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  • Kenya Repayment Program Associate

    Kenya Repayment Program Associate

    Job Description
    We are currently seeking a Repayment Program Associate for the Program Design team. Program Design is the heart of One Acre Fund and will lead the way in providing increased impact and prosperity to our farmers. The department provides strategic direction and annual planning for core activities, driving towards the achievement of the Kenya program’s ambitious scale and impact goals. We focus specifically on the strategic management of One Acre Fund Kenya’s loan portfolio, creation and management of the marketing and enrollment strategy, management of our core impact strategy, managing internal strategy research projects, and planning and research for future program expansion within Kenya.
    The Repayment Program Associate will be responsible for the “repayment strategy and loan portfolio management” scope of work. We have highly ambitious scale goals, and ensuring a sustainable program through high loan repayment is an absolutely critical component of achieving the scale we are aiming for. Responsibilities of the Repayment Associate will include: 
    Building Yearly Repayment Strategy

    Create and iterate on a repayment strategy to enable One Acre Fund Kenya to achieve our scale goals
    Investigate individual interventions for efficacy and make strategic recommendations for future action.
    Draw on the strategy throughout planning and execution to ensure that it is brought to life
    Create all repayment related trainings and materials for field officers to execute the strategy in the field

    Managing Farmer Repayment Incentives

    With farmer and field staff feedback, set the annual items for repayment incentives and work with procurement on ordering
    Work with finance to set yearly incentives budget and ensure we remain within budget on farmer repayment incentives
    Plan for and execute field facing communication and delivery of repayment incentives

    Leadership Liaison

    Serve as liaison and strategic thought partner for country and global leadership groups, informing them of repayment progress and working with them on strategy development and contingency planning
    Serve as key liaison for external donors on the loan repayment work

    People Management

    Regular check-ins and management with the Repayment Specialist to support them on the week-to-week execution of their work
    Investment in the specialist’s professional skills, to enable them to take on more responsibility and grow their career at One Acre Fund

    Progress Monitoring & Contingency Planning

    Create the repayment calendar for the organization, and ensure that all teams are on track to achieve our goals through regular monitoring of progress
    Create contingency plans and be ready to enact if our scale goals look like they may not be achievable with current Key Performance Indicators
    Send monthly communication to key stakeholders about repayment progress, including advanced analysis on sub-components of repayment performance 

    Lead Strategic Research and Analysis

    Determine further research needs to improve repayment performance for the Kenya program
    Execute on all necessary qualitative field research, phone surveys, and data analysis effectively and synthesize into usable reports to help guide the program in making data-driven decisions

    Career Growth and Development
    One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills. Your manager will invest 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. This results in fast career growth for our staff.
    Qualifications
    We are seeking exceptional professionals with 2 to 5+ years of work experience, and a demonstrated long-term passion for international development. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

    Strong work experience. Demonstrated passion for microfinance, mobile money, or loan management preferred but not required.
    An analytical mindset: ability to look at a situation and determine what data is needed to make a strong decision. Preference for analysis skills, particularly in R and Excel, but not required. If analysis skills are lacking, enthusiasm to gain these skills is required.
    A passion for world class customer service.
    Experience in leadership and management is strongly desired.
    Ability to work in a team and to solve compels problems in a way that satisfies stakeholders and always puts farmers first.
    Ability to work independently, and move a large portfolio of work forward quickly.
    Strong oral and written communication skills.

