Jobs at IESC - International Executive Service Corps

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.

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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