Global Viral Forecasting Initiative (GVFI) is a entrepreneurial, cutting edge leader in conducting infectious disease research throughout central Africa and Southeast Asia. GVFI was initially incubated ten years ago at Johns Hopkins University, and subsequently at the University of Los Angeles. In 2008, GVFI secured a series of private investments from high profile philanthropic institutions including the Skoll Foundation and Google.org. As a result of these investments, two years ago GVFI became its own independent non-profit organization. Featured in publications including National Geographic, Scientific American and the New York Times, GVFI is the leader in this emerging sector. The organization’s profound research and dynamic team has led to tremendous organizational growth. GVFI is preparing to conduct a highly intensive strategic planning process and launch an ambitious sustainability plan for the next phase of the organization’s growth. For more information visit http://www.gvfi.org
Position Overview: GVFI is currently seeking a dynamic leader to serve in the newly created role of Chief Development Officer and lead all aspects of the fundraising function for this fast paced, entrepreneurial organization. In partnership with the CEO and senior management team, the Chief Development Officer will develop and implement a fundraising strategy to engage high net worth individuals and foundations with the cutting edge work of GVFI. Reporting to the CEO, Dr. Nathan Wolfe, the Chief Development Officer will ensure increased organizational visibility and continuing financial success for GVFI.
Responsibilities include:
• Collaborate with the CEO to build and implement a strategic fundraising plan that will guide the organization to meet fundraising goals, maximizing opportunities around foundation, corporate, and individual donors
• Identify, research and investigate new opportunities for funding from a wide variety of philanthropic, and individual sources to expand GVFI’s donor base
• Manage and grow a portfolio of donor relationships by building and maintaining strong, positive relationships with existing and prospective funders
• Leverage the time spent by the CEO and other organizational leaders on high-impact fundraising activities • Design and execute a comprehensive strategic communications and marketing strategy to support fundraising efforts
• Oversee the preparation of high-quality materials, proposals, and reports required to support ongoing fundraising activities
Qualifications:
• 10+ years of demonstrated success driving revenue growth in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment; experience with strategic fundraising in a nonprofit environment is required
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate high-net-worth donors and steward relationships leading to substantial commitments, with an exceptional ability to close deals
• Experience designing and implementing comprehensive and diversified fundraising plans
• Experience developing and implementing strategic marketing and communications plans to increase visibility and opportunity for organizations
• Knowledge of the public health, ecology, and/or conservation fields is a plus
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to target key messages to diverse constituencies
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required; advanced degree preferred
To Apply: Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter, addressed to Dr. Nathan Wolfe outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity, both in Word format, to http://jobs.cgcareers.org/application.aspx?id=1667. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
GVFI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes a particular effort to recruit candidates from all backgrounds.
About Commongood Careers: GVFI has partnered with Commongood Careers to conduct the search for a Chief Development Officer. Commongood Careers is a nonprofit search service that connects talented individuals to organizations that are dedicated to creating positive social change. Founded and staffed by nonprofit professionals, Commongood Careers offers personalized, engaged services to jobseekers and organizations throughout the hiring process, as well as access to a wealth of knowledge about nonprofit careers. Learn more about nonprofit jobs at Commongood Careers.
If you are searching for a worthwhile and challenging job, consider joining the Blue Mountain Project as our next Program Manager.
The Program Manager is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Blue Mountain Project (BMP) in Jamaica, according to the policies and procedures set forth by the Board of Directors. The Program Manager reports directly to the Executive Director.
Basic Qualifications:
Applications (cover letter detailing why you want this position and C.V.) will be accepted until 30 September 2010. For a detailed job description, please e-mail ed@bluemountainproject.org
PROJECT OVERVIEW
In September 2009, President Barack Obama addressed world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly and urged their support for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the world’s integrated targets to halve extreme poverty by 2015. Bolstered by President Obama’s explicit support for the Millennium Development Goals, a series of new initiatives aimed at encouraging broad-based participation in the achievement of the Goals has gained momentum. These initiatives – launched by governments, corporations, nonprofit organizations, faith-based groups, and individuals – have demonstrated that the Goals are both accessible and achievable, and that everyone has the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to them.
One example of the broad and growing support for the Goals is the People’s Plan of Action (PPA) for the MDGs, which was launched at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos in January 2010 by the Forum’s community of Young Global Leaders (YGL). The PPA seeks to energize and mobilize constituencies to become involved with and participate in the achievement of the Goals by making specific, time-bound pledges which will contribute to the overall success of the global effort. More than 60 pledges were included in the initial launch of the PPA, with impacts that will reach tens of millions of people around the world.
The PPA now aims to support a broader open-source effort in which organizations and individuals around the world can make their own targeted MDG pledges. To that end, a crowd-sourcing website (www.mdgpledges.org) has been created to capture new pledges and track the progress of existing pledges.
CORE FUNCTIONS OF PROJECT MANAGER, MDG PLEDGES
The Project Manager will be responsible for managing and promoting the efforts made through the People’s Plan of Action toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The position includes the following responsibilities:
REPORTING
This position reports the The Director of Communications.
DESIRED SKILLS AND CREDENTIALS
LOCATION
The Project Manager, MDG Pledges will be based New York.
TO APPLY
Please send a resume and cover letter to mdgpledges@millenniumpromise.org with "Application: Project Manager, MDG Pledges" as the email subject line.
Deadline: September 15th, 2010
Digital Divide Data bridges the divide that separates young people from opportunity by providing disadvantaged youth in Cambodia and Laos with the education and training they need to deliver world-class, competitively priced IT services to global clients, acquire essential business management skills, and break the cycle of poverty.
