Program Intern – Job
Description
Farmers First
Wanted – Program Intern
(Various Departments, Kigali and Karongi
District) Ambitious
university student or recent graduate with interest in social enterprise,
agriculture, microfinance or development to assist our teams to change the
lives of smallholder farmers across East Africa.
Kigali OR Karongi District
Duration
January to March 2017
Job Description
One Acre Fund TUBURA is looking to
place a cohort of interns in several departments beginning January 2017. For
twelve weeks, interns will complete high level and impactful projects, receive
mentorship from organizational leaders and provide support to One Acre
Fund/TUBURA’s operations.
Interns will be given substantial
work assignments and asked to produce high quality deliverables. Some of the
possible placements include.
- Finance – Support our team with year-end audit
activities - Monitoring and Evaluation – Oversee a farmer survey.
Collect and analyze data and help draft a report. - Inputs – Support our procurement team on a number of
projects. - Innovations – Conduct a research project on the impact
of a potential new products for our clients.
Interns will be valued members of
the One Acre Fund family. We ask all staff to take a “Farmers First” attitude
and approach their work with humility. Projects may change with the needs of
the organization.
Professional Development
One Acre Fund invests in building
management and leadership skills- even at the intern level. Your manager will
invest time in your professional development. We provide constant, actionable
feedback delivered through mentorship and a final performance review upon
completion of the internship period. We also have regular one-on-one meetings,
where we listen to and discuss career goals, and work collaboratively to help
develop the skills that would put you on your desired career track.
Qualifications
We are looking for truly
extraordinary candidates for five competitive internship positions. Candidates
who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
- Exceptional recent college graduates or students with at
least two years of university coursework completed (i.e. third year
students). - Strong work experiences. Examples include summer jobs,
internships, fellowships or research positions while at school. - Leadership experience at work, school clubs, volunteer
organizations etc. - Top-performing undergraduate background (include GPA on
your application). - Strong interest in One Acre Fund TUBURA’s work in Rwanda
- Strong desire for personal and professional growth
- Flexibility and a willingness to take on varied tasks
- Ability to work both independently and part of a team
- Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda required, French
preferred
Start Date
January 3, 2017
Compensation
This is a paid internship.
Interns will be provided with a modest stipend for the duration of their twelve
week contract. Top performing interns may be offered a full-time position.
To Apply:
Complete the Application Form
linked on : https://www.oneacrefund.org/careers/job-openings?n=Rwanda-Program-and-Support-Intern
by October 31st, 2016.
It is not
necessary to submit a CV or cover letter with your application.
As part of the application
process, candidates will be required to complete written assessments, a phone
interview and in-person interview at our offices in Kigali or Karongi district.
Final selection will be made in December 2016.
Please Note: One Acre Fund will
never ask you for money in return for advancement in the recruitment process or
for being offered a position. If you are being approached by someone
demanding money, please do not hesitate to report this to the Tubura Fraud
Hotline: 0785443136 (Do not use this number for any purpose other than
reporting fraud attempts. If you misuse his number and use it for general
information about the position and not to report Fraud, we will not consider
you for this position).
One Acre Fund is an equal
opportunity employer; all candidates with legal working age will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, region, sex,
disability status or any other characteristic protected by the law.