    Preferred Start Date
    As soon as possible
    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, flights and regional travel, secure housing
    Sponsor International Candidates 
    No

  • Strategy and Research Analyst/Manager

    Strategy and Research Analyst/Manager

    Job Description
    We are looking for driven, strategic problem-solvers dedicated to social impact to join One Acre Fund’s Internal Consulting Team (ICT). ICT is responsible for sharpening the organization’s strategy and for supporting other One Acre Fund teams at key junctures where additional analytical resources could have an outsized impact for the organization. Above all we are seeking skilled professionals capable of delivering high-quality work in a flexible and independent manner, supporting teams across the organization on a wide range of project types.
    A Sample Of Recent Internal Consulting Team Work Includes

    Shaping One Acre Fund’s expansion strategy – To help One Acre Fund hit its ambitious farmer growth targets, two analysts were challenged to develop a rigorous and scalable approach to program expansion that could be rolled out across all countries. This new approach involved quantitative and qualitative analysis, field survey design and analysis, financial modeling, as well as a political and security risk assessment. The work was adopted by in-country Field Operations teams and is bringing OAF closer to achieving its 2020 target of reaching one million farmers.
    Conducting a Kenya program health check-up – A manager recently conducted a “health check-up” of our Kenya program in order to proactively identify and resolve risks to that program’s ambitious goals, independently examining a number of programmatic areas including management quality, hiring standards, and team culture and morale. The final prioritized list of synthesized takeaways and actionable recommendations will give the Kenya leadership team additional visibility into program pain points, and will ultimately improve the program’s overall efficiency, while having a positive influence on staff experience.
    Building a customer protection dashboard – To better understand how well we are doing protecting our clients, team members collaborated to develop a customer protection dashboard. They used an online software to summarize results in real-time from numerous customer protection surveys that captured data at a national, district and site level. The dashboard has enabled our in-country Field teams to more easily roll-out targeted interventions to improve our customer protection practices and ensure we truly are putting farmers first.
    Coordinating the Country Directors Working Group – Our Country Directors meet periodically in a working group that generates coherent guidance for country programs and shares cross-country knowledge. An ICT manager sets the working group’s agenda, structures topic discussions and decisions, and helps to connect the group to org-wide goals.
    Championing organizational wide Objective Key Results (OKRs) – Every year, One Acre Fund uses a strategy-setting methodology known as Objective Key Results (OKRs) to help set annual goals at the organizational and team level. ICT managers played a central role in the initial adoption and subsequent rollout of OKRs across the organisation. Over the past two years, a manager has worked with other members of ICT to coordinate OKR-setting across the organization, culminating in an organization-wide Town Hall where org-wide OKRs are shared and annual targets are set against them.

    We Are Hiring For Two Different Levels
    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 be able to tackle any type of project – from quantitative modeling to primary research – with a relentless focus on solving the problem at hand. Experienced Analysts are sometimes also asked to take on direct management responsibilities for one of our Strategy & Research Specialists and help grow them into exceptional Analysts.
    Managers do the same type of critical work as Analysts, plus meaningfully invest in building staff capacity—both within our team and across the organization. Managers are often responsible for launching key initiatives across multiple countries, managing the roll out of high-priority programs in several departments, and maintaining close working relationships with some of our senior leaders.
    Career Growth and Development
    A core value at One Acre Fund is continual growth. Your supervisor will invest significant time in your career development. We provide constant, actionable feedback delivered through daily discussions as needed, weekly mentorship sessions, and quarterly management consulting-style career reviews. We also have regular one-on-one coffee chats where we discuss career goals and work collaboratively to craft career paths that each person can be passionate about. Because of One Acre Fund’s rapid growth, we often have new high-level roles opening up and opportunities in many functions, resulting in fast career growth for our high-performing staff.
    Qualifications
    We are looking for extraordinary professionals who will help take One Acre Fund to the next levels of impact and scale. **This is a competitive posting for a career–track role. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
    Strong work experiences: We are looking for candidates with a proven track record of solving complex, ambiguous problems in a structured way (e.g., management consultants, research managers, business analysts). Ideally 2-3 years of experience for analysts, 3-5 years of experience for managers.
    Ultimately, we are looking for the ability to take a complex question, identify the most efficient route to a useful solution, and structure the work into manageable milestonesWe also look for leadership experiences, in or outside of work, particularly in roles that demonstrate relationship management and driving resultsBonus for previous work experience directly serving executive-level leadership
    Professional/technical skills
    Analysts are expected to have advanced proficiency in bothExcel and PowerPoint. Experience with other professional programs (e.g. R, STATA, Access) is a plusManagers should have demonstrated experience in project management, capacity building, and professional development of others
    Outstanding responsiveness to feedback: we firmly believe that ability to act on both reinforcing and redirecting 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. Candidates should exhibit an ability to take feedback as a chance to improve, and know how to give feedback in a constructive manner.Humility: in everything One Acre Fund does, we put farmers first. We do this by approaching our work and individual growth with humility, efficiency, and compassion.Language: English fluency required; proficiency in any languages spoken in East Africa is a bonus
    Preferred Start Date
    Flexible
    Job Location
    East Africa capital city, with preference for Nairobi, Kenya. However, strong candidates could be based in Kigali, after an initial 3-6 month period in Nairobi.
    Duration
    Full-time, open-ended contract with a minimum of 2 years commitment.
    Compensation
    Starts modest, though enough to have a comfortable quality of life. This is a career-track role with fast raises for performance, paying a meaningful salary for long-term placement.
    Benefits
    Health insurance, immunizations, flight, room and board.
    Sponsor International Candidates
    No
    East African applicants strongly encouraged to apply.