I. JOB SUMMARY:
DDD is looking to hire a freelance web developer to implement new features and general improvements on www.digitaldividedata.org. We may occasionally also need help with minor web and graphic design tasks, such as presentation materials, posters, etc. Sample tasks include substantial projects such as restructuring the organization of the pages and menu on our website, as well as more minor tasks such as adding a contact form to our ‘Contact us’ page.
The developer will supplement the day-to-day maintenance work done by DDD’s software development team in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and will be reporting to the Communications Team. He/she will work on a freelance basis (5-15 hours per month) and is not expected to be on location.
Technical requirements:
* 2-5 years programming experience
* Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, SQL
* Familiarity with Database Management
* Strong knowledge of Content Management Systems like WordPress
* Experience with RSS and ATOM feeds
II. JOB INFORMATION
Job Title: Web Developer and Designer
Department: Communications Team
Employment Status: Freelance (5-15 hours per month)
Location: Worldwide
Reporting To: Communications Team
Work Level: Freelancer
Date Reviewed: August 18, 2010
Salary: Please include salary expectations in application
II. RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:
Responsibilities:
It is the responsibility of the developer to respond to requests for improvements and new features on the Digital Divide Website in a timely manner.
Primary Skills:
• Ability to engulf complex technical challenges
• Effective time management and respect for deadlines
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent communication skills
III. TO APPLY:
Applicants are asked to submit a resume, portfolio with examples of prior work, and references to the attention of the Communications department at jobs@digitaldividedata.org.
Shakti is a private grant-making foundation whose mission is to build a sustainable and secure future for India’s citizens by supporting policies that promote energy efficiency, sustainable transportation, and renewable energy. The Foundation works at the intersection of public health, energy security, and low carbon growth. It convenes and supports local NGOs, experts, and academic researchers in order to help build and implement smart energy policies. Shakti is part of the ClimateWorks network, a global family of organizations that work in the nations and economic sectors with the highest potential for low carbon economic growth. Shakti is comprised of a Board and a small, high caliber, organization, based in New Delhi.
Reason for Hire:
To seek a committed, responsible, energetic, and professional individual to join this effort. As a member of the Shakti team, you will experience the benefits of working in a new philanthropic venture: close-working relationships with colleagues, and broad impact on greenhouse gas emission reductions. This unique blend creates an incredible opportunity for an individual who seeks diverse job responsibilities.
The Program Officer for Energy Efficiency, is responsible for creating and managing strategies that generate policy wins for efficiency in industry, buildings, and appliance standards & labeling. This is accomplished through developing and implementing strategies, building the field through effective grant-making, cultivating supportive relationships with government leaders, experts in the field, plus other key stakeholders, including civil society including non profits and industry associations.
The Energy Efficiency Program will utilize a variety of measures to achieve its policy goals. For example, strategies may include supporting the Bureau of Energy Efficiency in their efforts to advance Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme, and efforts to develop baselines and standards; work will also include working to overcome barriers in transitioning the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) from a voluntary to mandatory regime, supporting the development of national policies to promote energy efficient buildings, and building capacity to improve codes and advance appliance standards.
Roles & Responsibilities:
The roles and responsibilities of the PO – EE will be to:
Strategic Grantmaking
• Advance and oversee a grants portfolio to develop and implement targeted policy goals in the energy efficiency sector, with a focus on Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme that is being considered as part of the National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency, as well as a focus on advancing Energy Conservation Building Codes (ECBC) and Appliance Standards.
• Develop and evolve sector strategies in collaboration with sector experts and program team.
• Clearly communicate sector strategies orally and in writing, ensuring documented strategies are accessible to all Shakti staff.
• Support, strengthen and advance the efforts of energy efficiency community in government, civil society and industry utilizing the resources of Shakti and its targeted grant-making efforts.
• Anticipate funding priorities and develop and make a case for them using standard methodologies.
• Allocate budgets consistent with approved strategies.
• Solicit, review, and recommend strategic plans for funding.
• Write dockets for board consideration.
• Ensure that grants are disbursed in a way that meets internal standards and satisfy legal, audit and board requirements.
External Leadership
• Monitor the impact of individual grants and broader strategies.
• Ensure maintenance of appropriate communication with grantees and other partners, both providing expertise and genuinely listening to grantees and other partners.
• Initiate strategy discussions and meetings; engage directly in the field, as needed.
• Identify and support capacity-building opportunities with grantees; enable grantee-to-grantee network building.
• Support the development of linkages between policymaking and policy implementation streams (NGOs, media, government, academics).
• Maintain relationships with the ClimateWorks Network, grantees, funders, and other experts.
• Lead and leverage ClimateWorks network partners to support the achievement of goals in India, provide Best Practice Network partners with strategic direction in India’s context, and work collaboratively with them to achieve goals
• Build and maintain domain expertise through regular contact with experts and thought leaders, and seeking out relevant literature and research; develop external stature through publishing
• Attend meetings for donor cultivation at the request of CEO or fundraising team and help prepare compelling proposals, reports, and other materials to support communications and fundraising work.
Must Have
• Masters degree or equivalent preferably in energy policy focusing on industrial and buildings energy efficiency.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant progressive leadership experience and Expert knowledge of energy law/policies, regulations, and programs at city, state and national level.
• Successful track record in driving national and international policy change at the highest levels.
• Demonstrated networking capabilities to engage effectively with external and internal stakeholders. Experience creating collaboration across different sectors, including government, academia, non-profit, business, and media.
• Outstanding written and verbal skills, including the ability to present technical information to non-technical audience.
Preferable:
• Comfort with qualitative and quantitative energy policy analysis.
