Summary
Date Posted: Friday, January 21, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Position Overview: Programs Intern will help manage logistical aspects of the Sinapis programs, as well as handle day-to-day Sinapis Admin and operations
Term: 3-month renewable contract
Reporting to: Program Coordinator
Compensation: 20,000 KES/month stipend

WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Responsibilities:
• Assist the Programs Team in managing logistics involved with running the Sinapis programs including scheduling trainers, facilitators, and guest speakers and preparing the training space and materials.
• Telemarket our entrepreneurship programs to potential students and follow-up with confirmed students through phone calls and emails.
• Work with the Programs Team and Marketing Team to plan workshops, alumni and trainer events including calling entrepreneurs and trainers to confirm event attendance.
• Assist the Programs Team during events we are exhibiting in by manning the Sinapis stand.
• Key in entrepreneur contacts from workshops and other events into the main database.
• Prepare the class toolkits for new class launches and ongoing classes.
• Set up classes on Zoom and TalentLMS/Mighty Networks and follow up on participant progress.
• Follow up with students to make sure they attend classes and complete their fieldwork and assignments on time.
• Assist with general administrative activities, including answering and directing phone calls, and providing general support to office visitors.
• Assist Sinapis Team with other events or activities as time allows, including but not limited to setting up for workshop and alumni events, making calls to potential or active students, entering data in our Goggle sheets and Salesforce system, and various office-related tasks.
While this list comprises the main day-to-day activities of the Programs Intern, you may be required to complete other tasks not mentioned above but within the scope of program administration across Sinapis’ East Africa operations.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
• You are a follower of Christ who maintains a healthy relationship with Jesus as evidenced by (but not limited to) prayer, devotional reading of Scripture and spiritual discipline
• You are a people person, and have excellent communication skills with people of all types
• You are detail-oriented and can plan for and manage effective follow-up
• You are humble and have a teachable spirit
• You are energetic, hardworking and willing to go the extra mile to complete an assignment
• You are not easily stressed by high-pressure, fast-paced environments

Required:
• A heart for our organization’s mission and a calling for this work
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple work streams, with a knack for continuous process improvement
• An outgoing people-person who enjoys interacting with people, both on phone and in person
• Natural selling ability; passionate and persuasive
• Ability to take initiative and solve problems
• Undergraduate degree, preferably with business course work
• Ability to work in a small team environment
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Extremely positive attitude, excellent interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
• Honest with high levels of integrity
• Minimum of 1 year relevant work experience

Desirable:
• Experience in the start-up and SME ecosystem
• Previous experience handling administrative duties
• Previous selling experience

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:
• Deep, fulfilling impact – This is a mission that will impact thousands of lives economically, socially and spiritually. You will be part of a group that is daily making strides to take back the market-place for the glory of God
• Entrepreneurial work-environment – As a small organization, we are free from bureaucracies and you will enjoy the flexibility to be creative and try out new ideas that make sense
• Fantastic network – You’ll develop a robust network of inspiring entrepreneurs and entrepreneur-support organizations across Kenya
• Promising career growth – Sinapis is a small but growing organization with opportunities for career growth over time.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Please send us a well-formatted and written cover letter along with your resume in PDF format to careers@sinapisgroup.org.
The Subject line of the email should read, “Programs Intern – Last Name, First Name”.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

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