Verité’s mission is to ensure that people worldwide work under safe, fair and legal conditions. Verité is a pioneer in monitoring and improving labor conditions globally. Our expertise reaches 65 countries in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Our approach is to work in partnership with multinational corporations, their suppliers, the NGO community, trade unions and governments to improve working conditions. Our work increasingly focuses on advocacy and communications to mobilize the public and key institutions. We were recognized as a winner of the 2007 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship.

Verité seeks an experienced professional to manage all aspects of our supplier programs, including delivery of our state-of-the-art social audits, impact-oriented remediation and facility-level consulting. The Director is in regular contact with Verité Regional Offices and partner organizations worldwide. The Director plays a significant role supporting client understanding of audit outcomes, and more generally of the role that Verité programs play in improving working conditions.

Key tasks

• Supervise the process by which audits and other supplier programs are planned and coordinated, in conjunction with other program staff (including two supervisees) in Amherst.
• Ensure the successful delivery of audits and remediation programs, through staff and partners in dozens of countries worldwide.
• Serve as prime contact with clients related to supplier-level program delivery.
• Develop and manage implementation of audit tools, reporting protocols and management systems frameworks.
• Ensure Verité remains at the cutting edge of supplier programs delivery.

Qualifications

• Four-plus years of experience managing the delivery of corporate social responsibility programs.
• Demonstrated experience managing collaborative international partnerships.
• Superb organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional team leadership abilities.
• Creativity, flexibility, and the ability to multi-task.
• Proven ability to work independently, set and meet goals and deadlines, organize time and priorities, and to collaborate with others in the delivery of complex programs.
• A passion for social justice and good work.
• Chinese or Spanish language skills are preferred, in addition to excellent English.

To Apply:    Please see full job description and do not hesitate to contact me for more information or to appreviate the description if necessary.  Please send a letter outlining your credentials with reference to the above list of qualifications, together with a resume, by email to: verite@verite.org.  Please put SUPPLIER PROGRAMS in the subject line of your email. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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.

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.

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 Community Leadership Manager will be responsible for driving the Future Leaders Course which aims to develop the leadership abilities of young people and to enable youth to bring about positive social change within the Bagar community. The Community Leadership Manager will also be managing the Community Fund which will equip local residents with the resources and funding to realize their ideas for change in the community. Lastly, he or she will be responsible for forging and maintaining community ties and building community awareness around GDL activities.

Responsibility Overview
•    Mobilize team around community leadership vision and goals
•    Manage existing community leadership-oriented programs
•    Ensure performance in delivery of objectives across community leadership projects
•    Identify key project opportunities around community issues
•    Understand long-term community needs
•    Navigate complex political landscapes
•    Forge and maintain relationships well
•    Create community awareness of GDL brand
•    Increase community involvement in GDL activities
•    Develop local capacities

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
•    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.

Global Footprint Network is a growing, international non-profit organization that promotes a sustainable economy by advancing the Ecological Footprint, a tool that makes sustainability measurable. The Ecological Footprint has become one of the most widely used sustainability metric worldwide. It is the only tool that comprehensively measures human demand on the planet against what the planet can supply, and it is therefore critical to the success of sustainable development.

The central purpose of this full-time position is to provide skilled support for the Executive Director on a variety of strategically important special projects related to communications, fundraising, contact management, special events, and administration.
The ideal person for this position will possess a high-level of confidentiality, professionalism and administrative skill. In addition, they will be a capable self-starter who requires little supervision, and an outgoing team player with a positive and flexible attitude, and an easy sense of humor.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Specific responsibilities include:
•    Primarily responsible to support the Executive Director in all internal and external activities, communications, scheduling, and correspondence
•    Maintaining the calendar and timelines of proposal submissions, meetings and reports
•    Preparing materials and taking minutes for various meetings
•    Complete contact and task management
•    Liaison to internal and external constituents
•    Create and maintain various filing systems
•    Expense reporting and timesheets
•    Support for organizational development efforts

