One acre fund,Rural Retail Associate/Manager Jobs in Rwanda

Wanted

Two early-career
professionals with 2+ years work experience to serve in roles that
combine both field and management experience in East Africa.

Job
Location

Rural Rwanda and
rural Tanzania

Duration
Minimum 2 years commitment, f
ull-time job.

Job
Description

The Agrodealer
program in Rwanda generates an estimated 3.5 million dollars of farmer impact
annually by selling inputs on credit to local Agrodealer shops. As the program
is located within the highly competitive private sector for inputs supply in
Rwanda, the Agrodealer Operations role is ideally suited for highly
entrepreneurial individuals who want to make a difference to rural poor while
also operating a successful business. We are looking for an exceptional individual
to manage and develop this AGD network to improve our ability to make Rwandan
farmers more prosperous.

The Rural Retail
Associate/Manager will:

Grow
our business: You will have direct ownership of our
input sales and customer service strategy (making decisions on price,
geographical expansion, priority customers, etc) and will oversee
implementation of the strategy.

For
example, you may be tasked with creating both demand and supply
of inputs in rural areas that are currently under-supplied by the private
sector.

Improve
our operations processes: Managing a multi-million
dollar business requires strong systems to manage orders, deliveries,
sales and payments. Our ideal candidate is ready to take immediate
responsibility for analyzing our current processes for weaknesses and
designing improvements.

For
example, you may be asked to create a detailed process map of how orders
pass from our customers to our warehouses. You would then be asked to
design improvements to speed this process up by a day.

Grow
our team: You
will have overall responsibility for a team of 20 field staff and
managers. You will mentor our senior AGD management team of 2 – 3 people
to develop their leadership, critical thinking and management skills.

This
includes having weekly check ins with your staff, preparing
skills-building trainings for them, and providing deep mentorship during
field visits.

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 an
exceptional professional with 2+ years of work experience and ideally a
demonstrated passion for international development. Candidates who fit the
following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

Entrepreneurial
and/or systems background: We seek candidates who are
comfortable in pushing sales, getting to grips with complex processes and
performing high-level numerical analysis of program success.

Drive
to results: Demonstrated capacity for moving projects
forward in a demanding, fast-paced environment.

Strong
work experiences: Examples include a demanding
professional work experience, or successful entrepreneurial experience
(e.g. starting a field program in a developing country, leading a
conference, starting a business, significant extra-curricular achievement
whilst at University). We look for leadership experience inside and
outside of work.

Academic
achievement: Top-performing undergraduate background
(include GPA and test scores on your resume).

Humility. We
are looking for passionate professionals who combine strong leadership
skills with good humor, patience, and a humble approach to service to
join our growing family of leaders.