2020 EduFinance Internship Programme

OPPORTUNITY EDUFINANCE 2020 Internship Program

OPPORTUNITY EDUFINANCE IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE OUR 2020 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN LONDON WHAT IS THE GLOBAL EDUCATION CRISIS?

There are 248 million children out-of-school globally. We know we will need 145 million more seats in classrooms to accommodate the increases in student population by 2023, which does not include children currently out-of-school.

An additional 353 million children are attending school but not learning. These students aren’t able to meet basic proficiency levels in reading and mathematics.

53% of children in low and middle income countries cannot read a simple story by age 10.

OPPORTUNITY EDUFINANCE MISSION

Opportunity EduFinance is working to increase access to quality education globally. We believe education is essential for children to have the best opportunity to succeed, earn a livelihood, support their families, and benefit their community. Our work is aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 4 Inclusive and equitable quality education for all.

HOW DOES EDUFINANCE IMPROVE ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION? EduFinance has developed a holistic model that begins by partnering with financial institutions in low and medium income countries.

We provide the technical assistance & support financial institutions need to begin lending to school entrepreneurs and families to build more classrooms, add more seats, improve school quality, and ensure families can cover school fees to avoid students being sent home or dropping out.

ACCESS

QUALITY

Through our EduQuality program we bring together local entrepreneurs of affordable private schools in a self-improving school system (network of school clusters) by collaborating with our financial institution partners lending to these schools. EduQuality offers professional development training for senior school leaders, professionalization of the teacher workforce, and strategic school improvement planning using our Pathways to Excellence tool.

OPPORTUNITY EDUFINANCE IMPACT TO DATE

5.2M MORE CHILDREN

22 COUNTRIES

53 FINANCIAL PARTNERS

381,950 LOANS

1716 SCHOOLS

are accessing a quality educaton

benefit from our EduFinance program

have benefitted from our expertise

have provided access to quality education

benefit from our EduQuality program

2020 INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW Through our 2020 Internship Program, Opportunity EduFinance plans to hire 6-17 interns over the European summer period (June - September) Interns will be given ringfenced projects to work on, depending on interest, skills and expertise.

Some of our current projects include: ❖ Create and publish content for the EduQuality program (Education background required) (1-5 FTE Positions) ❖ Create and publish the Global Financing Opportunity of Low Fee Schools Report (various backgrounds;

research & writing skills) (1 FTE Position)

❖ Analyse data on loans, school operations, and school quality; draw insights and publish findings for donors,

education stakeholders, and/or EduFinance team (1-3 FTE Positions)

❖ Create e-learning content for training of EduFinance loan officers (Finance background required)

(1-5 FTE Positions)

❖ Collect and write stories of EduFinance clients to be used as a library for donor marketing materials

(1-2 FTE Positions)

❖ Find and establish a panel of EduFinance Ambassadors (1 FTE Position)

While our Internship Program is open to any interested candidate that would like to apply, we are looking for interns from the following fields. Graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to apply.

KEY FIELDS & EXPERTISE Finance or Economics

International Development

Education (particularly in education administration, policy or developing markets)

Marketing and/or Public Relations

Desktop Publishing

Photography/Videography

Data Analysis & Modelling

BENEFITS TO INTERNS Experience working on ringfenced projects that have impact on getting more children into quality schools across Africa, Asia and Latin America

Flexible, creative, shared office space in central London, including free gourmet coffee, drinks on tap, and after hours activities

References from EduFinance management that can be used for future employment applications

Stipend to cover intern travel and lunch costs

Exposure to senior EduFinance staff and the broader Opportunity International network through organised Lunch & Learn interactive sessions throughout the internship

It is possible that some intern roles will convert into ongoing roles following the internship or graduation

WHAT EDUFINANCE REQUESTS

APPLICATION PROCESS & DEADLINE

Minimum 6 week commitment between June and September 2020

Complete online application (about 5 minutes) which will be considered on rolling basis

Strong mission alignment

EduFinance will fill all roles by 30 April 2020

Willingness and ability to own challenging projects and deliver outcomes against strict deadlines and budgets

Visit https://edufinance.org/latest/careers-and-internships to complete application

For further information visit: EDUFINANCE.ORG/LATEST/CAREERS-AND-INTERNSHIPS

Opportunity EduFinance, 1 Fore St, Moor Place London EC2Y 5EJ edufinanceadmin@opportunity.org