Jobs Kenya

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  • HR and Organisation Effectiveness Manager

    HR and Organisation Effectiveness Manager

    Job Description

    We’re looking for an HR generalist who will oversee excellent operational execution while driving strategic projects across our global HR team. You will create efficiency and reduce waste by identifying process bottlenecks and implementing HR process improvements. You are an experienced manager who is equal parts People- and analysis-obsessed, with a record of designing efficient, data-first systems. You will likely manage up to 3 associates, and report to our Global HR Director.

    Specific Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

    Lead monthly payroll and tax reporting: you will work with your direct reports and internal partners to execute monthly payroll accurately and on time. You’ll continually lead improvements efforts that ensure the HR team is spending <20% of its time running monthly recurring functions. Grow into an important leadership voice in setting People strategy: you’ll collaborate with the Global Director of People, the Global HR director, and heads of our Internal Consulting, Recruitment, and Training and Development to set global People strategy. Lead projects: you will achieve results in project execution by identifying and clarifying issues and priorities; communicating and coordinating teams; evaluating milestone achievements; evaluating optional courses of action; changing assumptions and directions within projects. Potential projects may include: Design a compensation and rewards strategy for all staff : you work with senior and executive level partners to develop a compensation and rewards strategy and establish partnerships and detailed plans to bring that to life. This will cover OAF’s entire staff complement of 8000+ staff. Build an excellent “internal client” service desk: you work with your deputies to build excellent reporting and customer service tools, ensuring that our HR team can meet support requests from staff and HR data requests from all partners. Statutory compliance: you will ensure compliance with local labor laws and statutory requirements by understanding current HR and Payroll compliance environment; and ensuring adherence to requirements; and advising leadership on all necessary actions. 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: Preferred work experience: 5+ years in HR Operations and Organisational Effectiveness roles. Top candidates will have human capital consulting experience. Experience delivering improvements for scaling public, private or non-profit (social enterprise) sectors. Technical knowledge: Experience developing dynamic dashboards, advanced Excel (can perform complex functions), knowledge of Google Suite and other collaboration tools, ability to work with both technical and non-technical partners. Experience with enterprise wide HR software systems such as SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle, Workday, PeopleSoft, etc will be an added advantage. Excellent people/team manager: You’ve accelerated the careers of growing professionals and leave multiple layers of succession behind you. You’re comfortable delivering difficult feedback but at the same time, are ready to invest your time in supporting your direct reports’ professional development. Customer-focused culture: Experience driving customer-centricity when rolling out projects, process improvements; creating systems to address and resolve customer needs as part of People Support; and providing constructive or developmental feedback to others, driving performance. Coaching and mentorship: Experience planning and supporting individual development of skills that your team needs for success. You will model One Acre Fund’s purpose, vision and Culture Code. Language: Fluency in English required. Proficiency in Kiswahili, Kinyarwanda or French is a plus. Professional associations: Candidates who are Kenyan citizens, residents or will be working in Kenya are legally required to be members of the Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM). Preferred Start Date As soon as possible. Job Location Kigali, Rwanda or Nairobi, Kenya Compensation Commensurate with experience Benefits Health insurance, paid time off

  • Graphic Designer Grants Finance Specialist

    Graphic Designer Grants Finance Specialist

    Job Description

    We are seeking a dedicated and experienced graphic designer to help support One Acre Fund’s growing collateral needs. You will work closely with our small design team based in Nairobi.

    As a graphic designer, you will produce high-quality materials for farmers across six countries, including marketing materials, product guides and accessible trainings. These materials form the foundation of our farmer outreach efforts, and directly support our efforts to improve farmers’ quality of life. You may also occasionally support on creative design for the organization brand and fundraising materials.

    This position requires a strong understanding of the elements and principles of design, a clean and polished design aesthetic, a strict attention to detail, and strong project management and coordination skills. A successful candidate should also be capable of clear communication, self-motivation, and structured work planning. Previous experience with InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and print design are a must.

