One Acre Fund
Retail Administrative Assistant
Kakamega, Kenya
About One Acre Fund: 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 establishing a number of rural retail outlets
over the coming months.
This role will be vital in the
success of this exciting new avenue.
As One Acre Fund’s Rural Retail
Administration Assistant in Kenya, you will work closely with all members of
the Rural Retail Department to assist in the smooth running of their daily
work, through excellent filing, clear and timely communication with both
internal and external parties as well as being responsible for keeping workload
trackers updated.
Your Role
·
Be responsible for keeping
departmental workload tracker documents up to date;
·
Provide clear and timely
communication to maintenance clients;
·
Keep all project filing systems up to
date;
·
Liaise with team members to ensure
the smooth flow of information;
·
Perform additional tasks as requested
by the manager as needed.
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 1 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:
·
Excellent Microsoft Excel, Microsoft
Word skills as well as a good level of general computer literacy;
·
Strong written and oral communicator;
·
Good organizational skills with
attention to detail;
·
Strong collaborative nature with a
commitment to teamwork;
·
Proven ability to meet targets;
·
Fluent in English and Kiswahili;
·
A logical mind with the capacity to
overcome difficult problems creatively;
·
A strong sense of ethics, honesty and
integrity.;
·
Ability to work under pressure,
producing quality work with little supervision;
·
Preference for a Diploma from a
recognised academic institution;
·
Minimum C+ in KCSE or Equivalent
preferred.
Preferred Start Date
·
As soon as possible
Job Location: Kakamega, Kenya
Compensation: Commensurate with experience
Duration: Full-time job
Benefits: Health insurance, paid time off
Sponsor International Candidates: No; Must have existing rights to work in Kenya.
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to apply online.
Application Deadline: Tuesday, 17th December 2019
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.
One Acre Fund
Global Impact Ventures Deputy Director
Location: Kigali,
Rwanda
We
are seeking an exceptional individual with a proven track record to help
scale-up early stage ventures and work in partnership with country + global
teams to dream up new opportunities across One Acre Fund operations.
About One Acre Fund: 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’s Impact Ventures Department aims to build
ultra-scalable new channels and business models that can grow to serve more
than half a million farmers in just a few years. We have a diverse portfolio of
investments, from large government partnerships to short-term behaviour change
campaigns, to rural retail shops, to tree seedling nurseries. What they share
is a commitment to impact millions of farm families while maintaining
operations that are cost-neutral or highly financially efficient, in order to
reach as many people as possible.
We
are seeking an exceptional individual with a proven track record to help
scale-up early-stage ventures and work in partnership with country + global
teams to dream up new opportunities across One Acre Fund operations.
The
role responsibilities will be adjusted to fit the candidate’s experience and
interests, but in general, will include the following:
·
Develop strategies and tactics to
rapidly scale investments in your portfolio to reach hundreds of thousands of
clients.
·
For each project in your portfolio,
you will be managing 1-2 on the ground leaders who oversee the day to day
operations. Each of these leaders will likely lead a rapidly growing team. For
early-stage investments, teams will likely include 10-30 people. Within a few
years, many programs could have 100+ staff.
·
Building 5-year strategies that
improve our ability to hit aggressive scale targets, deliver stronger impact
per farmer, and maintains program cost controls
·
Working with program leads to
maintain strong field execution through building systems/tools to track and
assess key field performance indicators and flexibly collaborating with various
departments to tackle unexpected operational challenges
·
Supporting recruiting of senior program
leaders
·
Dream big and operationalize new
ideas, whether enhancing existing pilots or contributing to
country/organizational strategy in identifying new opportunities to pursue.
·
Collaborating with country leadership
teams to build a strong business case including strategic rationale, financial
projections, and connecting the case to farmer needs identified in the field.
·
Co-developing the trial design with
country teams including what to trial, how to trial, and at what scale.
·
Hiring and managing a pilot team
directly to effectively trial new ideas or acting as a strategic advisor to
country teams if they take on ownership of trialing
·
Leading org-wide communications that
share pilot learnings
·
Building and maintaining a global
pipeline of Impact Ventures opportunities
·
Develop relationships and coordinate
with internal and external partners who are relevant to our work. Partners
could include One Acre Fund Country Directors, executives at social
enterprises, key officials in government ministries, etc.
The
role is multi-faceted and suited to those who enjoy working under pressure with
high levels of responsibility and independence.
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
Specific
qualifications include, but are not limited to:
·
5 to 7+ years of professional work
experience with experience in leadership of teams and project management; entrepreneurial
experience preferred (e.g. starting a new program or business unit, launching
new initiatives across a large field team, etc.)
·
Top-performing academic background
·
Functional flexibility – an
entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to hit the ground running and start
adding value quickly. Proven ability of creative problem-solving, successful
implementation and execution of strategy based on field data and programmatic
evidence.
·
Fact-based analytical decision-maker
– an ability to gather and synthesize different types of qualitative (e.g.
farmer interviews) and quantitative (e.g. financial/impact modelling)
information to guide major strategic and operational decisions
·
Willingness to travel 35% of the time
to rural areas – One Acre Fund operations are predominantly based in rural
areas, close to our customers.
