India
2008-08-22
Drishtee
Filed Under:
Operations Manager, Noida, India
Drishtee is India’s leading rural development organization that provides essential services like health care, education, livelihood opportunities and microfinance to people in rural India. Its double-bottom line approach enables it to implement financially sustainable solutions, which create a strong, positive social impact in rural India.
Drishtee leverages its wide network of over 4,000 rural telecenters run by village entrepreneurs to disseminate these critical services that have impacted the lives of over 2 million people thus far. During the last 8 years, Drishtee has been trusted by several reputable organizations like Acumen Fund and has been felicitated with several major accolades like the World Economic Forum’s “Tech Pioneer Award” in 2007.
The Operations Manager for Health will be responsible for managing the operations and implementation of Drishtee's rural health services. This position will involve coordination with a wide variety of activities including budgeting, planning, training, research, and supply chain. In this role, you will further develop processes, and focus on streamlining all operations of the current pilot in preparation for a large-scale expansion of Drishtee's health service across its kiosk network. As roll out begins, the focus of this role will shift to monitor and evaluate field activities.
Your work will be supporting the Drishtee franchisee network – a corp of village entrepreneurs delivering a range of products and services to their community. Specifically, you would be developing the operations of female-run micro-businesses delivering basic diagnostics and hygiene products to their community. The outcome of such a business would be the opportunity for livelihood generation of the entrepreneur while the community would benefit from savings of doorstep health services.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with an appetite for social enterprise development seeking hands-on experience with a reputable organization in India promoting rural development. In your full-time capacity, you will:
- Work closely with the Senior Manager - Health, to enhance and implement the business model, and the business development strategy with external funding and technical partners
- Oversee expansion and budgeting; and coordinate activities with teams related to training, supply chain and research
- Monitoring field contact with district and bi-monthly village visits
- Set expansion targets for upcoming months and quarters.
- Provide weekly and monthly status reports to senior management.
- Forecast obstacles and pitfalls and implement mitigation strategies to meet project objectives.
- Remuneration – Commensurate with experience
Qualifications
- Passionate about making a lasting, positive social impact in the lives of others.
- Preferable, though not required - Management degree from a top ranking university.
- Be sensitive to skills, efficiency level, educational qualifications possessed by rural entrepreneurs, especially in a multi-cultural context.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to be organized and flexible in an unstructured environment
- Self-directed individual who possesses a problem-solving approach and ability to develop both solutions and processes
To Apply
Send CV/resume and cover letter to Ann Rogan.
Drishtee leverages its wide network of over 4,000 rural telecenters run by village entrepreneurs to disseminate these critical services that have impacted the lives of over 2 million people thus far. During the last 8 years, Drishtee has been trusted by several reputable organizations like Acumen Fund and has been felicitated with several major accolades like the World Economic Forum’s “Tech Pioneer Award” in 2007.
The Operations Manager for Health will be responsible for managing the operations and implementation of Drishtee's rural health services. This position will involve coordination with a wide variety of activities including budgeting, planning, training, research, and supply chain. In this role, you will further develop processes, and focus on streamlining all operations of the current pilot in preparation for a large-scale expansion of Drishtee's health service across its kiosk network. As roll out begins, the focus of this role will shift to monitor and evaluate field activities.
Your work will be supporting the Drishtee franchisee network – a corp of village entrepreneurs delivering a range of products and services to their community. Specifically, you would be developing the operations of female-run micro-businesses delivering basic diagnostics and hygiene products to their community. The outcome of such a business would be the opportunity for livelihood generation of the entrepreneur while the community would benefit from savings of doorstep health services.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with an appetite for social enterprise development seeking hands-on experience with a reputable organization in India promoting rural development. In your full-time capacity, you will:
- Work closely with the Senior Manager - Health, to enhance and implement the business model, and the business development strategy with external funding and technical partners
- Oversee expansion and budgeting; and coordinate activities with teams related to training, supply chain and research
- Monitoring field contact with district and bi-monthly village visits
- Set expansion targets for upcoming months and quarters.
- Provide weekly and monthly status reports to senior management.
- Forecast obstacles and pitfalls and implement mitigation strategies to meet project objectives.
- Remuneration – Commensurate with experience
Qualifications
- Passionate about making a lasting, positive social impact in the lives of others.
- Preferable, though not required - Management degree from a top ranking university.
- Be sensitive to skills, efficiency level, educational qualifications possessed by rural entrepreneurs, especially in a multi-cultural context.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to be organized and flexible in an unstructured environment
- Self-directed individual who possesses a problem-solving approach and ability to develop both solutions and processes
To Apply
Send CV/resume and cover letter to Ann Rogan.