    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 exceptional professional with at least 4 year(s) of substantive design experience and a passion for our mission. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

    Strong portfolio demonstrating creativity and a clean and polished design aesthetic
    Ability to follow brand standards in order to produce a seamless organizational look
    Proficient in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator; Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
    Strong ability to work on and prioritize multiple projects, as well as adhere to tight deadlines
    Detail oriented with strong organizational skills for stakeholder and project management
    Strong written and verbal communication skills
    Ability to collaborate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
    Familiarity with working on a Mac platform desired
    Knowledge of preparing files for print
    Availability to travel to Kakamega periodically and open to limited travel around other countries in East Africa
    Enthusiasm for learning, and openness to feedback
    Illustration skills and/or UI/UX design a plus but not required
    Language: English required; Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Chichewa or Amharic are a plus

    Preferred Start Date

    As Soon As Possible
    Compensation

    Commensurate with experience
    Benefits

    Health insurance, paid time off

    Sponsor International Candidates

    No; Must have existing rights to work in Kenya.

    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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  • Specialist, Office of the CEO

    Specialist, Office of the CEO

    JOB DESCRIPTION
    We are looking for someone to reflect the voice of and to execute on behalf of the Executive Director. As One Acre Fund grows, our Executive Director is focused on an increasingly diverse set of priorities, from communicating with external partners to marshaling resources for new internal projects. You would work very closely with him on those priorities to help move forward One Acre Fund’s overall strategy. The role has three main parts:

    Executive-level, strategic communications: We believe well-crafted communication of our strategy is essential to One Acre Fund’s success. You will reflect the voice of our Executive Director in communications with the most important influencers in the sector and internal audiences. Examples include:

    Set the vision and create the content for monthly Town Halls, the organization’s forum for keeping staff up to date and aware of the organization’s strategic direction.
    Draft an annual strategy letter to set vision and guidance for internal staff.

    One-off, fast analyses and tasks: These are analyses and tasks of one week or shorter duration, typically exploring a new strategic direction. For example:

    Write a memo summarizing the market opportunities for sorghum and millet in East Africa.
    Recommend a methodology for projecting the average household size of smallholder farmer families in 2030.

    One Acre Fund-wide initiatives: As we become more complex, there are an increasing number of projects that do not fall cleanly into an existing department. You will move forward essential projects across multiple departments. For example:

    Build an organization-wide initiative to increase the number of job candidates referred by our staff – to satisfy the hiring needs of a fast-growing organization.

    Currently, we are planning for the Office of the CEO to include 1-2 jnr analyst/analysts, 1-2 managers, and a director. We are excited about the possibility for this expansion to support professional development opportunities, team support, and an ability to specialize.
    CAREER GROWTH
    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. Jnr Analysts and Analysts will report to Managers in the Office of the CEO, with frequent interaction with the CEO.
    QUALIFICATIONS
    We are looking for candidates who have recently graduated with a Bachelor’s degree. This is a career-track role, with a two-year minimum. Candidates who fit the following criteria are encouraged to apply:

    Exceptional written communicator. You can engage a range of audiences, including internal staff, external partners, and organizational leadership.
    Research ability. You have experience conducting powerful secondary research.
    Logical thinking. You approach problems in a structured way.
    Professional/technical skills, including high proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
    Leadership experiences.
    Humility. We are looking for leaders who bring good humor, patience, and a humble approach to service.
    Language: English required.

    PREFERRED START DATE
    As soon as possible
    JOB LOCATION
    Kigali, Rwanda preferred; other East Africa capital cities possible for candidates with existing passport/work authorization in that location
    COMPENSATION
    Commensurate with experience
    DURATION
    Full-time job
    BENEFITS
    Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits
    SPONSOR INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES
    Yes, for Kigali Rwanda. Must have existing rights to work in Kenya to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
    African nationals 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.