• A strong track record of applying sound political and strategic judgment in complex situations.
• Strong facilitation, convening, and negotiation skills.
• Strong and detail oriented organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced, start up environment.
• Success in managing two or more staff.
Other Skills
• Strong intellect, creativity, flexibility, drive, and entrepreneurial capabilities.
• Ability to travel often domestically and internationally for upto 30 - 40 percent of PO EE’s time.
• Excellent computer skills in a Microsoft Windows environment, including a good knowledge of Microsoft Office and other mainstream Windows-based computer applications.
Compensation Details:
• The compensation is commensurate with qualification and experience.
Third Sector Partners, a leading CxO and board search firm in the Not for Profit sector, has been retained by Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Global Fund for Children is seeking an experienced grant writer to join its development team. The grant writer will have primary responsibility for proposal and report writing working closely with the development team and senior program staff. This position reports to the Director of Development.
Responsibilities:
• Prepare high-quality letters of inquiry, grant applications, and foundation and major donor correspondence.
• Write grant proposals and reports, including budgets, and manage the proposal review process
• Maintain all institutional donor information in database including contact information, dates of and notes from meetings, reporting due dates and submission dates, correspondence with donor staff, etc.
• Liaise with program staff on proposal development and to identify funder opportunities that meet program and organizational needs.
• Research and identify prospective foundations and corporations and present well-reasoned recommendations to build GFC’s base of support.
• Maintain a master calendar of deadlines for proposals, reports, and other grant-related materials and ensure timely internal review and submission thereof.
• Generate reports for Senior Management and Board of Directors on grants received, pending, declined, and in-process.
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIRED EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE
• Bachelor's degree.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Knowledge of grant processes and funding sources for vulnerable children and youth around the world. A sound understanding of nonprofit fundraising principles.
• Outstanding organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Self-starter able to initiate work and meet deadlines with minimum supervision.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office programs; familiarity with The Raiser’s Edge and experience with prospect research tools.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to produce high-quality work in a timely manner.
• 5-10 years of grant writing and institutional giving experience with proven success in raising funds for nonprofit organizations.
• Experience with children’s issues or international development is a plus.
The Global Fund for Children is an equal-opportunity employer.
The Global Fund for Children offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits. Please visit our website at www.globalfundforchildren.org to learn more.
To apply, submit a cover letter with salary requirements, resume, and brief writing sample (1-2 pages) to one jobs@globalfundforchildren.org. The position is available for immediate hire, with applications considered on a rolling basis. Candidates are encouraged to submit applications as early as possible.
Company Profile:
The overall mission of InDev is: “To catalyze inclusive development.” Our organization’s goal is to push the boundaries of financial inclusion initiatives along all 3 dimensions of Scale, Quality and Sustainability. We provide high impact consulting and advisory services in the financial inclusion sector. We want to hone in on the "next billion", i.e., the next tranche of potentially viable customers, who are either unserved or underserved by financial services.
The founding team of InDev was previously leading and managing the Unitus India operations – Unitus is an international nonprofit organization that fights global poverty by accelerating the growth of microfinance —small loans and other financial tools for self-empowerment —where it is needed most. The Unitus team helped 22 MFI partners reach more than 11 million families throughout India and Southeast Asia, East Africa, Mexico, and South America.
The InDev team consists of world-class professionals with deep domain expertise, entrepreneurial mindsets and global experience – the team consists of people with MBAs and Graduate / Post Graduate qualifications from Harvard Business School, Columbia Business School, London Business School, IIMs, Asian Institute of Management, ISB, XLRI, BITS and IITs. The team’s experiences span organizations such as Monitor Group, KPMG, Greylock Capital, Infosys, Sutherland, Sun Microsystems, ITC, Hewitt and HP.
Associate:
Position Location: Lucknow / Chennai / Calcutta, India.
Position Summary:
This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic, self-motivated individual to structure the practice of MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise) Lending for InDev. The practice will be built based on the anchor project that the Associate will be involved in at a leading bank in India. By the end of 2011, the individual will have contributed to a working model and strategy for MSME at InDev and worked closely with the client bank to institutionalize these practices. The strategy thereafter will involve scaling up the project to support a larger number of banks / financial institutions and disseminating best practices to the network and industry. The anchor project involves strategy implementation of the client bank's own direct lending to small enterprise owners. The individual will need to handhold the client bank in their branches in all their implementation of HR, organizational design, training, etc.
The successful candidate will be able to do the following: work creatively to build a structured solution amidst ambiguity, empathize with and understand clients’ needs, execute effectively with minimal supervision, and communicate clearly to diverse audiences the learnings from our work.
This position reports to the Project Manager – Consulting and Advisory Services at InDev.
Responsibilities include:
• Contributing to finalizing the InDev “toolkit” for implementing MSME Lending, based on
the anchor project, industry research, global best practices, and alignment with InDev’s strategic objectives.
• Working with select client banks and handholding the clients’ employees in their branches in all their implementation of HR, organizational design, training, etc.
• Assessing client projects’ overall performance and designing product and service refinements
to improve end-client outcomes.
• Analyzing all findings and recommending strategies to industry practitioners that will
enhance market research activities, assist with integration of industry tools, and promote
successful acceleration of MSME Lending.
• Contributing to the industry’s work on MSME Lending; disseminating our “lessons learned”
across the industry and to key internal / external stakeholders
Requirements:
• 2+ years experience in microfinance, banking, enterprise finance, consulting or other client-facing work.
• In-field microfinance work or experience with financial services’ product development, operations.
• Knowledge of, and sensitivity in working with poor and underserved populations required.