2008-07-20
Synergos
Filed Under:
Partnership Services Director, New York, NY
Synergos is a nonprofit organization working to reduce poverty and promote equity and social justice for poor and marginalized communities around the world. During its 20 year history, Synergos has worked collaboratively with leaders and leading organizations in civil society, philanthropy, government and business to expand the opportunities and fair treatment for people who do not have full access to human rights, services to meet their basic human needs or the requisite circumstances to participate in civic affairs. Synergos is a capacity building organization that builds networks of change makers and encourages their collaborative initiatives, convenes and supports multi-sector partnerships and conducts and disseminates knowledge about partnerships aimed at making the systems changes that are needed to enhance the living conditions for underdeveloped communities.
The broad responsibilities of this position are to:
Professional Qualifications include:
Compensation
To Apply
Synergos hosts the Global Philanthropists Circle, a peer learning network for eminent social investors and the Synergos Senior Fellows Network, a group of accomplished and innovative social activists. Throughout its history, Synergos has also helped establish, strengthened and partnered with an informal network of major development actors from all three sectors. Synergos engages directly in a limited number of multi-sector partnerships and provides advice and counsel to many others. Synergos is also in the process of establishing a Knowledge Resource Center to provide educational materials, training and conferences about multi-sector partnerships.
In all of its work, Synergos seeks to bridge divides, bringing together people and organizations to change the circumstances that adversely affect communities of poverty. We always seek to do this in a sustainable way by empowering those most adversely affected by poverty and discrimination and by strengthening the ability of these communities to do what's needed to change their circumstances on an ongoing basis. Synergos is headquartered in New York and has offices on the US-Mexico border, in Brazil, Southern Africa and India. Synergos' board of directors and staff has experience working for NGOs, government agencies, international organizations and businesses. The members of the staff are from more than a dozen countries and speak 16 languages.
The Director of Partnership Services will initiate, design, and lead a new initiative to provide fee and pro bono consulting services to corporations, governments, multi-lateral organizations, civil society groups or others wishing to engage in collaborative efforts to address poverty and social justice issues. The ideal candidate would combine a passion for international development with the energy, experience and risk-profile of an entrepreneurial business-builder. Such a candidate would creatively develop a new set of service offerings that build from and leverage Synergos' 20 years of development experience, its extensive global relationship network, and its strongly-held set of organizational values.
The position reports to the Senior Director of Partnerships and will be based in New York City.
The broad responsibilities of this position are to:
- Develop the business plan for Synergos Partnership Services that identifies an appropriate market niche and crafts a compelling value proposition;
- Create a menu of consulting services, develop a service delivery plan, establish standards to price and value service offerings;
- Develop tools, methods, processes to undergird service delivery; create knowledge management system to organize and deliver knowledge products as needed;
- Mobilize, deploy and manage talent on the Synergos staff, Senior Fellows and external consultants to deliver services;
- Create and implement marketing strategy; generate new business opportunities, designing and delivering consulting engagements for clients; Oversee evaluation activities to assess the ultimate impact of this work on the alleviation of poverty and the promotion of equity and social justice.
The Director should ideally possess the following professional qualifications and personal attributes:
Professional Qualifications include:
• Experience with collaborative and participatory approaches to address issues of poverty;
• At least 10 years working experience that includes work across sectors; at least half of that time in a leadership position;
• Relevant business experience with management consulting, start-up ventures, or marketing; relevant nonprofit experience in international development, philanthropy or poverty related work;
• At least two years direct experience in living and working in at least one country in Africa, Asia or Latin America;
• Masters degree (MBA or degree in international relations, international development, economics, politics, etc.) strongly preferred.
Compensation
Compensation for the Director includes a competitive salary, employee and health benefits.
To Apply
Please see full job description and send resumes and cover letters in confidence to:
Daniel Sherman, President
Explore Company
The Synergos Institute is an equal opportunity employer. We seek to hire well-qualified applicants from diverse candidate pools.
2008-07-19
Synergos
Filed Under:
Senior Manager, GPC Network, New York, NY
Synergos seeks a motivated, creative and results-oriented manager to join the Global Philanthropist Circle team. This person will primarily manage relationships with global philanthropists, working to help members of the Circle deepen their philanthropy and understand how they can better support efforts to create sustainable changes to the root causes of poverty. The position reports to the Senior Director for the GPC Network and will be based in New York City.
Synergos is a nonprofit organization working to reduce poverty and promote equity and social justice for poor and marginalized communities around the world.
During its 20 year history, Synergos has worked collaboratively with leaders and leading organizations in civil society, philanthropy, government and business to expand the opportunities and fair treatment for people who do not have full access to human rights, services to meet their basic human needs or the requisite circumstances to participate in civic affairs. Synergos is a capacity building organization that builds networks of change makers and encourages their collaborative initiatives, convenes and supports multi-sector partnerships and conducts and disseminates knowledge about partnerships aimed at making the systems changes that are needed to enhance the living conditions for underdeveloped communities.
Synergos hosts the Global Philanthropists Circle, a peer learning network for eminent social investors and the Synergos Senior Fellows Network, a group of accomplished and innovative social activists. Throughout its history, Synergos has also helped establish, strengthened and partnered with an informal network of major development actors from all three sectors. Synergos engages directly in a limited number of multi-sector partnerships and provides advice and counsel to many others. Synergos is also in the process of establishing a Knowledge Resource Center to provide educational materials, training and conferences about multi-sector partnerships.
