KickStart International is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Volunteer Videographer for a short-term and highly visible project. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with KickStart’s Program and Field teams in Kenya to help us develop training and promotional videos.
About the Organization:
KickStart-International, (www.kickstart.org), is an award-winning, nonprofit social enterprise with a mission to lift millions of people in Africa out of poverty. We do this by designing and mass-marketing simple, “MoneyMaker” branded, human-powered irrigation pumps. These low-cost pumps are bought by poor local farmers who use them to irrigate their plots. The farmers move from rain-fed subsistence farming to commercial, irrigated agriculture. They grow and sell high-value crops throughout the year—especially in the long dry “hungry” seasons when the prices are highest—and on average increase their annual income from irrigation by about 500%. For the first time, they can properly feed and educate their children, afford healthcare and plan for their futures. To date, more than 160,000 farming families have used MoneyMaker pumps to climb out of poverty.
KickStart-International, (www.kickstart.org), is an award-winning, nonprofit social enterprise with a mission to lift millions of people in Africa out of poverty. We do this by designing and mass-marketing simple, “MoneyMaker” branded, human-powered irrigation pumps. These low-cost pumps are bought by poor local farmers who use them to irrigate their plots. The farmers move from rain-fed subsistence farming to commercial, irrigated agriculture. They grow and sell high-value crops throughout the year—especially in the long dry “hungry” seasons when the prices are highest—and on average increase their annual income from irrigation by about 500%. For the first time, they can properly feed and educate their children, afford healthcare and plan for their futures. To date, more than 160,000 farming families have used MoneyMaker pumps to climb out of poverty.
KickStart was recognized as one of the “Top 100 Best NGOs in the World” in 2012 and 2013 by The Global Journal. The U.S. Department of State presented KickStart with the first-ever Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls in 2012. In 2011, Forbes named KickStart to their “Impact 30 List” as one of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs. Fast Company Magazine and the Monitor Group awarded KickStart with a Social Capitalist Award in each of the years 2004-2008.
About the Position:
The successful candidate will develop a technical training video (in Swahili) which can be displayed at farmer training events attended by our sales staff and private sector dealers. We anticipate that this project will be no longer than a month long, with completion by the end of May 2014. The successful candidate will report to KickStart’s Director of Program & Partnerships Development in Nairobi, Kenya.
We require that you provide your own digital video equipment and video editing software.
Specifically, the volunteer will:
• Research (ie. gain understanding of KickStart, our sales process, the simple mechanics of our irrigation pumps, financing options, and impacts) , create a script, shoot video footage, edit, and deliver a 5 minute training video for farmer’s groups. The video will:
• walk a farmer through the process of finding out about irrigation and our pumps;
• explain where they can be bought;
• outline the pumps’ specifications;
• provide details on the cost and financing options;
• demonstrate different uses of the pumps (e.g. for irrigating crops, fodder for dairy cows, connection to drip kits, pumping to water tanks for household water);
• inform farmers about pump maintenance and obtaining/fitting spare parts; and
• show the benefits of irrigation
• explain where they can be bought;
• outline the pumps’ specifications;
• provide details on the cost and financing options;
• demonstrate different uses of the pumps (e.g. for irrigating crops, fodder for dairy cows, connection to drip kits, pumping to water tanks for household water);
• inform farmers about pump maintenance and obtaining/fitting spare parts; and
• show the benefits of irrigation
• Research and gain understanding of the KickStart’s product development process, write a script, shoot video footage, edit, and deliver a 2-3 minute video on our Product Development/Innovation process.
For this project, KickStart will cover travel expenses in the field, accommodation, entry visa (if applicable) and a roundtrip economy-class ticket to and from Nairobi if the selected candidate is not local.
Qualifications:
• Experience in shooting and editing professional, high quality and engaging training videos, including use of voice over, text subtitles, animations/diagrams;
• Experience with shooting videos in overseas locations (preferably in developing countries and preferably in sub-Saharan Africa);
• Evidence of creativity in shooting and editing videos
• Strong ability to process and interpret information
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Ability to work in a dynamic and unstructured environment
• English is required and Kiswahili is preferred
• Experience in shooting and editing professional, high quality and engaging training videos, including use of voice over, text subtitles, animations/diagrams;
• Experience with shooting videos in overseas locations (preferably in developing countries and preferably in sub-Saharan Africa);
• Evidence of creativity in shooting and editing videos
• Strong ability to process and interpret information
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Ability to work in a dynamic and unstructured environment
• English is required and Kiswahili is preferred
How to apply
Please submit your application to info@kickstart.org by 25th April 2014 or until filled. For your application, please include:
• Cover letter (1-2 pages), outlining credentials and reasons for applying;
• CV (maximum 2 pages) including relevant qualifications;
• Examples of at least two training videos previously shot and edited; and
• At least two references from organizations for which these videos were developed.
Please submit your application to info@kickstart.org by 25th April 2014 or until filled. For your application, please include:
• Cover letter (1-2 pages), outlining credentials and reasons for applying;
• CV (maximum 2 pages) including relevant qualifications;
• Examples of at least two training videos previously shot and edited; and
• At least two references from organizations for which these videos were developed.