• Strong analytical skills, demonstrated through experience with analysis of business.
problems (ex: market analysis, change management) and developing recommendations.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Fluency in English; proficiency in Hindi and other Indian dialects strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, self-motivated environment.
• Comfortable with frequent travel – up to 40% of the time.
• Passion for poverty alleviation and social development.
There are many other areas for contribution. The desired candidate will bring the capabilities to outperform this job description and grow their role within InDev. Compensation will be competitive, based on experience; compensation includes a fulfilling work environment.
If interested, please submit your resume to the following email address: Careers.InDev@gmail.com
Company Profile:
The overall mission of InDev is: “To catalyze inclusive development.” Our organization’s goal is to push the boundaries of financial inclusion initiatives along all 3 dimensions of Scale, Quality and Sustainability. We provide high impact consulting and advisory services in the financial inclusion sector. We want to hone in on the "next billion", i.e., the next tranche of potentially viable customers, who are either unserved or underserved by financial services.
The founding team of InDev was previously leading and managing the Unitus India operations – Unitus is an international nonprofit organization that fights global poverty by accelerating the growth of microfinance —small loans and other financial tools for self-empowerment —where it is needed most. The Unitus team helped 22 MFI partners reach more than 11 million families throughout India and Southeast Asia, East Africa, Mexico, and South America.
The InDev team consists of world-class professionals with deep domain expertise, entrepreneurial mindsets and global experience – the team consists of people with MBAs and Graduate / Post Graduate qualifications from Harvard Business School, Columbia Business School, London Business School, IIMs, Asian Institute of Management, ISB, XLRI, BITS and IITs. The team’s experiences span organizations such as Monitor Group, KPMG, Greylock Capital, Infosys, Sutherland, Sun Microsystems, ITC, Hewitt and HP.
Project Manager:
Position Location: Lucknow, India.
Position Summary:
This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic, self-motivated individual to structure the practice of MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise) Lending for InDev. The practice will be built based on the anchor project that the Project Manager will lead at a leading bank in India. By the end of 2011, the individual will have established a working model and strategy for MSME at InDev and worked closely with the client bank to institutionalize these practices. The strategy thereafter will involve scaling up the project to support a larger number of banks / financial institutions and disseminating best practices to the network and industry. The anchor project involves strategy implementation of the client bank's own direct lending to small enterprise owners. The individual will need to handhold the client bank in their branches in all their implementation of HR, organizational design, training, etc.
The successful candidate will be able to do the following: work creatively to build a structured solution amidst ambiguity, empathize with and understand clients’ needs, execute effectively with minimal supervision, and communicate clearly to diverse audiences the learnings from our work.
This position reports to the Head of Consulting and Advisory Services at InDev.
Responsibilities include:
• Developing and formalizing the InDev “toolkit” for implementing MSME Lending, based on
the anchor project, industry research, global best practices, and alignment with InDev’s strategic objectives.
• Working with select client banks and handholding the clients’ employees in their branches in all their implementation of HR, organizational design, training, etc.
• Assessing client projects’ overall performance and designing product and service refinements
to improve end-client outcomes.
• Analyzing all findings and recommending strategies to industry practitioners that will
enhance market research activities, assist with integration of industry tools, and promote
successful acceleration of MSME Lending.
• Contributing to the industry’s work on MSME Lending; disseminating our “lessons learned”
across the industry and to key internal / external stakeholders
Requirements:
• 5+ years experience in microfinance, banking, enterprise finance, consulting or other client-facing work
• In-field microfinance work or experience with financial services’ product development, operations,
• Knowledge of, and sensitivity in working with, poor and underserved populations required
• Strong relationship management skills, demonstrated through track record of managing
complex client relationships
• Demonstrated project management, strategic planning, and/or advisory skills; general
knowledge of impact assessment techniques and management information systems
• Strong analytical skills, demonstrated through experience with analysis of business
problems (ex: market analysis, change management) and developing recommendations
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Fluency in English; proficiency in Hindi and other Indian dialects strongly preferred
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, self-motivated environment
• Comfortable with frequent travel – up to 40% of the time
• Passion for poverty alleviation and social development!
There are many other areas for contribution. The desired candidate will bring the capabilities to outperform this job description and grow their role within InDev. Compensation will be competitive, based on experience; compensation includes a fulfilling work environment.
If interested, please submit your resume to the following email address: Careers.InDev@gmail.com
Nonviolent Peaceforce is a dynamic international, non-governmental organization which works to reduce violence and protect civilians in situations of violent conflict and its aftermath.
For its programme in Sri Lanka (NPSL), Nonviolent Peaceforce is seeking to recruit an international COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE to be responsible for leadership and guidance to over 30 national and international staff and strategic oversight of field operations in the East and North as well as in Colombo. Responsibilities include acting as official representative and spokesperson for NP and maintaining bilateral and multilateral relations with a wide range of actors in the country as well as externally and with the rest of NP. He or she is also responsible ultimately for the financial management of the country programme and takes a strong role in in-country fundraising.
Responsibilities:
Overall Direction of NP’s work in Sri Lanka
- Leadership and guidance for NP’s field operations in Sri Lanka (mostly in the East and North)
- Being the link between wider NP and its Sri Lanka Country Programme
External Relations
- Act as country representative and spokesperson and maintain bilateral and multilateral relations with key individuals and institutions relating to Sri Lanka
- Representing NP in meetings with NGOs, INGOs, government and IOs, as appropriate
- Liaising with NP advisors and the Strategic Liaison Coordinator
Line Management
- Line management of the Country Manager, who will be responsible for strategic planning, policy development and operational management
- Line Management of the Strategic Liaison Coordinator
Financial Responsibility
- Overall responsibility for budgeting and financial management, including financial reporting to donors and to NP management
Internal Communication
- Insure effective communication to/from NPSL and within NPSL
- Report to the members of the international NP staff, Board and network
Fundraising
- Coordinate / initiate fundraising in Sri Lanka in cooperation with the NP Fundraising Department. Maintain ongoing relations with donor community representatives in Sri Lanka.
