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IESC Recruitment (May 2024): Open Jobs/Vacancies Application

IESC Recruitment (May 2024): Open Jobs/Vacancies Application

IESC Recruitment (May 2024): Open Jobs/Vacancies Application.

IESC Recruitment (May 2024): Open Jobs/Vacancies Application

Jobs in NGO, Non-Profit Associations, Jobs at IESC – International Executive Service Corps

IESC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to equitable, sustainable economic growth in developing countries. We believe that a robust private sector is the cornerstone of resilient economies and stable countries. IESC strengthens businesses and public and private institutions.

Open Jobs/Vacancies Application

Development of a Training Curriculum in Regenerative Agriculture

Objectives:

  • Develop a localized curriculum for basic training in regenerative agriculture.
  • Train key staff and TOTs on regenerative agriculture.

Deliverables:

  • Curriculum for basic training in regenerative agriculture
  • A PowerPoint presentation for debriefing purposes
  • Training materials developed and a list of people trained.
  • A final trip report detailing work completed as well as recommendations for the host organization.

Requested Expertise of Volunteer Expert:

  • A master’s or doctoral degree in agriculture, or a closely related area
  • Relevant experience (10 years +) in climate smart agriculture /sustainable agriculture practice area.
  • A good understanding of regenerative agriculture principles and practices
  • Hands-on experience in training curriculum development
  • Experience working in Kenya and/or the region is a plus.
  • Strong leadership and communication skills and capacity to plan strategically and flexibly.
  • Experience delivering group training.
  • Sufficiently physically fit, with appropriate medical clearance.
  • Writing Skills: reporting requires good computer skills including, but not limited to, working, and generating reports with MS Word. Experience with PowerPoint presentations is desirable.
  • Good interpersonal and presentation skills (adult education skills), ability and desire to teach in both classroom and field settings
  • All F2F A2F volunteers must be US citizens or permanent residents.

Agribusiness Loan Products Development for a Micro Finance Bank

Objectives:

  • Identify gaps in the current product portfolio, map opportunities and develop agribusiness loan products.
  • Build capacity of MFI staff on product testing and roll out.

Deliverables:

  • Summary report on trends, patterns, and insights on loan products on offer, gaps and opportunities
  • Loan products developed
  • A final trip report detailing work completed as well as recommendations for the host organization.
  • A PowerPoint presentation for debriefing purposes
  • Training materials developed, and list of people trained

Requested Expertise of Volunteer Expert:

  • Degree in banking, business intelligence or analytics or equivalent with 10+ years of experience
  • Relevant experience (10+ years) in Agri finance and digital finance
  • Experience in rural financial product(s) development using Human-Centered Design (HCD), Agile approaches (5+ years)
  • Experience in loan product testing and roll out
  • Excellent analytical and presentation skills. Maximum attention to details and quality of outputs.
  • Experience in providing technical support to financial service providers (Banks, MFIs, SACCOs) to develop, test, adapt and automate credit scoring scorecard solutions (5+ years)
  • Familiarity and experience in working in expanding access to financial services to SMEs and implementing innovative financial products and/or facilities.
  • Familiarity with the activities required for SME lending development and scaling.
  • Experience in credit risk evaluation and management, especially for SMEs
  • Familiarity with software/API integrations, APS systems, core banking systems, etc.
  • Strong organizational and facilitation skills and the ability to handle complex tasks with tight deadlines
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • All F2F A2F volunteers must be US citizens or permanent residents

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