Wanted
Exceptional professional with 3
to 10+ years of work experience and ideally a demonstrated passion for
international development.
Job Location
Kenya or Rwanda (capital city or
field posting possible).
Duration
Minimum 2 years comm
itment,
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, 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
“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
As One Acre Fund’s client base
grows, so does the amount and diversity of farm inputs and other products it
needs to deliver. In the coming years, One Acre Fund will deliver roughly
15,000-30,000 metric tons of products to farmers across East Africa. The East
Africa Logistics Manager will be the overall lead for this core aspect of our
business, managing the physical and technical business processes required to
successfully and efficiently deliver these products.
As part of successfully managing
the delivery of life-changing farm inputs, the East Africa Logistics Manager
will be responsible for building, growing, and developing an international
logistics team spread across at least four countries in East Africa. This will
include, at a minimum, the management of four in-country logistics leads in
Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania; several dozen additional permanent staff
across those countries; as well as a small army of several hundred temporary
casual laborers spread across various loading sites, warehouses, transport
points, and headquarters.
In order to achieve its scale
goals and continue to deliver to its 200,000+ last-mile clients, One Acre Fund
will need an East Africa Logistics Manager who can take us to the next level in
the following areas:
- Developing a world-class team of logistics associates.
- Storage and quality control protocols.
- Data and inventory management systems.
- Fraud and shrinkage prevention.
- Supply chain management from port to warehouse to
farmer. - Warehouse receipting protocols.
- Technology integration with One Acre Fund’s customer
relationship management (CRM) systems. - Input distribution scheduling and loading orders.
- Fleet management.
- New projects, such as installing closed-circuit
television (CCTV) surveillance in warehouses or researching potential cold
chain ability for One Acre Fund. - Research and benchmarking on industry best practices.
One Acre Fund’s East Africa
Logistics Manager will become the leader of a logistical operation that is
rapidly growing in scope, complexity, human impact, reaching roughly half a
million rural smallholder farmers within the next four years.
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 an exceptional
professional with 3 to 10+ years of work experience and ideally a demonstrated
passion for international development. Candidates who fit the following criteria
are strongly encouraged to apply:
- Progressive experience in managing significant chunks of
logistics / systems / supply-chain for operationally complex
organizations, preferably working in developing world context.
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain meaningful systems or business
processes in challenging environments. - Strong work experiences. Examples include a demanding
professional work experience, or successful entrepreneurial experience
(e.g. leading a conference, starting a business, solid Peace Corps
accomplishments). - Leadership experience at work, or outside of work.
- Top-performing academic background (include GPA on your
resume). - 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. - Language: English required.
Preferred Start Date Flexible. However, note that we are also
conducting an internal search and will only be accepting applicants through
May.
Compensation
Commensurate with experience.
Benefits
Health insurance, immunizations,
flight, room and board.
Sponsor International
Candidates
Yes
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