  • Global Sourcing and Procurement Projects Associate

    Global Sourcing and Procurement Projects Associate

    JOB DESCRIPTION
    To support One Acre Fund’s rapid growth trajectory, our team plans to more than triple our purchasing portfolio in the next 5 years. Top put that into context, we’re purchasing over $70M worth of goods in 2019 alone. To sustainably support this growth, we need to dramatically save costs and simplify our processes to deliver an effective, agile procurement department at the feet of our over 800,000 clients. 
    We are looking for a creative and analytical go-getter who will take on a portfolio of challenging cost and time saving projects. In this role, we’ll look for you to find ways to save over one million dollars every year, set our processes up for scale, and use data to hold the team accountable to ambitious performance targets. You will stay out of the day-to-day weeds and focus on tackling high priority projects. Specific responsibilities include:
    Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
    Use Data to Set Targets: Work with the sourcing data team to clean up and use data. More specifically: 

    Use data to make investment decisions (like when to buy fertilizer to optimize savings or whether to order aggressively vs. conservatively based on historical forecast vs. actuals performance);
    Report performance metrics to leadership and internal team to inspire improvement and celebrate wins;
    Generally stop at nothing to get the data you need, whether that means going out and running market surveys or building reports in PowerBI and excel using extracts from our ERP. 

    Develop and implement projects that save meaningful money: Collaborate with teammates and other departments to initiate creative, data-focused projects that save money and improve efficiency. Your goal is to achieve at least $1M in new savings every year. Example projects include:

    Developing a new cost analysis tool to measure and report cost savings;
    Use data to improve forecast accuracy to minimize excess inventory and stock-outs;
    Improve data visibility to empower purchasers to negotiate and internal clients and approvers to make better informed decisions.

    Simplify procurement processes to improve team resilience and agility: Simplify and integrate existing tools and make controls easier to follow.

    Move processes into existing platforms – e.g., you’ll move cash forecasting into SAP, implement an e-tendering platform, and refine our vendor and contract management processes through SAP;
    Close controls gaps in sourcing processes with support from team leadership and executors to reduce possible fraud or over-spend events;
    Report on controls to internal team and organizational leadership.

     Build Team Culture: 

    Create an enabling environment for purchasers to improve their sourcing skills by developing trainings and being a mentor to others;
    Support heavily on recruitment by tapping into talent pools to hire top talent for open roles on the team

    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
    You have 4+ years or work experience in an operations or strategic problem-solving role, with exposure to complex project management. You have an excellent academic background, love data, and are passionate about reducing waste across supply chain operations. Having prior operations or consulting experience is preferred but we’re most interested in whether you have experience solving complex operational problems in a fast-growing organization. You have the following experience:

    You have experience in a demanding, multicultural professional environment, preferably in positions where frequent cross-department collaboration was required.
    You have experience in operations, consulting, manufacturing, or supply chain.
    You have leadership experience at work or outside of work.
    You love working with data and have data analytics and quantitative reasoning skills; Advanced Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets) required and experience working in SAP is preferred.
    When confronted with challenges, you think creatively and always look for win-win solutions.
    You enjoy coordinating with diverse teams – you advocate for your ideas while also being humble and open to other perspectives.
    You’re comfortable quality checking documentation without support.
    You are passionate about delivering outstanding customer service – you put customers first in all that you do and understand the importance of building agile processes that will best serve your clients.
    You are fluent in English (French and Swahili a plus).

  • Strategy Analyst Kenya Director of Field Operations

    Strategy Analyst Kenya Director of Field Operations

    Job Description
    We are looking for motivated leaders to join One Acre Fund’s Internal Consulting Team (ICT). ICT sharpens the organization’s strategy and supports other One Acre Fund teams at important junctures where additional analytical resources could have an meaningful impact. Above all we are looking for professionals who can effectively support teams across the organization on a variety of project types.
    A Sample Of Recent Internal Consulting Team Work Includes

    Shaping One Acre Fund’s expansion strategy -To help the Kenya program hit its ambitious farmer growth targets, an analyst was challenged to develop a rigorous and scalable approach to expansion. The analyst embedded with the Kenya team for 3-6 months to implement the plan with field survey design, analysis, financial modeling, and a risk assessment. This model was then rolled out across all countries’ Field Operations teams, bringing OAF closer achieving its 2020 target of reaching one million farmers.
    Conducting a Kenya program health check-up – An analyst conducted a “health check-up” of our Kenya program to identify and resolve risks by examining management quality, hiring standards, and team culture and morale. The final prioritized list of takeaways and recommendations helped the Kenya leadership team increase the program’s overall efficiency and improve staff experience.
    Coordinating the Country Directors Working Group – Our Country Directors meet periodically in a working group that generates guidance for country programs and shares cross-country knowledge. An ICT analyst sets the working group’s agenda, structures topic discussions, and helps to connect the group to the organization’s goals.
    Connecting farmers to markets in Zambia – An ICT analyst is implementing a market access intervention to help provide more impact for farmers in Zambia. The project began with a comprehensive scan of market access interventions trialed by One Acre Fund and other organizations to develop a set of best practices and recommended designs. After selecting a design, the analyst worked with the Zambia team to implement the market access trial for maize and soybeans.

