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 o
f 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 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.
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