Innovations Administration Coordinator
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist
Child Care Center Supervisor
Information Security Specialist
Field Staff Management People Associate
Position: Kenya Innovations Administration Coordinator
Location: Kakamega, Kenya
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible
Compensation: Commensurate with experience
Duration: Full-time job
Benefits: Health insurance, paid time off
About One Acre
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies smallholder farmers
with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive.
We provide quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance
of farmers’ homes, and agricultural trainings to improve harvests. We measure
our success by our ability to make farmers more prosperous: On average, farmers
harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.We are growing
quickly. We currently serve more than 800,000 farm families in Eastern and
Southern Africa, with more than 7,500 full-time staff, and we aim to serve 1
million farm families by 2020.
Job description
The mandate of the Innovations (R&D) Division is to
develop and test changes to the One Acre Fund program model that will increase
our impact, scale, and sustainability. The Innovations Administration
Coordinator plays an important role in ensuring that the Innovations Division
functions smoothly. He/she manages administrative tasks, supports
cross-departmental coordination, and oversees the upkeep of department tools
and organization systems. The Administration Coordinator reports to the
Innovations Director.
Responsibilities
- Department
Administration
- Facilitate
the planning and organization of department meetings.
- Maintain
a system for using shared division assets (stationary, computers, etc.).
- Maintain
documents tracking current and past innovations work.
- Cross-Department
Coordination
- Act
as the point person for communicating between HQ staff and innovations
project leads.
- Represent
the Innovations Division at various meetings and relay information back
to project leads.
- Maintain
a knowledge management system and share documents with stakeholders as
needed.
- People
Management & Team-building
- Manage
the administrative team, which consists of 2 entry staff level.
- Support
the professional development of the administrative team, ensuring that
they are building the organizational and analysis skills needed to
succeed.
- Ensure
that team-building events are organized and run on a regular basis with
smooth logistical planning.
- Special
Projects
- Take
on new projects that lack a clear owner or need administrative support.
- Identify
opportunities to improve the efficiency of the Innovations Division and
take steps to implement those improvements.
Career Growth and Development
We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest
in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager,
access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your
performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to
discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape
a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
Qualifications
We are seeking exceptional professionals with 2+ years of
work experience, and a demonstrated long-term passion for international
development. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged
to apply:
- Strong
professional experience, particularly in project management,
administration, and business.
- Experience
managing a small team, distributing workloads, prioritizing assignments,
and running smooth administrative processes.
- A
proactive approach to problem solving and a willingness to support others.
- University
degree preferred, particularly in business, information technology,
administration or a related field.
- 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.
- Computer
skills: Microsoft office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) required.
- Language:
English required; Kiswahili preferred.
How to Apply
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist
Position: Kenya Field Staff Management People Associate
Location: Kakamega, Kenya
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible
Compensation: Commensurate with experience
Duration: Full-time job
Benefits: Health insurance, paid time off
About One Acre
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies smallholder farmers
with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more
productive. We provide quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within
walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural trainings to improve
harvests. We measure our success by our ability to make farmers more
prosperous: On average, farmers harvest 50 percent more food after working with
One Acre Fund.We are growing quickly. We currently serve more than 800,000 farm
families in Eastern and Southern Africa, with more than 7,500 full-time staff,
and we aim to serve 1 million farm families by 2020.
Job description
As a rapidly growing organization, we are constantly
innovating and improving our internal operational processes. The Monitoring,
Evaluation and Learning Project Specialist (PS) will be responsible for
monitoring and evaluation initiatives, programs and projects, both new and
established, and he/she will provide accountability and ensure efficiency of
the core program. Throughout the year, the M&E department executes 3-4
large scale survey projects, and usually 4 or more smaller (ad-hoc) studies.
All projects fall within three larger buckets:
- Annual
One Acre Fund Impact Assessment
- Core
Program Strategic Queries
- Support
projects for the Program Design team and/or other departments
The M&E PS will establish, modify and monitor key performance
indicators to report and record physical progress for specific programs and
projects within all programs. They will also create, run, and analyze data
collection projects for the core program departments. This role includes
participation in a leadership development program as the candidate will, with
excellent performance, take on the role of M&E country lead. The section
below provides a few examples of the projects that the M&E PS will be
involved in:
Responsibilities
Management of the M&E team: The candidate will manage both the M&E Field and Data
Coordinator to ensure timely and accurate completion of M&E objectives
while maintaining data quality and excellent research standards. More
specifically, the candidate will:
- Lead
the development of talent within the M&E team.
