Job
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Job
Description
One Acre Fund is increasingly exploring opportunities to work together with the
Ministries of Agriculture in the countries where we work. We believe that there
exist very powerful opportunities to partner with the Ministries to both shape
policy, but more importantly to implement effective policy, coordinated
together with our signif
icant field presence.

We are seeking
Africa Government Officer(s) to work closely with the Ministries of Agriculture
of countries where we operate, to implement special policy initiatives. There
are two different possible job configurations:

Special Project
Partnership:

• One
  Acre Fund is in a position to partner with African governments on
  increasingly exciting special projects. Examples of this include the
  restructuring and implementation of entire countries’ fertilizer subsidy
  programs, or restructuring and implementation of entire countries’
  agricultural training programs. These are projects where we may be able to
  play a role in helping to shape strategy, but more importantly want to
  have a hand in the effective implementation of strategy.
• We
  are seeking professionals who would be partially based within a country’s
  Ministry of Agriculture but would also draw heavily upon One Acre Fund
  field knowledge and extensive staff network to implement high–quality
  policy for entire countries.

Staff Secondment:

• One
  Acre Fund also believes in the mission of promoting high–functioning
  government. We are seeking professionals who could be seconded to
  interested ministries of agriculture, to serve as a humble member of their
  staff on well–defined, high–value projects.

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. 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. We are looking for a former management consultant,
  finance professional, policy professional, or economist. Entrepreneurial
  and unstructured work experiences are also helpful.
• Leadership
  experiences at work, or outside of work.
• Top–performing
  undergraduate background (please include GPA and test scores on your
  resume).
• Humility
  and personal stability. 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.
• Professional/technical
  skills – very high levels of proficiency with PowerPoint, Excel and other
  software programs.
• Language:
  English required; French highly desirable.

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

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