Global Finance Controller
Product Integration Specialist
NB: Must
have existing rights to work in Rwanda
Position: Global Finance Controller
Location: Nairobi
Compensation: Commensurate with experience
Preferred Starting Date: As soon as possible
Benefits: Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive
benefits
Job description
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.
Reporting to the CFO, the Global Finance Controller will
manage the financial information at One Acre Fund that inspires internal
decision-making and gives external partners the comfort to continue supporting
us to achieve our bold growth goals and vision.
You will lead a team of 35+ to manage the finance data from
initiation of transactions, through review all the way to final reporting. The
functional responsibilities of your team include accounting, reporting,
compliance, disbursements/AP, cash management and systems improvement.
You will ensure that One Acre Fund has the systems in place
to support program scale and coordinate audits in all 10+ countries of
operation. You will work with the CFO to harmonize financial operations,
develop financial strategies, monitor all financial activities, ensure
compliance with finance and tax regulations, and maintain good relationships
with external service providers.
Responsibilities
People Management
- Directly
manage the leads of reporting, compliance and operations
- Systematize
performance monitoring through indicators to shape a result-oriented team
- Provide
leadership in enhancing the customer service centrist approach to the
team’s work
- Recruit
and develop an excellent finance team
Operations, Reporting & Compliance
- Monitor
cash flow, accounts, and other financial transactions
- Prepare
and provide periodic financial performance reports
- Oversee
all external audits as needed by donors and for national regulators
- Ensure
that all of our financial practices are in line with statutory regulations
and legislation
- Use
tech tools and data to increase the value added by finance
- Identify,
champion and implement improvements that strengthen the ICOFR
Qualifications
We are looking for passionate finance professionals who
combine leading with good humor, patience, and a humble approach to service.
Candidates who fit the following criteria are encouraged to
apply:
- Over
ten years of experience in a senior management role with both external
audit and in-house financial management (large multinational experience a
plus)
- People
management skills with the ability to engage direct and indirect reports
and peers
- Experience
monitoring and improving control policies to ensure compliance
- Combine
the ability to participate in and shape strategic discussions with a
willingness to zoom-in to the detail and troubleshoot underlying root
causes
- Business/Accounting
degree or CPA (or equivalent) mandatory, master’s or certification in
related field a plus
- Excellent
written and spoken English
How to Apply
Click
here 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.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless
of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation,
age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are
proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
Product Integration Specialist
Position: Product Integration Specialist
Location: Rubengera, Rwanda
Preffered Starting Date: As soon as possible
Compensation: Commensurate with experience
Duration: Full-time
Benefits: Health insurance, paid time off
Job description
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.
One Acre Fund relies on its Product Innovation team to find
the most impactful agricultural practices and products for farmers. Every
season we run both farmer trials and surveys to inform our extension and
product offering decisions. Great innovation comes from excellent background
research, a true understanding of our client base, excellent trial
implementation, and a strong integration process that allows us to translate
trial results into our full program.
Over the past 12 years our program has grown in Rwanda,
allowing us to have a strong field-facing team which is able to capture farmer
need and demand for a variety of products. As we constantly strive to offer the
best service to our clients, we are looking for a committed
agricultural/business professional who can identify, develop/adapt, test and
scale various products that can be offered to improve the livelihoods of our clients
in rural areas.
The Product Integration Specialist (JG4 PG11-12) will be
based in the Product Integration team within the wider Product Innovation
department. In general s/he will be a leader within the wider Impact
Division, helping to improve the One Acre Fund program by being a technical
leader in product development and evaluation.
Responsibilities
- Background
research: the Specialist will be responsible for
identifying and proposing new products to offer farmers. As such, s/he
shall be able to independently undertake appropriate desk based research
to develop cases for or against new products and/or trials.
- Trial
design: the Specialist will be responsible for
taking an active role in designing new product trials especially within
his/her portfolio, but will be available to assist on other trials as
well. This will include a written document explaining the trial from
start to finish along with proper project management tools such as
calendar, issues trackers, theory of change etc. S/He will elicit all
necessary feedback for such trial designs from all relevant stakeholders
(both internal and external to the organization). Trial designs, though
started independently will be heavily discussed and overseen by Team Lead.
- Evaluation
planning: As part of trial designs, all products under
the Specialist’s portfolio will be evaluated appropriately to allow for
proper conclusions to be drawn. Evaluation plans are expected for
all new product trials, which include: sampling strategy, sample size, map
of study, and analysis strategy. Depending on the complexity of the
trial, the Specialist will collaborate with Integration Data
Director/Specialist and/or Team Lead for development of any evaluation
plan.
- Survey
development: Specialist will elaborate all drafts of
surveys pertaining to product portfolio either independently or with
support from the Data Specialist. S/He will seek input from all necessary
stakeholders. S/He will ensure proper input into CommCare or other
survey tool and verify that it is functioning properly in partnership with
Integration Data and Field Directors.
- Report
Writing: In conjunction with Integration Data
Specialist, the Integration Specialist will write up synthetic reports of
all trials, surveys or evaluations for internal consumption. Reports
should include, where appropriate, adoption, cannibalization, qualitative
interviews, post-morta as well as quantitative evaluations.
- Impact
Model ownership: Where appropriate (new product or
intervention) Specialist will own the updating and elaboration of impact
models, ensuring that they reflect the most realistic impact of a new
product or intervention
- Communication: Specialist
will manage progressively more communication within One Acre Fund relating
to product trials or evaluations s/he is managing.
- Partnership: Where
necessary the Specialist will be responsible for day-to-day management of
relationships with external partners who are involved in providing a
product/service under the Specialist’s portfolio
- Team
Performance Management: The Specialist will support team
capacity development initiatives as necessary
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 a business or agribusiness or research
professional with +2 years of work experience and a passion for our mission.
Candidates who fit the following criteria are encouraged to apply:
- Project
management skills and the ability to create and stick to timelines.
- Bachelor’s
degree in agriculture, agribusiness, business, economics, international
trade, and development or a related field required
- Understanding
of program evaluation strongly preferred, demonstrated the ability to use
data for decision-making required, understanding of basic statistics also
required.
- Passion
for team building and collaboration with colleagues from diverse
backgrounds and through multiple media including remote work
- Stata,
R or another statistical package preferred, Microsoft excel required
- Written
and oral English required, knowledge of French, Kinyarwanda or Swahili
very useful
How to Apply
NB: Must
have existing rights to work in Rwanda
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.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless
of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation,
age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are
proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
