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

Alterna’s Fellowship Program is a trampoline for professionals who want to be on the frontline of the emerging fourth sector. Our program is designed to bring top talent from the most innovative international organizations to work with Alterna's leadership team to maximize the organization’s impact and sustainability while getting hands-on experience with local entrepreneurs who otherwise lack access to high-quality business services.

Key responsibilities include assisting with accounting and financial management and supporting to project teams on budget management.

As a (Senior) Consultant you will be an integral member of Agora’s Accelerator Team, providing growth and investment strategy consulting to a portfolio of three to five growth-stage social enterprises in Latin America per accelerator cycle (two cycles per year). The companies we support are growing and seeking capital, often in areas of sustainable agriculture, clean energy, ethical fashion, health, education, and technology for impact.

One Acre Fund is looking for an exceptional professional with prior field experience to run a randomized control trial (RCT) of a direct-giving program model, with roughly 1,000 families. The purpose of this RCT is to inform an experimental direct-giving model with real potential for significant scale.

Rare is seeking an Impact Finance Analyst to be based in its HQ in Arlington, Virginia The analyst will be responsible for supporting the design and implementation of critical interventions for Rare’s sustainable markets and finance work for current and new impact investing and blended finance activities.

Next Street is a for-profit firm founded to enable growth of high-performing, high-potential small and mid-size enterprises in a challenging and stimulating environment. Our clients are successful businesses and nonprofits with annual revenues up to $100 million, as well as the anchor institutions, social investors, foundations, and government agencies that foster economic development in our cities and underserved communities. Through our work, we have a direct impact on wealth-creation and employment in America’s cities.

With offices in Boston, New York City and Chicago, Next Street provides a unique mix of integrated advisory services in strategy, finance, operations, and organizational effectiveness. We connect the dots at every level, and across multiple industries and geographies, to create a network that advances business growth and economic development. We are a for-profit B Corporation, and were named a “2014 Best of the Best for Community Impact” by B Lab.

We look for professionals who combine significant experience in their fields with a passion for building successful, high-impact organizations in underserved markets: people who love cities, love business, and thrive on challenge. Next Street offers our team members an unparalleled opportunity to work at the intersection of “doing well and doing good,” having the potential to meaningfully impact organizations and their communities on a daily basis. We are committed to providing our professionals with development across areas of expertise, and advancement based on individual goals and performance.

Next Street and the City of Buffalo are seeking a dynamic and entrepreneurial leader to serve as Executive Director of the Beverly Gray Business Exchange Center. This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic leader to manage all day-to-day strategy, operations, and partnership development for the Center, as well as provide ongoing leadership, vision, and support for all Center staff as they strive to develop and grow the impact of the services they deliver.

BURN is expanding to DR Congo and is looking for someone to join the team and drive the sales expansion into the new market. You would be the first person day-to-day in DRC for BURN and would be the point person to liaise back to the HQ in Nairobi. We are looking for someone dynamic with a can-do attitude. They will be key members of the sales and marketing team and will work closely with the VP Sales and VP of Marketing.