One Acre Fund is a nonprofit organization that supplies smallholder farmers in East Africa with asset-based financing and agriculture training services to reduce hunger and poverty. Headquartered in Bungoma, Kenya, the organization works with farmers in rural villages throughout Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and recently Malawi. Using a market-based approach, One Acre Fund facilitates activities and transactions at various levels of the farming value chain, including seed sourcing and market support. In 2013, farmers who worked with One Acre Fund realized a 180% return on their investment and significantly increased farm income on every planted acre.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Location: Not specified
- Job Field: Administration / Secretarial
About the Role
- The Impact Division supports all One Acre Fund programs to generate more impact, wherever we work. We help the organization keep three core aspects of impact at the forefront of our work:
- Improve farmer livelihoods and profitability in the short-term
- Ensure long-term viability through sustainable agricultural practices ( e.g. soil health, crop diversity)
- Address non-agricultural needs of farming households (e.g. energy, nutrition.).
- The Impact Division comprises several teams including our central Agricultural Research team and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning team. We also directly lead specific cross-team initiatives like agricultural insurance, payments for ecosystem services, behavioral studies, and nutrition and health.
- The role of the Impact Division Manager is to make the entire team more effective at generating impact. You will report to the Impact Director
Responsibilities
You will improve Impact Division Communication & Coordination:
- Help set and track progress against global and program-specific impact goals
- Manage historical impact knowledge and ensure quality of study results
- Set agendas and facilitate monthly Working Group meetings
You will lead strategic research or projects. Specific projects will depend on your background and interests, organizational priorities, bandwidth of implicated teams, and timing, but might include:
- Innovation Research – Research opportunities for expansion areas or for radically new/improved services
- Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) – refine our CCA strategy, identify areas where we need increased investment or research, and guide progress
- Impact Communication – with our communications team, increase the visibility of and inspiration around our impact work.
- ESG (Environmental and Social Governance)- review our ESG practices, make actionable recommendations for improvement, and support implementation
- Partnerships – Research or develop new partnerships that could unlock greater impact
You will increase the reach of Impact leadership:
- Represent division leadership, internally or externally
- Take on direct management responsibilities from division leadership
Career Growth and Development:
- We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people.
- You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance.
- We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals.
- You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
Qualifications
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
- A University Degree in Agriculture or a related field (e.g. Ecology, Environmental Science). An advanced degree is a bonus.
- Experience in written and verbal communication, across a range of audiences – from non-technically-trained colleagues to external experts.
- Experience building trust and understanding the motivations of different individuals and teams from diverse contexts to bring them together to collaborate.
- Demonstrated research skills and ability to independently conduct study design and analytics.
- Demonstrated ownership and leadership
- Experience keeping projects on a critical path, while managing multiple diverse tasks.
- English required. Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, or French preferred.
- Willingness to travel within our countries of operation.
Preferred Start Date:
- As soon as possible.
Eligibility
- This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of our countries of operation (Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Nigeria, and Ethiopia).
Benefits
Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits.
