Wanted
Smart and dedicated self–starters to use data to improve operations and impact
on customers.
Smart and dedicated self–starters to use data to improve operations and impact
on customers.
Job Location
1 in rural Kenya, 1 in rural Rwanda, and 1 in rural Burundi.
Duration
Minimum 2 years commitment, full-time job.
Organization
Description
Description
Most
of the world’s poor are farmers, representing the largest and most uniform
group of poor people in the world. One Acre Fund is a growing social enterprise
in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania that is innovating a new way of helping
farm families to achieve their full potential. Instead of giving handouts, One
Acre Fund invests in farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income. We
provide farmers with a “service bundle” that includes education,
finance, seed and fertilizer, and market facilitation. Our program is proven
impactful – every year, we weigh thousands of harvests and measure 50-100%
average gain in farm income per acre. We have laser-like focus on generating
better lives for the people that we serve.
of the world’s poor are farmers, representing the largest and most uniform
group of poor people in the world. One Acre Fund is a growing social enterprise
in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania that is innovating a new way of helping
farm families to achieve their full potential. Instead of giving handouts, One
Acre Fund invests in farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income. We
provide farmers with a “service bundle” that includes education,
finance, seed and fertilizer, and market facilitation. Our program is proven
impactful – every year, we weigh thousands of harvests and measure 50-100%
average gain in farm income per acre. We have laser-like focus on generating
better lives for the people that we serve.
Job
Description
Description
Rapid
organization growth translates into great career opportunities for our staff.
We invest heavily in careers – we want to find and retain our next group of
country directors, R&D directors, and partnership leaders.
organization growth translates into great career opportunities for our staff.
We invest heavily in careers – we want to find and retain our next group of
country directors, R&D directors, and partnership leaders.
We are seeking a smart and dedicated self–starter to be an M&E Associate in
rural East Africa. Overall, the M&E Associate will be responsible for using
data to continually improve our operations, and impact on our customers.
General
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Goal–oriented
survey design, field testing of survey instruments, and revision. - Supervise
3–5 M&E supervisors, 20–30 full–time M&E data collectors, 4 data
entry staff, plus casuals. This will include the following duties: - Regular
mentorship of M&E managers through field visits, meetings, and career
reviews. - In–field
supervision of key M&E activities, with an eye to “perfect”
quality standard. - Quality–control
and supervision of data entry, with zero tolerance for data–entry errors. - In–field
follow–up on errors. - Hire
and develop M&E data collectors. - Update
hiring protocols, and use them to hire top–quality data collectors. - Conduct
regular trainings to improve skills of data collectors. - Appropriately
deal with under–performing staff. - Innovation
on new methods such as tablet–based data collection. - Data
analysis to draw both early and final conclusions and actionable
recommendations.
Career
Growth and Development
One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills. Your
manager will invest significant time in your career development. We provide
constant, actionable feedback delivered through mentorship and through regular
management consulting-style career reviews. We also have regular one-on-one
meetings, where we listen to and discuss career goals, and work collaboratively
to craft roles that each person can be passionate about. Because of our
rapid growth, we constantly have new high-level roles opening up and
opportunities in many functions. This results in fast career growth for our
staff.
Growth and Development
One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills. Your
manager will invest significant time in your career development. We provide
constant, actionable feedback delivered through mentorship and through regular
management consulting-style career reviews. We also have regular one-on-one
meetings, where we listen to and discuss career goals, and work collaboratively
to craft roles that each person can be passionate about. Because of our
rapid growth, we constantly have new high-level roles opening up and
opportunities in many functions. This results in fast career growth for our
staff.
Qualifications
We are seeking exceptional professionals with 1 to 5+ years of work experience,
and a demonstrated long–term passion for international development.
We are seeking exceptional professionals with 1 to 5+ years of work experience,
and a demonstrated long–term passion for international development.
We
are looking for truly extraordinary candidates that will help take our
organization to the next levels of impact and scale. This is a competitive
posting for a career-track role with minimum initial commitment of two years.
Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
are looking for truly extraordinary candidates that will help take our
organization to the next levels of impact and scale. This is a competitive
posting for a career-track role with minimum initial commitment of two years.
Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
- Strong
work experiences. Examples include a demanding professional work
experience, or successful entrepreneurial experience (e.g. starting a
field program in a developing country, leading a conference, starting a
business, solid Peace Corps accomplishments). - Prior
field–based M&E experience is required. - More
importantly, we are seeking someone with proven entrepreneurial and
leadership experience – the vast majority of the job is to monitor and
improve M&E operations in the field. - Statistical
knowledge is nice to have, but we also have experts who can help with that
side of things. - Leadership
experience at work, or outside of work. - Top–performing
undergraduate record (please include GPA and test scores on your resume).
Master’s degree is not required. - Humility
and personal stability. We have a fantastic and likeable team. We are
looking for passionate professionals that combine strong leadership skills
with good humor, patience, and a humble approach to service. - A
willingness to commit to living in East Africa for at least two years –
this is a long–term, career–track role. The ideal candidate will have at
least one year demonstrated experience working in the developing world,
although this is not a strict requirement. - Language:
French and English required in Rwanda. English required in Kenya.
Preferred
Start Date
Flexible
Start Date
Flexible
Compensation
Starts modest. However, this is a career-track role with fast raises for
performance, paying a meaningful salary for long-term placement in developing
nations.
Benefits
Health
insurance, immunizations, flight, room and board.
insurance, immunizations, flight, room and board.
Sponsor
international candidates
international candidates
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