Job
description
Wanted: Experienced professional to
provide administrative support to organization leadership.
Job Location:
Rural
Rwanda (English is required, French highly preferred)
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 social enterprise 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 “service bundle” that includes education, finance,
seed and fertilizer, and market facilitation. 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, with new innovations, partnerships and programs
being implemented daily. As our organization and internal leadership team grow,
we are increasingly in need of professional support in the area of
administration and special projects. These are important tasks to the
organization, and our leadership team often find themselves doing these things
personally.
We are seeking
someone to work closely with the founder and the other General Partners to
provide administration support. The Executive Assistant to the General Partners
will have an important role in ensuring the top leadership of the organization
have the time they need to focus on organization priorities and have the
resources they need to be effective and efficient leaders. The Role will
roughly divide into two parts; 1.Executive Assistant, administrative tasks and
2. Special Project/blue sky research. While the initial role will be structured
as an executive assistant, this is a career track role. We are seeking someone
to eventually become an administration officer, and possibly the chief
administration officer at some point. Example duties:
Executive Assistant
to the General Partners:
- Administrative
Management: Setting up conference calls, Keep calendars of key
outward-facing staff, Tracking and submitting financial reports, etc. - Special
Project Research and Analysis: These are often longer projects ranging
from 1 week+ in time and involve Researching industry best practices,
comparing service providers, conducting first-stage reviews of new
systems/product, and exploring a new strategic direction for the
organization or a new idea pitched by the General Partners. - Management
of In-Country Leadership Assistants: Managing assistants to ensure they
are clear on their responsibilities, able to complete tasks on time and at
high standards, and providing them with professional development opportunities.
- Administrative
Trouble Shooting: Anticipating, preventing, and solving administrative
problems that derail General Partner work including: Technology support
and back up travel coordination - Leadership
Accessibility: Ensuring General Partners have the resources they need to
be able to communicate and interact with staff at all levels of the
organization and identifying new and creative ways for staff to feel
connected to the General Partners. - Internal
Communication: Identifying industry best practices and best practices from
within OAF and working with country leadership to implement these on the
ground. - Potential
Partnership Identification: Identifying service providers or local NGO’s
that have services, products, or program models that would fit in with the
OAF program.
Possible promotion
to Administration Officer with good performance:
- Initiation
of Projects: Similar duties to the above, but an administration officer
would largely anticipate needs, and initiate his or her own projects,
proactively. - Development
of Staff: An administration officer would invest significant time in the
development of their staff. Example staff include construction manager,
security manager, vehicle manager, assistant pool.
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 looking for
truly extraordinary candidates who will help take our organization to the next
levels of impact and scale. Our ideal candidate will fit one of the following
profiles:
- An
exceptional young professional with 1 to 5+ years of work experience, and
a demonstrated long-term passion for international development. The ideal
candidate is looking to jump start their career through this role, and is
excited by the idea of growing into a career at OAF by expanding this
role. - An
exceptional mid-career professional with 2 to 5+ years of work experience
in administration, and a demonstrated long-term passion for international
development. The ideal candidate sees him/herself as an administrative
whiz and can take this job and identify new and innovative ways to assist
the General Partners.
This is not a short
stint in Africa – this is a competitive posting for a career-track role. Only
3% of applicants make it to a phone screen. Therefore, please only apply if you
fit these criteria:
- 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 experience is ideal - 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 - Language:
English required, and French highly preferred - Ability
to cook/ laugh – desirable
Preferred
Start Date
As soon as possible.
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
See full job
description and application instructions on our website.