QUALIFICATIONS
•    Experience supporting executives of a small or start-up organization
•    Excellent writing skills and ease in routine e-mail and high-level written and verbal correspondence
•    Proven understanding and passion for sustainability
•    Ability to convene and facilitate internal and external meetings, develop timelines and follow through on commitments.
•    Must be a high energy person with a positive, outgoing and highly professional attitude; someone who thrives in a growing, changing, entrepreneurial environment.
•    Multi-lingual preferred (European languages)
•    Conversant with standard PC platform office software, especially Word, Outlook, and Excel
•    Both non-profit and business background welcome

To apply: See full job description and send resume with cover letter and minimum salary requirements to jobs@footprintnetwork.org; subject line MUST include the term “Executive Assistant Position”. Applications received without all of the above will not be considered.

The Fund for Global Education's vision is to give promising leaders from around the world the opportunity to participate in international educational programming, regardless of income.  Our mission is to identify outstanding leaders, connect them with international educational training programs, and help obtain funding to make this training possible.

We know that global exposure is critical to creating leaders able to compete in the global economy; yet, just one percent (1%) of all U.S. students study abroad. Statistics for minority and low-income students who study abroad are equally as appalling. Statistics for people from emerging markets barely exist.

The Fund is dedicated to bridging the information gap between our scholars and international educational training programs. In order to achieve our mission in the most efficient manner, we partner with organizations that have already identified high-need / high-potential students and organizations that offer top-quality international education and training programs. For more information, visit www.fundforglobaleducation.org

The Founding Executive Director (“ED”) will report directly to the Board of Directors of the Fund for Global Education (“the Fund”). The ED will lead the establishment of the Fund in all aspects, including fundraising, securing its legal status as a tax-exempt 501c3 organization, building a network of volunteers, building the reputation of the Fund, building relationships with strategic partners, and in all other steps required to establish the Fund as a major force in international education.

In summary, the ED will be responsible for:

• Raising the annual budget of the Fund (expected to range between $1-2 million/annum by the 3rd year of operation). The ED will be responsible for all relationship building, and recruitment and management of volunteers required to facilitate fund-raising (60 % of ED’s time)
• Accepting and reviewing applications for funding requests, in conjunction with the Fund’s board (20% of ED’s time)
• Professionally managing the Fund, including securing and maintaining 501c3 status, preparing the budget, financial statements, donor reports, and IRS filings (20% of ED’s time)

Profile of the ideal candidate
• You have three to five years experience in the field of development with a proven track record of successful fundraising over $500K per year
• You are extremely entrepreneurial, and excited by the prospect of launching and building a foundation from the ground up
• You have experience in the field of international education or international training
• You are a consummate net-worker, who is excellent at building relationships with potential supporters, and with people from various cultures and backgrounds

To be considered for this position, please see full job description and submit a cover letter and resume to info@fundforglobaleducation.org.

NESTA is the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts - a unique body with a mission to make the UK more innovative. We invest in early-stage companies, inform and shape policy, and deliver practical programmes that inspire others to solve the big challenges of the future.

The core purpose of this role is to lead the implementation of NESTA’s social finance strategy which is designed to help social enterprises access new forms of risk capital.
This will include:

• establishing a portfolio of practical demonstration projects, designed to help bring new supplies of risk finance into the market and explore how best to structure that finance.
• cultivating the demand for risk capital amongst social enterprises, supporting its take up through a combination of investment readiness activities engagement with the wider investment community and efforts to improve the regulatory conditions.
  

To apply:  Please send a covering letter and CV detailing your ability to meet the requirements of the role to Tanya Holland.
If you have any queries please contact Tanya on 020 7438 2585.

Download Candidate Brief (PDF)

Download Role Profile (PDF)

Salary: £45-55k+ plus excellent benefits
Closing date:  5 pm, 28 May 2008

NESTA is the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts - a unique body with a mission to make the UK more innovative. We invest in early-stage companies, inform and shape policy, and deliver practical programmes that inspire others to solve the big challenges of the future.