    Analysts take full ownership of projects, from planning through execution and follow-up. They lead 1-3 projects at a time, manage at least one other team initiative, and are expected to tackle any type of project with a focus on solving the problem at hand. Experienced Analysts are sometimes also asked to take on direct management responsibilities for one of our Strategy Junior Analysts and help grow them into Analysts.
    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 shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
    Qualifications
    We are looking for extraordinary professionals with 2+ years of experience who will help take One Acre Fund to the next levels of impact and scale. Candidates who fit the following criteria are encouraged to apply:

    Strong work experiences: We are looking for candidates with experience solving complex, ambiguous problems in a structured way (e.g., management consultants, research managers, business analysts).
    Leadership experience, particularly in roles that demonstrate relationship management and driving results.
    Bonus for previous work experience directly serving executive-level leadership.
    Professional/technical skills, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel (can build and maintain complex spreadsheets). Experience with other professional programs (e.g. R, STATA, Access) is a plus
    Outstanding responsiveness to feedback. We firmly believe that ability to act on feedback is the fastest way to grow. As a team, we give and expect to receive open and frank feedback, both to our reports and to our managers.
    A Bachelor’s degree is required.
    Language: English fluency required; proficiency in any languages spoken in East Africa is a bonus

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  • Deputy Director, Fundraising Team

    Deputy Director, Fundraising Team

    Job Description
    The Team
    One Acre Fund is looking for an exceptional, seasoned professional to join our global fundraising team, as the organization continues an exciting period of fast growth. One Acre Fund aspires to be the worlds largest and most impactful non-profit organization. To a large extent, the future growth of One Acre Fund in the next ten years will hinge on our ability to mobilize funding resources and put them in service to rural farmers.
    One Acre Fund will raise over $80 million USD in 2019, becoming one of just a few hundred nonprofits founded in the past few decades to achieve this milestone, and in doing so, will fuel our field program to end chronic hunger for at least 900,000 farm families with over 3 million children. One Acre Funds unique model matches $1 of raised revenue with $3-4 of farmer revenue in our core program; fundraising also supports innovation and corporate expenses.
    The Position
    This role will report directly to the Head of Fundraising, and represents a senior leadership role on the 30-person team. This position will provide oversight of the day-to-day running of the fundraising department and strategic input on team structure, systems, and portfolio. Strong candidates must have excellent communication and management skills, be highly organized, and be capable of expertly handling a large, complex scope of people and funding projects.
    This role will work with the Head of Fundraising and senior fundraisers on the team to pursue an $80M+ annual fundraising portfolio, made up of donors from across the public, institutional, and individual donor segments. One Acre Fund is fortunate to work with some of the worlds most innovative global funding partners, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Global Innovation Fund, IKEA Foundation, Skoll Foundation, USAID-DIV, and DGIS, to name a few. Our diverse funding partners represent high stewardship responsibility, and this role must be able to collaborate across our writing, finance, and compliance teams to support responsible management of our dynamic portfolio.
    Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
    40% of your time:

    Day-to-day fundraising team oversight: Provide day-to-day oversight of key fundraising activities across the department, including:

    Prospecting: Work with team members to design and evaluate research projects – to analyze new geographies and markets, identify new donors, and unlock new network-building opportunities – to build our pipeline of future funding prospects.
    Proposal and report writing: Work with grant writing team to design compelling grant proposals and reports. While this role will not directly write grants, we are looking for a candidate with strong writing skills, and the proven ability to communicate complicated ideas in a clear, simple, and inspiring way.
    Donor meetings and presentations: Work with senior fundraisers to ensure thoughtful and strategic donor interactions, via meeting prep advice, talking point review, and presentation review.
    Portfolio analysis and strategy: Work with Head of Fundraising to evaluate and prioritize growing pipeline of new funding opportunities, and design strategies for pursuing.

