Jobs Kenya

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  • 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.

  • 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.