We are now seeking an outstanding individual to lead our Future Innovators Programme which is focused on equipping young people with the confidence, skills and abilities needed in our rapidly changing world. You will be responsible for leading a portfolio of high-impact, experimental projects which pioneer new approaches to nurturing the skills for innovation and promote youth-led innovation. You will use the evidence base from these projects to influence educationalists, policy makers, employers and young people to create a systematic approach to fostering innovative capacities.

To apply:  Please send a covering letter and CV detailing your ability to meet the requirements of the role to Tanya Holland.
If you have any queries please contact Tanya on 020 7438 2585.

Download Candidate Brief & Role Profile (PDF)
Salary: £65-75,000 plus excellent benefits (FTE)
Closing date:  5 pm, 19 May 2008

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, located in Princeton, NJ, is the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care. For more than 35 years the Foundation has brought its experience, commitment and a rigorous, balanced approach to the problems that affect the health and health care of all Americans. We work with a dedicated group of diverse individuals and organizations to support programs that have measurable impact and create meaningful and timely change.

The Foundation is seeking a Senior Program Officer to work with the Vulnerable Populations Portfolio. This team– which oversees some of the Foundation's most exciting and inspiring work– seeks new ideas and partners from outside the health sector to affect immediate and lasting improvements in the health of our society's most vulnerable people. This Portfolio addresses how complex social factors– poverty, education, and housing– affect people's health, and develops solutions within that context. This approach allows us to address long-standing problems using unconventional approaches that start at the individual and community level, but have potential for national impact. More information about the Portfolio may be found at http://www.rwjf.org/programareas/programarea.jsp?pid=1144.

The Senior Program Officer should be a creative thinker who understands how philanthropic investments can be used strategically to change systems of care in ways that will improve outcomes for vulnerable populations. They should provide organizational leadership in designing new initiatives, evaluating proposals, monitoring programs and grants, learning from program investments and activities, and creating impact. This Senior Program Officer will report to the Vulnerable Populations Team Leader regarding team goals and initiatives and to the Senior Vice President for Health for overall Foundation and non-team work. Examples of the types of programming found in the Vulnerable Populations portfolio includes, but are not limited to:
• The development and promotion of supportive housing as a solution for addressing chronic homelessness and now potentially as an alternative to jail for seriously mentally ill individuals.
• The incubation and growth of the Green House model of nursing care as a community based care alternative to the traditional institutional nursing home.
• The piloting and now multi-site testing of a model for early diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia in adolescents as a promising approach to better manage and even prevent the disease.
• The replication and national expansion of a school-based model to promote play as a critical element for healthy child development.

As with staff at all levels of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Senior Program Officers are expected to demonstrate a passionate commitment to the Foundation's mission of improving health and health care for all Americans and to the guiding principles that undergird that mission.

Essential Duties:
• Contribute to the design and implementation of new Group initiatives. Serve as a partner with other Group members to the team leader and the senior vice president in identifying the strategic objectives and program direction.
• Work with other program professionals, administrative staff, the senior vice president, grantees, consultants, evaluators and other funders to plan, develop and respond to requests for funding. Screen and assess prospective project proposals, work with applicants to refine plans and project budgets, draft preliminary summaries of the project and develop recommendations for program management teams (PMT), program staff, Foundation management and Board approval.
• Attend meetings, conduct site visits, and review grantee submissions as part of overall responsibility for developing and managing existing grants and programs. Prepare oral and written summaries of grant activities.

Experience and Qualifications:
• Completion of an advanced degree (e.g. MA, MPH, PhD JD, MSW) and extensive experience of at least 7-10 years plus proven leadership and recognized in the field for specific area of knowledge in one or more of the Foundation's interest areas.
• Knowledge of the US health system and/or philanthropy is desirable.
• Experience showing an ability to manage programs as well as positions including increasing responsibility.
• Personally motivated to support the Foundation's mission and goals; creative, flexible; able to work both independently and in teams to think imaginatively about opportunities; to respond to novel and innovative approaches to addressing an issue; to inspire others to work towards achieving team goals.