- Create
and deliver trainings, and facilitate meetings and review sessions.
- Update
and roll-out quality control tools and assignments.
- Ensure
the M&E team has all the necessary materials for their assignment.
- Visit
the field to ensure correct execution of and respectful interaction with
clients.
- Clearly
and proactively communicate challenges to his/her manager.
- Report
the weekly and monthly assessment of performance management data from the
field upwards to leadership, laterally and downward to field staff.
Research Design: The candidate will collaborate with different stakeholders, both
from in-country departments and global OAF teams, to identify research
objectives and draft survey tools to collect information for our annual impact
analysis and other strategic queries. More specifically, the candidate will:
- Design
research tools such as surveys and write analysis plans.
- Oversee
data collection though qualitative and quantitative methods.
- Calculate
sample sizes that are representative of the population while taking into
account the needs of the program and capacity of the team. This particular
task will be completed with hands on support from their manager.
Data Quality: The candidate will be responsible for upholding and improving data
quality standards to ensure our impact evaluation and strategic decisions to
improve our program are based on accurate and up to date information. More
specifically, the candidate will:
- Codebook
creation, data cleaning, analysis in Stata, regression analysis.
- Identify
strengths and weaknesses in data collection tools and processes and
suggest and implement improvements.
- Report
the weekly and monthly assessment.
- Manage
general survey corrections and field follow up.
Analysis: The candidate will conduct analysis of the collected data using
the Statistical Software package Stata. He/she will be expected to produce and
present findings of simple statistical analysis. More specifically, the
candidate will:
- Follow
the set-out analysis plan to clearly determine outcomes of research
questions.
- Use
statistics to present meaningful findings to involved stakeholders.
- Clearly
communicate findings in presentation and report format.
Reporting: The candidate will report to his/her manager. The candidate is
expected to report on his/her work in a clear and professional fashion. More
specifically, the candidate is expected to:
- Report
to his/her manager to provide updates work assignments, report on required
KPIs, discuss performance, and discuss other general work issues.
- Contribute
to content development of all aspects of M&E Field Team operations
including training development, survey design and results presentations.
- System
development: The candidate is expected to lead M&E
system and process development, create a framework, and draft procedures
for M&E project activities.
Budget: The candidate is expected to monitor expenses to prevent
overspending and draft project budgets and an annual budget that allows the
department to execute its project objectives and departmental responsibilities.
Other: Additional tasks as requested by manager
Career Growth & Development
We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest
in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager,
access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your
performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to
discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape
a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
Qualifications
Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly
encouraged to apply:
- Strong
work experiences. Examples include a demanding professional work
experience, or successful entrepreneurial experience.
- Two
years minimum practical experience working on data collection.
- Understanding
of best practices in experimental design concepts, such as control group
selection and randomization.
- Demonstrated
leadership experience at work, or outside of work, enthusiasm for
learning, and openness to feedback.
- Strong
educational background; top-performing graduate of a 4-year university
program and a possible graduate degree in statistics, economics,
population studies, development studies, monitoring & evaluation,
project management or any other relevant field of study with strong
grounding in quantitative and qualitative research.
- Ability
to design basic data-entry spreadsheets in “database format” (observations
horizontally across, 1 variable per column) with useful data validation.
- Ability
to extract summary statistics using Pivot Tables and Excel Formulas.
- Conduct
analysis using statistics, logic, and validation formula.
- Fluency
in Microsoft Excel, specifically.
- Practical
experience with creating surveys tool for field data collection and
managing a field based research team.
- Knowledge
of electronic data collection platforms (e.g. ODK, SurveyCTO, CommCare).
- Preferably
experience with statistical software packages such as SPSS, Stata, or R.
- Proven
ability to teach/mentor other to support their professional development.
- Ability
to build teams and collaborate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
- Languages:
English (required), Swahili preferred.
How to Apply
Child Care Center Supervisor
Position: Kenya Field Staff Management People Associate
Location: Kakamega, Kenya
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible
Compensation: Commensurate with experience
Duration: Full-time job
Benefits: Health insurance, paid time off
About One Acre
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies smallholder farmers
with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more
productive. We provide quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within
walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural trainings to improve
harvests. We measure our success by our ability to make farmers more
prosperous: On average, farmers harvest 50 percent more food after working with
One Acre Fund.We are growing quickly. We currently serve more than 800,000 farm
families in Eastern and Southern Africa, with more than 7,500 full-time staff,
and we aim to serve 1 million farm families by 2020.
