Jobs Kenya

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  • Kenya People Division Director

    Kenya People Division Director

    Job Description
    The People Division Director’s responsibilities would include, but not be limited to:

    Strategy & Vision

    Together with country leadership, set and steer the course for the 5 – 15-year vision.
    Run annual goal setting and planning processes for all people-departments. Ensure annual plans align with the long-term vision and targets.
    Measure progress against goals, regularly report on progress, and hold the team accountable for prioritizing and delivering results in key strategic areas.
    Help our people departments scale service provision to more staff while maintaining the same departmental headcounts, improving the division’s impact to serve roughly 3,000 staff members by 2020.
    Hold the Kenya program accountable to meet career promises to all staff – work that is connected to our mission, career growth opportunities, fair compensation.
    Overall, make One Acre Fund Kenya a great place to work.

    Communication

    Proactively and effectively communicate up to country leadership, down to departments, and across to other sets of leaders.
    Set agenda and facilitate regular People Division Meetings, engaging departments with one another’s work, assuring that everyone is moving together reinforcing efforts.
    Ensure People Departments are collaborating effectively with individuals, teams, and divisions outside of the people division. Set-up appropriate systems of communication to keep everyone moving together.
    Participate in global people work and collaborate with other country programs.

    Management & Training

    Serve as direct management line to key people departments in Kenya. These include Human Resources, Corporate Operations, Training, and People Analytics. Management will include oversight, weekly reporting meetings, performance reviews and development, strategic direction and support.
    Ensure that all staff receives effective mentorship to promote career growth.
    Work with training department to run major staff training across the entire team.
    Personally lead training sessions for senior staff members.

    Team & Culture

    Serve as a leader and role model to the Kenya team at large. Live the One Acre Fund values, role model a sustainable life set-up, invest in people, engage with the team.
    Lead diversity and inclusion work for the Kenya program. Identify high-impact initiatives, prioritize, and measure results.
    Manage and create feedback channels to ensure all staff groups can be heard and receive clear communication from country leadership.
    Keep pulse on team feedback, concerns and upcoming events that might destabilize and create turmoil.
    Actively contingency plan and mitigate pre-identified ‘hot spots’ or risk areas that could destabilize staff or operations.

    Execution of Strategic Initiatives

    Set strategy and personally oversee key strategic initiatives within the Division. Initiatives may include: diversity and inclusion efforts, senior staff hiring, manager quality improvements, integrating data into People Division decisions.Set KPIs and metrics to measure success.
    Regularly solicit feedback from the wider team and other departments.
    Carefully optimize current staffing structure to ensure we have the right people in the right roles; proactively plan for future staffing.

    Oversee Day-to-Day Execution

    Ensure that everything the People Division does is executed to world-class standards.
    Oversee smooth execution of existing HR and staff support systems and processes.
    Spending and Budgeting
    Participate, together with departments, in annual budgeting process; anticipate spending for the year based on annual plans.
    Regularly review actual spending against planned spending. Keep all departments operating to maximum efficiency and within planned budget.
    Outside & External
    Host key external visitors and donors to One Acre Fund.
    Research and understand key best practices in functional work areas at other organizations.
    Think strategically about potential partnerships and learning opportunities from other organizations.

    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 an exceptional professional with 5+ years of work experience and ideally a demonstrated passion for international development.
    Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
    Strong work experiences. Examples include a demanding professional work experience, or successful entrepreneurial experience, e.g. starting a field program in a developing country, leading a conference, starting a business, solid Volunteer Service Organization accomplishments (VSO, Peace Corps, JICA, etc).
    Leadership experience at work, or outside of work.
    Top-performing undergraduate background (include final grade/marks/GPA).
    Humility. 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.
    A willingness to commit to living in rural areas of East Africa for at least two years – this is a long-term, career-track role. The ideal candidate will have at least one year demonstrated experience working in the developing world, although this is not a strict requirement.

    Language: English required in Kenya. Swahili-speakers strongly encouraged to apply.