- Oversee reports to funders
- Assist the fundraising department in preparing of funding applications.
Work environment
This is a full-time expat position based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with a minimum 1-year contract and 3 month probationary period. Some evening and weekend work will be expected, as well as a certain amount of travel within Sri Lanka and abroad.
Starting salary Euro 45,931-58,366 gross p.a. depending on experience (subject to Sri Lanka tax) plus generous benefits package including housing, insurances, internet connection, removal costs and flights home for staff member and dependents. Salary is increased annually according to cost of living index in Sri Lanka and further increments are subject to performance review.
How to apply
To apply, please send CV together with a covering letter stating (a) your reasons for applying for this particular position and (b) how you meet each of the twelve criteria specified in the person specification, found on the website below, to cschweitzer@nonviolentpeaceforce.org. Please include your name in the subject line. CVs without a cover letter including the above information will not be accepted.
Further details may be found on our website (www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org) or by writing to NP Programme Director Christine Schweitzer at the above email address. This position will remain open until filled.
Candidates from all countries and backgrounds will receive equal consideration, however this vacancy is not open to Sri Lankan nationals due to the particular diplomatic nature of this position.
Person Specification – NP Country Representative – Sri Lanka
Criteria:
1. Management experience
a. Essential: Minimum 3 years experience managing field projects
b. Highly Desirable: Minimum 3 years experience managing an NGO field project of similar nature and scope
c. Desirable: Minimum 3 years experience managing similar project in a conflict environment
2. Understanding of NP’s work
a. Essential: Clear understanding of the importance of maintaining nonpartisanship in Sri Lankan context
b. Highly Desirable: Demonstrated understanding of the basic concepts underlying NP’s work
c. Desirable: Proven experience of protection, human rights, unarmed peacekeeping or related work
3. International Experience
a. Essential: Minimum 3 years of living and working in a multi-cultural environment
b. Highly Desirable: At least 1 year experience of working in the field as part of a multi-cultural team
c. Desirable: Clearly developed skills in cultural sensitivity and in working effectively in multi-cultural setting
4. Financial Management
a. Essential: Proven ability to understand and work with budgets and management accounts
b. Highly Desirable: Minimum 3 years of direct responsibility for setting and monitoring budgets
c. Desirable: Proven experience of setting and managing budgets of US$1 million or more
5. People Skills
a. Essential: Excellent inter-personal skills
b. Highly Desirable: Proven experience of managing teams and supervising other people
c. Desirable: Proven experience of line managing other senior management staff
6. Leadership Skills
a. Essential: Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and direction
b. Highly Desirable: Proven experience of effective leadership
c. Desirable: Demonstrated ability to inspire and motivate others.
7. Communication Skills
a. Essential: Excellent oral and written communication skills
b. Highly Desirable: Proven experience of making public presentations and writing public reports
c. Desirable: Demonstrated ability to persuade and win over a wide range of audiences to a project like NP
8. Strategic Relationship building and Fundraising Skills
a. Essential: Proven ability to develop and maintain relationships with officials, donors and others
b. Highly Desirable: Experience of fundraising from agencies and governments
c. Desirable: Proven experience of raising considerable funds for similar work in a similar setting
9. Security and risk management
a. Essential: At least 2 years experience in hostile or difficult environments or equivalent training
b. Highly Desirable: Demonstrated understanding of security management concepts and how to apply them
c. Desirable: Advanced understanding of security management and how it relates to protection work
10. Flexibility and sense of humour
a. Essential: Proven ability to adapt to new or unknown situations and maintain humour and good spirit
b. Highly Desirable: Demonstrated ability to work well under stress and to avoid burn-out
c. Desirable: Proven experience of working calmly and effectively in high stress and crisis conditions
11. Honesty and integrity
a. Essential: Trustworthy and reliable with regards to people, money and information
b. Highly Desirable: Commitment to stick with the job for duration of contract c. Desirable: Proven ability to win the trust and respect of others
12. Ability to quickly pick up and comprehend new and complex political situations
a. Essential: Experience working in more than one different political situation b. Highly Desirable: Proven ability to adapt the work of an organization to a new political context
c. Desirable: Demonstrated ability to quickly understand the political nuances in Sri Lanka and how they affect our work.
Contract length: Minimum 3 months; mutually renewable
About the Skoll Foundation
The Skoll Foundation was established in 1999 by eBay’s first president, Jeff Skoll, who serves as the founder and chairman. The Skoll Foundation’s mission is to drive large-scale change by investing in, connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs and other innovators dedicated to solving the world’s most pressing problems. Social entrepreneurs are proven leaders whose innovative approaches and solutions to social and environmental problems are helping to better the lives and circumstances of countless underserved or disadvantaged individuals and society overall. By identifying the people and their organizations already bringing positive change around the world, the Skoll Foundation empowers them to extend their reach, deepen their impact and fundamentally transform society.
Position Description
This is a key role on the Marketing team to advance the Skoll Foundation’s mission and brand among target audiences through traditional and online channels, including websites and social media. It requires strong public relations experience, with an ability to manage limited collateral needs. This is an individual contributor role, managing external consultants as needed.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
· Work with the Chief Marketing Office (CMO) to develop messaging consistent with the Skoll Foundation brand and provide talking points and training to staff.
