Nuru International’s Fellows Program is a 13-month opportunity for talented and motivated professionals to use their skills to affect real social change by working directly with communities in rural Kenya to end extreme poverty. A stipend, flights, accommodation, travel insurance and a modest living allowance will be provided; as well as a 2-week intensive training in the U.S. prior to leaving.
Income Generating Activities Fellow
Overview:
The IGA Fellow reports directly to the Nuru Chief Financial Officer. He/she contributes to Nuru’s mission by managing the Income Generating Activities in Kenya, which include three main activities: agribusiness, a dairy farm, and health commodities sales. Income Generating Activities are critical to creating financially self-sustaining and scaling model. The IGA Fellow will manage Nuru's businesses on the ground and ensure their profitability and scalability.
Specific Responsibilities include:
Responsible for meeting goals of income generating actives of Nuru Kenya. Empower, train and mentor the Nuru Kenya IGA Manager to facilitate successful 5 year exit. Facilitate third party evaluation of the IGA program as needed. Manage financial resources allocated to the IGA program to include: budget forecasting, sustainable revenue generation, and supervise and mentor the Nuru Kenya accounting team in conjunction with the Nuru International Controller. Maintain effective relationship with government entities. Manage and coordinate all operations conducted by partners within IGA program. Conduct effective turnover to future IGA Fellow. Required Skills and Attributes:
Business degree (MBA desirable). Minimum 4 years of business experience. Prefer experience running a company or managing a P/L with $1m-$2m budget. Prior experience in developing world. Experience and / or interest in working with the poor. Strong work ethic. Strong leadership and team building experience. Ability to do crisis management and rapid, innovative problem solving in uncertain environments. Strong commitment to the mission and vision of Nuru International.
Water and Sanitation Fellow
Nuru’s plan to address our partner communities’ water and sanitation needs is central to our overall, holistic solutions. The Water and Sanitation Fellow will partner with the community to identify the community’s needs in water collection, accessibility of clean drinking water, water-borne disease prevention and treatment, and education in proper human and animal waste disposal and then design sustainable solutions to meet those needs.
Specific Responsibilities
Train and mentor the Water and Sanitation Program team Empower local leaders in the Water and Sanitation Program to continually take more and more ownership of the program Identify the water and sanitation needs within partner communities Develop and implement water and sanitation interventions to meet the needs in the areas of: clean drinking water; non-potable water daily use; water storage; hygiene practices; community sanitation; family sanitation; etc. Manage program budget efficiently to meet pre-determined goals Achieve pre-determined seasonal goals Ensure the Water and Sanitation Program is truly sustainable and scalable Design effective, sustainable sanitation solutions for villages and individual households Help to develop new monitoring tools to evaluate impact of the Water and Sanitation Program Refine existing program metrics to improve accuracy in its reflection of the community poverty level and operational effectiveness Preferred Skills and Attributes
Bachelor of Science in Civil or Environmental Engineering, Masters preferred Required Skills and Attributes
At least 1 – 2 years of creating and sustaining water and sanitation solutions for the poor, specifically in marketing sanitation and hygiene products. Prior experience living and/or working in the Developing World Solid quantitative skills and experience with Excel High commitment to organization’s mission and theory of change Prior success working closely, leading and building relationships with diverse groups of people, including volunteers Strong work ethic Strong leadership and team building experience Ability to do crisis management and rapid, innovative problem solving in uncertain environments
If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume/ CV and cover letter to Jobs@nuruinternational.org. Please outline how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position, and include how you heard about this opportunity.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Nuru International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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