  • Planning and Data Unit Lead

    Planning and Data Unit Lead

    Job Description
    The Planning and Data Lead guides and manages the overall direction of the Data Unit of the Kenya Logistics Team, and leads the planning and data work for our Core Deliveries Unit. This person is responsible for ensuring all necessary planning, data gathering, analysis and reporting happens across both these units of the Logistics team. The Planning and Data Lead oversees all Inventory Data Management and works with the Logistics Team management to craft a long-term vision around the analysis and use of our data to improve delivery execution, reduce inventory loss and provide superior service to our farmers.
    Responsibilities of the Planning and Data Unit Lead will include:

    Oversee all payments and procurement operations for the Kenya Logistics Team
    Manage and improve Inventory Management systems, processes and controls
    Explore new ways to use Logistics data for advanced problem-solving
    Build, monitor and report on key tracking tools for staff & process performance
    Provide data-focused support for other units within the Kenya Logistics team
    Works with management to set and monitor team OKRs, KPIs and budgets
    Develop annual delivery expansion planning tools and oversee all expansion planning tasks
    Provide all necessary data support for annual Input Deliveries
    Liaise with Business Operations team to improve the management and use of Logistics Data
    Own the Input Ordering process pipeline and support team management with critical tasks
    Provide professional development opportunities and coaching to reports
    Supports the implementation / growth of mechanisms which improve team culture

    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.
    Qualifications
    We are seeking an exceptional professional with five years of work experience and ideally a demonstrated passion for international development. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
    Broad knowledge and experience in:
    Using SAP Business Solutions for Inventory Management (or similar ERP/Inventory Management Software)Data visualization software / tools, preferred if this experience is with Microsoft’s Power BI tool
    Excellent skills in:

    Advanced Excel analysis
    including at least Pivot Tables, V-Lookup and Array Formulas
    Strong work experiences. Examples include a demanding professional work experience, or successful entrepreneurial experience (e.g. leading a conference, or starting a business).

    Specific experience in:

    Logistics Operations [Warehousing and Fleet Planning] preferred
    People Management
    Leadership experience at work, or outside of work
    Top-performing academic background
    Humility. 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.
    Outstanding communication skills with direct reports, peers and management
    Strong analytical skills – ability to quickly review, synthesize, analyze and communicate data
    Software Development experience would be an added advantage
    Problem solving and ability to work to tight deadlines

    Language: English required
    Preferred Start Date
    ASAP
    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.

  • Digital Marketing & Communications Specialist

    Digital Marketing & Communications Specialist

    Job description
    Job Description
    Our communications team shapes One Acre Fund’s global brand and local reputation across Sub-Saharan Africa. We currently serve more than 500,000 smallholder farmers in nine countries and aim to serve one million farmers by 2020.
    Our fourteen-person team tells stories that carry globally and resonate locally. We work to shape international policy, build a strong reputation in each country, and inspire dynamic African leaders to join our rapidly-growing organization. Currently we work in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Burundi, Uganda, and Malawi and have pilots in Ethiopia, Myanmar, and Zambia.
    The Specialist will be a key contributor to our communications efforts. Working closely with the Digital Marketing and Communications lead, s/he will support initiatives to improve how we reach and engage our audiences. It’s an exciting opportunity to shape an important area of our work.
    Responsibilities Include
    Social media – Co-own the organization’s social media strategy. Drawing upon research, industry news, and internally produced content to draft and post engaging content. When appropriate, coordinate with teams at partner organizations to execute global social media campaigns.Website management – Working with members of the communications team, maintain the organization’s website and blog—regularly publishing, editing, and updating pages on the site. Help project manage major updates to the website in partnership with our developers.
    Digital analytics – Using third-party analytics tools (such as Google Analytics), maintain existing dashboards to improve content and engagement against key metrics and benchmarks across all our digital communication channels.Email marketing – Manage the production of our e-newsletters and recommend new opportunities to engage subscribers and increase our list size.Digital advertising – Support our online advertising efforts, placing ads on social media, maintaining our Google AdWords program, and reporting on performance.Administrative support – Assist in projects to keep the communications department running smoothly, such as supporting the team’s internal systems and tools.
    Qualifications
    Role Summary
    We are seeking an exceptional professional with at least 2 years of work experience and a demonstrated passion for digital marketing and communications. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

    Strong undergraduate background in marketing, advertising, or communications
    At least 2 years of on-the-job experience in digital marketing, communications, or advertising in our countries of operation
    Experience managing social media properties in a professional capacity
    Strong communication and writing skills; comfortable writing compelling, consistently error-free original copy for digital audiences
    Experience working with Google Analytics or a similar analytics platform. A strong familiarity with excel for data entry and analysis is a very significant plus
    Basic understanding of email marketing principles
    Experience managing websites using a content management system
    Deep familiarity with Google Productivity Apps and/or Microsoft Office
    Work authorization in Kenya is required for this position

