HOPE International is currently looking to hire two qualified individuals for two unique and exciting positions. The Director of Strategic Investments will be based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with significant time spent travelling internationally and domestically. The Community Development and Savings-Led Program Advisor will be based in Kigali, Rwanda. Both are salaried positions.

Director of Strategic Investments

Summary: HOPE International is seeking an exceptional individual for an unprecedented opportunity. This individual will have a significant influence in how Christ-centered international development to the world's poor is done. As Director of Strategic Investments, this high-level individual will work within HOPE to advise a major philanthropic investor in how to effectively give several million dollars per year to multiple international ministries (outside of those of HOPE itself). The Director of Strategic Investments, in conjunction with this major donor, will also seek to help these international ministries non-financially through advice, coaching, and mentoring.

Background of position: In the past two years, this leading Christian donor has recognized the potential impact his giving could have internationally and has decided to focus on international development. He recently wrote, "For many of us, the challenges in many third world countries are overwhelming. Poverty, AIDS, tribal warfare — the enormity of the challenges can be numbing and many of us choose not to engage in their problems... It is easy to turn a blind eye when the problem seems beyond our grasp and control. Yet each life, whether it's in Rwanda or the Dominican Republic, is just as precious as a life in the United States. In God's economy, we should care for all of our brothers." This donor recognized that giving internationally is vitally important, but that it is inherently more complicated than giving in the places we live; it takes more time to scan the globe and find the best Christian international development projects. Through an existing relationship with HOPE, this donor requested that HOPE identify an employee that would work within HOPE, but advise him on discovering additional international giving options.

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Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to Chris Horst at chorst@hopeinternational.org as soon as possible.

Community Development and Savings-Led Program Advisor

HOPE International is seeking an individual to coordinate a new savings-led microfinance initiative in Kigali, Rwanda. This individual will work directly with the local Anglican church partner and alongside "promoters," training and coaching them on savings-led group formation and management using sound community development principles and practices. Additionally, this indivudal will assist HOPE partners (Urwego-Opportunity Bank) in identifying areas of interest and readiness of linking groups to the MFI through evaluation and assessments and will provide support to other HOPE country programs as they seek to implement similar strategies as that of Rwanda's community development savings-led groups.

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Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to Chris Horst at chorst@hopeinternational.org as soon as possible.