People Innovations Associate
Internal Investigations Specialist
Job Description:
Independently scope and execute high-priority People projects
for the Kenya program by relating well to our team at all levels and discussing
staffing issues effectively with the leadership.
Responsibilities:
Strategy & Vision
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Together with global and Kenya
leadership, contribute to setting a clear vision and set of priorities for team
culture, diversity, and inclusion within the Kenya program.
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Gather team feedback on ways we can
make One Acre Fund an exceptional place to work. Turn that feedback into a
clear project pipeline to help ensure we are meeting our career promises to all
staff and driving forward career opportunities across our team.
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Drive forward the results of two our
key objectives for the long-rain 2019 season:
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We have a clear, shared vision for
team culture and are actively working towards it.
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Every staff member at every job grade
knows how they are performing against expectations in their current role.
Project Management
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Scope and implement high-priority
projects relating to team culture, Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) and
People Ops.
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Create and maintain a key set of team
metrics to measure our impact on staff satisfaction, culture, and D&I.
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Work with key stakeholders to execute
and monitor projects, ensuring successful outcomes in creating a more positive,
inclusive team culture.
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Some initial projects the People
Innovations Associate will work on include:
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Standardized pay grade definitions: Work closely with department heads to ensure pay grade
definitions clearly articulate the scope and responsibilities of roles at each
level. Work with leadership to create plans for introducing the updated
definitions to their teams.
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People support hub: Create a People support hub for all staff which links to all
HR, Training, and Corporate Operations policies, tools, and documents.
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On-boarding review: Review how new staff are on-boarded in Kenya. Create a
more robust onboarding to ensure all new staff: 1. have clarity on OAF’s
approach to career growth and professional development, 2. know how to access
key project and management tools, and 3. are able to effectively contribute to
OAF’s shared vision of culture.
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Build career clarity across the Kenya
program: The People Division will play
an important role to ensure there is career clarity for all staff, at all
levels. For example, this could include rolling-out an updated performance
review system, ensuring managers are meeting minimum standards, and
implementing strategies for increasing career conversations across the
organization.
Communication
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Proactively and effectively
communicate up to country leadership, down to departments, and across to other
colleagues.
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Be the key point person for all
global D&I and culture initiatives, ensuring a Kenya perspective is
included in project scoping as well as initiatives are rolled-out successfully
in-country.
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Deliver regular culture, diversity,
and inclusion communication to the Kenya team, ensuring your message is clear
and the wider team aligns around key goals for these areas.
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Write and lead training related to
culture and D&I to create positive behavior change across the team.
Team & Culture
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Serve as a leader and role model to
the Kenya team at large. Model the One Acre Fund values, invest in
people, and engage across the team.
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Manage and create feedback channels
to ensure all staff groups can be heard and receive clear communication from
country leadership. Keep pulse on team feedback and concerns.
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The ideal candidate will be able to
relate well to staff at all levels, mediate conflict, and discuss staffing
issues effectively with leadership.
Qualifications:
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At a minimum, a Bachelor’s degree is
required for this position with strong demonstrated previous work experience.
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Leadership experience at work, or
outside of work.
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A willingness to commit to living in
Kakamega, Kenya for at least two years.
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Language: English required, Kiswahili
fluency a plus.
Internal Investigations Specialist
Job Description:
One Acre Fund’s Internal Investigations Team works under the
Global Legal Department and is in charge of conducting investigations into
cases of fraud, ethics, and policy violations. The Kenya Investigations
Specialist will be in charge leading the investigations team for the One Acre
Fund Kenya Program, our largest and most visible country of operations, under
One Acre Fund’s East Africa Legal Counsel. He or she will also help strengthen
and streamline investigation processes in the country, as well as creating
prevention/detection mechanisms for fraud and misconduct across the entire
organization.
Responsibilities:
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Leading the investigation into cases
of fraud or cases and misconduct. He or she will prepare and submit draft
and final reports to Global Legal and other stakeholders. This may include
managing other investigations team staff or staff from other departments who
are participating in an investigation and directing the overall team strategy.
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Develop key strategies and policies
for the investigations team on an annual basis in conjunction with the Global
Legal Department and Kenya Country Program’s goals.
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Manage two-experienced Internal
Investigators working on other cases, review their work, oversee their
investigations processes and styles, and ensure they are developing
professionally.
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Lead training across the Kenya
Program on topics in fraud and misconduct.
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Coordinate reporting to local legal
counsel. The Kenya Investigations Specialist is expected to report or oversee
the reporting by one of the department’s investigator for civil actions
resulting from investigations.
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Monitor, compile, and report on fraud
and misconduct data to One Acre Fund’s East Africa Counsel on a quarterly
basis.
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HR/employment law – For candidates
with a relevant HR/employment law background, this role would also include
providing day-to-day legal counsel to our expanding HR team.
Qualifications:
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Relevant professional work
experience in a demanding environment, or successful entrepreneurial
experience, e.g. starting a field program in a developing country, leading a
conference, starting a business, etc.
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Professional work experience
preferred in the areas of: Law enforcement/criminal justice, law and/or legal
compliance, accounting, financial analysis, and human resources.
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Strong educational background with a
university degree in law, criminal justice, accounting, or finance are
preferred. Licensed attorneys are encouraged to apply as well.
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Strong oral communication skills
required to prepare and present detailed reports, trainings, and briefings to a
wide variety of audiences at the organization
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Proficiency with key programs in
Microsoft Office and Google Suite such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is
required.
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Comfortable with basic financial
analysis and ability to synthesize data.
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Demonstrated leadership experience at
work, or outside of work.
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Strong enthusiasm for learning, and
openness to feedback.
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Ability to build teams and
collaborate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
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Advanced writing skills in English
for providing detailed reports with strong and coherent logical analysis of
data and fact patterns.
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Fluency in the English and Swahili
languages is required.
How to Apply:
Follow the application link here: https://grnh.se/cb42a8e01
Closing Date: 18th October, 2019
NB: Must have existing rights to work in Kenya.
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