· Place stories, field interview requests and media inquiries, and maintain media archives.
· Leverage existing tools to track and monitor media coverage of the Foundation, its strategic partners, social entrepreneurs and relevant news in philanthropy.
· Provide messaging, research, writing and editing support for executives and other Foundation representatives for speeches and articles.
· Develop and implement a media response process that leverages our Salesforce contact database.
· Write timely copy for our websites, blogs, Twitter, and Facebook presence, ensuring messaging is reflected correctly.
· Develop and implement internal process to manage ongoing content development, review, and publishing for our online outlets.
· Manage the production of all print and online marketing collateral, such as the annual report, press kits, social entrepreneur directory, and newsletter.
Knowledge, skills, and abilities
· Demonstrated interest in the Skoll Foundation and its mission. Previous experience in the social sector and with social entrepreneurship highly desirable.
· 7+ years in-house or 3-5 years of agency experience, encompassing PR, Web, and social media.
· Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively at all levels and across the organization.
· An active listener with strong verbal and exceptional written communications skills.
· Desire and proven ability to work in an intense, results-oriented environment.
· Sound judgment and relentless attention to detail.
· A strongly developed sense of integrity, humility and discretion.
· Experience with Salesforce, WordPress, Vocus and Radian6 a plus.
Applicants
Send a cover letter and resume to: marilyn@flesher.com. Please specify Skoll Foundation – Communications Officer in the message subject line.
Aims of The British School:
• Standards of achievement to challenge every student to fulfill their potential.
• Tolerance to respect differences accepting the views and beliefs of others
• Moral education to foster high moral and ethical standards
• Multi - cultural to embrace multi- culturalism and capitalise on the strengths of Indian culture
• Citizenship to educate students for life
• Learning to provide stimulating and challenging learning
• Teamwork, generosity to develop collaboration, cooperation and community spirit.
• Through these aims, we set out to work in harmony with the spirit of the UN Declaration of Human Rights.
Philosophy and Objectives
The British School, New Delhi provides a student-centered education in a stimulating, multicultural environment, which gives each student the opportunity and freedom for the fullest possible development as a whole person prepared for life. Its concern is for the student's intellectual, physical, moral, spiritual, creative and social development. This is realized through a wide range of opportunities and challenges free of gender bias in which the development of fundamental skills go hand in hand with the freedom to explore and create.
The location of the school in New Delhi and its largely local staff gives the school a unique opportunity to foster an understanding of India. The National Curriculum for England, the IGCSE, the IB Diploma and the international nature of the community, give all students a global perspective, nurturing a respect for all people, cultures and religions.
Reason for Hire:
To seek a committed, responsible, energetic, and professional individual to promote and advocate for the school, to build the profile and brand of The British School in Delhi, in India and with the local and overseas audience interested in the school. The school is about to embark on an expansion programme along with a new building in the current campus, doubling its size over the next 7 - 8 years. The school will also embark on a major fund raising campaign. The CRM will lead the strategic development of this campaign.
Roles & Responsibilities:
The roles and responsibilities of the CRM will be to:
• Ensure all school marketing materials are up to date, accurate in their use of standard (UK) English and promote The British School in the best possible manner
• Manage and oversee the admissions process
• Strategically develop the brand and profile of the school
• Strategize for the development of a fund raising programme
• Develop internal communications and messages that ensure all stakeholders remain informed about developments
• Provide timely evaluation, statistical analysis, reports and recommendations as necessary or requested for decision-making, information and forecasting
• Oversee survey systems and stake-holders’ surveys
• Work collaboratively and co-operatively with related departments to promote the school
• Provide performance feedback to staff as needed; document and liaise with the HR Director
• Ensuring a smooth induction process for families who are newly-arriving to the school
• Budgetary planning, monitoring and value-for-money analysis
• To ensure that the school student and parent database/ students’ waiting list is complete and up to date at all times, and that confidentiality is maintained
• Handling transport, school meals and school uniforms enquiries
• Responsibility for the main reception of the school and the staffing of it to ensure a prompt, proactive, friendly and efficient interface with all stakeholders
• Liaison across the campus of the school to ensure that the Nursery and the primary have close contact with the Community Relations Team and that their strengths are communicated clearly to potential and existing parents of students at the school
• External liaison with businesses, diplomatic missions to ensure good relationships and that the school profile is communicated positively
External Leadership
• Ability to inspire and lead a school community on a path of development and improvement
• Ability as a finisher as well as an innovator. The willingness and ability to work strategically to develop The British School brand, and operationally, being hands-on in involvement with students, staff and parents
• Ability to develop systems and to ensure that they are successfully implemented
• Collegiality, working in partnership with the Director and a talented leadership team as well as a talented team of teaching and support staff
• Ability to empathise with students, staff and parents as well as with the values inherent in Indian culture as well as in a cosmopolitan school society
• Ability to provide strategic direction and visible leadership to give support and challenge to the Community Relations Team
Must Have:
• Post graduate in any discipline
• Minimum ten years’ experience in a strategic management role. Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in managerial /leadership position
• Ability to develop marketing and branding strategies which will support business development.
• Ability to liaise with businesses partners, stake holders and has represented the organization in various forums
• Excellent interpersonal skills, communication in written and spoken English
• Ability to drive systems and to ensure that they are successfully implemented and provided optimal solutions
Preferable;
• Edibility to strategize the development of a fund raising programme.
Other Skills
• Strong intellect, creativity, flexibility, drive, and entrepreneurial capabilities
• Excellent computer skills in a Microsoft Windows environment, including a good knowledge of Microsoft Office and other mainstream Windows-based computer applications
Compensation Details and Tenure:
• This position will be offered on a three year renewable contract. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications
Third Sector Partners, a leading CxO and board search firm in the Not for Profit sector, has been retained by The British School.
