Wanted
Extraordinary
candidate with 2+ years of work experience in web and/or print design.
Job Location
Rural Kenya.
Duration
Minimum 2 years
commitment, full-time job.
Organization
Description
Most of the world’s
poor are farmers, re
presenting 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
The graphic designer
will work closely with our field, government services, communications, and
fundraising teams to produce both field-facing and external-facing materials
for One Acre Fund. Our rapid growth means we are quickly expanding into new
venues of communication and marketing, from marketing materials for smallholder
farmers interested in joining One Acre Fund, to training materials for African
government to distribute through their national extension system. Unlike many
in-house graphic design positions, which focus solely on creating materials to
market an organization externally, this role will also help create a range of
custom materials to support our government services team, which partners
directly with African governments to increase the impact of their work with
smallholder farmers. The graphic designer will set a clear, consistent and
professional tone in our visual media that helps a wide variety of audiences
best understand how One Acre Fund works to put farmers first.
Primary duties of
the job will include:
- Designing
custom materials to support our government services team, including
planting guides, checklists, and training materials. - Designing
informational materials and advertisements for the field operations team
to distribute to One Acre Fund farmers. - Designing
infographics and visual aids to help make One Acre Fund’s program model
and operations more accessible to a wider audience. - Designing
and determining the layout and functions of new pages for our website. - Helping
determine One Acre Fund branding strategies for marketing both internally
and externally. - Training
sessions with local headquarters marketing teams on the basics of design
and layout.
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 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:
- Demonstrated
creativity and polished design skills (presented in a portfolio). - Bold
vision that is capable of being translated and scaled into the visual
branding of One Acre Fund. - 2+ years
of work experience in web and/or print design. - Strong
ability to collaborate and work in a team. - Proficient
in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign or equivalent programs. - Leadership
experience at work, or outside of work. - 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 Nairobi, Kenya, for at least two years.
- Hard
worker. We are looking for a self-motivated person who will consistently
put in 100% performance for our farmers. - Language:
English required.
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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