Intern/Volunteer, Business Development
Position: Intern/Volunteer, Business Development
Reports To:Director of Development
Location: San Francisco, CA – Downtown/Mission District
Job Type: 6 month unpaid internship position, full time is preferred (min 20 hours per-week)
The Company...
Founded in 2005, Kiva is on a roll! Featured in Forbes, Inc., Time, CNN, Fox (to name just a few) & most recently on TV's Good Morning America, Kiva's mission is to alleviate world poverty. We're the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe. To make this happen, Kiva partners with existing expert microfinance institutions.
Kiva provides a data-rich, transparent lending platform. We are constantly working to make the system more transparent to show how money flows throughout the entire cycle, & what effect it has on the people & institutions that lend, borrow, & manage it along the way. Our technology enables one-to-one interpersonal connections & lending at the lowest possible cost.
Job Description: The purpose of the position is to create a system by which Kiva assesses partnership opportunities. The Business Development Intern will not only identify and assess new opportunities, but also be the point of contact with organizations looking to explore a strategic partnership with Kiva. Most importantly, ensure that these opportunities are in line with Kiva's mission of transparency and would not compromise the Kiva lender's experience.
Job Responsibilities:
- Identify, assess and push new strategic partnership opportunities forward
- Strategize and create new ideas leveraging Kiva's client database system (i.e. Salesforce)
- Further develop and refine Kiva's internal new business development approval process and supporter recognition
- Continue to build and reach out to a growing pipeline of organizations regarding partnership opportunities
- Field incoming inquiries and requests for more information and sync up with appropriate Department Head as necessary
- Document, track, and support new and current partnerships as needed
- Build new partner relationships as appropriate
- Research new partnership and funding opportunities
Ideal candidate
- BA or equivalent degree required
- Ability to plan, organize, and evaluate tasks at hand as well as foresee upcoming creative opportunities
- High level internet community knowledge and computer skills (social media channels, Excel, Powerpoint)
- Consulting background and/or experience in new business development preferred
- Great team player -- ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with a wide variety of people
- Experience in grant writing or grant administration a plus
- Superior organizational skills; excellent communication and writing skills
- Strong interpersonal and speaking skills; disciplined, detail oriented, and accountable
- Ability to problem-solve, prioritize, handle a variety of tasks and be self-directed
- Someone with a "ready to help" attitude
- Strong commitment to ethics, honesty, and integrity in conducting business
- Ability to interact effectively with people of other cultures, capacities, and organizations
- Excellent time management skills and a proven track record of managing projects
Benefits
- Casual work environment
- Opportunity to join the team of the world's first online person-to-person lending platform
- References gladly given for successful participants
If interested...
- Send email to iwanttovolunteer@kiva.org including the subject line "Business Development Intern."
- Include resume and brief cover letter explaining why you are interested and qualified.
- Due to the high numbers of applicants for this position, we regret that we can only respond to candidates that we would like to interview.
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