What you’ll do for us:
This new role is a pivotal consulting opportunity for someone to help us develop, plan for, implement and evaluate two new pilot programs (Moonshots) that would help us dramatically expand the reach of our award-winning entrepreneurship training.

Pilot Moonshot Phone Training: Our current entrepreneurship training is delivered face-to-face to participants living in extreme poverty through eight interactive sessions, and three coaching visits. This pilot (Phase 1) will test the idea of breaking the curriculum into a number of 3-5 minute pre-recorded voice messages or video clips that can be delivered to someone via their phone. This pilot is to test the efficacy of this delivery model to see if participants increase their incomes as a result. If we see significant results, Phase 2 would build out the technology platform to scale the delivery.

This project includes:

• Gather early evidence to evaluate efficacy and impact of training delivered via voice messages
• With CEO and Country Director, create overarching workplan, budget and timeline
• Liaise weekly with SBSU team on distillation of the curriculum + confidence
• Research and evaluate technology platform and embed curriculum variations
• Create strategy and implement rapid prototyping of curriculum versions with multiple small cohorts
• Coordinate with M&E team to build robust data collection strategy, measure impact, and iterate
• Procure voice talent to record curriculum messages
• Provide early results analysis by 10/15/2021
• Create comprehensive report with results, lessons learned and recommendations for Board of Directors

Pilot Moonshot Refugee Program: Refugees are among the poorest people on the planet, and are also served by a relatively small number of International NGOs in well identified locations. The goal of this pilot is to test the efficacy of using SBS in refugee camps in Uganda as a case study to more robust expansion.

This project includes:

• Work with CEO to create workplan and determine if SBS can be successfully implemented in refugee camps
• Identify potential required adaptations to curriculum
• Research and identify key opportunities for engagement with larger NGOs within Uganda
• Work with CEO or Director of Global Training to schedule calls with key decision makers at larger NGOs
• Identify and recruit up to 10 anchor partner organizations serving refugee camps in Uganda to attend virtual trainings
• Conduct additional informational conversations with 2-3 potential large partners to gauge medium-term opportunities
• Identify events, conferences, publishing opportunities, etc. that are specific to refugee support
• Work with M&E team to create robust data collection strategy through the SBS Impact Tracker. Monitor implementation, results and lessons learned of Refugee Anchor NGOs, including hosting a focus group discussion
• Create comprehensive report with results, lessons learned and recommendations for Board of Directors

Qualifications for Moonshot Program Manager:

• Flawless communication skills, both written and oral
• Track record of impeccable project management skills
• Experience using content to relate to people, converting research to relationships
• Familiarity with M&E processes and tools
• Familiarity with technology processes and tools
• Ability to conduct independent research
• History of successfully achieving goals
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously as well as being a productive and collaborative team member
• A strong work ethic and eagerness to learn and make new connections
• Must be an excellent problem-solver
• Experience with creative outreach and networking plans

Compensation: 

This is currently a half-time Consultancy. The project is expected to last for 6-8 months. Preference is for someone located in the Kampala, Uganda area.