  • Supply Chain Specialist Legal Counsel

    Supply Chain Specialist Legal Counsel

    Job Description
    One Acre Fund will purchase over $60M worth of agricultural and non-agricultural inputs for direct sale to over 900,000 smallholder farmers in 2018. Through distribution of these goods and innovative trainings, we produce $129 of impact per farmer, of which, $27 can be attributed to the distribution of non-agricultural inputs such as solar lights, efficient wood-burning cookstoves, and storage materials. Access to these life-improving inputs electrifies households, allows farmers to store their grain, and gives farmers and their families the tools they need to grow themselves out of poverty.
    We are looking for someone to play an integral role on our non-agricultural supply chain team by taking charge of procurement and end-end logistics for these life improving products. In this role, you will build rock solid supplier relationships, reduce importation costs, and stay in front of the regulatory environment in East Africa to deliver high quality goods on time at the feet of over 900,000 smallholder farmers.
    Responsibilities of the Non-Agricultural Goods Supply Chain Specialist will include:

    Execute our Purchasing Strategy

    Coordinate the sourcing, importation, and delivery of over 480,000 solar lights, 10,000 stoves, 100,000 tarpaulins, and 300,000 storage bags each year.
    Stay at the forefront of regulations and policies surrounding the purchase and delivery of solar lights, cookstoves, and other plastics products throughout East and Southern Africa.
    Build relationships with leaders in the plastics, solar, and cookstoves industry to stay at the forefront of shifts in the global industry.
    Manage supplier relationships and coordinate between suppliers and in-country teams to deliver the best service possible to the farmers we serve.
    Develop and maintain rock-solid service level agreements with our regional logistics suppliers.

    Define and Improve Processes

    Improve existing supply chain mechanisms by building strong, long-term supplier relationships.
    Identify and implement cost- and time-saving improvements from small process tweaks to major strategic changes.
    Implement standardized practices to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and customer service.
    Prevent fraud and corruption challenges along the procurement value chain.
    Create quality assurance and process checklists to guarantee adherence to standard operating procedures

    Team Management

    Mentor 2 or more supply chain staff to build leadership and project management skills. Coach direct reports on supply chain best practices including how to negotiate for best pricing and terms and build strong supplier relationships.
    Work with multi-national staff and suppliers.
    Identifying strong local talent pools for recruiting high quality supply chain staff.
    Build Outstanding Communication Channels
    Become familiar with One Acre Fund teams and structures to ensure your team is effectively supporting their internal clients.
    Work closely with logistics and other internal teams to minimize delivered costs and reduce overall spend.
    Deliver overall process transparency to your internal clients

    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 procurement and supply chain. Experience in an entrepreneurial environment is a plus.
    Candidates that meet the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

    3+ years of work experience in a demanding professional environment, preferably in positions where frequent cross-department communication was required
    Degree in Finance, Engineering & Logistics or related fields are encouraged to apply
    Strong quantitative reasoning and data presentation skills required
    Comfort working with moderately complex data sets and structuring clear, immediate comprehensible tables
    Some experience in or knowledge of procurement/supply chains functions preferred
    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
    Top-performing academic background

    Language: English required and Swahili preferred

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  • Monitoring & Evaluation Data Manager

    Monitoring & Evaluation Data Manager

    The Product Innovations’ Monitoring & Evaluation Team is looking for a Monitoring & Evaluation Data Manager to supervise all data management and quality control processes. Below are the role’s details and directions on how to submit an application.
    Roles

    Manage data in the project and performance dashboards; proactively monitor the data to identify issues
    Develop and lead data management process improvements
    Quality check all surveys before they are conducted in the field using the established review process
    Manage three sub-teams within Monitoring & Evaluation Team: Survey Data Specialists, Tablet Specialists and Back Check Callers

    Survey Data Team Management:

    Organize trainings for survey requests and CommCare programming for the Product Innovations Team Manage backend data support for all Product Innovations M&E surveys, including data entry, data corrections and quality control
    Own the CommCare survey management system o Liaise with external departments to implement survey requests

    Tablet Team Management:

    Oversee the processes of assigning survey tablets to the field team and recovering the tablets at the end of projects
    Manage required tablet maintenance activities
    Manage the ongoing and future tablet process improvements

