Kiva Us - Program And Operations Internships
Kiva US - Program and Operations Internships Kiva Internship Program - San Francisco, CA Part-time Kiva (www.Kiva.org ( http://www.kiva.org/ )) is the world's first and largest online microfinance lending platform with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. We work at the intersection of technology, business and impact. In just 12 years, Kiva has raised over $1 billion in loan capital for nearly 2 million borrowers in over 85 countries...and were just getting started. With offices in San Francisco, Nairobi, New York, Bangkok, and Portland, Kiva's team has 100+ employees and 300+ volunteers worldwide. Kiva combines the culture and approach of an Internet startup with an intense focus on serving the borrower-to-lender connection our platform helps facilitate. Kiva Internships ( http://www.kiva.org/internvolunteers/internprogram ) Since its founding, volunteerism has been an integral part of Kiva's foundation and success. As a Kiva Intern, you will contribute your passion, drive, ideas and expertise to expanding our reach and impact while taking on immediate and significant responsibilities within their teams. In addition to learning on the job, you'll partake in a variety of educational, social, and professional development workshops and events that will accelerate your professional growth while learning about Kiva and the non-profit, technology, and microfinance sectors. Kiva Internships are part-time, unpaid positions. This position is located in our San Francisco, CA office. Kiva is currently hiring for our July 10, 2018 February 1, 2019 Internship Class Placement Process ( http://www.kiva.org/internvolunteers/internprogram/apply ) With two classes each year, Kiva hires over thirty part-time interns to be placed within most departments of the organization. While hiring for internship roles, we evaluate your application and interests to match you to a specific team that will leverage your talents while providing you with an opportunity to develop and grow. Although Kiva Interns range in age and experience, a common theme among our participants is a "can do" attitude as well as a desire and willingness to dive in and get their hands dirty. Our team Kiva US is an innovative program, a startup within a startup, aimed at testing ways that Kiva can make its existing model more direct in order to: * Expand access to capital for borrowers (e.g. by reaching borrowers who are geographically excluded from/do not qualify for microfinance loans) * Lower the cost of that capital * Enable borrowers and lenders to connect more directly (e.g. through SMS) Your role As a Kiva U.S. Intern, you will work closely with borrowers, Trustees, and partners to promote Kiva, bring new borrowers onto the website, and ensure they successfully receive funding. You will learn the current process we use to source and vet borrowers, as well as make improvements to our process and infrastructure. Primary Responsibilities