Synergos is headquartered in New York and has offices on the U.S.-Mexico border, in Brazil, Southern Africa and India.
Synergos' board of directors and staff has experience working for NGO's, government agencies, international organizations and businesses. The members of the staff are from more than a dozen countries and speak 16 languages.
This position represents a great opportunity for an entrepreneurial, innovative and experienced development manager to exert significant influence on activities involving some of the most innovative and important individuals and entities committed to the reduction of poverty and the promotion of social justice. The broad responsibilities of this position are to:
- Serve as primary Relationship Manager for 20-30 member families and at least 10 prospect families in a geographic region or issue area
- Plan annual events enabling member and prospect philanthropists to have the opportunity to connect to each other, leverage their knowledge and resources and act in new, more effective ways. This may include trips, meetings, events, and other learning opportunities that will serve to further the work of these members
- Generate revenue through member recruitment and renewal to ensure financial targets are achieved
- Develop issue or geographic expertise to serve as a resource for Circle members, other Synergos programs and partner organizations
- Contribute to marketing for departmental and specific events Contribute to GPC planning, strategy, and reporting systems and to enhance the integration of GPC programming with other Synergos activities
Key functions of the role include:
• Identify and recruit new members including engaging in research to identify perspective members and designing strategies to recruit well-qualified candidates
• Identify members' expectations and needs and develop a plan for the year including conducting an intake or fact-finding interview with each member to understand key needs and interests and creating an overall strategy that ensure value added to each client in the portfolio
Qualifications include:
• Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred
• At least eight years of professional experience related to philanthropy or international development
• Proven ability to plan and organize work, taking into account strategic priorities, time and resource constraints
• Outstanding written and spoken communication skills
• Ability to listen, learn from and teach others
• Ability to develop and oversee budgets
• An entrepreneurial mindset, able to identify and pursue opportunities
• A demonstrated commitment to high ethical standards and values consistent with those of Synergos
• Proficiency in two or more languages
• Availability for overseas travel
Competitive salary, excellent benefits. The position is located in New York City.
To Apply
Please see full job description and send a cover letter, resume and salary history, in confidence, to synergos@synergos.org.
The Synergos Institute is an equal opportunity employer. We seek to hire well-qualified applicants from diverse candidate pools.
2008-07-11
Drishtee
Filed Under:
Business Development Manager, US, preferably on one of the coasts – location is flexible
Drishtee is India’s leading rural development organization that provides essential services like health care, education, livelihood opportunities and microfinance to people in rural India. Its double-bottom line approach enables it to implement financially sustainable solutions, which create a strong, positive social impact in rural India.
Drishtee leverages its wide network of over 4,000 rural telecenters run by village entrepreneurs to disseminate these critical services that have impacted the lives of over 2 million people thus far.
During the last 8 years, Drishtee has been trusted by several reputable organizations like Acumen Fund and has been felicitated with several major accolades like the World Economic Forum’s “Tech Pioneer Award” in 2007.
The Business Development Manager will be responsible for recruiting clients from the US for Drishtee's outsourcing services. Through its outsourcing wing, Drishtee provides gainful employment opportunities to people in rural India and top-quality, cost effective services to its clients in the US.
In this role, you will build relationships with small/medium businesses and socially inclined organizations/foundations and will help them focus on their core products/services by subcontracting selected administrative tasks & projects to rural entrepreneurs, supporting Drishtee's social goal of helping these rural entrepreneurs earn a livelihood.
Your catalog of services will include Drishtee's rural Document Digitization/Archival Service, Drishtee's Survey and Data Collection Service and Drishtee’s Regional Language Call Center Service.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone seeking strong international sales experience with a reputable organization in India promoting rural development. You will be an independent contractor in your business development work for Drishtee and will:
Qualifications
To Apply
Send CV/resume and cover letter to Kunal Chawla.
Drishtee leverages its wide network of over 4,000 rural telecenters run by village entrepreneurs to disseminate these critical services that have impacted the lives of over 2 million people thus far.
During the last 8 years, Drishtee has been trusted by several reputable organizations like Acumen Fund and has been felicitated with several major accolades like the World Economic Forum’s “Tech Pioneer Award” in 2007.
The Business Development Manager will be responsible for recruiting clients from the US for Drishtee's outsourcing services. Through its outsourcing wing, Drishtee provides gainful employment opportunities to people in rural India and top-quality, cost effective services to its clients in the US.
In this role, you will build relationships with small/medium businesses and socially inclined organizations/foundations and will help them focus on their core products/services by subcontracting selected administrative tasks & projects to rural entrepreneurs, supporting Drishtee's social goal of helping these rural entrepreneurs earn a livelihood.
