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Somaly Mam Foundation

TYPE OF CONTRACT

Full Time

SUMMARY

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:
The Director of New Business will oversee all new business ventures for survivors of human trafficking in Cambodia, including a microfinance partnership program, scarves produced in Cambodia and sold through global corporate partners abroad, and any other business the Somaly Mam Foundation may develop in the future to support victims of sexual slavery.

S/he will coordinate with local shelters, survivors, in-country leadership (both government and in each respective village), and the Senior Leadership team in the United States in order to design and execute the Somaly Mam Foundation’s financial services programming.

DETAIL

The Somaly Mam Foundation’s microfinance program, highlighted by the Clinton Global Initiative as an effective plan to combat human trafficking and enhance local economies, will launch in 2010. Based on Thailand’s Population and Community Development Association’s (PDA) Positive Partnership Program, this initiative identifies and supplies microfinancing for viable business enterprises, disbursing seed money to partnerships consisting of one survivor of trafficking and an individual who has not been trafficked. By pairing survivors with non-survivors in a business venture, survivors will be provided with the means for sustainable livelihood while reducing the social stigma that hinders successful social reintegration of those who are able to secure their freedom.

Initially, the loans will carry very low interest rates and are not designed to create profits for the Foundation. The Somaly Mam Foundation has identified several viable business ventures compatible with the economic climate in Southeast Asia. Partners will be able to choose one of these business opportunities, and the Foundation will train them to operate and run said venture.
The non-trafficked partner and staff from the Foundation will continue to provide support and follow-up to the business and the survivor for a three-year period to ensure success and wellbeing.
Ancillary services include business training for the new partnerships and local communities, as well as information and education to increase awareness about human trafficking.

The Somaly Mam Foundation’s scarf program is working with several global brand names to distribute products made by survivors of human trafficking.

SALARY

commensurate with experience

POSITION

Director of New Business

REQUIREMENT

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
The Somaly Mam Foundation US Branch (SMF-USA) will provide support

• Provide strategic direction, guidance and coordination in the development of a multi-layered Financial Services strategy.
• Mobilize and coordinate Foundation resources -financial, administrative, leadership, and social capital resources - to support the design, implementation, evaluation and marketing of financial services programming that maximize survivor support.
• Coordinate and manage the technical support that the Somaly Mam Foundation and its partners provide. This will include supervising, and in some cases, hiring loan officers, trainers, field outreach offers, and other staff as needed to fulfill the financial services mission of the Foundation.
• Create the financial infrastructure needed to disburse loans to survivors, and create the requirements for the loans and savings program
• Identify, document, and communicate the ideas, trends, and emerging capacities that fall in the intersection of the Somaly Mam Foundation’s field-based vision.
• Liaise with the Somaly Mam Foundation’s US-based team and corporate partners to grow new business ventures.
• Liaise with the Somaly Mam Foundation’s Communications and Web Marketing teams to articulate the results, challenges, and lessons of financial services initiatives.
• Source and manage consultants as needed.
• Disseminate lessons learned and best practices.
• Other duties as requested.

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
• Exceptional knowledge and experience in Cambodia
• An MA/S in Finance or Economics; MBA preferred, or senior management experience in the Business Management sector
• At least 5 years design and/or implementation of financial services and other economic development programming. Commercial banking experience highly desirable.
• A track record of driving innovations from development through early marketing, to successful market introduction and product commercialization.
• Demonstrated success in business development and partnership development.
• Demonstrated leadership in advancing organizational strategy and stated objectives.
• Effective verbal and written communication, multi-tasking, organizational prioritization skills are necessary.
• Experience working in relief and/or development context, preferably in Cambodia
• Experience with assessments, monitoring and evaluation and design.
• Experience managing and working with diverse teams.
• Willingness to travel to field locations as required.
• Fluency in English required.
• Willingness to learn Khmer

CONTACT
Please submit resume and cover letter to Charlotte Salasky at careers@somaly.org by February 1, 2010.

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2010/01/15 10:17:00

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