TUBURA
Job Description – Operations Innovations Project Specialist
Job Description – Operations Innovations Project Specialist
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Industry:
Nonprofit/International
Development
Nonprofit/International
Development
Function:
Scale
Innovations
Scale
Innovations
Employer:
One Acre Fund
One Acre Fund
Job
Title: Operations
Innovation Project Specialist
Title: Operations
Innovation Project Specialist
Job
Location: Rubengera, Rwanda.
Location: Rubengera, Rwanda.
Duration:
Minimum 2 years
commitment, full-time job
Minimum 2 years
commitment, full-time job
Organization
Description
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 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.
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 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.
We
are growing quickly. In eight years, we have grown to serve 180,000 farm
families with more than 2000 full-time field staff. Our approach has won
widespread validation, winning grants from The MasterCard Foundation and Gates
Foundation.
are growing quickly. In eight years, we have grown to serve 180,000 farm
families with more than 2000 full-time field staff. Our approach has won
widespread validation, winning grants from The MasterCard Foundation and Gates
Foundation.
Website: www.oneacrefund.org.
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Job
Description
Description
One
of TUBURA’s core distinguishing characteristics is our desire and ability to
innovate our program model according to our clients’ needs. As our program
grows, we will need a dedicated team of innovators and problem solvers to help
us continue to improve we deliver our service to farmers. The Operations
Innovation team has been tasked with this responsibility and will
depend on its team to fulfill its mission. The role is to assist this team with
implementing trials, pilots, and research assignments to help us achieve a
better, more efficient program.
of TUBURA’s core distinguishing characteristics is our desire and ability to
innovate our program model according to our clients’ needs. As our program
grows, we will need a dedicated team of innovators and problem solvers to help
us continue to improve we deliver our service to farmers. The Operations
Innovation team has been tasked with this responsibility and will
depend on its team to fulfill its mission. The role is to assist this team with
implementing trials, pilots, and research assignments to help us achieve a
better, more efficient program.
Primary
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- Project
Lead – You
will oversee and assist on multiple trials and/or projects assigned by
your manager. You will be in charge of ensuring project quality and
completing deliverable on time. You will be responsible for: - Helping
think through trial design - Executing
field experiments and trials - Following
up in the field - Ensuring
excellent communication amongest your team and all other stakeholders - Helping
in tracking your trial, measuring success, and documenting trial learning
- Thought
Partner – You
will work alongside a senior member of our team who will mentor you on your
project management. Your manager will work closely with you to further
evolve an idea or explore a new concept in the field and you will
participate in group discussions to improve, change, or stop an idea from
progressing.
- Data
Analyst – We
use data every day to make decisions, change strategies, or explore new
ideas. We are all data analysts: collecting clients’ perspectives, field
teams KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators), repayment information, focus
group responses and much more. You will be responsible for ensuring that
data collected is highly credible, rigorously analyzed, and clearly
presented to your manager and other team members.
- People
Manager- You
will be expected to quickly take on a team of Direct Reports to help you
execute projects. You will be responsible for ensuring their professional
development and growth.
Career
Growth and Development
Growth and Development
One
Acre Fund invests heavily in building management and leadership skills. Your
manager will invest significant time in your career development. We provide
constant, actionable feedback delivered through mentor ship 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. Project Specialists
will have access to regular and ongoing professional development opportunities
aimed at building the soft and hard skills required for quick rapid
professional growth. Because of our rapid growth, we constantly have new roles
opening up and opportunities in many functions. This results in fast career
growth for our staff.
Acre Fund invests heavily in building management and leadership skills. Your
manager will invest significant time in your career development. We provide
constant, actionable feedback delivered through mentor ship 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. Project Specialists
will have access to regular and ongoing professional development opportunities
aimed at building the soft and hard skills required for quick rapid
professional growth. Because of our rapid growth, we constantly have new roles
opening up and opportunities in many functions. This results in fast career
growth for our staff.
Qualifications
We
are seeking exceptional professionals with a strong background in Agriculture,
Agribusiness , entrepreneurship , and a demonstrated long-term passion for
sustainable agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa. We are looking for
extraordinary candidates that are proactive; please only apply if you fit these
criteria:
are seeking exceptional professionals with a strong background in Agriculture,
Agribusiness , entrepreneurship , and a demonstrated long-term passion for
sustainable agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa. We are looking for
extraordinary candidates that are proactive; please only apply if you fit these
criteria:
- Bachelor’s
degree in business administration, Agriculture, Agriculture Economics,
Agribusiness or related fields - Commitment
to living in a rural area for an extended period of time - Ability
and willingness to travel 2-3 days a week in rural areas depending on
project - Professional
written and oral English, Kinyarwanda is an added value - Advanced
computer skills: typing, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel other statistical
packages are an added advantage - At
least 1 year of prior work experience
Preferred
Start Date
Start Date
As
soon as possible
soon as possible
To
Apply
Apply
Click
on this link: https://www.oneacrefund.org/careers/job-openings?n=Operations-Innovations-Project-Specialist
on this link: https://www.oneacrefund.org/careers/job-openings?n=Operations-Innovations-Project-Specialist
Please
complete the linked form carefully, only top candidates will be considered. It
is not necessary to attach a cover letter or CV but you may do so at the end of
the form.
complete the linked form carefully, only top candidates will be considered. It
is not necessary to attach a cover letter or CV but you may do so at the end of
the form.
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.