Your catalog of services will include Drishtee's rural Document Digitization/Archival Service, Drishtee's Survey and Data Collection Service and Drishtee’s Regional Language Call Center Service.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone seeking strong international sales experience with a reputable organization in India promoting rural development. You will be an independent contractor in your business development work for Drishtee and will:
- Work closely with the Senior Manager - BPO service, to enhance and implement business development strategy.
- Utilize currently existing network to procure jobs for rural entrepreneurs in India.
- Expand current network by connecting with key stakeholders belonging to potential clients at meetings, seminars, panel discussions and other events.
- Work towards developing a steady pipeline to meet projected rural infrastructural capacity.
- Clearly communicate Drishtee's social impact and rural BPO advantages through case studies, brochures, presentations and other effective media.
- Set targets for upcoming months and quarters.
- Provide weekly and monthly status reports to senior management.
- Forecast obstacles and pitfalls and implement mitigation strategies to meet project objectives.
- Remuneration - Mutually agreed upon revenue sharing model can be implemented for contracts solicited.
- Flexible self-directed hours with full-time and part-time options available for this position.
Qualifications
- Passionate about making a lasting, positive social impact in the lives of others.
- Preferable - Management degree from a top ranking university.
- Strong networking abilities to procure jobs for rural entrepreneurs.
- Possess wide-ranging network with C-level executives (CEOs, CFOs, etc.) and other decision makers belonging to potential clients in India and abroad.
- Be sensitive to skills, efficiency level, educational qualifications possessed by rural entrepreneurs, especially in a multi-cultural context.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Self-directed individual who is motivated to reach out to businesses and promote Drishtee's unique BPO services.
To Apply
Send CV/resume and cover letter to Kunal Chawla.
2008-06-21
Room to Read
Development Director, San Francisco, CA
Room to Read’s mission is to provide under-privileged children with an opportunity to gain the lifelong gift of education. The organization was founded on the belief that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty and taking control of one’s own life. We currently work in Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Zambia – countries with a desperate lack of resources to educate their children. In 2007, we began our expansion into Bangladesh.
Responsibilities:
Room to Read is a results-driven organization that seeks to intervene early in a child’s life to provide ongoing educational opportunities in their communities. We are non-governmental, non-religious and work with many local NGOs and community based organizations to implement our programs. We have developed a successful approach to building educational infrastructure and opportunities which consists of:
• Building schools;
• Establishing bi-lingual libraries;
• Publishing local language children's books;
• Establishing computer labs; and
• Providing long-term educational opportunities to girls
Since our inception, Room to Read’s worldwide team has impacted over 1.3 million children by constructing over 400 schools, establishing over 5,000 libraries, publishing over 220 new children’s book titles in 11 local languages, and putting over 4,000 girls onto long-term, holistic scholarships. We are one of ten non-profits to have won the Fast Company / Monitor Group Social Capitalist award five years in a row and have been featured in a variety of media including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, CNN, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and PBS.
Room to Read has an annual budget of approximately US$22 million, and our global staff numbers over 200; both of these figures will continue to grow rapidly in 2008. Our global headquarters is located in San Francisco, our Asia Regional Office is located in New Delhi, and we have program offices in Colombo, Ho Chi Minh City, Kathmandu, Lusaka, New Delhi, Pretoria, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane. Our long-term goal is to help 10 million children to gain the lifelong gift of education.
Room to Read has experienced tremendous growth since its founding in 2000. We are now seeking a Development Director, to focus on fundraising from individuals and family foundations located along the eastern seaboard, Chicago and eastern Canada. This position is based in New York, and the Development Director will be expected to travel approximately 20% annually. The Development Director will be an integral part of our dynamic US-based development team and will report directly to the Senior
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the first point of contact and main liaison for Room to Read on the East Coast (including New York, Washington, DC, Boston and Chicago).
- Source and maintain relationships with donors on the East Coast, primarily individuals and family foundations with a goal of $2MM+ annually.
- Represent Room to Read in meetings with foundations and corporations on the East Coast and coordinate proposals and reports with the Manager of Foundations and Corporations in the Global Office.
- Raise East Coast profile of Room to Read through local and regional PR and partnerships.
- Liaise with the Global Office on donor communications, strategy, and reporting.
- Liaise with students, teachers, and parents to coordinate and grow the Students Helping Students Campaign.
- Assist with individual, foundation and corporation development research.
- Coordinate and support events to spread the word about Room to Read.
- Serve as the organizational liaison on logistical issues for individuals doing small fundraising campaigns for Room to Read on the East Coast.
- Maintain Raiser's Edge Database with accurate donor records and information.
- Assist with volunteer coordination in the New York area. Manage 1-2 support employees as needed.