·
Fluency in English required,
knowledge of other languages spoken in One Acre Fund countries strongly
preferred
·
Friendly personality, professional
and proactive work attitude
·
Humility; a willingness to get your
shoes muddy and work productively with people from all walks of life; ability
to tackle any task, large or small, with professionalism and enthusiasm
Preferred Start Date: 1st March 2020
Job Location: Kigali,
Rwanda
Compensation: Commensurate
with experience
Duration: Full-time
job
Benefits: Health
insurance, paid time off
Sponsor International Candidates: Yes; African nationals strongly encouraged to apply.
Application link: https://grnh.se/c333f4c81
Closing date: January
19, 2020
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.
One Acre Fund
Recruitment Intern
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya
We
are looking for a Recruitment intern to provide support and oversight for
technical and general hiring.
About One Acre Fund: 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: We are looking for three Recruitment Interns to provide support
and oversight for technical and program hiring. The role requires excellent
people skills and project management skills, high attention to detail,
stakeholder coordination and the ability to plan and achieve hiring strategies.
The
Recruitment Interns, based in Nairobi, Kenya, will join our global-based
Recruitment Team to provide support in managing our recruitment processes and
improvements.
Responsibilities include:
·
Directly participate in general
hiring by participating in trainings and interview processes and support in
Field Officer hiring and partner with Hiring Managers to schedule final round
interviews
·
Build Hiring Manager relationships
through timely and specific communication on process updates, pipeline updates,
and best practices to ensure a seamless hiring process
·
Expand the recruitment process by
actively seeking feedback on the One Acre Fund recruitment process and
recommend improvements in order to deliver excellent candidate, Hiring Manager,
and Recruiter experience
·
Support on recruitment process
improvements. Some example projects could include:
·
Young Professionals Program: Act as
an integral part of the Young Professionals Program by supporting the program
expansion, shortlisting qualified candidates, in accordance with the job’s
requirements and conducting phone interviews, and leading the centralized
candidate processing.
·
Centralized Processing: Support our
centralized processing team by completing tasks at various stages of our
recruitment process such as job postings, new hire requests, and first-round
phone interviews and implementing improvements so our work is more efficient
and effective.
·
Hiring Manager Certification: Support
our Hiring Manager Certification program by leading knowledge management work,
simplifying our systems, and/or creating video training.
·
Provide weekly reports and attend
check-ins each week with your manager to review current work, workshop ideas
and ensure timely deliverables on set targets
·
Act as a passionate ambassador for
One Acre Fund by promoting the company as an employer of choice
·
Any other duties related to One Acre
Fund daily activities as may be assigned to you by your supervisor
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
Specific
qualifications include, but are not limited to:
·
Citizenship in KENYA or RWANDA – you
will be asked to submit a copy of your passport biodata page or your national
ID card
·
Exceptional recent graduates or young
professionals with a Bachelor’s degree in any people related or Finance fields
preferred. Individuals who hold a Bachelor’s degree as of Jan 2020 are eligible
for One Acre Fund internships/fellowships
·
Strong work experiences. Examples
include summer jobs, internships, fellowships or research positions while at
school
·
Demonstrated Leadership experience at
work, school clubs, volunteer organizations, etc.
·
High attention to detail
·
Good facilitation and stakeholder
coordination skills
·
Ability to work both independently
and part of a team
·
Solves problems effectively and owns
the solutions to completion
·
Flexibility and a willingness to take
on varied tasks and hit the ground running.
·
Strong interest in One Acre Fund’s
work serving smallholder farmers
·
Strong desire for personal and
professional growth
·
Fluent in English
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible
Job Location: Kigali,
Rwanda or Nairobi, Kenya
Compensation: Commensurate
with experience
Duration: Full-time
job
Benefits: Health
insurance, paid time off
Sponsor International Candidates: No; Must have existing rights to work in Kenya or
Rwanda.
Application link: https://grnh.se/8773aa3e1
Closing date: December
26, 2019
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.
One Acre Fund
Rwanda Strategy and Operations Analyst
Location: Rubengera,
Rwanda
Conduct
quantitative analysis and shape organizational strategy to support our
operations and systems as we grow.
About One Acre Fund: 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
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
We
are looking for a motivated, dedicated to social impact to join our Rwanda
strategy team.
The
Strategy and Operations Analyst will work on short-term projects across
multiple functions to solve complex, financial and operational problems.
This
is a full-time career-track role within One Acre Fund Rwanda’s Strategy team.
The
role therefore includes exposure to high-level strategy, working in different
departments, and getting into the field. No day is ever the same, and you can
take on new projects quickly whilst handling ad-hoc requests (e.g. research)
from the country director.
Analysts
take full ownership of projects, from planning through execution and follow-up.
They
manage anywhere from 2-5 projects at any given time, are typically responsible
for at least one other team-specific initiative, and are expected to tackle any
type of project – from quantitative modeling to primary research – with a focus
on solving the problem at hand. The Analyst may be asked to take on direct
management responsibilities to help our team grow into Analysts.