  • Development Associate (Writing/Reporting)

    Development Associate (Writing/Reporting)

    Job Description
    One Acre Fund is devoted to improving our level of service to Africa’s smallholder farmers season after season. We are constantly growing in scale, impact, and sustainability; our ability to do so reliably and rapidly depends on raising an ambitious level of external funding.
    We are seeking a highly capable and motivated individual to support our growing fund development team in both grant writing and reporting. We want someone who has a true passion for writing, and in particular for communicating complicated ideas in a simple way. Prior experience with grants is not required in this role – being a structured and inspiring prose writer and having a good business mind are the most important prerequisites. This person must be able to step back, understand our programs and needs, and write a strategic appeal that is well-tailored to the grant opportunity at hand. This role will likely start by writing proposals and reports for smaller grants but quickly move into the $500,000+ gift range. Beyond the scope of writing, this role will also provide support in our donor relations management process, working directly alongside account leads to ensure that our donor relationships remain close, consistent, and mutually beneficial.
    This is a career-track position, with significant growth potential to take on ownership of high-level writing and reporting functions. In the long term, this position has multiple pathways to management, based on performance – including managing other team members and/or managing an independent portfolio of donor relations.
    Primary Duties And Responsibilities

    Write concept notes and proposals for grants. Some key characteristics of our writing:
    We tailor our language to each new funder. Most of our funders are quite sophisticated, which keeps our proposal-writing dynamic and our work interesting.
    We emphasize clear logical flow in our writing and make heavy use of hard M&E results and projections, business rationale, and a farmer-facing perspective
    We often prepare for our writing with significant research and outreach to One Acre Fund’s field teams; an ideal candidate would be a skilled and enthusiastic researcher.
    Write high-quality reports for funders. One Acre Fund values our current funders above all others, and we work very hard to provide them with compelling, accurate, and transparent reports about our the progress and results of our field programs.
    Understand our core business intimately. We are seeking someone with a strong business mind. The professional funders we work with do not just want smooth prose – they want business rationale and a tailored message. This position would receive in-depth exposure to our field program to help build an understanding of our operations.
    Organize and execute complex projects. Our team does not have a top-down culture. We would like to hire someone who can independently drive forward execution of complex and multi-stage writing projects, with the support and input of colleagues and team leadership. This person should expect to fully own the role.