    20% of time: Fundraising Origination:

    Independently build a pipeline of fundraising opportunities, from foundations, governments, and individuals across the globe. Leverage this pipeline to steadily build own fundraising portfolio, and/or to open up funding opportunities for other senior fundraisers on the team. Directly contribute to the departments annual fundraising goals.

    20% of time: Team-Wide Initiatives

    Design and execute high-value team-wide initiatives in collaboration with the Head of Fundraising, including annual budgeting, team hiring, managing and reviewing team-wide systems/structures, and pushing forward key process innovations and improvements.

    20% of time: Strategic Input

    At the Fundraising Team level – Design and manage the Fundraising departments annual OKRs (Objectives and Key Results), working through and with other leaders on the team. Additionally, contribute to the long-term fundraising strategy in collaboration with the Head of Fundraising, the CEO, and senior fundraisers on the team.
    At the Org-Wide level – Work with senior leadership across the organization, on partnership design, resource allocation, and fundraising-field team collaboration.

    Career Growth and Development
    We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. Youll 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. Youll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
    Qualifications
    The ideal candidate will have robust senior leadership experience, with 10+ years of relevant background in fundraising and people management. They should be able to demonstrate a track record of fundraising success and the ability to deliver through others.
    Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

    Likely holds an undergraduate or graduate degree in economics, communications, business, and/or international development/policy subjects;
    Speaks the language of business and non-profits/social enterprises. Our donors are looking for someone with business fluency (can communicate financial sustainability, return on investment, impact per donor dollar, etc.).
    10+ years of relevant background in fundraising/ business development and people and team management.
    Passion for and demonstrated experience in international development or the social sector more broadly.
    Familiarity with Salesforce or other CRMs/donor databases a plus.
    Values fit. We put a high premium on values. We want someone who has a true service orientation and humility someone that puts our farmers before themselves.
    Strong interpersonal skills and people-orientation. We are seeking someone who wants to spend their day collaborating across a large team.

  • Tanzania Impact and Behavior Change Associate

    Tanzania Impact and Behavior Change Associate

    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.

  • Recruitment Intern

    Recruitment Intern

    Job DescriptionWe 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.Responsibilities IncludeThe Recruitment Interns, based in Nairobi, Kenya, will join our global-based Recruitment Team to provide support in managing our recruitment processes and improvements.

    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 DevelopmentWe 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.QualificationsSpecific 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

  • Chief of Staff – Business Development

    Chief of Staff – Business Development

    Job Description
    The Team
    One Acre Fund is looking for an exceptional professional to join our Business Development team, as the organization continues an exciting period of fast growth. One Acre Fund aspires to be the worlds largest and most impactful non-profit organization. To a large extent, the future growth of One Acre Fund in the next ten years will hinge on our ability to mobilize resources and put them in service to rural farmers.
    One Acre Fund will raise over $80 million USD in 2019, becoming one of just a few hundred nonprofits founded in the past few decades to achieve this milestone, and in doing so, will fuel our field program to end chronic hunger for at least 900,000 farm families with over 3 million children. One Acre Funds unique model matches $1 of raised revenue with $3-4 of farmer revenue in our core program; fundraising also supports innovation and corporate expenses.
    The Position
    This role will report directly to the Business Development Lead, and represents a senior leadership role on the team. This position will provide oversight of the day-to-day running of the department and strategic input on team structure, systems, and portfolio. Strong candidates must have excellent communication and management skills, be highly organized, and be capable of expertly handling a large, complex scope of people and funding projects.
    This role will work with the Team Lead and senior fundraisers to pursue an $80M+ annual fundraising portfolio, made up of donors from across the public, institutional, and individual donor segments. One Acre Fund is fortunate to work with some of the worlds most innovative global funding partners, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Global Innovation Fund, IKEA Foundation, Skoll Foundation, Virgin Unite, USAID-DIV, and DGIS, to name a few. Our diverse funding partners represent high stewardship responsibility, and this role must be able to collaborate across our writing, finance, and compliance teams to support responsible management of our dynamic portfolio.
    Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
    40% of your time:

