Role Purpose

The Head, Enterprise Development & Innovation strengthens Trybe’s long-term sustainability and impact by leading enterprise growth, service innovation, and digital transformation. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, this role develops and scales income-generating services that advance Trybe’s mission while ensuring accessibility for youths in need.

It also embeds trauma-informed leadership practices across all enterprise and innovation efforts, ensuring that growth remains grounded in safety, trust, empowerment, and inclusivity.

(2-yr contract)

Key Responsibilities :

Enterprise Development & Revenue Diversification

• Lead the design, development, and scaling of income-generating service models (e.g. Counselling & Therapy Service) that achieve financial sustainability and mission alignment.
• Develop pricing, business, and go-to-market strategies that balance cost recovery with accessibility and social impact.
• Identify new markets, customer segments, and strategic opportunities that strengthen the enterprise arm of Trybe’s services.
• Collaborate with the Partnerships & Development Division to cultivate corporate and institutional partnerships that support enterprise growth.
• Monitor market and sector trends to anticipate risks and identify opportunities for revenue diversification.

Service & Digital Innovation

• Drive service design and innovation processes to enhance effectiveness, user experience, and scalability.
• Lead implementation of digital platforms that improve client experience (e.g. booking, attendance, progress tracking, reporting).
• Champion technology adoption to improve operational efficiency, strengthen data-driven decision making, and measure impact.
• Explore emerging and future-ready service delivery models (e.g. hybrid, immersive, or metaverse-based counselling).
• Ensure service and digital innovation efforts align with the evolving needs of youth and communities.

Trauma-Informed Organisational Leadership

• Willing to be trained in and champion trauma-informed principles (safety, trust, empowerment, collaboration, cultural responsiveness) across enterprise and innovation work.
• Ensure new services, platforms, and processes are designed with attention to both youth wellbeing and staff psychological safety.
• Model trauma-informed leadership practices that build trust, resilience, and continuous learning across teams.

Research, Evaluation & Impact

• Partner with the Director, Services & Programmes to apply evaluation frameworks that assess financial performance, client satisfaction, and social outcomes.
• Use evaluation insights to refine enterprise strategies and products.
• Develop dashboards and reports that track the financial and social returns of income-generating services.
• Incorporate youth and community voices into research and design to ensure services remain relevant and empowering.

Financial Stewardship

• Manage budgets with transparency and accountability.
• Align resource allocation with enterprise growth, innovation, and sustainability goals.
• Prepare financial projections, reports, and business cases for management and board review.
• Adapt strategies proactively to ensure the viability and scalability of enterprise initiatives.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Social Sciences, or a related field.
  • At least 10–15 years of working experience, with 5 or more years in a senior leadership or business development role in the nonprofit, social enterprise, or professional services sector.
  • Demonstrated success in developing, launching, or scaling income-generating or enterprise initiatives.
  • Proven track record in digital adoption, service innovation, or organisational transformation.
  • Possess entrepreneurial drive and systems-level understanding
  • Collaborative and adaptable, able to lead through influence and complexity