    Career Growth and Development
    One Acre Fund invests deeply in building management and leadership skills. Your manager will invest significant time in your career development. We provide constant, actionable feedback delivered through regular management consulting-style career reviews and mentorship sessions. We also have regular one-on-one meetings, where we discuss personal goals and work collaboratively to craft roles, stretch opportunities, and career pathways that each person can be passionate about.
    Qualifications
    We are seeking an exceptional professional with 2 – 5+ years of work experience and a demonstrated long-term interest in international development. We are looking for truly extraordinary candidates who will help take our organization to a new level of impact and scale. This is a competitive posting for a career-track role with a minimum initial commitment of two years. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

    Required: Either substantial field experience or 1+ year of professional writing experience in a related field. Ideally both!
    Very strong communication skills. At its core, this position is about communicating complex ideas in simple prose. We are looking for candidates who derive great satisfaction from this act and can demonstrate their ability to do so – in short, we are seeking writers. In your writing samples, we will be looking for confident, clear, error-free prose.
    Genuine interest in international development/agriculture. We are seeking someone with a demonstrated connection to international development/agriculture, who is truly passionate about working every day to positively impact the hardest-working farmers on the planet. Direct experience in this field is a big plus.
    Strong ability to understand business. We would like to hire someone who will truly understand our operations, and be able to communicate their ins and outs simply and effectively.
    Skill in graphic design/desktop publishing is also a plus.
    Strong undergraduate background. Candidates with graduate degrees also encouraged to apply.
    We are looking for passionate professionals who combine strong leadership skills with patience and a humble approach to service to join our growing family of leaders.

    Language: High level of English fluency required.
    Preferred Start Date
    Immediate
    Location
    New York, NY strongly preferred. Kigali, Rwanda or Nairobi, Kenya optional.
    Compensation
    Commensurate with experience, and dependant on location
    Benefits
    Health insurance in our group plan, 401k contributions, education savings contributions, flexible work environment, strong maternity/paternity benefits, sabbatical policy, and others
    Sponsor International Candidates
    Yes, but for Kigali location only.
    East Africans strongly encouraged to apply.

  • Strategic Purchasing and Quality Team Lead Strategy and Research Analyst/Manager Kenya People Division Director

    Strategic Purchasing and Quality Team Lead Strategy and Research Analyst/Manager Kenya People Division Director

    Job Description
    Responsibilities of the Purchasing Lead will include:

    Team Management & Leadership Development

    Mentoring strong procurement directors in each country to build leadership and team management skills
    Coaching local purchasing teams to identify high quality, high-level suppliers and how to negotiate for best pricing and terms
    Working with multi-national staff and suppliers
    Identifying strong local talent pools for recruiting high-quality procurement staff

    Defined Business Processes

    Setting up procurement mechanisms and systems by incorporating best practices from other organizations and identifying strong, long-term supplier relationships.
    Mapping out current procurement practices to identify and implement cost- and time-saving improvements
    Implementing standardized practices across all country procurement teams to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and customer service

    Define Measurable Quality Metrics

    Ensuring consistent, predictable quality by building strong Quality Assurance processes
    Preventing fraud and corruption challenges along the procurement value chain
    Coordinating across teams to evaluate Quality Assurance measures and implement best practices

    Building Outstanding Communication Channels

    Becoming familiar with One Acre Fund teams and structures to ensure the local procurement team is best supporting their internal clients
    Working closely with logistics teams to minimize delivered costs
    Working closely with other internal teams to reduce overall spend
    Improving overall procurement process transparency

    Career Growth and Development
    One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills. Your manager will invest significant time in your career development. We provide constant, actionable feedback delivered through mentorship and 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. This results in fast career growth for our staff.
    Qualifications
    We are seeking exceptional professionals with experience in and a passion for procurement and supply chain. Experience in an entrepreneurial environment is a plus.
    Candidates that meet the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

    Work experience in a demanding professional environment, preferably in positions where frequent cross-department communication was required
    Some experience in a field requiring regular quantitative reasoning skills & data analytics skills (such as engineering, consulting, finance, or supply chain management) preferred but not required
    Creativity and strong problem-solving skills. You don’t take no for an answer and constantly look for alternative solutions to problems.
    A passion for world-class customer service
    Outstanding communication skills with suppliers, reports, peers, and management
    Experience working internationally preferred
    Leadership experience at work or outside of work
    Ability to work and make decisions independently
    Good oral and written communication skills
    Language: English required, French and Swahili preferred

