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Project Muso now accepting applications for ED and Capacity Building Fellows positions

by Bianca Nguyen on October 11, 2011

Project Muso now accepting applications for ED and Capacity Building Fellows positions

At the 2011 GlobeMed Global Health Summit, Project Muso's Jessica Beckerman gave GlobeMed students wonderful food for thought: "Solidarity is love structured into action." These words have been passed on throughout the GlobeMed network and are deeply embedded in Project Muso's mission, programs and model. Now, our friends at Project Muso are currently accepting applications for several high-impact positions on their team, and we are happy to share these unique opportunities with the GlobeMed community.   Please consider applying to any of the opportunities below. Project Muso is currently accepting applications for 3 volunteer year-long Capacity Building Fellows, as well as a new Executive Director. More information is provided below.

Organizational Profile: 
Project Muso Ladamunen (PML) is a rapidly growing non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization that operates in Mali, a West African country currently ranked the 10th poorest in the world. Partnering with the Malian Ministry of Health, Partners In Health, Tostan, the Praxis Network, and others, PML brings together health care delivery, non-formal education, microfinance, and community action to address the root causes of disease. Through action, training, research, and advocacy, PML works with communities in Mali to stop cycles of poverty and disease, and create cycles of health and wellbeing in their place. More information is available at www.projectmuso.org .

 

Project Muso Accepting Applications for Capacity Building Fellow Positions
Each year, Project Muso selects 3-4 exceptional applicants as Capacity Building Fellows, working with our health care delivery, microenterprise, education, and/or community organizing programs in Mali. The yearlong volunteer Capacity Building Fellow positions are high impact roles, focused on capacity building.As we are a small, rapidly growing global health and social justice start-up, each fellow plays an important role in the growth of the organization's work and has a tangible impact on the tens of thousands of community members we serve. Through our close partnerships with Partners In Health, Tostan, and the Praxis Network,fellows also connect into the broader movement for social justice and global health equity. You can learn more about Project Muso's work through our website, through our 2010 annual report, and through the PIH website.
 
Each fellow lives in the communities of Yirimadjo, Mali and works closely with Malian colleagues. The roles include 1) best practices research to inform program design 2) programmatic improvement proposal development 3) fundraising/development specific to programmatic improvements you help envision and plan 4) communications and report creation 5) research, monitoring, and evaluation support. The position requires a commitment to social justice, strong work ethic, skills in writing and best practices research, a yearlong commitment, and the ability to communicate in French. While some fellows come to us with several years of work or research experience and/or an advanced degree, we do accept dynamic and committed applicants just out of college as well. 
 
Applications are reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis, so we recommend submitting your application as early as possible. While To request an application, please email us at  . Applicants will submit an application form, CV and writing sample
 
Project Muso is currently seeking an exceptional new leader to join our team. To learn more about the position, download the job description here. You can learn more about Project Muso's work through our 2010 Annual Report, available for download by clicking here.  To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter to
 
Executive Director // Position Description Summary:
The Executive Director plays a critical role guiding and supporting PML’s strategic development. The Executive Director coordinates the efforts of Project Muso’s 82 part time, full time, and volunteer team members, leads and implements Project Muso’s fundraising strategy for growth and scale-up, and cultivates key partnerships. Project Muso is in the midst of piloting its strategy in Yirimadjo, Mali, an area of 56,000 people. With encouraging results from the first years of its pilot, Project Muso is planning toward strategic scale-up and replication in the years to come. As Project Muso’s primary organizational administrator outside of Mali, the ED plays a central role in guiding Project Muso’s growth and development at this critical juncture for the organization and the thousands of community partners it serves.
 
The ED will split their time between Project Muso’s field site and field office in Mali and Project Muso’s office at Still Harbor in Boston. The full-time position requires a commitment and passion for social justice work. The ideal candidate will be ready to take on new and unexpected challenges while providing consistent, strategic leadership. Demonstrated experience planning and executing successful fundraising efforts is key. We are looking for a team player, creative thinker and self-starter. French is required. Bamanankan language skills are a plus.
 
To learn more about this position download the complete job description here. To apply, please send a CV and cover letter to 

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