Kenyan NGO needs Bike Shop Mgr!
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katiepoche at 03.3.09 - 9:50 am
Craig's List post about a non-profit looking for a bike shop manager and bike fabrication expert, in Kenya.
Reply to: job-1057687052@craigslist.org
Date: 2009-03-02, 5:12PM PST
Seeking full-time shop manager for bicycle fabrication and testing in Kibera, Kenya
Worldbike, working in cooperation with UN-Habitat, is seeking a full time shop manager to work in Kibera, Kenya between the dates of March 8th and June 31st, 2009. Worldbike is a U.S.-based NGO that promotes bicycles as tools for development primarily through the creation of livelihoods and for the provision of essential services for those most in need.
Currently, Worldbike is testing non-motorized technologies in solid waste management applications in urban and peri-urban settlements in Kibera and the Lake Naivasha area. The offered position seeks a person who can 1) take over the development of existing prototype designs and a workshop 2) work with and train two inexperienced assistants 3) research and source difficult to procure materials and components and 4) undertake a methodical and iterative testing process.
The most successful applicants will demonstrate an ability to adapt quickly, focus on project goals, and remain organized while working within the context of a UN-Habitat project.
Position Title: Shop Manager
Requirements:
-extensive experience in bicycle mechanics (years experience in mixed bike mechanic environments a must)
-moderate experience in vehicle design and fabrication (tinkering, welding, engineering skills a must)
-computer and internet proficiency (will be responsible for reporting on work and outcomes)
Desirable Attributes:
-strong grasp of basic mechanical principles and the ability to communicate them
-experience working in a results-focused environment
-familiarity with international development concepts and community-based approaches
-experience in entrepreneurship and business operations
-having the Yellow Fever vaccine since it can sometimes be in short supply
Responsibilities:
The selected candidate will be expected to develop a sustainable supply of non-motorized vehicles appropriate to solid waste management in urban settlement settings. This is to be accomplished either through domestic production, foreign sourcing or, more likely, some combination of the two. The work is to be conducted in collaboration with a local youth group and with the ultimate goal of establishing a viable business enterprise to be owned by the group selling, marketing, and utilizing non-motorized vehicles. The candidate will be responsible for:
developing vehicle designs and sourcing needed materials
managing the assets of a workshop
managing two shop assistants
developing and teaching a bicycle mechanics, design, and fabrication curriculum
maintaining rigorous records of activities and research results
working in collaboration with business planning efforts that will make the workshop a sustainable enterprise
Salary:
$1500/mo. Travel expenses included. Potential future work ahead.
Maximum working hours: 40 hrs/wk in Kibera Kenya
The selected candidate will be signed as an independent contractor to Worldbike.
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You are not mistaken, which is I think why my sister tossed me that link. BUT!
a.) I want to stay in Los Angeles to hang out with you fools.
b.) I can't find my American passport, and I can't leave the States using my other one.
c.) I'm not a bike mechanic, not by any stretch of the imagination. One reason I went fixed was because I was sick and tired of fucking around with derailleurs. What? I'm lazy.
katiepoche03.3.09 - 1:07 pm
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