Last date for application is 27th August 2010. Interested candidates can send in their CVs with three references to crm.britishschool@gmail.com with the subject line indicating CRM or contact us at: +91 22 43493333. Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Responsibilities:
• Install and perform minor repairs to hardware, software, and peripheral equipment
• Deliver basic Network Troubleshooting/Support to domestic and international IPA staff
• Responsible for End User Support, Client PC Setup and User Account Setup
• Confer with staff, users, and management to establish requirements for new systems or modifications.
• Answer users' inquiries regarding computer software and hardware operation to resolve problems.
• Utilize trouble ticket system to triage and then follow through on requests for support
• Quickly and efficiently provide both hardware and software to local and remote staff by assisting Director of IT with ordering, maintaining a hardware inventory, implementing an asset control system, and shipping equipment to staff.
• Utilize trouble ticket system to triage and then follow through on requests for support
• Work with Director of IT to research and evaluate new computer models, operating systems, software, and peripherals.
Desired Qualifications and Experience:
• Some familiarity with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 preferred but not required.
• The candidate needs to possess strong organization and self-management skills as well as the ability to know when to escalate issues to Director of IT when necessary.
• The candidate must have reliable transportation, in order to assure timely and cost effective delivery service levels to company staff.
We expect this position to start as soon as possible, and no later than June 2010.
Application Instructions:
If you are interested, please do two things:
1. Complete the J-PAL/IPA common application at http://apply.povertyactionlab.org/apply/login indicating that you are interested in applying for a "Type 2" position. Please note: you are not required to include transcripts or letters of recommendation upon initial submission. After submitting, you can edit your application at any time and may add these materials, if requested.
2. Send an email to jpaljobs@gmail.com, following these instructions exactly:
In the subject line: Put your full name, first (given) name followed by last (family) name.
Attachments: Please attach ONLY your CV.
In the email body: Copy exactly the following position line:
100178 IPAUSA, IT Support Specialist
Please do not include any text besides the position line(s) in the body of the e-mail. Adding extra text will interfere with the processing of your application.
If you are applying to multiple positions, you can put multiple positions lines in the same email. And you may send multiple such emails. However, please do not do this for more than 10 positions per every 6 month period. So, if you put 10 position lines in one email, then that counts as ten. Or if you put 4 in one email, and 6 in another, that also counts as ten.
J-PAL and IPA work closely together to conduct rigorous impact evaluations to test and improve the effectiveness of poverty reduction programs. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.
We are looking for a conscious contributor, who is people-loving, enthusiastic, patient, hard-working, calm & compassionate, who thrives on challenges and believes that no work is small or big, is passionate/diligent in meeting the goal, and, is able to work as independent contributor as well as collaborate with the team members. Above all, for whom, the personal goals are well aligned with the mission – Culture Unplugged.
Responsibilities include:
- watch all films participating with Culture Unplugged
- curate films for online archive
- communicate with organizations and individuals across the globe
- per need basis, facilitate in other efforts involved with festivals
- participate in virtual network/community dialogue of global story.tellers
- discuss the purpose of participating film(s) with the team/community when needed
- help compile/program films for specific online+offline mission set by Culture Unplugged
For this opportunity, flexibility is required for: responsibilities + time. Ability to follow the vision/mission, think creatively and clean organizational skills are required. Ability to be hands-on, self-motivated with mission-driven passion is important. An open mind & commitment to leadership (of modern style) is must. Familiarity or knowledge of online medium and contemporary audience mindset is required.
Commencement : immediate, full time (9 months to permanent). Place of work : India.
Compensation : Open. (please note Culture Unplugged is a socio-spiritual mission).
We wish to build a community of spiritualists/creatives who share the vision of life & our future. It is our wish to build a cooperative culture, where work is joy and smart means spiritual.
If you are blessed with larger spiritual world-view or have experience as cultural anthropologist or social scientist we wish to know you. To learn about us, please visit www.cultureunplugged.com
Please email us your profile/interest/expectation at : apply@cultureunplugged.com
In respect of time, we will contact you if we find your profile/expectation a fit. we thank you for your attention and interest.
The Skoll Foundation was established in 1999 by eBay’s first president, Jeff Skoll, who serves as the founder and chairman. The Skoll Foundation’s mission is to drive large-scale change by investing in, connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs and other innovators dedicated to solving the world’s most pressing problems. Social entrepreneurs are proven leaders whose innovative approaches and solutions to social and environmental problems are helping to better the lives and circumstances of countless underserved or disadvantaged individuals and society overall. By identifying the people and their organizations already bringing positive change around the world, the Skoll Foundation empowers them to extend their reach, deepen their impact and fundamentally transform society.
Position Summary
The Program and Impact team seeks a Program Officer who brings a combination of intellectual curiosity, a passion for social change, a focus on tangible results, a “can do” attitude and a desire to work within a team that practices continuous learning and improvement. The Program and Impact Team manages the Skoll Foundation’s “invest” programs (grants, investments in and loans to social entrepreneurs and other innovators). Like the foundation itself, the invest programs are continuously evolving as the foundation seeks to maximize its impact.
The Program Officer will be an integral member of a team responsible for: (1) working with a select group of partners to take advantage of opportunities that drive greater impact; and (2) advancing opportunities for significant progress towards targeted foundation goals within specific issue areas.