To apply, please see FULL job description, mail, fax, or e-mail your cover letter, resume, and salary expectations, by May 30, 2008 to: Human Resources Center, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, P.O. Box 2316, Princeton, NJ 08543-2316; Fax: 609-514-5455; or E-mail: ResumeHG@rwjf.org . For more information, please visit www.rwjf.org/employment. RWJF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Reference Code: 9133450

Rare, a U.S.-based conservation organization, works globally to equip people in the world’s most threatened natural areas with the tools and motivation they need to care for their natural resources. For the last 30 years, at more than 90 sites and in more than 40 nations, Rare has focused as much on people as on science—addressing the underlying social and economic factors that create environmental threats. Rare’s approach has been to develop a suite of social marketing and business development tools that motivate local communities to protect their natural surroundings. Rare has been recognized by Monitor Consulting and Fast Company magazine as one of the “Top 25 Social Capitalists” in America for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, the only environmental group with this distinction. Its conservation toolkit has been embraced by many large environmental organizations, including The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, Wildlife Conservation Society, and the National Audubon Society.

Rare’s signature Pride campaign builds grassroots support for environmental protection by training local conservation leaders in the use of commercial marketing tactics to build awareness, influence attitudes, and enable meaningful change. Pride campaigns produce a groundswell of support that leads to tangible conservation successes, such as new national parks, reform legislation, or reduction of threats from forest fires or over-fishing. Rare has more than twenty years of experience in building local Pride for biodiversity conservation and has trained over sixty locally-based conservationists trained in our innovative methods of community-based social marketing. Over the next 5 years, Rare plans to ramp up its Pride program to more than triple in size and reach.

Rare is currently seeking a Director of Training to play a lead role in the continual improvement of our conservation programs and staff development initiatives. A new position created to support significant organizational growth, with a focus on scaling the Pride program, the Director of Training will support the complete re-design of Pride training programs to ensure best-in-class content and pedagogy and will have responsibility for leading internal staff development and new hire orientation and onboarding, including developing resources and referrals for ongoing training opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Review and advise on Rare’s Pride curriculum, including format, content, delivery, and evaluation to help build an exemplary vocational curriculum; identify areas of internal expertise and seek out complementary external resources as needed
• Coordinate the training of all Rare Course Managers to deliver the revised curriculum to Campaign Managers
• Continually review Rare’s overall staff training needs, determine and facilitate the most effective and cost-efficient ways of delivering relevant training to staff on an individual, team-based and/or organization-wide basis; develop resources and continually provide ideas on additional trainings, conferences, and other skill-building opportunities available to Rare’s staff and partners
• Advise in the revision and implementation of the training and onboarding program for all new hires
• Help evaluate the adoption of new skills and competences gained over time by Rare staff and partners, including developing metrics and measures and carrying out periodic evaluations

To Apply: See full job description. Please email a resume and thoughtful cover letter, 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 Paul Butler at Rare@cgcareers.org, subject line “Director of Training.” Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

About Commongood Careers: Rare has partnered with Commongood Careers to conduct the search for a Director of Training. Commongood Careers (www.cgcareers.org/) 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.

Rare, a U.S.-based conservation organization, works globally to equip people in the world’s most threatened natural areas with the tools and motivation they need to care for their natural resources. For the last 30 years, at more than 90 sites and in more than 40 nations, Rare has addressed the underlying social and economic factors that create environmental threats. Rare’s approach has been to develop marketing and business development tools that motivate local communities to protect their natural surroundings. Rare has been recognized by Monitor Consulting and Fast Company magazine as one of the “Top 25 Social Capitalists” in America for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Its conservation toolkit has been embraced by many large environmental organizations, including The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, Wildlife Conservation Society, and the National Audubon Society.

