KickStart International is an award winning non-profit social enterprise with a mission to help millions of people in developing countries escape from poverty and to “kickstart” sustainable economic growth. KickStart develops simple money-making tools and markets them to poor, entrepreneurial persons who use them to start profitable new businesses, increase their family wealth and boost local economic growth. (www.KickStart.org).
The organization is recruiting for a qualified, enthusiastic volunteer to assist us full-time over a 3 to 4 month period with several Supply Chain projects. The volunteer will be based in Nairobi, Kenya with occasional travel within Kenya.
Opportunity
The volunteer will design and manage several global supply chain effectiveness projects in the following areas:
• Incoming materials inspection and test process and procedure
• Return products inspection and testing process and procedures
• Forecasting and Production planning process improvement
• Other projects could include:
o KPIs implementation
o Optimizing our inlet and outlet hose solutions
Qualifications
• Supply Chain or Logistics experience. Experience in Project management will be an added advantage.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills – a complete team player
• Exceptional planning, organizational and analytical skills
• Results/Performance Orientation – proven “self-starter”
• Ability to work in a dynamic and unstructured environment
• Undergraduate degree required. MBA desirable.
• Fluency in English required. Fluency in French desirable.
How to apply
If you believe you have what it takes to handle this opportunity, kindly email your one page Application Letter, together with your CV (maximum of 3 pages), with the position in the subject line of your email to hrafrica@kickstart.org by 8 October, 2010.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Supply Chain Volunteer at KickStart