Qualifications:
• Bachelors degree
• Minimum three years non-profit development experience
• Minimum 5-6 years work experience in a fast-paced, growth-oriented organization
• History of dedicated volunteer activity and/or commitment to non-profit organizations
• Adept at using Excel and Word
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Effectiveness in working or volunteering in a non-profit organization that is focused on maintaining high quality work and low overhead
Application Procedure: Please see full job description and send a cover letter and resume by email, with “Development Director” in the subject line, (no letters, calls, faxes, or drop-ins) to hiring@roomtoread.org. Due to high applicant volume you may not receive a response from Room to Read. Applications are accepted until the position is filled. Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.
Room to Read
Chief Financial Officer, San Francisco, CA
Room to Read’s mission is to provide under-privileged children with an opportunity to gain the lifelong gift of education. The organization was founded on the belief that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty and taking control of one’s own life. We currently work in Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Zambia – countries with a desperate lack of resources to educate their children. In 2007, we began our expansion into Bangladesh.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Room to Read is a results-driven organization that seeks to intervene early in a child’s life to provide ongoing educational opportunities in their communities. We are non-governmental, non-religious and work with many local NGOs and community based organizations to implement our programs. We have developed a successful approach to building educational infrastructure and opportunities which consists of:
• Building schools;
• Establishing bi-lingual libraries;
• Publishing local language children's books;
• Establishing computer labs; and
• Providing long-term educational opportunities to girls
Since our inception, Room to Read’s worldwide team has impacted over 1.3 million children by constructing over 400 schools, establishing over 5,000 libraries, publishing over 220 new children’s book titles in 11 local languages, and putting over 4,000 girls onto long-term, holistic scholarships. We are one of ten non-profits to have won the Fast Company / Monitor Group Social Capitalist award five years in a row and have been featured in a variety of media including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, CNN, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and PBS.
Room to Read has an annual budget of approximately US$22 million, and our global staff numbers over 175; both of these figures will continue to grow rapidly in 2008. Our global headquarters is located in San Francisco, our Asia Regional Office is located in New Delhi, and we have program offices in Colombo, Ho Chi Minh City, Kathmandu, Lusaka, New Delhi, Pretoria, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane. Our long-term goal is to help 10 million children to gain the lifelong gift of education.
This is a senior management position responsible for leadership and assistance with strategic and tactical execution on all accounting and finance initiatives as well as coordination with outside legal counsel on all legal issues. The position reports to the COO and has regular interactions with the Board of Directors. The CFO has two direct reports and oversees a team of seven at the Global Office in San Francisco. The CFO also provides strategic direction for finance teams in the regional and country offices worldwide.
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Enhance and implement worldwide financial/accounting policies, processes, and internal controls, to increase staff efficiency and effectiveness, as well as protect organizational assets.
• Enhance, disseminate, and manage worldwide financial budgeting and forecasting processes, to ensure alignment with and achievement of organizational strategies and priorities.
• Recommend approval of the annual financial plan to the management team and Board of Directors, which establishes salaries, general operating expenses, program expenses, and level of funding.
• Generate regular financial statements and analyses for the management team and the Board of Directors
• Responsible for providing detailed financial information to the Development team for grant reporting.
• In conjunction with the Finance Committee, responsible for the investment of Room to Read’s cash balances and investment portfolio. Create cash investment policies and procedures, to ensure maximum return on excess cash while maintaining liquidity, minimizing risk, and providing reserves for long-term liabilities.
• Create, enhance, and manage accounting processes (e.g., accounts payable/receivable, fund transfers to and from Room to Read’s worldwide offices, monthly detailed accounting reports from worldwide offices), and develop other financial and accounting policies and procedures as needed.
• Responsible for all general ledger entries including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll.
• Direct annual external audits, including 990 and other filing requirements.
• Collaborate with outside legal counsel to manage the organization’s legal and compliance needs, and proactively identify and resolve potential legal issues, while minimizing counsel’s fees.
• Collaborate with Management Team to set strategic direction for the rapid growth and expansion of the organization worldwide.
Qualifications:
• A CPA or master’s degree in a related field of study, e.g., MBA or MPA in Nonprofit Management
• A minimum of fifteen+ years of finance/accounting experience, with a minimum of 5+ years in a senior management capacity
• Experience in successful implementation of a wide range of improvements in a prior finance/accounting position
• Prior success working closely with and building relationships with staff and a Board of Directors
• Prior experience in a fast-paced, growth-oriented global or regional organization
• Proven track record of achieving results
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Prior experience living and/or working internationally
• Familiarity with nonprofit GAAP
• Ability and desire to travel internationally
Application Procedure:
Please send a cover letter and resume by email, with “CFO-SE” in the subject line, (no letters, calls, faxes, or drop-ins) to hiring@roomtoread.org. Due to high applicant volume you may not receive a response from Room to Read. Applications are accepted until the position is filled. Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.
2008-06-20
Room to Read
Finance Manager, San Francisco, CA
Room to Read’s mission is to provide under-privileged children with an opportunity to gain the lifelong gift of education. The organization was founded on the belief that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty and taking control of one’s own life. We currently work in Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Zambia – countries with a desperate lack of resources to educate their children. In 2007, we began our expansion into Bangladesh.
