1. To develop the technical skills and provide holistic emotional and professional support for entrepreneurs. We look for variety in our mentors; to accommodate our communities’ diverse needs, levels of development, and personalities.
2. To give mentors exposure to the thriving and emerging startup entrepreneurial scene of Cambodia, and the chance to improve their own skills at coaching and giving back to their community.
3. To create a pool of expert mentors that together create high quality and unmatched support for entrepreneurs to access

A good mentor:

• • Can build a positive relationship with the entrepreneur or startup team
  • Is a source of advice, guidance, encouragement & support, and is never there to judge
  • Is genuinely motivated to work with entrepreneurs and support their personal and professional development
  • Is open to sharing her/his knowledge and experience, including her/his failures
  • Is generous with their network and happy to connect entrepreneurs when appropriate
  • Will challenge their mentees in a constructive way

We have two types of mentors; one-off and ongoing. A mentor might offer entrepreneurs one or both of these. 

• One-off mentoring is when a team needs to speak to someone once or twice to get advice in a particular area, such as help with writing a grant application, or specific technical advice in an industry or area of business, such as agritech, public sector, branding, or product development. 
• Ongoing mentoring is when a team is matched with a specific mentor, and both sides commit to work together for (usually) a minimum of six months.
• We also love it when mentors want to share their expertise through workshops and masterclasses. These are hosted in our Innovation Garage and are a fun way to work with and impact a group of entrepreneurs who are eager to learn from your experience. 

We want to grow a diverse pool of mentors for our entrepreneurs, and we appreciate a whole range of experience, skills and backgrounds will be important for that. Here are a few features we look out for, with some flexibility:

• Having experience running your own business (good to have but not compulsory)
• Khmer national, or living in Cambodia for a minimum of one year 
• Being empathetic 
• Having previous experience mentoring (in a team at work, or a startup)

We particularly encourage applications from Cambodian nationals and women. 

We’re looking for a wide range of skills and experience, so we’ll share a few examples here. This is not exhaustive though, if you’re unsure you can email Socheata ([email protected]) before applying:

• Entrepreneur, particularly with experience of starting a business in Cambodia
• Financial management 
• Investment and access to finance for startups
• Go to market strategy
• Operations and strategy
• Pitching skills
• Copy-writing and blog engagement
• Marketing and communications
• Specific industry expertise, particularly in Cambodia (e.g. Agriculture, Tech, Education, smart cities, wellbeing, environment…etc)
• Personal development coach

As a token of our appreciation for your dedication and passion, we offer a few perks of being a mentor with Impact Hub! 

• Free access to Masterclasses 
• Opportunity to deliver Masterclasses based on your area of expertise
• Free access to Innovation Garage 1 day/week
• Access to a network of mentors
• Access to Impact Hub’s wider network
• Mentor training 2x a year

This will vary depending on how many teams you are matched with and what kind of support you are offering. We anticipate a commitment of approximately 2 hours per month if you are matched with one team as an ongoing mentor. 

Mentors should feel comfortable committing to working with Impact Hub for a minimum period of 6 months.