Job
description
Location
Nairobi or Kigali
preferred, New York possible
Duration
Minimum 2 years
commitment, full-time job
Organization
Description
Most of the world’s
poor are f
armers, 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
We are seeking a dynamic personality that thrives on numbers and quantitative
analysis coupled with a can-do attitude and willingness to work for social
good. The person will have humor and gravitas – s/he will lead team development
and projects, and work with a lot of super-sharp, and like-minded professionals
on One Acre Fund’s M&E team across the region. Key goals for this role
include increasing the organization’s ability to analyze and derive insights
from data, assisting One Acre Fund M&E teams on improving the rigor and
reliability of trial design and analysis, and supporting global evaluation
projects which lead to actionable insights.
Responsibilities
include:
- Quantitative
project management - * The
candidate will work with M&E leads in each of our country offices to ensure
that survey design, method selection and especially end analysis is sound,
supportable, actionable and interpretable. - * The
ideal person will be able to mentor and guide small teams on project
execution; you will lead by example - Training
and skill development - * You
are the technical guru for the M&E department; others will consult and
you’ll provide sage guidance and actionable recommendations to evaluation
and analysis problems, from how to select a survey sample to what model is
appropriate for analysis - * You
will also be responsible for designing and conducting group trainings on
Stata and applied statistics concepts. The ideal person will be engaging,
dynamic and work to meet each staff person at their particular level of
understanding. - Key
support on global M&E projects - * You
will be the technical lead on cross-country evaluation projects including
assessing the secondary impacts of our core program, the soil health of
our farmers and how impact differs among different segments of our population.
- * This
work will require you travel to various country offices to support their
implementation, lead the analysis and work on project design. - *
Synthesize analyses and learnings across departments and countries. - * You
will work as a liaison with other departments, like Product and Scale
Innovations, to support their work as it relates to M&E goals of
proving and improving our impact. - * You
will provide technical expertise on interpretation of data and work to
suggest ways to streamline and standardize data collection efforts across
countries.
Your work will be
fast-paced, exciting, and diverse. You will create lasting and noticeable
impact for hundreds of thousands of small-holder farmers and you’ll have fun
doing it. You’ll work across countries providing analytic support, so you will
definitely get out of the office, meet with our client farmers and see Eastern
and Southern Africa. But most importantly, you’ll always be driving towards
actionable impact – no empty reports, no mundane policy memos, just
high-quality research, analysis, tools, and results!
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 seeking
exceptional professionals with 3 to 5 years of work experience designing and
conducting evaluations, including relatively sophisticated analyses and clear
reporting, preferably in the global South. Experience guiding others’
quantitative development is strongly preferred.
Candidates who fit
the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
- Strong,
relevant quantitative
work experiences evaluating programs. - Professional/technical
skills – advanced proficiency in Stata necessary (note, this will be
tested during the interview process), along with a deep understanding of
statistics and evaluation design concepts. - Ability
to explain technical concepts in plain English - Ability
to grow others’ analytic skills - Graduate
degree (Masters or Ph.D.), preferably in the fields of econometrics or
statistics - Humility
and personal stability. We have a fantastic and likeable team. We are
looking for passionate professionals who combine strong leadership skills
with good humor, patience, and a humble approach to service - A
willingness to commit to living in East Africa for at least two years
preferable – this is a long–term, career–track role. The ideal candidate
will have had experience working in the developing world, although this is
not a strict requirement. - Language:
English required; French and or Kiswahili highly desirable
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
How
to apply
See full job
description and application instructions on our website.