Since our inception, Room to Read’s worldwide team has impacted over 1.3 million children by constructing over 400 schools, establishing over 5,000 libraries, publishing over 220 new children’s book titles in 11 local languages, and putting over 4,000 girls onto long-term, holistic scholarships. We are one of ten non-profits to have won the Fast Company / Monitor Group Social Capitalist award five years in a row and have been featured in a variety of media including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, CNN, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and PBS.
Application Procedure: Please see full job description and send a cover letter and resume by email, with “Finance Manager-SE” in the subject line, (no letters, calls, faxes, or drop-ins) to hiring@roomtoread.org. Due to high applicant volume you may not receive a response from Room to Read. Applications are accepted until the position is filled. Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.
Room to Read is a results-driven organization that seeks to intervene early in a child’s life to provide ongoing educational opportunities in their communities. We are non-governmental, non-religious and work with many local NGOs and community based organizations to implement our programs. We have developed a successful approach to building educational infrastructure and opportunities which consists of:
• Building schools;
• Establishing bi-lingual libraries;
• Publishing local language children's books;
• Establishing computer labs; and
• Providing long-term educational opportunities to girls
Since our inception, Room to Read’s worldwide team has impacted over 1.3 million children by constructing over 400 schools, establishing over 5,000 libraries, publishing over 220 new children’s book titles in 11 local languages, and putting over 4,000 girls onto long-term, holistic scholarships. We are one of ten non-profits to have won the Fast Company / Monitor Group Social Capitalist award five years in a row and have been featured in a variety of media including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, CNN, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and PBS.
Room to Read has an annual budget of approximately US$22 million, and our global staff numbers over 200; both of these figures will continue to grow rapidly in 2008. Our global headquarters is located in San Francisco, our Asia Regional Office is located in New Delhi, and we have program offices in Colombo, Ho Chi Minh City, Kathmandu, Lusaka, New Delhi, Pretoria, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane. Our long-term goal is to help 10 million children to gain the lifelong gift of education.
This position is part of the Finance team. The Finance Manager is responsible for managing Room to Read’s Finance Department which includes overseeing Room to Read’s short and long term budgeting, cash management, setting worldwide financial policies and ensuring that Room to Read’s global strategies and priorities are executed. This position reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer and has two direct reports.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- In collaboration with the Country Directors and Finance & Accounting Officers, Regional Directors and Finance Directors, CFO and COO, review, approve and implement Room to Read’s annual budget and quarterly forecasts
- Ensure that proper financial controls and procedures are in place, including compliance with local laws and financial regulations, in all Room to Read offices worldwide
- Manage the Finance Department of Room to Read, currently with two direct reports
- Manage cash & investments to maximize returns and ensure adequate liquidity
- Oversee Room to Read’s legal priorities and annual filings to ensure proper compliance and timely execution of Room to Read’s legal strategies
- Develop, analyze and implement long range budgets
- In collaboration with the Development Department, create Room to Read’s annual Pricing Model
- Design and facilitate in-house employee training modules on subjects such as budgeting, strategic planning, financial controls, etc. Serve as the CFO’s “right hand” person and perform ad-hoc financial analyses as needed
Qualifications:
• Bachelors degree
• 7+ years experience in finance
• Proven supervisory experience
• Highly adept at using Excel
• Prior experience in a fast-paced, growth-oriented global or regional organization
• Superior problem solving, analytical, and decision making skills
• Ability and desire to potentially travel internationally
• Effectiveness in working or volunteering in a non-profit organization that is focused on maintaining high quality work and low overhead
• Ability to enforce policies as required while remaining flexible to the growing organization’s needs
• Proven track record of achieving results
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Legally eligible to work in the United States; no sponsorship provided
Application Procedure: Please see full job description and send a cover letter and resume by email, with “Finance Manager-SE” in the subject line, (no letters, calls, faxes, or drop-ins) to hiring@roomtoread.org. Due to high applicant volume you may not receive a response from Room to Read. Applications are accepted until the position is filled. Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.
2008-06-12
ARK Ventures
Resourcing Manager, London, UK
ARK is an international charitable foundation whose mission is to transform the lives of children. The foundation currently operates within three core themes: health, children in care, and education.
ARK Ventures is a unit within the foundation which develops new initiatives, bringing together proven ideas, talent, and funding to rapidly launch and scale programmes with the potential to sustainably transform the life outcomes of children from low income backgrounds. For high performing mission-driven individuals who have the ability to build businesses, Ventures provides a career path from initial involvement in social entrepreneurship as a consultant, through to leadership of launched programmes and serial system entrepreneurship and steering portfolios of projects as Ventures Fellows.
The Resourcing Manager is responsible for managing the recruitment and enrolment needs of the Ventures core team and Ventures consultants in the UK and in overseas locations (e.g. India, Sub-Saharan Africa). The post holder will report directly to Director of Ventures, and have part-time clerical support.