    Preferred Start Date
    ASAP
    Job Location
    Kakamega, Kenya
    Duration
    Minimum 2 years commitment, full-time job
    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, flight, housing
    Sponsor International Candidates 
    No

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  • Graphic Designer

    Graphic Designer

    Job description
    Duration
    Minimum two year’s commitment, full-time job.
    Job Description
    We are seeking a dedicated and experienced graphic designer to help support One Acre Fund’s growing collateral need. As a designer, you will work closely with the Lead Graphic Designer. Your work will focus on producing high-quality, field-facing materials that reach One Acre Fund farmers. Through the collateral you design, you will help impact the lives of smallholder farmers by encouraging program enrollment, increasing planting and training adoption through easy-to-understand guides, and assisting in promoting products that help improve their quality of life.
    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 people and project management skills. A successful candidate should also be capable of clear communication, self-motivation, and structured work planning. Previous experience with InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator is a must.
    Specific Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

    Support the design needs of our different countries’ field teams
    Manage and mentor a small but growing team of graphic designers (currently 1, but likely to grow over time) by supporting with project management, work planning, and design mentorship
    Work proactively with all departments in order to produce compelling and brand relevant collateral
    Project management, taking a project from a request from a department to designed product ready for print
    Project prioritization and client management, determining which projects you should focus your time on and managing client expectations around team capacity and timelines
    Create clean and organized design files and maintain organized final project files
    Prepare files for print (Correct file dimensions, image resolutions, and color specifications)
    Travel required to Kakamega, Kenya, and possibly limited travel around other countries in East Africa

    Qualifications
    Specific qualifications include, but are not limited to:

    A minimum of 6 years professional experience working in print design or digital design
    Diploma from a recognized academic institution
    Previous management experience
    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
    Strong ability to mentor and build up other designers
    Team management skill set
    Detail oriented with strong communication and organizational skills
    Ability to work individually in addition to collaborating with a team
    Familiarity with working on a Mac platform desired
    Basic knowledge of preparing files for print
    Illustration skills a plus
    Language: English required, additional East African languages a plus

    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. 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.
    Preferred Start Date
    As soon as possible
    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.
    Note: We are not able to sponsor a visa for this position.

  • Systems Coordinator

    Systems Coordinator

    As the Systems Coordinator for One Acre Fund’s regional HQ in Nyeri, you will be our key touchpoint that delivers logistics, procurement, business and printing support for our operations in this part of Kenya. Currently One Acre Fund serves 350,000+ farmers across Kenya and we expect an increasing proportion of these to come from the Central and Eastern areas in the coming years.
    The Systems Coordinator will be crucial to ensuring success in this area. Candidates should be experienced and interested in building robust systems in a new area and capable of liaising with teams in our main offices in Kakamega and Nairobi. The role has enormous potential for growth over the coming years as we expand our operations.
    Your Role
    This role will be diverse and multifaceted and allow the successful applicant to greatly diversify their knowledge of different One Acre Fund systems operations.
    Printing (10%)

    Preparation of educational and promotional materials for two districts in support of the field staff in district locations.
    Synchronizing with teams in Kakamega to anticipate what materials cannot be produced locally and will need to be shipped in from elsewhere.

    Logistics (30%)

    Coordinates deliveries between Kakamega HQ, Nyeri HQ and our field meeting locations, including basic office supplies, incentive products and documentation.
    Support for replacement of all warrantied items that One Acre Fund distributes.
    Coordinate casual staff for bundling incentive items, display kits and pesticides among others.

    Procurement (30%)

    Build and manage relationships with local suppliers to serve local requirements for field and HQ teams.
    Deliver against procurement requests while using centralized systems/processes including our internal procurement portal and SAP.
    Eventually, you will also be required to maintain a small storage unit that stocks frequently procured items with adequate controls.