Roles and Responsibilities
·
Identify opportunities for 20%
savings in our large distribution network costs, through market research and
modeling of truck costs and margins in the industry, to understand where we
could reduce our costs.
·
Build a ‘social return on investment’
model for teams that conduct trials to ensure the trial is a worthwhile
investment, taking in to account its potential impact to farmers and cost if we
scaled the trial country-wide.
·
Identify opportunities in the market
to sell more solar lights, and working with each team to ensure cross-channel
collaboration to increase solar light sales.
·
Working with our field operations
team to create tools to measure performance and ensure incentives (sales,
repayment etc) for field staff are optimal to increase results.
·
Longer-term, there will be
opportunities to lead increasingly large projects or join/lead a department you
are supporting.
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
shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
Qualifications
We
are looking for extraordinary professionals who will help take our organization
to the next levels of impact.
This
is a posting for a career–track role.
Candidates
who fit the following criteria are encouraged to apply:
Work
experiences: we are targeting former management consultants or people with
similar experience quickly getting up to speed on a project, working across
departments, and solving problems. We also look for leadership experiences, at
or outside of work, particularly in roles that demonstrate relationship
management and on a variety of project types.
Technical
skills: Advanced Excel (can perform complex functions) . Experience with other
professional programs (e.g. R, STATA, Access) is a plus.
Humility:
in everything One Acre Fund does, we put farmers first. We do this by
approaching our work and individual professional growth with humility,
efficiency, and compassion.
A
willingness to commit to living in East Africa for at least two years. You will
have had experience working in an latest market, although this is not required.
Language: English;
French/Kinyarwanda a bonus
Location: Rubengera,
Rwanda
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible
Compensation: Commensurate
with experience
Benefits: Health
insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits
Sponsor International Candidates: Yes, Africans are encouraged to apply
Application link: https://grnh.se/e54b18601
Closing date: January
26, 2020
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.
One Acre Fund
Kenya Trials Liaison Coordinator
Kakamega, Kenya
About One Acre Fund: 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 ‘Duka Trial Liaison’ will manage and coordinate the
communication, planning and execution of Duka trial activities between
logistics and PGI The Liaison will drive process improvements aimed at the
efficient storage, monitoring and delivery of Duka stocks; and will be
responsible for planning and executional excellence for trial activities.
The
Liaison will advise the PGI department on the most cost efficient ways of
delivering products from various warehouses to the Dukas, through route and
truck optimization in order to minimize delivery costs; and will be responsible
for the seasonal allocation and delivery of stocks based on the forecasted Duka
needs. They shall also be responsible for monitoring stock validity and expiry
information, communicating and recommending appropriate action to the PGI
department.
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Inventory
Allocation Planning (40%)
·
Suggest and implement solutions to
improve Duka demand forecast accuracy.
·
Monitor the warehouse space and
occupancy for Duka stocks in relation to the quantities ordered and respective
Duka sales per region.
·
Communicate forecast and inventory
estimates to stakeholders, and keep them updated on project updates.
·
Address demand related issues in a
timely fashion by optimizing transfers.
·
Monitor stock availability for
reorder discussions.
Cost
Optimization (20%)
·
Actively engage Duka stakeholders to
identify Logistics cost saving areas.
·
Analyze all Logistics- Duka related
expenditure and provide reports.
·
Advise the PI team on cost-effective
transport models.
·
Adhere to the agreed upon SLAs with
the PI team.
·
Identify and continuously improve on
different delivery models to optimize transfers as we scaleup.
Process
improvement (20%)
·
Identify areas of improvements and
recommend action plans.
·
Work with management to design, build
and implement more efficient processes for the Duka execution.
·
Reach out to all stakeholders with
the aim of understanding pain points in the current delivery or product
handling processes.
·
Document all existing and develop any
new Duka- serving processes.
·
Actively engage Duka supervisors on
product quality concerns and advise on mitigation plans.
Professional
Development (20%)
·
Identify opportunities for training
of own team to better support the Duka program
·
Participate in bi-monthly skills
boosters with manager to increase technical skills with Microsoft Office and
Google Suite.
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 an individual with a minimum of 3 years working experience in
Demand Planning or Supply chain in Retail, and a demonstrated passion for our
mission; we are looking for someone who desires to be a proactive member of a
rapidly growing team.
Candidates
who meet the criteria below are encouraged to apply:
·
Experience in Demand Planning-
Desired but not mandatory.
·
Strong interpersonal, verbal and
written communication.
·
Highly skilled in Excel and a
demonstrated knowledge of other MS Office and Google Suites
·
Strong reporting and analytical
skills.
·
Self-motivator / Initiator of
obtaining new skills
·
A solid understanding of inventory
management practices
·
Positive attitude and willingness to
learn
·
Demonstrated dedication to process
and continuous improvement.
·
Ability to manage multiple requests,
prioritize effectively and meet deadlines.
·
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work
experience.
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible
Job Location: Kakamega,
Kenya
Compensation: Commensurate
with experience
Duration: Full-time
job
Benefits: Health
insurance, paid time off
Sponsor International Candidates: No; Must have existing rights to work in Kenya.
Application link: https://grnh.se/611767ef1
Closing date: January
20, 2020
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.