Key responsibilities
Attraction
Person Specification
• At least 5 years experience working in an office administrative environment for a high end professional or financial services firm
• Experience and interest in recruitment and performance management
• Ability to produce training materials and presentation and experience in delivering group training sessions both physically and online
• Flexible and able to multi-task
• Resilient and self-starting
• Trained in psychometric testing (Predictive Index, Belbin, Myers-Briggs)
• Self-driven, results orientated and with the confidence to work in a high pressured environment
• Good working knowledge of IT systems, including Outlook, Blackberry software, Microsoft Office, online platforms, company database applications
• Ability to run events and manage associated logistics
• Discrete and self-aware, able to maintain confidence in an open plan environment
• International experience and ability to access top talent (e.g. MBA, professional services) networks in areas where ARK is currently located such as across sub-Saharan Africa, the UK, and Asia.
Logistics
• Salary is competitive and based on experience, paid in sterling
• The location will be in ARK’s headquarters in London, with travel as required to run events and train other employees in offices overseas (e.g. India and South Africa)
• Interested candidates to send a CV with covering letter to ventures.recruitment@arkonline.org putting Resourcing Manager in the subject line by 13 June 2008
ARK Ventures is a unit within the foundation which develops new initiatives, bringing together proven ideas, talent, and funding to rapidly launch and scale programmes with the potential to sustainably transform the life outcomes of children from low income backgrounds. For high performing mission-driven individuals who have the ability to build businesses, Ventures provides a career path from initial involvement in social entrepreneurship as a consultant, through to leadership of launched programmes and serial system entrepreneurship and steering portfolios of projects as Ventures Fellows.
The Resourcing Manager is responsible for managing the recruitment and enrolment needs of the Ventures core team and Ventures consultants in the UK and in overseas locations (e.g. India, Sub-Saharan Africa). The post holder will report directly to Director of Ventures, and have part-time clerical support.
Key responsibilities
Attraction
- Work closely with the Director of Ventures to monitor roles that need filling by Ventures globally
- Support the Director of Ventures in proactively contacting or advertising candidates for Ventures core roles or Project Leader as well as technical experts, drafting job descriptions, placing adverts and arranging interviews with multiple internal stakeholders as necessary
- On behalf of Ventures, respond to any incoming enquiries/unsolicited applications from any source for consulting or permanent positions from intern through to senior level, ensuring details are stored on the database and that whoever is interested or referred a query follows it up by progressing or closing it
- Run events to attract talent both in the UK and overseas as required and build a network of partners to help attract high quality resources to ARK.
- Carry out first level assessments for key project team member roles and brief Ventures Executives accordingly
- Ensure applicants have a key point of contact during the selection process, and that they are followed up properly by those who have interviewed them or directly to ensure they have a positive experience of ARK
- Brief interviewers carefully, providing coaching and training where needed to ensure they collect and capture the data and evidence needed, ensuring that data protection and ethical standards are adhered to
- Periodically review and improve the selection process based on feedback and experience
- Administer and provide reports on psychometric testing to assist decision-makers in their appointments
- Log and upload to the talent database changes and materials to ensure that they can be referred to efficiently
- Handle pre-joining queries from new joiners
- Liaise with the Office Manager to ensure that contracts are drafted and approved in a timely fashion
- Ensure new joiners follow the correct procedure for joining and start their roles smoothly
Person Specification
• At least 5 years experience working in an office administrative environment for a high end professional or financial services firm
• Experience and interest in recruitment and performance management
• Ability to produce training materials and presentation and experience in delivering group training sessions both physically and online
• Flexible and able to multi-task
• Resilient and self-starting
• Trained in psychometric testing (Predictive Index, Belbin, Myers-Briggs)
• Self-driven, results orientated and with the confidence to work in a high pressured environment
• Good working knowledge of IT systems, including Outlook, Blackberry software, Microsoft Office, online platforms, company database applications
• Ability to run events and manage associated logistics
• Discrete and self-aware, able to maintain confidence in an open plan environment
• International experience and ability to access top talent (e.g. MBA, professional services) networks in areas where ARK is currently located such as across sub-Saharan Africa, the UK, and Asia.
Logistics
• Salary is competitive and based on experience, paid in sterling
• The location will be in ARK’s headquarters in London, with travel as required to run events and train other employees in offices overseas (e.g. India and South Africa)
• Interested candidates to send a CV with covering letter to ventures.recruitment@arkonline.org putting Resourcing Manager in the subject line by 13 June 2008
2008-05-12
Grassroots Development Laboratory
Filed Under:
Managing Director, Bagar, Rajasthan, India
Interested in finding innovative solutions to India's development challenges?
Based in Bagar, Rajasthan, the Grassroots Development Laboratory (GDL), is designed to challenge the most talented people from around the world in solving some of India's pressing problems. The Piramal Foundation recruits dedicated persons and intends to engage a local team in various development experiments in the areas of livelihoods, health services delivery, education, and technology utilization. The Managing Director is responsible for executing GDL strategy on-the-ground, managing the entire GDL team and overseeing GDL’s administrative matters.
