Kiva Strategic Initiatives Team, Impact Investments Intern
Location: San Francisco, CA - SOMA
Term: 6 months, 32hs/week
Start Date: October 15th, 2012
Compensation: Unpaid
The Company
Kiva.org was founded upon the fundamental principle that connecting people through lending
can help alleviate poverty. To ensure that it succeeds, the company, along with its user base,
provides borrowers with the seed capital needed to generate income, and thereby live a life of
sustainability and independence. So far, this approach has enabled Kiva to raise $344 million in
loans for 866,801+ entrepreneurs in 62 countries, momentum which it looks to continue in the
coming years as it positions itself to achieve $1 billion in loans across a variety of sectors by
2017.
Job Description
Kiva’s Department of Strategic Initiatives (DSI) seeks an intern to help manage Kiva’s growing
portfolio of non-traditional partners. As a DSI intern you will work with a small team to identify
and assess a wide range of organizations, from nonprofits to social enterprises, that operate in
areas of impact (such as health, water and sanitation, renewable energy, and higher education)
and which could benefit from partnering with Kiva. You will also be responsible for assisting the
Department in preparing reports and presentations for Kiva’s staff and management on
opportunities in these fields. This is an ideal position for someone with a background in business,
accounting, or finance who is looking to gain experience in impact investing/lending.
Description of Key Responsibilities, that would include but not be limited to:
1) Explore potential of leads for “non-traditional” partners
Explore potential leads for non-traditional partners. Conduct online research of potential
organizations, host exploratory calls, and analyze how different types of potential partners could
benefit from Kiva funding. Based on this analysis, provide recommendations to the Director of
Strategic Initiatives.
2) Contribute to Investment Memos
Contribute to the content of Kiva’s Investment Memos for non-traditional partners, including
write-ups on the market context, product analysis, reviewing business plans, assessing
management and board capacity, etc
3) Create content for Kiva’s internal and external communication channels
Create content for Kiva’s internal and external communication channels, including the Kiva
blog, Kiva’s impact area landing pages (such as www.kiva.org/green), internal newsletters and
reports, and communications to field partners.
4) Research Impact Areas to help guide investment strategy & provide context on the areas of
focus
Conduct online and phone-based research on Kiva’s focus areas, including renewable energy,
water and sanitation, agricultural finance and higher educations. Create market context section
for investment memos. Create backgrounders on impact areas for internal and external use.
Core Skills and Experience
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Degree in Business, Finance, International Development or Economics
Strong Interest in Impact Investing
Analytical Thinker, with ability to assess business plans, financial health, etc
Research or Field Experience in bringing product solutions to BoP customers desired
Highly organized with an aptitude for working in a start-up environment. This means
being able to take on multiple projects, work independently, manage your time to meet
deadlines
Value for Microfinance and Kiva’s Mission
Excellent Writing Skills
Language Skills: Spanish or French desirable
Programs: Excel, Google Docs, PowerPoint, MS Office.
Benefits
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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
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