One Acre Fund Program Director Job Vacancy in Rwanda

Job
description

Wanted An
exceptional professional with 4 – 8+ years of work experience, and a
demonstrated long-term passion for international development to serve in a
career-track position that combines both field and management experience in
Africa.

Job Location Rural
Rwanda or Burundi (French required), or Rural Kenya (English required).

Duration Minimum
three year’s 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 start–up non-profit in Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi that is innovating a new
way of helping farm families to achieve their full potential. Instead of giving
handouts, One Acre 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 more
than 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

As we grow, One Acre Fund is seeking to add one new
country per year to our operations. We are seeking the kind of person that can
be dropped into a country with significant support financially and
logistically, and can create from scratch a high-quality company in a very
short time.

We are seeking someone who can do the following
things:

Create a strategic vision: This position does
not involve managing an existing operation – we are seeking an
entrepreneur who can create an operation, growing it from roughly 5
existing staff to hundreds. This involves a lot of strategic flexibility
and independence. We are also seeking someone who is based in the field
(in rural areas) at first, in order to craft a vision that results in the
best possible customer service to farmers.
Hire and develop staff: Our program directors
will have to hire a lot of people, and more importantly, invest the
majority of their energy in developing managers and leaders underneath
them.
Engage staff and lead: Our program model
requires high tailoring to specific contexts. The program director will
have to make decisions together with their leadership team by engaging
them, and then lead them to execute a common vision.
External and internal relations: We are
seeking someone who will be a strong communicator both externally and also
internally, together with fellow leaders in the organization.

Career Growth and Development One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills. We
provide constant, actionable feedback delivered through weekly mentorship and
through regular 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.

This position would involve an initial 6-12 month
training period in one of our existing countries of operation. Then the
candidate would be posted to a new country, where we have roughly five existing
staff. The mandate would be to grow that into a decent-sized company in a few
years.

Qualifications

We are seeking exceptional professionals with 4 to
8+ 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. We are seeking an
entrepreneur who has previously grown an operation from scratch to
hundreds of staff, or tens of thousands of customers, etc, in a developing
nation. And we want someone who wants to go back to scratch, and do it
again, instead of managing a large existing operation.
Likeability and humility. All of our country
directors to date have grown up within our operation, learning directly
from farmers in a start-up environment. We value humility and likeability,
and wish to be joined by leaders that value the same.
Top-performing undergraduate background
(please include GPA and test scores on your resume).
A willingness to commit to living in rural
areas of East Africa for at least three years – this is a long-term,
career-track role. The candidate should have at least one year demonstrated
experience working in the developing world.
Ability to cook/laugh – desirable.

Language English
required in Kenya, and French required in Rwanda and Burundi. French-speakers
are particularly encouraged to apply.

Preferred Start Date Flexible

Compensation Starts
modestly. 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
cover, immunizations, flight, room and board.

Career Development Quarterly management consulting-style career reviews, and constant
feedback. Your manager will invest significant time in your career development.

Sponsor International Candidates Yes

How to apply

To Apply Email cover
letter and resume to jobs@oneacrefund.org (Subject line: Program
Director + name of the site that referred you).