Responsibility Overview
• Mobilize GDL team around collective vision and goals
• Manage the overall direction of each work stream at GDL
• Ensure performance in delivery of objectives across GDL projects
• Oversee and manage the GDL team, including volunteer and staff
• Determine staff needs and recruit candidates locally
• Oversee the training and professional development of the GDL team
• Report regularly to the Piramal Foundation on progress
• Implement the Foundation's strategy through the GDL team
• Manage relationships with partner organizations and local grantees
Requirements:
• Lived and worked for at least two years in rural India
• Has at least one year of management experience
• Has at least two years of grassroots experience
• Fluent in English and Hindi
Salary commensurate with experience.
If interested:
Please send in your resume and three references (Two supervisors and one subordinate) to radhika.batra@gmail.com by May 17th.
Based in Bagar, Rajasthan, the Grassroots Development Laboratory (GDL), is designed to challenge the most talented people from around the world in solving some of India's pressing problems. The Piramal Foundation recruits dedicated persons and intends to engage a local team in various development experiments in the areas of livelihoods, health services delivery, education, and technology utilization. The Managing Director is responsible for executing GDL strategy on-the-ground, managing the entire GDL team and overseeing GDL’s administrative matters.
Responsibility Overview
• Mobilize GDL team around collective vision and goals
• Manage the overall direction of each work stream at GDL
• Ensure performance in delivery of objectives across GDL projects
• Oversee and manage the GDL team, including volunteer and staff
• Determine staff needs and recruit candidates locally
• Oversee the training and professional development of the GDL team
• Report regularly to the Piramal Foundation on progress
• Implement the Foundation's strategy through the GDL team
• Manage relationships with partner organizations and local grantees
Requirements:
• Lived and worked for at least two years in rural India
• Has at least one year of management experience
• Has at least two years of grassroots experience
• Fluent in English and Hindi
Salary commensurate with experience.
If interested:
Please send in your resume and three references (Two supervisors and one subordinate) to radhika.batra@gmail.com by May 17th.
Grassroots Development Laboratory
Filed Under:
Entrepreneurship Manager, Bagar, Rajasthan, India
Interested in finding innovative solutions to India's development challenges?
Based in Bagar, Rajasthan, the Grassroots Development Laboratory (GDL), is designed to challenge the most talented people from around the world in solving some of India's pressing problems. The Piramal Foundation recruits dedicated persons and intends to engage a local team in various development experiments in the areas of livelihoods, health services delivery, education, and technology utilization. The Entrepreneurship Manager is responsible for identifying local entrepreneurs and leading projects that build the capacity of budding entrepreneurs. In particular, he or she will identify, train and assist five to six local entrepreneurs in starting and growing small-scale businesses in the area.
Responsibility Overview
• Identify potential entrepreneurs
• Facilitate potential entrepreneurs in starting up their own businesses
• Build the capacity of existing businesses
• Ensure performance in delivery of objectives across entrepreneurship projects
Requirements:
• Lived and worked for at least two years in rural India
• Has at least one year of management experience
• Has at least two years of grassroots experience
• Has started a business (preferably successfully)
• Proficient in Hindi and English
Salary commensurate with experience.
If interested:
Please send in your resume and three references (Two supervisors and one subordinate) to radhika.batra@gmail.com by May 17th.
Based in Bagar, Rajasthan, the Grassroots Development Laboratory (GDL), is designed to challenge the most talented people from around the world in solving some of India's pressing problems. The Piramal Foundation recruits dedicated persons and intends to engage a local team in various development experiments in the areas of livelihoods, health services delivery, education, and technology utilization. The Entrepreneurship Manager is responsible for identifying local entrepreneurs and leading projects that build the capacity of budding entrepreneurs. In particular, he or she will identify, train and assist five to six local entrepreneurs in starting and growing small-scale businesses in the area.
Responsibility Overview
• Identify potential entrepreneurs
• Facilitate potential entrepreneurs in starting up their own businesses
• Build the capacity of existing businesses
• Ensure performance in delivery of objectives across entrepreneurship projects
Requirements:
• Lived and worked for at least two years in rural India
• Has at least one year of management experience
• Has at least two years of grassroots experience
• Has started a business (preferably successfully)
• Proficient in Hindi and English
Salary commensurate with experience.
If interested:
Please send in your resume and three references (Two supervisors and one subordinate) to radhika.batra@gmail.com by May 17th.
Grassroots Development Laboratory
Filed Under:
Community Leadership Manager, Bagar, Rajasthan, India
Interested in finding innovative solutions to India's development challenges?
Based in Bagar, Rajasthan, the Grassroots Development Laboratory (GDL), is designed to challenge the most talented people from around the world in solv
Based in Bagar, Rajasthan, the Grassroots Development Laboratory (GDL), is designed to challenge the most talented people from around the world in solv