The Program Officer will be engaged in primary relationships throughout the foundation’s programs, but will play a key role in identifying and catalyzing investment opportunities for greater impact. Program Officers are expected to accept a high degree of individual responsibility for anticipating and meeting deadlines, analyzing and managing opportunities and risk, producing high-quality documents and graphic materials, maintaining records and welcoming feedback with the aim of continuous improvement and contribution to team performance.
Primary Responsibilities
· Manage a portfolio of investment relationships, including conducting due diligence on grant and investment applications, managing relationships with grantees, developing investment outcomes and milestones, and monitoring and evaluating investment progress and impact
· Draft and edit investment proposal summaries and recommendations for management and board review
· Participate in the development and implementation of best practices in relationship management, with a goal of strategically and seamlessly linking grantees to other foundation services, resources and staff
· Develop relationships with networks of foundation, corporate, NGO and issue expert partners in order to advance grantees’ work and foundation issue area priorities
· Serve as primary and secondary point person on a variety of foundation investment programs and initiatives
· Contribute to, and lead as assigned, analysis of emerging program investment opportunities and issue areas
· Participate, and at times lead, multidisciplinary teams addressing current and emerging foundation priorities
· Interface with grant seekers, grantees and partners, responding promptly and appropriately to a variety of e-mail, written and phone inquiries, and conducting site visits and convenings in accordance with program objectives
· Interest in and experience with building community networks and/or connections
· Participate in the development of processes to measure, learn from and improve impact
· Help develop services, in addition to grants, that will provide value to grantees, improving their capabilities, scale and impact
· Participate as a member of the P&I team in developing the department’s strategic plans
· Liaise with consultants and evaluators as assigned
· Maintain collegial working relationships with colleagues and constituents
· Undertake special projects, as assigned
Qualifications and Abilities:
· The ideal candidate will possess the following characteristics:
· Demonstrated knowledge of the practices and contributions of social entrepreneurs
· Experience and desire to work within a team environment with an emphasis on adaptability, learning and continuous improvement
· Ability to manage multiple priorities and work cooperatively to satisfy needs of internal and external constituents
· Demonstrated analytical and strategic thinking skills
· Experience analyzing the operational and financial capacity needs of organizations to undertake major initiatives
· Excellent interpersonal skills, sound judgment and discretion
· Outstanding communication skills, written and verbal
· Competency in a language in addition to English highly desired
· Demonstrated ability to work sensitively with diverse people and communities.
· High standards, integrity and a sense of humor
· Expertise in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and general database systems
· Competency in language(s), in addition to English, is desirable
· Ability to travel domestically and internationally
Education and Experience:
· The ideal candidate will have the following education and experience:
· Masters degree in business, economics, international development, public administration or a related discipline is required
· Ideally ten years but no less than five years of progressively responsible positions, with a distinguished record of accomplishments in the philanthropic/nonprofit or for-profit sectors
· Experience working in a developing country, preferably with social entrepreneurs or other local organizations, is desirable
· Prior investment and/or strategic consulting experience is desirable
· Combination of both philanthropic/nonprofit and business experience
Compensation
A competitive compensation package will be commensurate with background.
Applicants
Send a cover letter and resume to: jobs@skollfoundation.org. Please specify Program Officer in the message subject line. The foundation will contact qualified applicants. In your cover letter please tell us how your specific experiences and accomplishments address our needs and mission. The closing date for resume submissions is September 17, 2010.
Imprint Capital Advisors is a boutique investment advisor exclusively focused on designing and managing mission investment portfolios for foundations, family offices, individuals, and their advisors. Imprint advises clients on investments across the full range of issue areas, asset classes, and return profiles.
Based in San Francisco, Imprint is a growing six-person firm with over $190 million in mission investments under advisement. Imprint currently provides the following services to over 12 institutional clients:
• Strategy development: Develop mission investment strategies grounded in clients’ mission objectives, financial parameters, and organizational context
• Research: Perform landscape studies of investment opportunities tailored to clients’ specific mission interests
• Investment due diligence: Source, screen, and diligence mission investment opportunities
• Portfolio management: Monitor investments made and regularly report on financial and mission performance
POSITION SUMMARY
The Investment Associate will be responsible for financial analysis, research and preparation of research reports and investment memoranda on mission investments across asset classes (e.g. cash, fixed income, public equity, private equity, etc.), issue areas (e.g. US community development, the environment, health, base of the pyramid, etc.), and structures (managers, partnerships, directs, etc.). The Investment Associate will further be responsible for monitoring investments and managing client portfolios with support from Managing Directors.
Responsibilities
- Landscape mission investment opportunities across asset classes and issue areas
- Perform market analyses, compare and contrast related investment opportunities on both qualitative and quantitative factors
- Undertake due diligence and financial analysis on funds/managers as well as individual enterprises. To include evaluation of fund/manager materials or enterprise business plans; performing market and competitive analyses; developing financial models; interviewing principals; holding reference calls; and reviewing legal documents
- Preparing summary and full due diligence investment memorandums for review by Imprint’s Managing Directors and Investment Committee
- Preparing power point presentations summarizing investment landscapes and individual investment recommendations for Imprint clients
- Monitoring client investments including reviewing reports and holding regular calls with managers
- Managing portfolios and drafting quarterly client reports with support from Managing Directors
Requirements
- At least three years of working experience in fund/manager evaluation, finance or related field involving research, analysis and writing
- Excellent analytical and writing skills
- Self-starter, highly motivated with ability to take the initiative in moving projects forward and checking in with manager as appropriate
- Ability to multi-task and complete projects on time
- Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills
- Entrepreneurial and comfortable in a small office that operates at a fast pace
- Ability to solve problems creatively
- Strong team player, interest in mission/impact investing
SALARY: Competitive salary with benefits
CONTACT: careers@imprintcap.com