Job description
One Acre Fund is constantly seeking out new opportunities to
generate impact. A new area of interest is childcare services to our staff and
the community where we work. We want to explore this opportunity and are
seeking a Childcare Center Supervisor, who will be located at Kakamega. This employment is subject to
the terms and conditions listed below.
As the Childcare Center Supervisor, you will oversee the daily operations of our first early education
center. You will have the opportunity to take on great responsibility and must
be willing to tackle any challenges thrown your way! We are a passionate,
hard-working and innovative team. We are looking for someone who is able to
have fun, explore, and dedicate themselves to make great change for young
children!
Responsibilities
Management
- Manage
the daily operations of the Childcare Centre
- Ensure
the financial sustainability of the Childcare Centre
- Collect
the funds of the child care centre
- Supervise
and manage centre teachers and/or assistants, interns, attachees and
volunteers. This will likely include formal training on best practices for
the caregivers to employ
- Lead
weekly/monthly Childcare Centre staff meetings
- Prepare
centre budget and purchase items required at the centre with the help of
OAF Early Childhood Development Specialist
- Be
the contact person between the organization and the community
- Be
accountable for the effectiveness, efficiency and quality outcomes of all
aspects of the center.
Child care & Early Learning
- Supervise
and assist children at the Childcare Centre.
- Design
and oversee enriching and engaging activities for the children
- Provide
attending children with learning , play and creative activities
& materials
- Assist
other caregivers to provide children with learning, playing and creative
activities
- Promote
positive discipline within Childcare Centre
- Perform
simple first aid in emergencies
- Keep
parents and staff informed of program expectations, program activities and
children’s progress
- Assist
new teachers and other teachers to understand the Daycare curriculum.
Record-keeping
- Record
daily information about activities, meals served and medications administered
- Take
daily records of Childcare Centre and draft weekly and monthly reports;
- Communicate
to OAF management and parents in case of emergencies or illness;
- Record
all the financial income and expenditures of the centre in the financial
tool kit.
- Follow
up on childcare fees and keep up to date records.
OAF communication
- Observe
and comply with both OAF policies and procedures;
- Report
to your designated OAF staff regarding any issues related to the childcare
centre
- Attend
OAF staff meetings and/or trainings as requested;
- Plan
for monthly/termly parents meetings
- Ensure
constant parent involvement in the childcare activities
Facility maintenance
- Oversee
all materials and facilities maintenance, and tidiness in the centre.
- Report
to the management on the condition of the facility from time to time.
- Ensure
a safe, hygienic and child friendly environment at all times.
Career Growth and Development
We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest
in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager,
access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your
performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to
discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape
a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
Qualifications
- At
least 3-5 years of experience in Early Childhood Development or
child-centered programs for children 0 – 5 years. Ideally, some of this
experience will be in the management of a facility or program
- Diploma
or Certificate in Childcare Development required.
- Diploma
in Early Childhood Care and Development
- Prior
experience working directly with young children
- Must
have a Teachers Service Commission Number
- Community-based
child outreach
- Child
protection experience preferred.
- Experience
managing other staff members highly preferred
- Good
written and oral communication skills.
- Must
speak Swahili and English fluently.
- Must
be independent, goal-oriented and hard-working.
- Knowledge
of best practices in Childcare Development, positive discipline &
child-care.
- Knowledge
and interest in capacity building.
- Demonstrated
leadership experience at work, or outside of work, enthusiasm for
learning, and openness to feedback.
- Ability
to build teams and collaborate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds
How to Apply
Information Security Specialist
Position: Information Security Specialist
Location: Kakamega, Kenya
Preferred Start Date: Flexible
Compensation: Commensurate with experience
Duration: Full-time job
Benefits: Health insurance, paid time off
About One Acre
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies smallholder farmers
with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive.
We provide quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance
of farmers’ homes, and agricultural trainings to improve harvests. We measure
our success by our ability to make farmers more prosperous: On average, farmers
harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.We are growing
quickly. We currently serve more than 800,000 farm families in Eastern and
Southern Africa, with more than 7,500 full-time staff, and we aim to serve 1
million farm families by 2020.
Job description
This is a Junior role which will be focused on task
execution as related to ISMS as part of organization Risk Management. It will
include a combination of daily & weekly tasks to be completed, creation of
comprehensive reports for review, and contributing to ISMS strategic planning.
