One Acre Fund
Job Vacancy: Product
Innovations Analyst
Location: Kakamega, Kenya
Location: Kakamega, Kenya
Duration: Minimum 2-year
commitment, full-time job
Job Description: One Acre Fund is growing quickly, and we
plan to at least quadruple our farmer impact in the next five years.
This offers staff members a
strong career opportunity: the ability to learn from a successful field
operation, contribute to aggressive growth, and also make improvements to our
program.
We are currently seeking an Analyst on the Product Innovations team in Kenya.
We are currently seeking an Analyst on the Product Innovations team in Kenya.
This team works to discover
new ideas for our programs and conducts dozens of trials to test them.
We have a broad portfolio of
many focus areas, including staple crops, new agricultural technologies, solar
energy, livestock, market access, nutrition, and health.
As an organization, we
constantly seek to learn and improve, and our innovations teams lead the way,
developing ideas that could potentially improve the lives of hundreds of
thousands of households.
The Product Innovations Analyst role would include the following primary responsibilities:
The Product Innovations Analyst role would include the following primary responsibilities:
- Conducting
rigorous statistical analyses of trials: analyzing data from complex
trials that touch on many different topic areas and that utilize design
principles such as randomization, propensity score matching, and other
research methods.
- Translating
complex data topics for diverse audiences: synthesizing and summarizing
data and trial results such that they can be presented to diverse
audiences and used effectively in decision-making.
- Supporting the
design of rigorous research trials: advising on trial design decisions
such as sample size and sampling method, selection of appropriate control
groups, statistical power, and ensuring that trials can meet stated
objectives and answer target questions.
- Advising on
data quality improvements: providing guidance and input to our monitoring
and evaluation team to improve data collection methods, developing tools
and resources that can identify data quality problems, and implementing
best practices for data accuracy.
- Staff
mentorship: leading trainings for team members on data analysis and data
fluency, developing and revising training materials and resources, and
providing targeted mentorship to key staff to build their data analysis
and trial design skills.
Career Growth and Development
One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills.
One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills.
Your manager and a global
support team will commit 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.
Qualifications
We are seeking an exceptional professional with 2+ years of work experience and ideally a demonstrated passion for international development.
We are seeking an exceptional professional with 2+ years of work experience and ideally a demonstrated passion for international development.
Candidates fitting the
following profile are strongly encouraged to apply:
- Strong work
experiences. Examples include a demanding professional work experience, or
successful entrepreneurial experience – for example, starting a field
program in a developing country, leading a conference, starting a
business, solid Volunteer Service Organization accomplishments (e.g., VSO,
Peace Corps, JICA, etc.).
- Strong
analytical and statistical background and experience, with a preference
for experience with designing and implementing randomized controlled
trials and using R for analysis.
- Leadership
experience at work, or outside of work.
- 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.
- 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 demonstrated experience working in the developing world,
although this is not a strict requirement.
- Language:
English required in all locations. Knowledge of Swahili a plus.
- Ability to
cook/laugh – desirable.
Preferred Start Date: ASAP
Compensation: We offer a modest starting salary that
affords a high quality of life in our areas of operation. This is a
career-track role with performance-based raises and the ability to expand
responsibilities over time.
Benefits: Health insurance,
immunizations, flights, housing.
Sponsor International
Candidates: Yes
How to Apply
Application link: http://grnh.se/25ogmp1
Closing date: 08/11/2017
Job Vacancy:People
Division Deputy
Location:Kakamega, Kenya
Duration: Minimum 2-year commitment for full-time career role
Location:Kakamega, Kenya
Duration: Minimum 2-year commitment for full-time career role
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
Strategy & Vision
- Together with
the division director, set and steer course for the 5-15-year vision.
- Ensure
department annual plans align with long-term vision and targets.
- Measure
progress against goals, regularly report on progress, hold the team
accountable to prioritizing and delivering results in key strategic areas.
- Prepare our
people departments to scale rapidly, allowing OAF deliver rural services
to 500,000 clients through 3,000 staff members by 2020.
- Hold Kenya
program accountable to meet career promises to all staff – meaningful
work, career growth and fair compensation.
Communication
- Proactively
and effectively communicate up to the division director and country
leadership, down to departments, across to other sets of leaders.
- Ensure People
Departments are collaborating effectively with individuals, teams and
divisions outside of the people division. Set-up appropriate systems of
communication to keep everyone moving together.
- Participate in
global people work and collaborate with other country programs.
Management & Training
- 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
- 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
- Ensure that
the People Division adheres to world-class standards of execution.
- Set KPI’s and
metrics to measure success.
- Regularly
solicit feedback from the wider team and other departments.
Spending and Budgeting
- 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
- 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 and a global support team will commit significant time in your career development.
One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills. Your manager and a global support team will commit 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.
Qualifications
We are seeking an exceptional professional with 4+ years of work experience a demonstrated passion for international development.
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:
- HR/Talent
management experience.
- Strong people
management experience (at least 3 years of managing a team of highly
skilled workers).
- Strong
leadership experiences with the demonstrated ability to lead a team to
accomplish its goals.
- High emotional
intelligence: Self-regulation and empathy in particular.
- A true team
player: You’ll be willing to do whatever it takes to help the Kenya team.
- Excellent
judgment in sensitive people issues, management skills, creative problem
solving.
- Strong
communication skills, both written and oral.
- 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.
- 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
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible, although flexible for the right candidate
Compensation: We offer a modest
starting salary that affords a high quality of life in our areas of operation.
This is a career-track role with performance-based raises and the ability to
expand responsibilities over time.
Benefits: Health insurance, immunizations, flights,
housing.
Sponsor International
Candidates: Yes
How to Apply
Application link: http://grnh.se/7x68tu1
Closing date: 08/11/2017
East Africans are strongly
encouraged to apply