NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Job Locations: New York, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, India, Pakistan

Applications accepted online from September 17 until noon on October 24, 2007.

Each year, the Acumen Fund Fellows Program provides extraordinary young professionals with a unique opportunity to use their skills to effect real social change with our portfolio organizations in Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, India and Pakistan, and to build lasting relationships with other like-minded individuals.

Joining us in September 2008, the Fellows will spend one year working with our team and with local entrepreneurs, gaining intensive experience in price performance, logistics, distribution systems, scaling and innovative technology. Fellows will learn and apply these skills while enjoying an unusual level of responsibility both at Acumen Fund and within our portfolio organizations.

Ideal Fellows include those who have already decided on a career in venture philanthropy, those who are seeking a career at the highest levels in the corporate world but want to better understand and have an impact on problems of global poverty, and budding social entrepreneurs who want to learn about managing organizations in the most demanding settings.

For more information about the Fellows Program, about the experiences of past Fellows, and about the application process please visit the Acumen Fund Fellows website.