You will be heavily involved in coordination and communications with
departments and staff organization-wide. You will report to the Director of
Information Security.
Responsibilities
Data Protection:
- Maintain
organization solution/software catalogue (SAM), and asset catalogue (ITAM)
- Perform
scheduled IS assessments on organization solutions: cloud, virtual
machines, mobile, other
- Coordinate
corrective actions required to comply with internal Information
Security policy and Data Governance framework
Staff Awareness & Training:
- Perform
staff Information Security Awareness sessions: phishing, data storage,
encryption, malware, best practices, reporting IS issues, other
(travel required)
- Regular
communications with departments and staff on Information Security &
Data Governance standards and plans
Incident Response: (CSIRP)
- Respond
to incidents per internal incident response practices: potential data
leaks or breaches, phishing, malware exploits, other
- Perform
comprehensive response actions: incident remediation, incident
documentation, and post-incident analysis
Exploit Awareness:
- Maintain
catalogue of known exploits relevant to organization solutions and
technology
- Maintain
response plan per internal IS framework to potential threats
Report contributions:
- Maintain
weekly reports as needed for ISMS effectiveness measurements
- Help
create reports contributing to ISMS strategy: incident metrics, business
continuity
Career Growth & Development
We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest
in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager,
access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your
performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to
discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape
a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
Qualifications
- 3+
years of experience in Information Security or CyberSecurity
- Must
have working knowledge of (ISO) International Standards Organization – as
related to 27000 series
- Must
have working knowledge of recognized Information Security or CyberSecurity
frameworks
- Strong
preference for candidates with knowledge of related Data Governance and
Technical Governance practices
- Strong
preference for candidates with Information Security certifications
- Strong
preference for candidates with experience in staff training
- Strong
educational background; [degree in relevant field preferred].
- Demonstrated
leadership experience at work, or outside of work, enthusiasm for
learning, and openness to feedback.
- Ability
to build teams and collaborate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
- Language:
English required in all locations. French required for Burundi placement.
Other notable and useful languages are Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi,
Chichewa, Amharic.
How to Apply
Field Staff Management People Associate
Position: Kenya Field Staff Management People Associate
Location: Kakamega, Kenya
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible
Compensation: Commensurate with experience
Duration: Full-time job
Benefits: Health insurance, paid time off
About One Acre
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies smallholder farmers
with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more
productive. We provide quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within
walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural trainings to improve
harvests. We measure our success by our ability to make farmers more
prosperous: On average, farmers harvest 50 percent more food after working with
One Acre Fund.We are growing quickly. We currently serve more than 800,000 farm
families in Eastern and Southern Africa, with more than 7,500 full-time staff,
and we aim to serve 1 million farm families by 2020.
Job description
One Acre Fund Kenya is now our largest and fastest-growing
country of operation. Our vision for 2030 is to end hunger in Kenya and provide
a pathway to prosperity for every farming community in the nation. The Kenya
Field Division is the largest team at all of One Acre Fund and plays a crucial
role in achieving this goal. We seek to design and execute the program at a
high level across Kenya. As the direct service providers, we provide the
highest quality service to each and every farmer while ensuring that we are
working efficiently in a way that allows us to have the right forward-thinking
plans to serve future farmers for years to come.
Responsibilities
People Management
- The
Field Division consists of over 100 HQ-based staff members, and another
2,600 field staff operating in our core working areas. Program Associates
have the opportunity to hold many different management roles, from
managing a sub-team of 20 call agents to managing an area expert with whom
they jointly implement improvement projects. These different management
challenges provide a lot of different opportunities for associates to
build their own management capacity and become important force
multipliers.
- Specific
management tasks include facilitating impactful weekly check-ins with all
reports, holding bi-annual coffee chats with all members of the team in
their reporting lines, conducting bi-annual performance reviews for all
staffers, and supporting on the creation and tracking of development areas
through tools like development plans and promotion plans. The Field
Division has the tradition of growing its staff in a way that allows them
to continually take on additional responsibilities and be ready for exciting
new challenges, within the department itself or One Acre Fund in general.
- The
Field Program Associate is responsible for ensuring that all team members
in their reporting line receive the support they need to complete their
project goals, while simultaneously supporting their professional
development and providing them with stretch opportunities to grow their
careers at One Acre Fund.