Rare’s signature Pride campaign builds grassroots support for environmental protection by training local conservation leaders in the use of commercial marketing tactics to build awareness, influence attitudes, and enable meaningful change. Rare has more than twenty years of experience in building local Pride for biodiversity conservation and has trained over 120 locally-based conservationists. Over the next 5 years, Rare plans to triple in size, resulting in exponentially greater impact.

Based in Arlington, VA, the Senior Director, Human Resources will be responsible for all aspects of Human Resources (HR) at Rare. A new position created due to organizational growth, Rare is looking to hire a dynamic senior HR leader who will bring the expertise required to mold and manage Rare’s culture as we grow, spearhead recruitment and retention initiatives, and manage human resource functions for Rare’s 40+ employees around the world.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to a growing human resources function, building upon Rare’s organizational culture to ensure that Rare meets its growth and impact objectives
• Create a distinctive recruiting program to attract the most qualified and appropriate people to Rare, and ensure an environment exists in which all staff can meet their full potential
• Expand upon organizational knowledge and implement new initiatives relating to regulations, trends, and best practices in global human resources management
• Continue building and improving Rare’s HR systems and policies in all areas comprising employee experience: recruitment; on boarding, compensation and benefits; performance management; training and development; exit processes, etc.
• Supervise one HR Manager

Qualifications
The ideal candidate for the Senior Director, Human Resource will have at least 7 years of generalist corporate HR experience across a range of competencies, with strong managerial experience. S/he will have achieved sufficient seniority to have been a key player in strategic discussions as well as experience in creating and directing HR policies and issues. Previous work in a global setting is strongly preferred as is experience in designing training and staff development programs.  Written and spoken fluency in English required; proficiency in other languages preferred, especially Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, or Bahasa Indonesian

To Apply: Please email a resume and thoughtful cover letter, 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 Rare@cgcareers.org, subject line “Senior Director, Human Resources.”

About Commongood Careers: Rare has partnered with Commongood Careers to conduct the search for a Senior Director, Human Resources. Commongood Careers (www.cgcareers.org/) 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.

Rare, a U.S.-based conservation organization, works globally to equip people in the world’s most threatened natural areas with the tools and motivation they need to care for their natural resources. For the last 30 years, at more than 90 sites, and in more than 40 nations, Rare has focused as much on people as on science—addressing the underlying social and economic factors that create environmental threats. Rare’s approach has been to develop a suite of social marketing and business development tools that motivate local communities to protect their natural surroundings. Rare’s signature Pride campaign builds grassroots support for environmental protection by training local conservation leaders in the use of commercial marketing tactics to build awareness, influence attitudes, and enable meaningful change. Pride campaigns produce a groundswell of support that leads to tangible conservation successes, such as new national parks, reform legislation, or reduction of threats from forest fires or over-fishing.  Rare has been recognized by Monitor Consulting and Fast Company magazine as one of the “Top 25 Social Capitalists” in America for 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, the  only environmental group with this distinction. Its conservation toolkit has been embraced by many large environmental organizations, including The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, Wildlife Conservation Society, and the National Audubon Society.

Rare has an annual operating budget of $ 7.5 million and has 45 professional staff.  A 15-person Board of Directors serves to guide Rare’s policy, programmatic and fundraising operations.  Rare’s Board recently adopted a new five year strategic plan that entails tripling in size and impact by or the organization 2011.  The hallmarks of the new five year plan include:

• Expand Rare’s conservation impact globally
• Enhance and continuously improve Rare’s strategies and tools
• Unlock burgeoning potential of an alumni network
• Use Rare’s track record and a challenge grant facility to leverage new sources of funding

Rare has embarked on a rapid growth plan because of the demand from larger environmental groups and foreign governments for its creative methods and business-style marketing strategies. Instead of marketing a product, though, Rare organizers market conservation—using the power of local pride.

Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean

The Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean will report to Brett Jenks, President and CEO, Rare and serve on the senior management team. The Vice President should possess a proven ability to think strategically, and have a demonstrated record of success working with a diverse constituency of partners and stakeholders. The Vice President must also possess an outcome based orientation to goal setting and thrive in a workplace environment filled with the exploration of new ideas to solve complex problems.  In this role, this individual will serve as a catalyst and convener – bringing together grassroots, environmental and other public and private sector leaders to move Rare’s approach to biodiversity conservation forward.  In line with Rare’s new strategic plan, this position will require a person of entrepreneurial spirit and character, a commitment to innovative outreach techniques to inspire a new generation of conservation grassroots conservation leaders and a capacity to manage a growing regional enterprise.

To Apply:
Please see full job description and qualifications and if interested please send a cover letter and resume in confidence to:
Daniel A. Sherman, President, Explore Company
E-Mail: resumes@explorecompany.com

Other open job opportunities at Rare include:

Director, Kent
This key senior leader will manage the operations and outputs of our Kent Pride training center, while working to create new regional partnerships and build support for the Global Conservation Network.

Director, Pride Latin America
The Director, Pride Latin America is responsible for Rare’s programmatic, operational, and financial outputs in Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries.

Director, Global Conservation Network
Communication is the key to any successful social movement, and Rare is seeking a cutting-edge communications expert to craft and implement the vision for Rare’s new conservation social networking platform.

Director, Social Marketing
Rare is seeking a social marketing and communications leader to direct program evaluations, training methods and strategy efforts for our signature "Pride" campaigns.

BarrierBreak Technologies is an accessibility consultancy firm. We provide accessibility training, accessibility testing and accessibility consulting services.

We invite applicants who would like to do research and analyze data for an interesting project on USE of TECHNOLOGY for COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

Excellent job opportuinity for candidates interested in Research work and who possess the following skills:
1. Good Communication skills
2. Ready to travel in and around Delhi / Mumbai / South India (Please mention preferred job location)
3. Have the ability to collect data and analyse the same.

Educational Qualification: 0-4 years experience MSW, BSW, Post Graduate in Marketing

If you have these qualities contact Ms. Ramya (09323154315) for fixing up a telephonic interview and / or walk in for an interview at the below mentioned address:
Net Systems Informatics (I) Pvt. Ltd.
K.G.110,111,Acme Industrial Park,
Phase II, Opposite Laghu Udyog Kendra,
I.B.Patel Road, Goregaon(East),
Mumbai-400063
Tel No-26858004 / 26853357 Extn:117
Mobile-9323154315
Web : www.n-syst.com

UnLtd India exists to be a home for early-stage social entrepreneurs in India. It finds, funds and
supports exceptional individuals to enable them to develop as leaders, start up sustainable, high-
impact initiatives, and prepare their fledging organisations for further investment.
 
UnLtd India supports early-stage social entrepreneurs by providing:
• Seed funding 
• Hands-on technical and leadership support 
• High-value connections 
 
Roles and responsibilities
As we expand our operations, we are looking for an outstanding Associate to join our incubation team. 
Your responsibilities will be to:
 
Support investees
• Provide ongoing coaching and advisory support to investees 
• Organise workshops, networking events and residentials, peer learning groups as appropriate
• Broker connections for investees with peers, mentors and investors
• Monitore the use of the finances provided within the incubation support 
• Evaluate (a) the growth of the investee, (b) the impact of their project on the community and
(c) the contribution of UnLtd India’s support to their success.
 
Scouting for Investees
• Devise and implementing an outreach strategy to find potential investees 
• Build relationships with organisations and institutions that can provide a pipeline of investees
• Organise the outreach activities
 
Select Investees
• Carry out initial assessment of interested applicants to check if they meet the required basic
criteria
• Collate information from potential investees for our selection committee
• Organise selection panels including identifying panellists, compiling information packs and
communicating with them
 
Qualification
We are looking for the following skills, experience and qualities:
• At least three years’ experience of working in a corporate, start-up or high quality development
organisation
• A strong grasp of at least two of the following areas – strategy setting, business and financial
planning, governance, legal structures and team building
• Excellent relationship building skills
• An ability to thrive in an fast-growing, entrepreneurial environment
• Passionate about social change
• Fluent English & Hindi
• Eligible to work in India
 
