Title: People Operations
Associate Recruiter
Associate Recruiter
Team:People Operations
Location: Rwanda-Kigali
Career
Level:Global
Professionals
Level:Global
Professionals
Start
date:
As soon as possible
date:
As soon as possible
Job
Description
Description
One
Acre Fund supplies smallholder farmers with the financing and training they
need to grow their way out of hunger and pov
Acre Fund supplies smallholder farmers with the financing and training they
need to grow their way out of hunger and pov
erty. Instead of giving handouts,
we invest in farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income. We supply a
complete service bundle of seeds and fertilizer, financing, training, and
market facilitation—and we deliver these services within walking distance of
the 400,000 rural farmers we serve.
We
measure success on our ability to make farmers more prosperous and we always
put Farmers First.www.oneacrefund.org
One
Acre Fund is a rapidly-growing organization with limitless potential for
impact. We commit significant resources to our recruiting efforts to hire
the world’s best international development professionals. Every year we
receive tens of thousands of applications, and we are seeking an
HR/administration professional with excellent organizational skills to help us
manage our growing candidate pipeline.
Acre Fund is a rapidly-growing organization with limitless potential for
impact. We commit significant resources to our recruiting efforts to hire
the world’s best international development professionals. Every year we
receive tens of thousands of applications, and we are seeking an
HR/administration professional with excellent organizational skills to help us
manage our growing candidate pipeline.
We
are seeking an exceptional professional with 5+ years’ work experience to serve
as a People Operations Associate Recruiter.
are seeking an exceptional professional with 5+ years’ work experience to serve
as a People Operations Associate Recruiter.
Duties&
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Lead
Generation –
perform research on “knowable universe” of priority candidates for Rwanda
leadership roles. This includes understanding strong university programs,
career services, scholarship and fellowship programs. It also means
understanding and mapping our competitor and private sector landscape to
help identify where we could find future staff members. - Create
and execute leadership search strategies with a
variety of departments for the Rwanda program team then
identify, evaluate and present leadership talent to senior management
across Rwanda program team. - Create
and Maintaining Relationships with key networks in Rwanda–
this means taking over existing relationships as well as taking over new
relationships with universities, fellowships, government scholarship
recipients, social enterprises, development organizations, recruitment
agencies etc. - Brand
Building –
Coordinate with the East African and Rwandan communications team to
increase brand awareness to our target audiences. One example is creating
a campaign as an “employer of choice” that highlights why working for One
Acre Fund is unique in the Kenya job market. - Host
Career Events –
Host info sessions, career fairs, networking events. It also includes
attending events by other key players to network on behalf of One Acre
Fund. - Support
Rwanda Program Staff in Outreach Efforts –
provide support to the referral program by supporting staff members in
their efforts to network, cold-call individual - Application
screening:
The Associate Recruiters will be an integral part in our candidate screening
and selection process from the review of applications through the
interview process. They will be the front line application reviewers
and will select approximately the top 10-20% of applications each week to
move to second review for Kenya based positions. - Candidate
interviews:
Once candidates are selected for interviews, the Associate Recruiters will
conduct many of the interviews and make recommendations on whether
candidates move forward or are declined. - Candidate
database management: As applicants move through One
Acre Fund’s candidate pipeline, the Associate Recruiter will help to
accurately track the progress of those applicants and update field staff
on the progress of specific candidates. - Recruiting
special projects:
The Associate Recruiters will play an integral part in ensuring our talent
search is effective and successful and would be called on to come up with
innovative strategies to recruit, grow, and retain staffers for the Rwanda
program - Admin
Tasks:
We are a young organization that is growing rapidly. This means that
all staffers pitch in to ensure we are providing the very best support and
services to both our staffers and clients. We are looking for diligent and
enthusiastic staffers who can tackle tasks quickly and accurately.
Requirements
We
are seeking someone with an interest in people and recruiting, experience in a
fast-paced work environment, and a deep interest in international development
and/or nonprofit work. The ideal candidate possesses the following
qualities:
are seeking someone with an interest in people and recruiting, experience in a
fast-paced work environment, and a deep interest in international development
and/or nonprofit work. The ideal candidate possesses the following
qualities:
- Superior
organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail; the ability to
perform tasks accurately and efficiently. - Excellent
interpersonal skills and superior written communication skills: the People
Operations Associate Recruiter will have daily contact with our candidates
and East Africa-based team members and should be able to engage with them
in a friendly and professional way. - Presentation
skills and comfortable with public speaking - Event
planning experience preferred but not required - Experience in
recuitment, executive search or sales - The
ability to multi-task while effectively prioritizing - Internal
drive: the People Operations Associate Recruiter will often work without
much supervision and must be a self-starter who can proactively complete
tasks without continuous oversight. - Top-performing
academic record: please include class marks and distinctions on your
resume - A
humble approach to service: we are looking for passionate professionals
who combine strong leadership skills with good humor, patience, and
humility. - Language:
English required; Kinyarwanda, and/or French a plus.
Career
Growth and Development
Growth and Development
One
Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills. Your manager
and a global support team will commit 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.
Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills. Your manager
and a global support team will commit 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.
Travel
Requirement
Requirement
Up
to 15-20% travel required in country of service. Frequently travel to rural
field location to work closely with hiring managers
to 15-20% travel required in country of service. Frequently travel to rural
field location to work closely with hiring managers
Preferred
start date
start date
Flexible,
but as soon as possible.
but as soon as possible.
Compensation
We
offer a modest starting salary that affords a high quality of life in our areas
of operation. This is a career-track role with performance-based raises and the
ability to expand responsibilities over time.
offer a modest starting salary that affords a high quality of life in our areas
of operation. This is a career-track role with performance-based raises and the
ability to expand responsibilities over time.
Other
Benefits
Benefits
- Health
Insurance - Airtime
including inclusion in the MTN closed user group for free texting and
calling to all One Acre Fund staff. - Immunizations,
flights, housing.
To
Apply
Apply
Please
click on this link: https://oneacrefund.org/work-with-us/job-openings/g/?gh_jid=254803
click on this link: https://oneacrefund.org/work-with-us/job-openings/g/?gh_jid=254803
We
are offering a world class professional and international environment that
focuses on your career development and are looking forward to receiving your
application.
are offering a world class professional and international environment that
focuses on your career development and are looking forward to receiving your
application.
Please
Note: One Acre Fund will never ask you for money in return for advancement in
the recruitment process or for being offered a position.If you are being
approached by someone demanding money, please do not hesitate to report this to
the Tubura Fraud Hotline: 0785443136 (Do not use this number for any purpose
other than reporting fraud attempts. If you misuse his number and use it for
general information about the position and not to report Fraud, we will not
consider you for this position).
Note: One Acre Fund will never ask you for money in return for advancement in
the recruitment process or for being offered a position.If you are being
approached by someone demanding money, please do not hesitate to report this to
the Tubura Fraud Hotline: 0785443136 (Do not use this number for any purpose
other than reporting fraud attempts. If you misuse his number and use it for
general information about the position and not to report Fraud, we will not
consider you for this position).
One
Acre Fund is an equal opportunity employer; all candidates with legal working
age will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
region, sex, disability status or any other characteristic protected by the
law.
Acre Fund is an equal opportunity employer; all candidates with legal working
age will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
region, sex, disability status or any other characteristic protected by the
law.