    Business Operations (30%)

    Coordinate with orders and distribution manager to ensure execution on our enrollment procedures including double data-entry, data quality controlling and error correction.
    Coordinate to track input movements in field and exert fraud controls.
    Submit and track physical copies of client contract materials back to Kakamega.

    Our Requirements

    Higher education from a recognized academic institution. Business, logistics or engineering qualifications are an added advantage.
    Previous experience of systems or operations management is a distinct advantage.
    Demonstrate high levels of professionalism and organizational prowess.
    Understanding of accountability and honesty with regard to systems management.
    Ability and demonstrated experience to work under pressure with, often, remote supervision.
    Experience working in a complex organization with a diverse community.
    Desire to grow with this role and keen interest in systems functions.
    Ability to collaborate with an array of diverse teams.
    Excellent computer literacy and proficiency in English and Swahili. Kikuyu, Embu or Meru also advantageous.

  • Kenya Young Professionals Program

    Kenya Young Professionals Program

    Job Description
    One Acre Fund is looking to place a cohort of paid interns and fellows in several departments in 2018. For twelve to twenty-four weeks (May to August/ May to November), interns and fellows will work on impactful projects, receive mentorship from organizational leaders and provide support to One Acre Fund’s operations. Interns and fellows will be given substantial work assignments and asked to produce high quality deliverables. Opportunities may be available in the following departments:

    Business Development & Communications – tells the story of One Acre Fund’s smallholder clients to donors, supporters and the world.
    Finance, Audit – supports our operation with financial advice, reporting. Reduce waste and inefficiency by improving processes
    Field Operations – serves farmers directly with training, input delivery and loan servicing
    Government Relations and Policy – builds and maintain relationships with government and other stakeholders. Help shape rural development policy.
    Procurement, Supply Chain and Logistics – sources and delivers the quality inputs and supplies our farmers need each season
    Product Innovations, Monitoring and Evaluations, Ag Research – conducts research that measures the impact of our core program and finds the next innovative solution for our farmers
    People Operations – supports the rapidly growing One Acre Fund family of leaders, finds the next generation of talent.
    Systems – Manages the data and business processes that help us reach farmers efficiently.
    Tech – build the software and tools that help us serve more farmers

    Interns and Fellows are valued members of the One Acre Fund family and we are looking for the best of the best – less than 1% of applicants will be placed. We ask all staff to take a “Farmers First” attitude and approach their work with humility. Specific projects may change with the needs of the organization.
    Eligibility
    You Are Eligible To Apply For This Opportunity If You Meet The Below Criteria
    This program is designed to provide meaningful work opportunities for East and Southern Africa’s brightest young professionals.

    You are a university graduate.
    You can speak and read English fluently.
    You hold citizenship or work authorization in Kenya.

    Desired Qualifications
    We are looking for truly extraordinary candidates for several competitive positions. No prior experience is required and candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

    Citizenship in Kenya – you will be asked to submit a copy of your passport biodata page or your national ID card
    Exceptional recent college graduate or young professional
    Strong work experiences. Examples include part-time or full-time jobs, internships, fellowships or research positions while at school
    Leadership experience at work, school clubs, volunteer organizations etc.
    Top-performing undergraduate background (include GPA/Marks on your application)
    Strong interest in One Acre Fund’s work serving smallholder farmers
    Strong desire for personal and professional growth
    Flexibility and a willingness to take on varied tasks
    Ability to work both independently and part of a team
    Fluent in English and Kiswahili

    Start Date
    May 15, 2018
    Duration
    Mid May – August 2018, extensions available at your manager’s discretion
    Professional Development
    One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills- even at the intern and fellow level. Your manager will invest time in your professional development. We provide constant, actionable feedback delivered through mentorship and a final performance review upon completion of the internship period. We also have regular one-on-one meetings, where we listen to and discuss career goals, and work collaboratively to help develop the skills that would put you on your desired career track.
    Compensation
    This is a paid program. Interns/Fellows will be provided with a reasonable stipend for the duration of their contract. Those based at rural sites will be provided assistance in locating suitable housing. Internships are a recruiting initiative. Historically, about 40% of interns/fellows are hired on to full-time roles.

