[Hiring] Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Intern @Kiva.org

Role Description

As a Kiva Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Intern, you will work closely with our Business Development team who focuses on identifying, pitching, and converting prospects to impactful Kiva partners. Kiva partners are local organizations (technical assistance providers, city governments, nonprofit lenders) all over the United States, who act as the faces of the Kiva US. Kiva Hubs are partners that use Kiva's Plug & Play lending product to support their small businesses in having access to capital, with the help of their own communities and Kiva's existing lenders.

The Ecosystem Intern supports our efforts of prospecting + outreach, and the onboarding of new partners across the US. The intern will also assist in research and project-based work to help us better understand pain points and successes of our partnerships to drive greater impact together.

This is an ideal position for someone with interest in sales experience (in a nonprofit or technology related field), research, and/or relationship management. Candidates should be looking to grow their partnership-building skills in an opportunity rich environment with Kiva.

Key Responsibilities

• Research
  • Research and organize data for potential partners and their networks
  • Research prospective foundations and corporate partners/donors
  • Research on potential national partnerships for scale
  • Analyze key performance data of existing Hubs to develop successful Hub case studies
• Communication
  • Support the US team in successfully managing incoming inquiries from new and existing partners
  • Support in the cold outreach to prospective partners
  • Engage with stakeholders as the first point of contact after the initiation of conversations
  • Support efforts to monitor partner participation and engagement in monthly meetings
• Asset Creation
  • Help create and continually refine pitch decks, presentations as well as other supporting documents and materials
  • Create visual charts and graphs for CAM and Trustee Surveys
  • Support marketing efforts to relay programmatic updates to Hub and Trustee partners
  • Support script writing for borrower support videos
  • Create marketing materials/collateral to support partners

Qualifications

• At least 21 years of age or older by January 13, 2026
• Able to commit to the full 6-month term
• Strong critical thinking, with an eye for detail, and ownership of your work
• Enjoys problem-solving and relationship building
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly proactive and able to work independently
• Highly organized individual with an aptitude for working in a start-up environment
• Intermediate skills in Google docs, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Benefits

• Professional development and skills workshops
• Access to Kiva’s network of Kiva Fellowship and Internship Alumni
• Optional participation in Kiva’s Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and social activities such as happy hours and coffee chats
• References are gladly given for successful participants
• Kiva will provide a modest stipend of $800 a month (before taxes) to its volunteers