JOB DESCRIPTION
At One Acre Fund, we consider impacting our “north star”. Our goal is to increase the impact for the tens of thousands of Tanzanian farmers who join our program. As the Impact and Behavior Change Associate, you will directly oversee all of our impact-related activities in our core field program, ensure that our farmers understand our wide set of products and services, and are changing their behaviors through impactful training. Success in your role is measured by our ability to maximize each season’s impact and thereby hit our impact targets. You will be a member of our Program Design Team, which leads to strategy and planning for core field activities and will report directly to the Program Design Lead.
Specific responsibilities include:
Create and implement our Annual Impact Strategy which identifies our most important impact priorities for the year
Oversee and improve our increasingly complex impact training portfolio to ensure content is effectively communicated to our field staff and farmers in a way that improves the adoption of our agricultural practices
Monitor external threats to our farmers and coordinate our response to identified threats
Document insights so that we can improve every season
Manage our Agronomist and Behavior Change Coordinators and support their professional growth
CAREER GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
We have a 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 looking for professionals with 5+ years of relevant work experience, experience addressing behavior change challenges, and a passion for serving smallholder farmers. Candidates who fit the following criteria are encouraged to apply:
Postgraduate degree in behavioral science, rural development, rural sociology, agriculture or a related field
Experience with agricultural research and extension project design and management, including participatory methods, on-farm trials, surveys, and focus groups
Project management: Design and implement complex projects to success
Growth mindset: Enthusiasm for learning, feedback, and continuous improvement
Results-oriented: You set goals and take ownership of driving towards them
Humility: You are passionate and combine leadership skills with good humor, patience and a humble approach to service.
Willingness to travel. You will be expected to travel across regions ~30% of the year
English is required and Kiswahili is strongly preferred.
PREFERRED START DATE
As soon as possible
JOB LOCATION
Iringa, Njombe, and/or Mbeya, Tanzania (with frequent travel to all regions)
COMPENSATION
Commensurate with experience
DURATION
Full-time job.
BENEFITS
Health insurance paid time off
SPONSOR INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES
Yes.Tanzania country nationals / East Africans are strongly encouraged 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.
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