

  • Kick off session with all fundraisers from pre-selected Implementing Hubs and interested Collaborating Hubs
  • Regular fundraising sessions
  • Continuous support from an experienced fundraiser/fundraising lead* from the network, during monthly group sessions with other participating Hubs and through bilateral support
  • Fundraising materials and templates
  • Participation by A2030 Global team/fundraising lead in larger partners meetings
  • Coordinating a database for sharing of leads
  • Topical webinars to support fundraising efforts

*If you feel there is a strong profile on your team that can play this role, please see the announcement here and express your interest here by 5 June. This will be a compensated role within the program.

The first fundraising window until end November 2020 in which all National teams supported by the A2030 Global Team will do their best to mobilise the needed resources. upon which the final decision of participating Hubs will be made. By end of year we will jointly decide if you have the minimum resources to move to the official launch in your country. Only Impact Hubs (or national teams, in the case of multiple Hubs implementing the program in a certain country) that are confident in having the needed resources will be officially onboarded and invited to the next phase.

Fundraising can of course continue after this first window, but we want to make sure that all the participating Hubs are comfortable and confident to move forward.

 

2. Partnership Building

National Teams are  responsible for:

Apart from identifying and establishing partnerships with organisations that provide financial support, participating Hubs are to establish (or enhance) national partnerships for the successful implementation of the program locally. This includes:

  • Establish (or enhance) partnership with UNDP locally in order to run the campaign and support to entrepreneurs together
  • Establish partnerships with business consultancy organisations and development organisations to deliver support to the National Finalists
  • Establish partnerships with corporations for fundraising efforts

A2030 Global Team is responsible for developing global partnerships, including:

  • UNDP Geneva
  • International Trade Centre
  • Pfizer
  • Boston Consulting Group
  • Other global partners.

In order to be coordinated, all partners and leads will be shared by all participating parties.  

NATIONAL CAMPAIGNS AND SELECTION

March-May 2021

National Teams are responsible for: 

  • Conducting a nationwide comms campaign to attract entrepreneurs and raise awareness about the program, and around entrepreneurship and the SDGs
  • Establishing partnerships/contact base with local media
  • Directly scouting for the best impact-driven ventures in the country
  • Identifying at least ten ventures to participate in the national scale-ready program

A2030 Global Team provides:

  • Branding guidelines
  • Editable communication templates and materials
  • Pre-edited press releases and other media materials
  • Video materials

NATIONAL SCALE-READY PROGRAM

June-October 2021

Participating Hubs are responsible for the program implementation in their country. In countries where there are several Hubs present, a national coordination plan needs to be in place.

We are working on a  ‘Scaling Toolkit,’ outlining our scaling methodology and providing program tools and templates, which have been improved, refined and tested over the past 4 years of the program.

Based on guidance provided in this Toolkit, National Teams will provide a support package for each National Finalist, including:

  • Host an Accelerate2030 Kick-Off Event – can be used as a “Jury Day” to select the cohort/ or an SDG-related event encompassing other topics but featuring the selected cohort
  • Scale-Readiness Check (Individual Diagnostic)
  • Support in creating a scaling strategy
  • Program of relevant workshops and mentoring (scaling models, investment readiness etc – TBC).
  • Provide access to expert advice and consultancy
  • Provide 6 months basic membership to each national finalist
  • Host a National Accelerate2030 Closing Event
  • Ensure visibility of national finalists in local media
  • Nominate your top ventures with proven impact on the SDGs and highest potential to scale their impact beyond their local context, for international selection

A2030 Global Team provides:

  • Scaling Toolkit: Outlines the Accelerate2030  program curriculum and includes program tools and templates
  • Monthly peer learning calls among all National Coordinators

    GLOBAL SCALING PROGRAM

    February – September 2022

    Upon completion of the National Scale-Ready Program, a global jury selects an international cohort who receives further support in scaling internationally.

    A2030 Global Team is responsible for:

    • Managing the global jury selection process
    • Organizing and hosting Global Scaling Week for global finalists in Geneva in February 2022
    • Match global finalist ventures with strategic partners in Switzerland, Europe and globally – based on the objectives identified in their scaling strategies (roadmaps).
    • Coordinate 6 months of tailored follow up support for international scaling.

    In terms of the role of national teams in this phase, we are looking to develop the collaboration among participating Impact Hubs beyond the end of the national phase, especially in terms of:

    • Using our global presence as a network and potentially continuing supporting A2030 entrepreneurs in accessing new markets.
    • Animating a global community of A2030 entrepreneurs and their supporters interested to jointly contribute to the SDGs (by using the community app, and other tools and methods to continue hosting this global community beyond the end of a certain cohort, thus capitalizing on all the great work done in the previous phase).
    • Other ideas are highly welcome and we will continuously work with participating Hubs to see how we can extend the value of our collaboration and our global community.

    MEASURING AND REPORTING

    Ongoing

    National Teams are responsible for:

    • During the National Phase, update an A2030 template with application figures, event figures and comms/social media data on an ongoing basis
    • Participate in brief monthly Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) sessions with A2030 Global Team during the National Phase
    • At the end of the National Phase, fill out and submit a centralized reporting template to A2030 Global Team, including feedback information, photos and impact numbers.

    A2030 Global Team provides:

    • Monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) framework for local and global impact measurement of the program
    • Centralized reporting templates
    • Tech platform to be used to streamline the application and selection process, as well as facilitating the data collection and analysis
    Program Structure
    Collaborating Hubs