Microfinance Jobs: Research Director – Microcredit Summit Campaign (Washington DC)
Published by Jerry Ostradicky, | 07 Jun 2010 at 07:22 pm
The Microcredit Summit Campaign is hiring for a Research Director to oversee the research and education strategy. The job is located in Washington DC and requires a masters degree:
“MCS is the world’s largest global network of microfinance stakeholders. The Campaign has led, guided, and supported the global microfinance sector towards reaching the ambitious goals of ensuring that 175 million of the world’s poorest families are receiving credit for self-employment and other business and financial services, and that 100 million families rise above the US$1 a day threshold by 2015. Candidates must have a passion for the Microcredit Summit’s goals
Primary responsibilities will include:
- Monitoring and sharing general trends in the field of microfinance through listserves, media, and other sources.
- Providing content and managing the topic selection, editing and translation of all MCS commissioned papers and other publications.
- Manage the MCS Health Integration Project and its efforts to ensure appropriate long term implementation of integration of microfinance with health education by practitioners in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
- Manage the MCS Movement Above the $1 a Day Threshold Project and oversee the project’s consultants in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the United States.
- Provide ongoing support to MCS regional organizers in the areas of research, training and budget management.
- Provide technical project inputs for MCS grant proposals and reporting.
- Serve as one of the Campaign’s spokespersons to the media and MCS members.
- Represent the Campaign at global and domestic conferences.
- Provide support to and oversight of the State of the Microcredit Campaign Report team.
- Provide support in the selection and hiring of MCS staff including volunteers and interns.
- Serve as liaison to MCS partners on issues related to the Campaign’s core themes. “