    Back Check Team Management:

    Oversee the survey back check process to monitor field team performance and ensure data accuracy

    Job Qualifications

    Hold a Bachelors’ Degree in relevant field
    Strong data management and data analysis skills
    Knowledge of CommCare Programming system a plus, but not required
    Possesses and applies a broad knowledge of principles, practices and procedures of monitoring and evaluation
    Ability to carry out medium and long-term planning (6 months to 1 year) for data management activities within Product Innovations M&E Team
    Demonstrated excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
    Time management skills and ability to work independently
    Proven ability to be proactive
    Proven excellent attention to detail
    Passionate about serving smallholder farmers

  • Supply Chain Operations Associate/Manager

    Supply Chain Operations Associate/Manager

    Job Description
    We’re looking for one key person to be the central hub interfacing between purchasers, field units, logistics teams, finance, and accounting. This person will start by developing a team of 2 direct reports and will be the lead coordinator for a couple dozen people across the organization. In this role, you’ll be asked to drive supply chain efficiency, eliminate waste across the value chain, and reduce supply risk across 8 countries by setting a high bar for forecast accuracy, data integrity, and effective communication. We’ll be asking you to play a key role optimizing $40M in annual spend while preparing our operations for scale to ultimately deliver high quality live improving goods at the feet of the 500,000 smallholder farmers we serve.
    Responsibilities of the Supply Chain Operations Associate role will be:

    Be the key coordinator between procurement staff and over 2 dozen internal customers across 6 core countries and 2 pilot programs.
    Collaborate with country leadership and logistics teams to maximize end-to-end supply chain efficiency, eliminate waste from the value chain, and save costs.
    Leverage forecasting and inventory planning tools to generate and maintain 12-month rolling demand forecast and purchasing plan with target seasonal stock levels and payment timing.
    Join forces with the Financial Advisory team to implement an effective pricing model across country programs.
    Generate guidelines for clients to manage order and forecast process as well as how to handle excess inventory and stock outs.
    Develop sophisticated data analyses to drive order forecasting and pricing decisions, improve supply chain efficiency, and drive operational scalability.
    Extract and analyze system data using SAP Business One, Power BI, and excel to identify and recommend improvements to supply chain metrics and performance standards.
    Use data analytics to drive on-time deliveries and deliver world class customer service to our clients.
    Set the standard for high quality inventory data management across the organization.
    Develop organizational Key Performance Indicators and targets for data management, forecasting, and order timeliness.
    Aggregate and report on supply chain KPIs quarterly to organizational leadership.
    Use reporting tools to drive behavior change within supply chain and across the organization with monthly purchasing, inventory movement, and forecast accuracy reports.
    Mentor supply chain staff to build leadership and project management skills.
    Set ambitious goals for your direct reports and support their achievements.
    Identifying strong talent pools for recruiting high quality supply chain staff.
    Become familiar with One Acre Fund teams and structures to ensure your team is effectively supporting their internal clients including Finance and Logistics.
    Build outstanding communication channels to deliver overall process transparency to your internal clients.

    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.
    Experience in procurement, logistics, or supply chain management preferred.
    Knowledge of SAP or other ERP reporting skills strongly preferred.
    Proficiency in Excel and other software packages 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.
    Strong quantitative reasoning and critical thinking skills.
    Outstanding communication skills with direct 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.
    Top-performing academic background.

    Language: English required, French and Swahili preferred.
    Duration
    Minimum 3 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
    East Africans are strongly encouraged to apply.

  • Kenya Talent Development Associate

    Kenya Talent Development Associate

    Job Description
    The Training Department creates learning and development opportunities for 3,000 staff and 300,000+ clients. The Training Department Associate will focus on program improvement and department management in order to better achieve our organizational goals. Designing and implementing program and process improvements, high-level curriculum development, and facilitating leadership courses will be the primary responsibility of the Kenya Talent Development Associate. We are looking for a professional with 3-5 years work experience and a demonstrated passion for helping both our staff and clients achieve their full human potential.

