One Acre Fund
Kenya People Division Deputy
Job Location: Kakamega,
Kenya
Duration: Minimum
2-year commitment for full-time career role
Organization Description: One Acre Fund supplies smallholder farmers with the
financing and training they need to grow their way out of hunger and poverty.
Instead of giving handouts, we invest in farmers to generate a permanent gain in
farm income.
We supply a complete service bundle
of seeds and fertilizer, financing, training, and market facilitation—and we
deliver these services within walking distance of the 400,000 rural farmers we
serve.
We measure success in our ability to
make farmers more prosperous and we always put Farmers First.
Job Description: One Acre Fund began in Kenya and it is now one of our
largest and fastest-growing countries of operation. Our vision for 2030 is to
end hunger in Kenya and provide a pathway to prosperity for every farm family
in the nation.
One Acre Fund Kenya is transitioning
from a start-up to a mature operation – and we need additional high performing
staff members to continue our strong growth trajectory.
Working with our Kenya team presents
the opportunity to build upon our strong operational foundations and explore
new ways to impact our well-established network of hundreds of thousands of
farm families.
The work of the People Division Deputy would include, but not be
limited to:
Strategy & Vision
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Together with the division director,
set and steer course for the 5-15-year vision
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Ensure department annual plans align
with long-term vision and targets.
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Measure progress against goals,
regularly report on progress, hold the team accountable to prioritizing and
delivering results in key strategic areas.
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Prepare our people departments to
scale rapidly, allowing OAF deliver rural services to 500,000 clients through
3,000 staff members by 2020.
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Hold Kenya program accountable to
meet career promises to all staff – meaningful work, career growth and fair
compensation.
Communication
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Proactively and effectively
communicate up to the division director and country leadership, down to
departments, across to other sets of leaders.
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Ensure People Departments are collaborating
effectively with individuals, teams and divisions outside of the people
division.
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Set-up appropriate systems of
communication to keep everyone moving together.
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Participate in global people work and
collaborate with other country programs.
Management & Training
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Serve as direct or secondary
management line to 1-3 key people departments in Kenya. These departments could
include: Corporate Operations, Human Resources, Training, Recruitment,
Analytics, and Infrastructure.
·
Management will include oversight,
weekly reporting meetings, performance reviews and development, strategic
direction and support.
·
Personally lead training sessions for
senior staff members.
Team & Culture
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Serve as a leader and role model to
the Kenya team at large. This should include a consistent demonstration of One
Acre Fund core values, modeling a sustainable work/life balance, investing in
the development of your team, and investment in team culture.
·
Keep the pulse on team feedback,
concerns, and upcoming events that might be destabilizing
·
Actively contingency plan and
mitigate risk areas that could destabilize staff or operations.
Execution of Strategic Initiatives
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Ensure that everything the People
Division does adheres to world-class standards of execution.
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Set KPI’s and metrics to measure
success.
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Regularly solicit feedback from the
wider team and other departments.
Spending and Budgeting
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Participate, together with
departments, in annual budgeting process; anticipate spending for the year
based on annual plans.
·
Regularly review actual spending
against planned spending. Keep all departments operating to maximum efficiency
and within planned budget.
Outside & External
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Occasionally host key external
visitors and donors to One Acre Fund.
·
Research and understand key best
practices in functional work areas at other organizations.
·
Think strategically about potential
partnerships and learning opportunities from other organizations.
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 4+ years of work experience a demonstrated passion for
international development.
Candidates fitting the following
profile are strongly encouraged to apply:
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HR/Talent management experience.
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Strong people management experience
(at least 3 years of managing a team of highly skilled workers).
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Strong leadership experiences with
the demonstrated ability to lead a team to accomplish its goals.
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High Emotional Intelligence:
Self-regulation and empathy in particular.
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A true team player: You’ll be willing
to do whatever it takes to help the Kenya team.
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Excellent judgment in sensitive
people issues, management skills, creative problem solving.
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Strong communication skills, both
written and oral.
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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.
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A willingness to commit to living in
rural areas of East Africa for at least two years – this is a long-term,
career-track role. The ideal candidate will have at least one year of
demonstrated experience working in the developing world, although this is not a
strict requirement.
·
Language: English required. Swahili-speakers
strongly preferred.
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible, although flexible for the right
candidate
Compensation: Commensurate with
experience
Benefits: Health
insurance, room and board, transport, immunizations
Sponsor International Candidates: Yes
East Africans are strongly encouraged
to apply
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to apply online
Application deadline: Rolling applications