    Support day-to-day team oversight: The Business Development Lead oversees the global fundraising team (~28 FTE across three continents), managing the departments work across all fundraising activities, including: prospecting, proposal-writing (project design), deal-closing, and grant management. The Chief of Staff will be deployed to provide day-to-day oversight in all these areas, including:

    Prospecting: Work with team members to design and evaluate research projects – to analyze new geographies and markets, identify new donors, and unlock new network-building opportunities – to build our pipeline of future funding prospects.
    Proposal and report writing: Work with Creative (writing team) to design compelling grant proposals and reports. While this role will not directly write grants, we are looking for a candidate with strong writing skills, and the proven ability to communicate complicated ideas in a clear, simple, and inspiring way.
    Donor meetings and presentations: Work with senior fundraisers to ensure thoughtful and strategic donor interactions, via strategy consult, meeting prep advice, talking point review, and presentation review.
    Portfolio analysis and strategy: Work with Team Lead to evaluate and prioritize growing pipeline of new funding opportunities, and design strategies for pursuing.

    40% of your time:

    Team-Wide Initiatives: Directly support the Team Lead in designing and executing high-value team-wide initiatives, including annual budgeting, team hiring, managing and reviewing team-wide systems/structures, and pushing forward key process innovations and improvements.

    20% of your time:

    Strategic Input: Directly design and manage the Business Development annual OKRs (Objectives and Key Results), working through and with other leaders on the team. Additionally, contribute to the long-term fundraising strategy in collaboration with the Team Lead, the CEO, and senior fundraisers on the team.

    Career Growth and Development
    We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. Youll 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. Youll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
    Qualifications
    The ideal candidate will have robust senior leadership experience, with 10+ years of relevant background in fundraising and people management. They should be able to demonstrate a track record of fundraising success and the ability to deliver through others.
    Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

    Likely holds an undergraduate or graduate degree in economics, communications, business, and/or international development/policy subjects;
    Speaks the language of business and non-profits/social enterprises. Our donors are looking for someone with business fluency (can communicate financial sustainability, return on investment, impact per donor dollar, etc.).
    10+ years of relevant background in fundraising and people or team management.
    Passion for and demonstrated experience in international development or the social sector more broadly.
    Familiarity with Salesforce or other CRMs/donor databases a plus.
    Values fit. We put a high premium on values. We want someone who has a true service orientation and humility someone that puts our farmers before themselves.
    Strong interpersonal skills and people-orientation. We are seeking someone who wants to spend their day collaborating across a large team.

  • Contract Videographer

    Contract Videographer

    Job DescriptionWe’re looking for a full-time videographer for a six-month contract to produce professional quality short videos for One Acre Fund trainings, marketing, fundraising, and brand. We’re looking for someone with 3+ years of demonstrated professional video experience to help execute on numerous video projects over a 6-month window. Over the six-month window, the videographer will be embed with our Communications team, working from our Nairobi office with travel to rural Kenya and around East Africa for shoots. The videos will often be short 2-3 minute pieces meant to share staff stories, teach staff skills trainings, and market our brand.Specific Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

    Drafting shot lists
    Building storyboards
    Shooting with DSLRs
    Directing video shoots
    Subtitling videos in 7 or more different languages
    Recutting existing videos
    Project management
    Editing sequences in Adobe Premiere Pro.

    Career Growth and DevelopmentWe 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.QualificationsWe are seeking an exceptional professional with 3+ year(s) of work experience and a demonstrated passion for our mission to embed into our Communications team in our Nairobi office. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

    Proficient shooting video on Nikon DSLRs
    Proficient at editing in Adobe Premiere Pro
    Can work from creative briefs to develop engaging storyboards
    Strong ability to make subjects feel comfortable on camera, working with translators as needed
    Comfortable with regular travel and shooting in rural settings
    Openness to feedback and enthusiasm for learning
    Strong written and verbal communication skills
    Strong project management and organization skills
    Ability to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds
    Language: English and Swahili required. Other languages common in East Africa is an added benefit

    CompensationCommensurate with experienceDuration6-month contractSponsor International CandidatesNo; Must have existing rights to work in Kenya. Kenyan country nationals 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).