    Country-Wide Professional Development: At One Acre Fund, we hire staff from the rural communities we serve and provide them with the training and mentorship they need to become leaders in their communities. Our Senior Field Directors manage hundreds of staff and thousands of beneficiaries – many of them started as an entry-level Field Officer and grew to their current position through mentoring, professional experience, and rigorous classroom exercises. The Kenya Talent Development Associate will provide support revising and implementing tiered curriculum designed to support all staff professional development at all levels of the organization in meeting their full potential.
    Curriculum Design: Continual development is one of the core pillars of One Acre Fund’s program model. The Kenya Talent Development Associate will partner with the Global Training and Development and Field Operations teams to design, evaluate, and implement curriculum and development materials. The Kenya Training will have a strong education background with curriculum design and adult education experience.
    Training of Trainers: One Acre Fund implements quality trainings to 2,000+ field staff members through its Training of Trainers program. The Kenya Talent Development Associate, in collaboration with the Field Operations Team, will evaluate the current training of trainers programs, review best practices in Training of Trainers, present a set of recommended improvements to the Country Leadership, and implement program improvements.
    Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E): One Acre Fund holds all staff to a high standard in everything we do – our farmers deserve nothing less. The Training Department is no exception. The Kenya Talent Development Associate will be responsible for overseeing the Data Associate, ensuring our systems effectively monitor and evaluate the impact of training programs.
    Management and Mentorship: The Kenya Training Department is comprised of a team of eight full-time staff members across the country. The Kenya Talent Development Associate will support the team in managing, mentoring, and developing our team as they take on greater and more complicated responsibilities.
    Facilitation: This role will be the primary facilitator for our highest level professional development trainings at our Kenya HQ offices, including Kakamega and Nairobi. The Kenya Talent Development Associate will be an accomplished facilitator, who understands how to lead complex courses for professionals.

    Career Growth and Development
    One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills. Your manager and a global support team 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 an exceptional professional with 3-5 years of work experience and ideally a demonstrated passion for education and international development. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

    Leadership and management experience at work, or outside of work. Examples include a demanding professional work experience, or successful entrepreneurial experience, e.g. leading a team or a conference, ownership over large, long-term projects, significant teaching or training experience, starting a business, solid Volunteer Service Organization accomplishments (VSO, Peace Corps, JICA, etc).
    Critical thinking and strong analytical attitude: quick to process information and act accordingly.
    Driven by continual growth: development orientated with a passionate for the work – seeing people growing is the motivator.
    Strong attention to detail: writing and editing trainings / project plans.
    Compelling communicator: ability to connect and persuade over email, in person, or on the phone.
    Top-performing undergraduate background.
    Humility. 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.
    A willingness to commit to living in Kakamega for at least two years – this is a long-term, career-track role.
    Language: English required; Kiswahili preferred.

    Preferred Start Date
    As Soon As Possible
    Compensation
    Commensurate with experience and starts modest. However, this is a career-track role with fast raises for performance, paying a meaningful salary for a long-term career.
    Benefits
    Health insurance, room and board, local taxes, travel allowances.
    Sponsor International Candidates
    No

  • Study Enumerators

    Study Enumerators

    The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) department is devoted to finding accurate and actionable data to drive impact. We are seeking experienced and talented individuals to take up the position of a Study Enumerator in the Monitoring & Evaluation department to work in Kakamega, (Lugari).
    Below are the details for the position and directions on how to submit an application:
    Job Responsibilities

    Participate in training on survey techniques and data collection
    Provide support for refining and translating survey instruments
    Pre-test the survey instruments and offer feedback
    Collect accurate and reliable qualitative and quantitative data using tablets
    Re-visit households as advised by the supervisor/ investigator
    Any other duties assigned

    Qualifications

    Possess post-secondary education in health sciences (nutrition, nursing, public/community health, or other related disciplines)
    Previous experience in a similar role or in the public/community health sector is an added advantage
    Possess knowledge on data collection techniques and research ethics
    Time management skills and ability to work independently
    Proven ability to be proactive
    Attention to detail
    Computer literate and good typing skills
    Good written and spoken English and Swahili
    Fluent in Luhya
    Passionate about serving smallholder farmers