  • Finance Advisory Specialist

    Finance Advisory Specialist

    Job Description
    The Finance Advisory Services (FAS) team is made up of in-country analysts that are the trusted advisors to country leadership teams in the area of financial sustainability. Taking vast amounts of financial intelligence from budgets, spending patterns and project work plans, FAS provides concise, actionable advice around how to allocate resources to best achieve the country’s scale and impact goals. The goal of our small group of financial consultants is complete financial sustainability to efficiently scale impact.
    To help achieve this, the Financial Analyst will work across functions on budgeting and quantitative analysis to give strategic advice. We are looking for someone with high leadership potential. This a career track role where you will learn valuable skills in finance and accounting as well develop a management consulting toolkit.
    There are 3 main areas of responsibility for the role:

    Budget (50%): You will work with departments in developing, updating, and tracking budgets. You will update monthly BVAs (Budget vs. Actuals) and associated financial reports for the sections of the entire program, working closely with our Accounting team. This requires excel skills and financial acumen, as well as the ability to maintain professional relationships and explain complex terms in simple language. Longer-term, you will own the entire budget process
    Analysis (30%): Building on your budget work, you will analyze financial data for trends and give advice to departments, particularly to improve efficiency. For example, you may develop a business case around developing internal capabilities for print or construction. Or you might support HR in designing a new policy to improve our transport policy. Again, this will require a mix of modeling and synthesize complex information into actionable recommendations.
    Cash Forecast (10%): You will have to estimate Kenya’s Cash-flow every month. This will require constant communication with departments to forecast any unbudgeted expenses.
    Strategic projects (10%): In some cases, you will also implement your recommendations, such as piloting an efficiency play in a district or improving our KPI tracking. This kind of projects require getting into the field to understand our program and financials.

    Over time, you will take on larger and larger strategic questions, eventually driving large of financial strategy.
    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. 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 for many functions.
    Qualifications
    We are seeking exceptional professionals with 1 to 3 years of work experience, and a demonstrated long-term passion for development work. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
    Work Experience:

    Candidates should have 1-3 years of strong work experiences in data analysis.
    You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, innovative, results-driven environment.
    Candidates with management consulting, finance, and strategic planning backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

    Leadership: We are looking for candidates with demonstrated leadership experience at work, or outside of work. Examples of demonstrated leadership experience include managing a team or initiating a new project.
    Education: Strong undergraduate background at a top East African or international university. Degrees in business, management, economics, statistics, finance or related fields preferred.Quantitative skills: Demonstrated comfort learning finance, accounting, and statistics, quantitative analysis. Strong excel skills a and will be tested.
    Communication: Excellent written and oral communication. Able to summarize and synthesize complex models and information.
    Attitude:

    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.
    You should be comfortable with ambiguity and quickly learning new skills and subjects.
    You should be open to feedback, willing to admit mistakes
    Well organized: You will receive various information and tasks from various source. You will need to be well organized to make sure you do not lose any information.
    Growth: You should be open to feedback, willing to admit mistakes
    Other Skills: Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
    Language: English required; French is a bonus.

    Preferred Start Date
    Flexible
    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
    Housing, transportation, and airtime allowances
    Duration
    Minimum three year’s commitment, full-time job.
    Please note that we are not able to sponsor a visa for this position.

