وصف الوظيفة
Role Overview
Entrepreneurship Lecturer at SEA Ventures, a strategic innovation and entrepreneurship organization operating across Saudi Arabia. The role is based in Saudi Arabia and involves designing and delivering high-quality teaching, training, and mentorship in entrepreneurship, innovation, and startup creation.
Company Overview
SEA Ventures Group is a strategic innovation and entrepreneurship force driving growth across Saudi Arabia's most promising sectors. The organization specializes in business accelerators and incubators, strategic consultations, and tailored training programs with internationally recognized professional certifications. SEA Ventures also provides comprehensive branding, marketing, and event management services, enabling startups, corporations, and government entities to innovate, scale, and achieve sustainable growth.
Role Purpose
The Entrepreneurship Lecturer delivers high-quality teaching, training, and mentorship across undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, and executive education programs. The role facilitates practical entrepreneurial learning experiences, mentors students and entrepreneurs, contributes to curriculum development, and collaborates with industry partners to strengthen entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems.
Key Responsibilities
Teaching & Program Delivery
- Deliver courses, diploma modules, workshops, bootcamps, and training programs in entrepreneurship, innovation, startup creation, business development, business models, and related subjects.
- Facilitate engaging classroom sessions, executive education programs, workshops, simulations, experiential learning activities, and entrepreneurship training.
- Design and develop course content, training materials, assessments, case studies, and practical learning activities aligned with academic and industry standards.
Mentoring & Student Support
- Mentor and support students, entrepreneurs, and startup founders in developing business ideas, validating concepts, and building sustainable ventures.
- Guide participants through entrepreneurial projects, business plans, feasibility studies, pitch presentations, incubation, and acceleration activities.
- Assess student and participant performance, provide constructive feedback, and monitor learning outcomes.
Curriculum & Program Development
- Contribute to curriculum development, course enhancement, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support entrepreneurship centers, incubators, accelerators, innovation labs, and related programs as required.
Stakeholder Engagement & Ecosystem Building
- Collaborate with faculty members, industry experts, entrepreneurs, investors, and government entities to enhance practical learning and industry engagement.
- Organize and participate in conferences, seminars, entrepreneurship events, startup competitions, innovation challenges, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Professional Development & Thought Leadership
- Stay current with emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in entrepreneurship, innovation, business development, and startup ecosystems.
- Contribute to applied research, consultancy, thought leadership, or publications where appropriate.
Institutional Responsibilities
- Participate in departmental meetings, quality assurance initiatives, accreditation activities, and institutional committees as assigned.
- Perform other teaching, training, academic, and administrative duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurship, Business Administration, Management, Innovation, or a related field.
- Experience teaching or delivering training in entrepreneurship, innovation, business, or related disciplines.
- Experience developing and delivering workshops, executive education, or professional training programs.
- Practical experience in entrepreneurship, startup development, consulting, innovation, investment, or business development is preferred.
- Experience mentoring student projects, entrepreneurs, or startup ventures is an advantage.
- Research, publications, or applied research experience is desirable.
- Professional certifications in entrepreneurship, innovation, design thinking, business development, or related fields are a plus.
Skills & Competencies
- Entrepreneurship and Venture Creation
- Innovation Management
- Startup Ecosystems
- Business Model Development
- Design Thinking
- Lean Startup Methodology
- Curriculum and Training Development
- Teaching and Facilitation
- Mentoring and Coaching
- Public Speaking and Presentation Skills
- Strategic Thinking
- Stakeholder Management
- Communication Skills
- Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
- English and Arabic (written and spoken)
Additional Information
Preferred Areas of Expertise
- Entrepreneurship
- Innovation and Technology Commercialization
- Startup Development
- Venture Capital and Investment
- Family Business Entrepreneurship
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Corporate Entrepreneurship (Intrapreneurship)
- Business Strategy and Growth
- Digital Entrepreneurship
- SME Development