  • Recruitment Outreach and Data Specialist

    Recruitment Outreach and Data Specialist

    Job Description
    General Responsibilities

    Referral Program Administration – One Acre Fund has an innovative referral program which engages our staff members to refer people in their networks to open roles across the organization. The largest area of the Recruitment Specialist’s role will be to oversee and execute the administration of the Referral Program.
    Program Coordination – The Recruitment Specialist will ensure the Referral Program plan is up to date and all projects are on-track. They will also coordinate, set the agenda for, and lead regular program team meetings.
    Staff Engagement – The Recruitment Specialist will provide quality customer service to the 400+ staff participating in the program, as well as lead staff engagement initiatives which include bi-weekly newsletters, quarterly all-staff calls, quarterly campaigns, networking trainings, and resource and referral activity development.
    Staff On/Offboarding – As new staff members join the organization, the Recruitment Specialist will orient them to the referral program, and as staff leave, the Recruitment Specialist will be responsible for helping them understand how they can contribute to One Acre Fund’s long term recruitment goals as alumni.
    Reward Payouts – Staff who participate in the Referral Program are eligible for incentives which are paid out monthly, quarterly, and annually. The Recruitment Specialist is responsible for cleansing our candidate data, preparing a “scoreboard” where staff have access to information about their referrals, and sending a list of rewards payouts to the Finance team for disbursement.
    Reporting – Because the Referral Program is one of One Acre Fund’s top sources of hire, it is important for us to develop and review reliable metrics of program health. The
    Recruitment Specialist will be responsible for regular reporting and analysis of referral data.
    Program Planning Support – The Recruitment Specialist will assist in setting the annual Referral Program strategy and development of the program plan.
    Candidate Outreach – Recruitment Specialists will use recruitment tools to identify and reach out to potential candidates. They will work with the larger Recruitment Team on the outreach strategies and follow-up with potential candidates.
    Job Postings – A majority of our applicants hear about opportunities at OAF via online postings. Recruitment Specialists will ensure that all job postings are up-to-date and continuously posted to relevant online job boards candidates
    Event Support – Recruitment Specialists will assist in the coordination of recruitment events offsite (researching events, coordinating, marketing) as well as helping to plan internal department and organizational events.
    Research – The Recruitment Specialist will play an integral part in ensuring our talent search is effective and successful and would be called on to complete research or specialized tasks to assist with innovative strategies to recruit talented applicants. Recruitment Specialists will complete periodic research on new outreach channels, partners, events or tools to improve our overall reach.
    Miscellaneous – We are a young organization that is growing rapidly. This means that all staffers pitch in to ensure we are providing the very best support and services to both our staffers and clients.
    Program Fluency – The Recruitment Specialist will work to understand our field program and all of the complexities of operating at scale. Program fluency is critical as the
    Recruitment Specialist prepares to represent One Acre Fund externally in interviews and at events.Informational Interviews – Recruitment Specialists will conduct initial interviews with potential candidates to answer questions as they prepare their application.
    Data Analysis Assistance – Our team is constantly looking to optimize the recruitment process, and we collect a significant amount of data which Recruitment Specialists cleanse and analyze.
    Administrative Tasks – We are looking for a diligent and enthusiastic teammate who can tackle tasks quickly and accurately.
    Additional Responsibilities After 6-12 Months In The Role
    Referral Program Planning – In addition to Referral Program administration, the Recruitment Specialist will work to assume full ownership of the program’s vision, strategy, and planning.
    Event Planning – The Recruitment Specialist will begin by shadowing and assisting with event logistics, observing how they are conducted. As a Recruitment Specialist becomes more confident, experienced, and fluent in One Acre Fund’s program, they will transition to taking on certain events (webinars and career fairs) themselves.
    Special Projects – The Recruitment Specialist will play an integral part in ensuring our talent search is effective and successful and would be asked to come up with innovative projects and recruitment strategies.
    Candidate Interviews – Recruiters complete anywhere from 4-12 interviews in a week. The Recruitment Specialist will begin shadowing interviews for 2-3 months before conducting them independently.

    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.
    Qualifications
    We are seeking an early career professional (0-2 years’ experience) with an interest in people and recruiting, experience in a fast-paced work environment, and a demonstrated long-term passion for sustainable agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa. We are looking for extraordinary candidates that are proactive; please only apply if you fit these criteria:
    Experiences And Skills

    Relevant Experience – Strong candidates are inspirational communicators and experienced networkers who will enthusiastically help One Acre Fund staff build their own networks.
    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. You should also be comfortable working in a fast-paced, innovative, results-driven environment.
    Communication – Excellent interpersonal skills and superior written communication skills.
    Computer Skills – Strong Excel skills are required. Referral Program administration requires the ability to build databases, use complex formulas and functions to mine candidate and staff data, perform analysis and offer recommendations.
    Organizational Skills – Superior organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail; the ability to perform tasks accurately and efficiently. The ability to multi-task while effectively prioritizing. The routine tasks of the Recruitment Specialist will often have non-flexible deadlines.
    Education – Top-performing academic performance. Please include grades and test scores on your CV.
    Language – Fluent in English. Kinyarwanda and Swahili preferred. French desirable.