Project and Portfolio Management
- In
the Field Division, team members take on specific improvement projects, in
addition to their functional portfolio management responsibilities. This
allows the team member to oversee excellent design and execution while
also making specific actionable changes and improvements. This allows our
team to not only serve our current farmers with excellence but also set
the table for us to better serve future farmers.
- Sample
projects include:
- Tablet
Transition: Technology offers a lot of opportunities to a
disperse field program, such as OAF’s. This project would set the entire
field staff up to receive tablets, train staff how to use them, and then
strategize how to leverage their versatility to improve program outcomes.
This project could have amazing gains for operations and efficiency. We
see tablets as fundamentally changing the way that we implement our
program. The owner of this project would have substantial opportunities
to affect the future of the program.
- Field
Team Management Support and Training: With
over 2,900 field staff for the 2020 season, we need to provide team
members with the right management techniques and skills. This exciting
portfolio will have the opportunity to have direct management over
district performance improvement efforts and professional development
curricula. This project is an excellent opportunity to take the team from
good to great and really make an impact on the Kenya Field team.
- Delivery
Service: One key to OAF’s success is our
aptitude in delivery and customer service. It is vital that we continue
to improve upon this strength and make the last mile of delivery as
successful as possible. This project owner would oversee all of the
field-facing aspects of delivery and be responsible for the systematic
improvement of our customer experience. We see this area as crucial to
remaining committed to our value of putting farmers first and setting the
stage for positive future growth.
- Field
Staff Strategy and Research: With a remote
based team, OAF Kenya is always looking for improvements to hiring and
promotions, team management and administrative functions. The person that
oversees this project work will have the opportunity to think creatively
about some of the most important management issues in the international
development sector.
- Excellent
Deliverables, Flexibility, and Timeliness
- As
a Field Program Associate, your work will be seen by thousands of staff
members and possibly hundreds of thousands of farmers. This means the
standards that you are held to is high. After 6 months, you are expected
to oversee excellent design and execution, with little oversight from your
direct manager.
- Deliverables
should be easily understood by all and be able to convey complex ideas in
limited space.
- The
Field Division works within the time constraints of the field program.
This occasionally means quick pivots. All members of the team are
expected to hit agreed upon timelines and be prepared to pivot
priorities, based on field needs.
Leadership
- Strategy
& Vision
- Contribute
to setting Annual Objective Key Results (OKRs), and responsible for the
execution and follow up of all OKRs under your functional area of work
- Measure
progress against goals, regularly report on progress, and hold the team
accountable to prioritizing and delivering results in key strategic
areas.
- Set
annual Kenya strategy for your areas of work
- Carefully
manage the budget of all project work. Prioritize and plan projects to
make smart spending decisions and track budgeting on spends to ensure
that the project remains on track or additional spends are planned for
and approved.
- Communication
- Proactively
and effectively communicate up to country leadership, down to
departments, and across to other sets of leaders plans, goals and
progress for your area of work.
- Ensure
team members are collaborating effectively with individuals, teams, and
divisions outside of the department. Set-up appropriate systems of
communication to keep everyone moving together, particularly through
recurring meetings and strategy sessions
- Participate
in global Field Operations (FOPs) work and collaborate with other country
programs.
Career Growth & Development
We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest
in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager,
access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your
performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to
discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape
a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
Qualifications
We are seeking multiple exceptional professionals with 2+ years
of work experience and ideally a demonstrated passion for our mission.
Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to
apply:
- Strong
work experiences. Examples include demanding professional work experience,
or successful entrepreneurial experience, e.g. starting a field program in
a developing country, leading a conference, starting a business, solid
Volunteer Service Organization accomplishments (VSO, Peace Corps, JICA,
etc).
- Ability
to come up with innovative and creative solutions to challenges – an
entrepreneurial mindset is a strong asset.
- Strong
project management skills. We are looking for someone who can plan and
execute trial/pilot plans on tight schedules.
- Exceptional
analytical skills, able to work with quantitative and qualitative
information, exercise judgment, and make decisions in the context of
uncertainty, and use data effectively to drive strategy.
- At a
minimum, a Bachelor’s degree is required for this position with strong
demonstrated previous work experience.
- Demonstrated
leadership experience at work, or outside of work, enthusiasm for
learning, and openness to feedback.
- Ability
to build teams and collaborate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
- 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.
- Language:
English required, knowledge of Swahili useful.
How to Apply
One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay
for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails
will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any
suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but
do not send applications or application materials to this email address.
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age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are
proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.