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
- Complete
this form. - Email
cover letter and resume to jobs@oneacrefund.org
(Subject line: “Program Director Search” + name of the site that
referred you). - If you
are a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV), please submit a copy of your
Description of Service (DOS).
