Job Description
Rapid organization growth
translates into great career opportunities for our staff. We invest heavily in
careers – we want to develop our next group of country directors, R&D
directors, and partnership leaders. Example projects include:
- Government partnerships development: One Acre Fund
receives frequent requests from African governments to jointly implement
nationwide agricultural training, fertilizer distribution programs, and
credit programs. A program manager took the lead in setting up our newest
government partnership operation, initially to pilot one project. Within a
year, this operation had fifty staff and is likely to at least quadruple
in the coming two years, to hopefully 2-3 nationwide partnerships. - Sweet potato vine production. One Acre Fund farmers
needed high-quality sweet potato vines in the 2013 season to avoid crop
loss due to a maize disease. When these vines were unavailable in the
quantity necessary, a program manager started a sweet potato
multiplication farm to ensure all farmers received quality inputs on time.
This included designing farm operations, hiring staff, negotiating
contracts, coordinating logistics and managing more than 600 seasonal
employees. - Department leadership opportunities: in their second
year of service, top performing program staffers are often given the
responsibility of running an internal One Acre Fund department like
“Scale Innovations.” This department runs dozens of
test-and-control trials with 10,000+ farmers that radically tweak our
program model, with the goal of significantly increasing our scalability. - New markets: One Acre Fund has ambitious plans to launch
one new country per year. In 2011, a program manager moved to Burundi to
direct field operations for an initial 400-farmer pilot. Three years
later, One Acre Fund’s Burundi operation serves 21,000 farmers with 110
staff. - Program associate management. Program managers directly
manage 1-3 program associates and 10-100 local staff. Managers invest in
the growth of their direct reports through frequent project feedback,
skills-building and mentorship.
This is a career-track role that
is intended to eventually transition into a role such as country director,
innovation director, etc. This is also a role that is eventually tracked to transition
to “general partner,” the core leadership group of One Acre Fund.
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.
Qualifications
We are seeking exceptional
professionals with 4-6 years of work experience with increasing responsibility,
2-3 years of direct management experience, and ideally a demonstrated passion
for international development. Candidates who fit the following criteria are
strongly encouraged to apply:
- Demonstrated interest and experience in international
development, requiring at least one year of living in a developing nation.
- A willingness to commit to living in rural areas of East
Africa for at least two years, minimum. - Top-performing undergraduate background (include GPA and
test scores on your resume). - Strong work experiences. Examples include professional
work experience, or some kind of successful entrepreneurial experience
(e.g. starting a field program in a developing country, leading a
conference, starting a business, Peace Corps). - Leadership experience at work, or outside of work
- Humility. We are looking for passionate professionals
who combine strong leadership skills with good humor, patience, and a
humble approach to service to join our growing family of leaders. - Ability to cook/ laugh/ extraordinary patience – all
desirable. - Language: English required in Kenya, and French required
in Rwanda. French-speakers are particularly encouraged to apply.
Preferred 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.
Sponsor International
Candidates
Yes
How to apply
Complete this form (http://myjotform.com/form/40471746260553).
You will be prompted to submit your CV and cover letter. You may also be asked
to submit work samples for some positions. Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
(RPCVs), please submit a copy of your Description of Service (DOS) in the
appropriate section.
