Maak Impact

Maak Impact is currently operating a program in the Kakuma, Kenya Refugee Camp funding and mentoring refugee-led businesses.. As a business consultant intern with Maak Impact, you will be pushed to expand your business knowledge into Kakuma to mentor these refugee businesses towards success, further job creation, market expansion, etc.. We believe that effective solutions to poverty and other intractable problems originate with empathy and creativity.. -Participating in a bi-weekly HCD class taught at a local private school.. -Hybrid schedule, half remote and half in-person, flexibility to be fully remote if needed.

business consultant intern

Maak Impact is currently operating a program in the Kakuma, Kenya Refugee Camp funding and mentoring refugee-led businesses. We are looking for a team of interns to help us get these businesses fully functional and self-sustained. As a business consultant intern with Maak Impact, you will be pushed to expand your business knowledge into Kakuma to mentor these refugee businesses towards success, further job creation, market expansion, etc. If you are a passionate, social-impact-oriented, hands-on experience-seeking individual, then this is the internship for you and we would love to invite you to apply to be on our team. Maak Impact is a Social Innovation Design Lab dedicated to solving problems through creating solutions that are sustainable, scaleable, and impactful. We believe that effective solutions to poverty and other intractable problems originate with empathy and creativity. We partner with social ventures, nonprofits, philanthropists, and entrepreneurs to take their problems and passions through the human-centered design (HCD) process in order to better their solutions, services, and processes. We are engaged with and facilitate the problem-solving process with these groups and individuals from the beginning stages of research and empathy, all the way through the prototyping, testing, and implementation stages of these world-changing solutions. We are taking the refugee business owners through this process and into business operations. Responsibilities-Research and analysis of refugee clients and their business market.-Business research and analysis of existing markets and market entry or market creation opportunities-Working 1-on-1 with international refugees as a business consultant providing counsel and guidance on business finance, accounting, operations, monetization, management, etc.-Performing due diligence on selected business proposals.-Refugee business application review and selection-Participation in and promotion of semi-annual and project-specific fundraisers.-International travel/empathy trip to problem area. (Not required but encouraged)-Participating in a bi-weekly HCD class taught at a local private school. Qualifications-Passion for problem-solving and innovation-Currently working towards a college degree (preferred, all majors and interests welcome to apply).-Excellent verbal and written communication skills.-Team-player, with familiarity working in teams.-Strong desire to work towards solving some of the world's most pressing development issues.-Ability to prepare and deliver persuasive arguments and presentations to senior management.-Must be able to work well independently and as part of a team.-Comfortable with ambiguity. Ability to work on solving issues with no known solutions or prior examples.-Well-organized. Details-Runs from May 15th, 2024 - August 15th 2024-20 hours per week.-This is a for-credit internship only. No compensation will be provided.-Hybrid schedule, half remote and half in-person, flexibility to be fully remote if needed. -Location: American Fork, UT

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