<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 17.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>JOB OPENING:</b></font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 17.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">International Business Consultant position for an exciting nonprofit appropriate technology center and bicycle retail store in Guatemala. Maya Pedal is the organization that makes and markets bici-maquinas, labor-saving, cost-effective pedal powered inventions, to individuals and cooperatives who are off the electrical grid and cant afford diesel generators. Maya Pedal has amazing technology but lacks sound financial and organizational stewardship.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 17.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><u><b>Job Description:</b></u></font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 17.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Bikes Not Bombs (BNB),Working Bikes Cooperative and Maya Pedal(MP) seek a Spanish-English bilingual person who has small business management and sales background, and experience with nonprofits. This job will require developing a marketing plan and a business plan for the organization, Maya Pedal, a nonprofit appropriate technology center in San Andres de Itzapa, Guatemala. To be an effective consultant in this job youll need to be able to work well with people and yet be straightforward in your assessment for restructuring the financial oversight and management of the organization. First order of the day will be to assess the current state of operations and develop a business plan and an annual budget. The second task of work will be to develop and implement a marketing strategy. Thirdly, you will make recommendations as to how the MP Board should be comprised and help to start new board development process. Finally, you will oversee a hiring process to find appropriate administrative personnel for Maya Pedal. Job duration is six months and is expected to begin in early to mid October. Lodging is supplied in beautiful San Andres de Itzapa, Chimaltenango, Guatemala. </font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 17.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Job pay will include a round-trip air fare, a return transition stipend, international emergency medical insurance and a $550 stipend per month.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 17.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Experience working internationally with small businesses in Latin America Is an important plus. This is a tremendous opportunity for someone who wants to gain hands-on working experience with Latin American indigenous nonprofits and marketing of Appropriate Technology.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 17.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Job tasks will include:</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 17.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"> Review and report on current fiscal solvency of Maya Pedal</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 17.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"> Review and establish an appropriate accounting system</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 17.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"> Assessment of current sales department and marketing strategy</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 17.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"> Some direct involvement in customer relations/sales</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 17.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"> Development of a business plan for Maya Pedal</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 17.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"> Assessment of functionality of Board of Directors and recommendations</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 17.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"> Creation of an annual budget and financial reporting system</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 17.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"> Help to develop a marketing plan</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 17.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"> Research possibilities of web based, on-line giving procedures</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 17.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"> Participation in management and shop staff meetings</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 17.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"> Work with internal committee to hire administrative personnel for Maya Pedal as recommended and agreed upon by Maya Pedal and international stake holders. This will include review of potential candidates and training personnel once hired.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 17.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Please send your resume and cover letter by September 8, 2009 to:</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 13.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#1907f1" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #1907f1"><a href="mailto:hiring@bikesnotbombs.org"><u>hiring@bikesnotbombs.org</u><u></u></a></font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 13.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">or check out the link on the Bikes Not Bombs web site at: </font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 13.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#1907f1" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #1907f1"><a href="http://bikesnotbombs.org/node/584"><u>http://bikesnotbombs.org/node/584</u></a></font></p></body></html>