Please email your CV (no longer than 2 pages) and a brief cover letter explaining your motivation to
work with us by 31 May 2008 to pooja.warier@unltdindia.org

Grassroots group that is devoted to rebuilding Sierra Leone anticipates seed money for micro-finance project.  Already have village infrastructure & women's micro-credit groups. Already work on literacy & conflict prevention; on poverty alleviation, sex workers, & youth. Next step is utilizing this village infrastructure to generate income & improve livelihoods.

RESPONSIBILITIES
1. PROJECT MANAGEMENT:  Help initiate this new direction & keep it running smoothly.
2. BUSINESS SAVVY:
a) Help identify products or services that are well suited to villagers.
b) Help identify markets, whether local or international.
3) TRAINING OF TRAINERS: Mentor villagers & women in micro-loan groups regarding:
a) how to maintain & manage their projects over time
b) what snags to anticipate & how to overcome & advance
c) how to gauge the needs of their markets & shift strategies or revise their products or services
d) how to access or "grow" funds for further growth
e) how to manage their collective needs & organizational changes

QUALIFICATIONS
1. Practical (vs theoretical) experience with micro-finance.
2. Ability to mentor & transfer skills very important
3. Project management & leadership
4. Africa experience
5. Able to integrate into village life

TERMS
Exchange for your services & expertise: humble, clean home stay & eating with family at no charge.
Excellent experience for person(s) going into international development work.
1 - 2 year stay is ideal but negotiable.
Project will start April 2008 but applications accepted on a rolling basis.

HOW TO APPLY
Interested? Please read the entire NGOabroad website. Email info as requested on home page: embedded resume
& answered Questionnaire to info@NGOabroad.com.  QUESTIONNAIRE IS ESSENTIAL.

The Crucible is an Oakland-based arts center focusing on industrial arts and the hub of a vibrant community of artists. The Crucible offers classes in blacksmithing, welding, glass, metal casting, fire dancing, neon, woodworking, and other industrial arts to almost 5000 students each year. The Crucible’s Youth Outreach program has served over 3000 youth, 50% are on scholarship from the West Oakland community.
The Crucible produces two innovative events: the Fire Arts Festival, an open-air event celebrating fire and light artists, and an annual anniversary event, which combines traditional arts and fire arts in a theatrical spectacle.

Mission: The Crucible is an educational facility that fosters a collaboration of Arts, Industry and Community. Through training in the fine and industrial arts, The Crucible promotes creative expression, reuse of materials, and innovative design while serving as an accessible arts venue for the general public.

The Managing Director oversees the day-to-day management and administration of The Crucible. Major areas of responsibility include human resources and staff management, project management, management of strategic initiatives, development of policies and procedures, administration of contracts and insurance policies, management of permits and licenses, oversight of office systems and community/government relations. The Managing Director is the senior member of the staff management and policymaking team, taking the lead role in internal affairs, and works closely with the Executive Director and Board of Directors to identify goals and strategies to ensure operational stability.

Primary Responsibilities: 

•    Direct the effective and efficient day to day operations of The Crucible
•    Lead strategic planning processes for development of short and long range goals and objectives and ensure implementation, evaluation and communication of results
•    Coordinate with the Controller to develop The Crucible’s budget
•    Direct the allocation of resources in accordance with the goals and mission of The Crucible
•    Direct and support staff in their work
•    Maintain an entrepreneurial and professional working atmosphere where open communication encourages creativity, stability and achievement
•    Lead staff management initiatives including direction of the staff management and policymaking team, professional development opportunities, trainings, etc.

FOR COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION AND/OR TO APPLY: Please e-mail sabina@thecrucible.org, and if applying, inlcude cover letter, resume, salary history and 3 reference contacts.  No faxes, letters or calls please.

The Crucible  is a non-profit, industrial arts