    Qualities
    Humble approach to service – We are looking for professionals who combine strong leadership skills with good humor, humility, openness to feedback, and passion for serving smallholder farmers. You are committed to delivering quality customer service to potential candidates and hiring teams.Commitment to improvement – We are looking for someone that actively seeks feedback to improve processes and individual performance.Team player – Recruitment Specialists should be able to work independently but collaborate and support multiple team members to achieve team goals.
    Duration
    Minimum two year’s 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.
    Note: We are not able to sponsor a visa for this position.

  • Kenya Solar Sales Pilot Associate

    Kenya Solar Sales Pilot Associate

    Job Description

    One Acre Fund is looking for an experienced, fiercely entrepreneurial, and humble leader to start our new Pay-As-You-Go Solar Sales Program. In this role, you will create and rapidly iterate on a new distribution model alongside One Acre Fund’s core operations that has the ability to distribute solar lights and other products to hundreds of thousands of clients annually. You will be responsible for moving this project from it’s pilot stage to scale by (1) designing a growth strategy, (2) monitoring performance in order to drive operational excellence, (3) using customer insights and business experiments to rapidly drive forward program improvements that result in excellent customer experience, and (4) building a high performing team that embodies the values of One Acre Fund. You excel in the ambiguity of a startup environment and you are eager to drive the success of this new sales model.
    Responsibilities for this role would include, but are not limited to:
    Strategy & Vision

    Design a strategy to scale the new program quickly within a budget and ambitious but achievable targets for the team to perform against.
    Monitor client experience, pricing, marketing, sales, distribution, and service of the Solar Sales Program while continuously creating improvements to the program.
    Use customer insights and rapid business experiments to generate improvements to to the program.Contribute to the setting of department-level OKRs, KPIs and project targets.
    Measure progress against goals, regularly report on progress, and hold team accountable to delivering results in key strategic areas.

    Team Management

    Build a high performing team and foster a culture that embraces One Acre Funds vision and values.
    Ensure that all staff receive effective mentorship to promote career growth.
    Regularly solicit feedback from the wider team and other departments.
    Participate in global solar product work and collaborate with other country programs.
    Serve as a leader and role model to the Kenya team at large. Embody One Acre Fund’s core values: Humble Service,
    Hard Work, Continual Growth, Family of Leaders, Dream Big, and Integrity.

    Product Support

    Ensure solar product specifications and requirements are understood by all external teams supporting distribution, training, repairs, and follow ups (Field Operations, Business Operations, etc.).
    Engage with product suppliers with the Global Inputs team to set strategy, align on expectations and provide product feedback.
    Research and understand key products and best practices in functional work areas at other organizations.
    Meet with and maintain relationships with key external solar product partners of One Acre Fund. This could include product suppliers, donors to One Acre Fund, consultants, and leaders from partner organizations.

    Budgeting

    Participate in annual budgeting process, specifically for Solar Sales Program projects.
    Regularly review monthly actual spending against planned spending.
    Keeping the program operating to maximum efficiency.
    Financially model scale trajectories of the program

    Scaling

    Use insights gathered during the pilot to generate rapid improvements to the Solar Sales Program that will ensure we are offering a product clients love and we are creating a program that can scale rapidly and efficiently.
    Create excellence in all aspects of the program, including marketing, repayment, field staff management, distribution, and after-sales support.
    Develop a scalable hiring process for solar agents working in the Solar Sales Program and build a team with world class business professionalism that embodies One Acre Fund Values
    Integrate the Solar Sales Program seamlessly into One Acre Fund Core Program operations and systems as the program scales.

    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 2-3+ years of work experience, and a demonstrated long-term passion for international development. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

    At minimum, a Bachelor’s degree is required for this position with strong demonstrated previous work experience.
    Previous experience in rural solar sales preferred, but not required
    Strong data management and data analysis skills
    A broad knowledge of the principles, practices and procedures of trial design preferred, but not required
    Demonstrated excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office suite  
    Time management skills and ability to work independently  
    Proven ability to be proactive
    Proven excellent attention to detail
    Humility. 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
    Passionate about serving smallholder farmers
    Language: English required