Job ID: 312368

Empathy Movement Leader, Southeast Asia

Ashoka

Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

Apply by: 05 Sep 2026

Relevant Sectors

Administration, Management, Finance/Accounting, Procurement

Private Sector, Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility

Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child

Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

Ashoka is unleashing demand for empathy as a 21st century skill. Our Global Empathy Initiative has mobilized a powerful group of social entrepreneurs (Ashoka Fellows), schools (Ashoka Changemaker Schools), media thought leaders, and other partners to drive a fundamental shift in children's education and coming of age.

We are looking for an extraordinary entrepreneur to lead the Start Empathy initiative for Southeast Asia.

What You'll Do:

Lead, grow, and collaborate with Ashoka's teams to build the Start Empathy initiative in Southeast Asia as part of a collaborative entrepreneurship global movement.
Work with Ashoka's CEO and Southeast Asia regional leader, and other senior stakeholders to build the region as an integrated, fluid team of teams by weaving together Ashoka Fellows, carefully selected movement partners - teacher's organizations and ed schools, publishers/media, government agencies, youth and parent organizations.
Raise resources, pioneer new revenue models, and garner strategic support to help make "Every child must master Empathy" the new normal.
Design and lead systems to unleash compelling insights from Ashoka Fellow innovations.

What You Bring:

A track record of creating new ideas that have resulted in systemic change. Deep belief in the power of social entrepreneurship and understanding of Ashoka's Everyone a Changemaker™ vision.
Demonstrated ability in innovative revenue & resource generation, major client/partner relationship management, resource mobilization, and balanced budget management.
Profound empathy and cultural sensitivity.
Experience working with and/or managing programs centered around furthering empathy, able to tap into the power of a network and see trends.
Clear career experience in significantly scaling the social impact of organizations.
Proven ability to lead through influence, ideas, and exceptional communication skills.

Core Criteria:

Entrepreneurial Quality: Compelled to take creative initiative and ownership.
Understanding and Belief in the Everyone a Changemaker vision.
Emotional and Social Intelligence: Ability to work efficiently and respectfully in teams.
Ethical Fiber: Exceptionally strong ethical behavior, self-reflective with strong empathy skills.
Self-Definition: Expects to change the world in big ways and on a continental scale.

About Ashoka: Ashoka is the world's largest community of leading social entrepreneurs, having pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship over 40 years ago. We support a robust network of more than 4,000 Ashoka Fellows in 90 countries who have successfully implemented systems-changing solutions to human and environmental problems globally.

HOW TO APPLY:

Apply online via the application link.

https://jobs.lever.co/ashoka/40f771d4-f8ea-4ea5-9949-2d37f1677e94/apply