Wanted Professionals with 2 to 5+
years of work experience to serve in a career–track position that combines both
field and management experience.
Job Location Rural Rwanda or Burundi
(French required), or Rural Kenya or Tanzania (English required).
Duration Minimum 2 years commitment,
full-time job.
Organization
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 NGO in Kenya,
Rwanda, Burund
i, 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 “market bundle” that includes education, finance, seed
and fertilizer, and market access. 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
One Acre Fund is a rapidly–growing organization, and is increasingly building
up operational support for that growth. We are looking for someone to provide
operations support to a single country program initially, and eventually across
all One Acre Fund Africa programs.
This is a wonderful
opportunity to take on a challenging management role. You will be responsible
for operational management (including areas such as expansion, security, donor
relations, support staff management), operational systems innovation, and staff
development and capacity building:
- Corporate
operational management: You will be responsible for managing our program
operational support in one of our countries of operation. You will have
immediate management of the corporate operations team, and will be
responsible for the below areas: - Donor
& visitor relations: Arrange all logistics of donor & interview
candidate visits including hosting donors in the field. You will be the
outward face of One Acre Fund, and will be responsible for hosting
influential world–thinkers as well as multinational donors. - Operations
expansion: Our staff numbers are growing by 30% each year. There is a
huge need to build new offices and residential houses – you will be in
charge of managing these projects. - Security
management: You will be in charge of One Acre Fund security in a specific
country. This includes staff trainings, infrastructure, information
flows, emergency procedures, health and safety advice, and managing
outsourced security contracts. - Support
staff management: We have a strong team of operations support staff that
forms the backbone of our operations. Qualified staff may be managing
each of the following departments: vehicle fleet management, property
maintenance, administration, construction, security and housekeeping. - Each
of these departments may in turn have a large team of staff – for
example, in Kenya there may be 50 construction staff working at any one
time, 20 security guards, etc. - You
will be responsible for directing and mentoring these department
managers and ensuring an excellent quality of service across the
department. - Corporate
culture: We have an amazing and unique team who live a fulfilling life in
rural areas. You will be responsible for ensuring the wellbeing of all
staff, and promoting a positive working culture that everyone is proud to
work in. - Global
operational management: You will be responsible for improving the
operations that translate across our branches in East Africa – for example
emergency procedures and onboarding. - Operational
systems innovation: You will be responsible for improving and innovating
our operations systems and processes to become more efficient and
impactful. - Staff
development: We have fantastic local staff. You will be responsible for
further training of our staff, and building the team capacity to run a
smooth and sustainable operation. This will include staff training,
constant mentorship, and feedback. - Regional
operations support: You will provide operational support to our other
branches, working closely with the Corporate Operations Associate for each
country, with opportunities to travel between these sites.
Possible promotion
to Corporate Operations Manager (multinational) with good performance:
- Regional
department development/creation: You will be responsible for developing,
and in some cases creating, corporate operations departments in our new
branches in East Africa. This will involve systems, processes and staff
development in various regions. - Regional
management (systems): You will be responsible for creating, maintaining
and improving operational systems across our branches in East Africa. You
will tailor the operational support to the various regions and to the
nature of the program and staff in those areas. - Regional
management (staff): You will establish and train strong teams to build
operational capacity, including managing Operations Associates in our
branches across East Africa.
Possible promotion
to Corporate Operations Director (multinational) with exceptional performance:
One Acre Fund will
grow to 10–15 times its current size in the next eight years. Every large
organization eventually relies on a strong Operations Director, managing dozens
of staff worldwide. This is one of the most important positions within the
entire organization and there is literally unlimited scope for this role. We
are looking for someone with the talent, attitude and skill to perform this
crucial function.
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 2 to 5+ years of work experience, and a
demonstrated long–term passion for international development. They will serve
in a career–track position that combines both field and management experience.
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:
- Strong
work experiences. Examples include a demanding professional work
experience, or successful entrepreneurial experience (e.g. starting a
field program, leading a conference, starting a business, solid Peace
Corps accomplishments). - Leadership
experience at work, or outside of work. - Top–performing
undergraduate background (please include GPA and test scores on your
resume). - Prior
administration/operations/management experience is ideal, but mostly we
are looking for a smart generalist. - 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 rural areas of East Africa for at least
two years – this is a long–term, career–track role. - Ability
to cook/laugh – desirable. - Language:
English required, Swahili and/or French nice to have.
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
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