  • Training Specialist

    Training Specialist

    Job Description
    The Training Department is seeking an exceptional professional with at least two years of experience in adult education, curriculum development, and project management to lead staff development programs and operations across the organization.
    Responsibilities Include

    Lead all day-to-day operations of the department
    Consult and collaborate with other departments and subject matter experts
    Manage multiple complex and concurrent process improvement projects
    Develop and track the department’s Objectives and Key Results
    Manage and lead a team of six members
    Conduct independent research on new training topics
    Design, write, and edit training curriculum and supporting materials for in-person and eLearning training
    Facilitate advanced courses for new employees during on boarding and upper-level staff
    Design assessment and evaluation tools

    Qualifications
    We are seeking one exceptional professional with 1-2 years of work experience and ideally a demonstrated passion for adult education in a multicultural environment with solid project management skills. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

    A diploma or undergraduate degree in education, training, or a relevant field of study
    At least 1-2 years of experience facilitating adult education programs
    Experience in curriculum development and assessment
    Experience in strategic planning, project management, and managing teams preferred
    Basic data analysis skills in Excel and Google Sheets
    Proven English communication skills (oral and written), with excellent attention to detail
    Ability to initiate projects and work independently to meet strict deadlines
    Proven ability to set and meet ambitious targets
    Strong multi-tasker, balancing competing priorities
    Excellent attitude, humility, willingness to learn and work hard, and collaborate with others

    Language: English required
    Career Growth and Development
    One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills. Your manager will invest 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. This results in fast career growth for our staff.
    Preferred Start Date
    As soon as possible
    Compensation
    Starts modest and commensurate with experience. However, this is a career track role with raises for performance.
    Benefits
    Housing, transportation & airtime allowance.
    Duration
    Minimum 2years commitment, full time job.
    Note: We will not be able to sponsor a visa for this position.

  • Internal Audit Manager

    Internal Audit Manager

    Job Description
    We are looking for someone to lead our Kenya Internal Audit Operations. This person will be working closely with the team in executing the Kenya Internal Audit Plan with the end objective of improving the process efficiency and effectiveness by making and implementing audit recommendations.
    Primary Responsibilities of the Internal Audit Manager (Specialist level) will require:

    Participating in the Annual Internal Audit Plan preparation
    Managing the Annual Internal Audit Plan execution which includes 6+month resource planning
    Designing and executing audit tests in compliance with One Acre Fund Internal Audit Methodology
    Preparing high quality audit reports on audit findings and recommendations for sharing with the department Management Team, Country Leadership, and Finance Committee
    Preparing timely & high-quality Internal Audit deliverables as listed in the One Acre Fund Internal Audit Methodology using the existing and approved templates
    Follow up on audit recommendations to ensure timely implementation of the corrective measures to mitigate identified risks
    Coordinate/lead both departmental and auditee meetings- including Opening & Closing Meetings

    Secondary Responsibilities of the Internal Audit Manager (Specialist Level) will require:

    Managing the Internal Audit Team of 8 with at least 2 Team Leads reporting directly to you
    Design & implement quarterly (in March, June, September, and November) training program for the Internal Audit Team
    Identify, document, and discuss with your direct manager on a quarterly basis the Internal Audit process improvement areas
    Execution of ad-hoc management request as delegated by your direct manager
    Ability to self-reflect on your performance, identify and improve your own areas of development

    Career Growth and Development
    One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills. Your manager will invest 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. This results in fast career growth for our staff.
    Qualifications
    We are seeking exceptional professionals with experience in and a passion for business process audit. Experience in information systems audit is a plus.
    Candidates that meet the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

    3 years working experience in an internal/external audit. Experience in Information System Audit in a manufacturing industry will be an added advantage.
    Upper second class degree in a Business field (with a specialization in Accounting).
    Fully qualified accountant – CPA (III) or equivalent and /or Holder of Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).
    KCSE mean grade of B+ and above with a score of B+ in both Mathematics & English.
    Demonstrate ability to conduct process analysis to achieve effective and efficient end to end business processes.
    Ability to coordinate multiple assignments and prioritize effort and resources on high-value, high impact activities to achieve maximum performance and drive continuous organizational improvement.
    Ability to proactively build rapport and work with others (especially all levels of management) more effectively and maintain strong work relationships and networks.