Fellows Program Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Vacancy: Fellows Program 

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Sanergy

is an award-winning social venture that builds healthy, prosperous communities

by making hygienic sanitation accessible and affordable in Africa’s urban informal

settlements. 

Our

systems-based approach to solving the sanitation crisis involves five key

steps: we build a dense network of low-cost, high-quality waterless sanitation

facilities – called Fresh Life Toilets. 

We

franchise the toilets to community residents, who run them as commercial

toilets; landlords, who offer them as a value-added service to their tenants;

and schools, to ensure children always have access to a safe sanitation

option. 

We

provide critical support services – such as access to finance, business

analytics, training and aspirational marketing and branding. We collect the

waste regularly and safely remove it from the community for treatment. 

We

convert the waste into valuable end products, such as organic fertilizer and

insect-based animal protein,, which we sell to Kenyan farms.

We launched our first toilet in November 2011, and we now have a network of

over 600 active Fresh Life Toilets run by over 300 Fresh Life Operators. 

We

have collected and converted over 7,800 tons of waste. At the same time, we

have built a team of over 250 people. 

For

our work, we have been recognized by Fast Company as one of the 10 Most

Innovative Companies in the World Doing Social Good and one of the 10 Best

Companies in Africa. 

We are an increasingly sophisticated, highly intricate organization with many

moving parts. 

The

Sanergy Fellows Program seeks accomplished, driven individuals who will make

substantive contributions to the organization.  

Sanergy

Fellows work in one of the following departments:

• Operations
  
  Research (Sanergy’s internal consulting division)


• Operations


• Fresh
  
  Life Toilet Sales



• Farm
  
  Star Fertilizer Sales


• Marketing
  
  and Branding


• Finance


• Product
  
  Design


• Research
  
  and Design for Byproduct Technologies


• Business
  
  Development: Partnerships & Fundraising


• External
  
  Communications


• Government
  
  Relations


• Talent

Description: Due to the dynamic

nature of our work, our fellows have a myriad of skills that support and

facilitate the growth of the organization and enhance service

delivery.  

Sanergy

seeks experienced applicants from a variety of sectors including but not

limited to finance, management consulting, marketing, sales, agribusiness,

international development, research and development, mechanical engineering,

industrial design, human resources, and grant writing. 

Sanergy team members have varied backgrounds, but share the following

qualities:

• Excellent
  
  writing skills;


• Sharp
  
  analytical skills;


• Resoundingly
  
  pragmatic;


• Relentless
  
  desire to improve yourself, your team, and your organization;


• A
  
  collaborative mentality;


• Deep-rooted
  
  empathy and humility;


• Powerful
  
  communications skills – particularly in presenting ideas.

Qualifications

& Characteristics 

Education 

• Demonstrated
  
  capacity for self-organization.


• Must
  
  be a person with excellent skills in innovation, interpersonal skills,
  
  team player and able to work with minimum supervision.

Application