Reports To: Senior Director, Innovation
Job Type: Full-Time Employment
Region:
Africa
- Central America & Mexico
- South America
- Southeast Asia
- United States
Location: Peru, Colombia, Mexico, CR, Honduras, Nicaragua, Kenya, US
Start Date: Immediate
Contact: Please apply by using the form below.
Agriculture is the key to unlocking a better future for billions of people. But while rural families sustain the world, they struggle to sustain themselves. At the same time, they face increasingly urgent challenges, from volatile crop prices to extreme weather.
Root Capital is a social impact investor that provides financing and business training to agricultural enterprises so that they can transform rural communities. We work with enterprises in the "missing middle" of agricultural finance: those whose credit needs are too big for microfinance and too small or risky for commercial banks.
Since 1999, we have loaned over $1.9B to more than 800 businesses and we have trained more than 1,800 ones-improving the lives of 10 million people. As these agricultural businesses succeed and scale, they become engines of impact for their local communities, raising incomes, creating jobs, uplifting women and young people, preserving vulnerable ecosystems, and building rural prosperity.
Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Root Capital currently works in a dozen countries in Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia, and has staff in Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Colombia, Peru, Ghana, and Kenya.
Position OverviewThe Senior Manager of Next Generation Jobs serves as a technical expert in youth inclusion across Root Capital's related innovation agenda, leading to the development of new products and services that address emerging needs of both agricultural businesses and associated youth. We currently define youth as individuals of working age (in accordance with local labor laws) up to and including 35 years old. Capacity to envision the needs of these target communities and respond with insight, as well as collaborate deeply with colleagues across the organization, are key to the success of this newer programmatic area and will enable this role to contribute to Root Capital's mission and strengthen its reputation in this field.
The innovation team provides technical and programmatic services to the rest of the organization around our global innovation agenda, which ensures Root Capital's service offering continues to meet evolving client needs and market realities. The innovation team leads an inclusive and rigorous process to evaluate, prioritize, and monitor innovation ideas through the innovation lifecycle. It collaborates closely with innovation leads on Client Services and / or itself leads the design of innovations that benefit Root Capital's client base and advance our mission.
Duties & ResponsibilitiesPurpose
Innovate (45%)
Engagement
Advocate (30%)
Delivery
Define Project Cycle (25%)
Perform other relevant duties as assigned.
Required Skills and ExperienceList of skills and experience in order of importance:
More information about Root Capital is available atwww.rootcapital.org. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Candidates are encouraged to apply using the form below as soon as possible, making sure to include a resume and cover letter that describes your interest, qualifications, language abilities, salary requirements, and how you learned of the position. Finalist candidates will be required to provide at least three work-related references.
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