Wanted
Health professional for career–track role in Africa, with a focus on family planning training.
Job Location
Rural Kenya, Rwanda, or Burundi.
Duration
Minimum two year's commitment, full-time job.
Organization Description
Most of the world's poor are farmers, representing the largest and most uniform group of poor people in the world. One Acre Fund is a start–up non-profit in Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi that is innovating a new way of helping farm families to achieve their full potential. Instead of giving handouts, One Acre invests in farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income. We provide farmers with a "market bundle" that includes education, finance, seed and fertilizer, and market access. Our program is proven impactful – every year, we weigh thousands of harvests and measure more than 100% average gain in farm income per acre. We have laser–like focus on generating better lives for the people that we serve.
Job Description
By providing agriculture services, One Acre Fund has set up one of Africa’s most promising new rural distribution networks. We offer training, product delivery, and financing at more than 1,000 "market points."
We have started pushing health goods through this network. Most notably, we recently provided chlorine for water treatment for more than 500,000 children for a year. We are increasingly interested in searching for other "low-hanging fruit" – simple products and trainings that we can distribute with minimal effort, for maximum humanitarian impact.
We are particularly interested in providing family planning training. No matter how large our agricultural gains, our farmers are facing a grim situation if population growth continues at its current rapid pace.
Specific responsibilities:
Health professional for career–track role in Africa, with a focus on family planning training.
Job Location
Rural Kenya, Rwanda, or Burundi.
Duration
Minimum two year's commitment, full-time job.
Organization Description
Most of the world's poor are farmers, representing the largest and most uniform group of poor people in the world. One Acre Fund is a start–up non-profit in Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi that is innovating a new way of helping farm families to achieve their full potential. Instead of giving handouts, One Acre invests in farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income. We provide farmers with a "market bundle" that includes education, finance, seed and fertilizer, and market access. Our program is proven impactful – every year, we weigh thousands of harvests and measure more than 100% average gain in farm income per acre. We have laser–like focus on generating better lives for the people that we serve.
Job Description
By providing agriculture services, One Acre Fund has set up one of Africa’s most promising new rural distribution networks. We offer training, product delivery, and financing at more than 1,000 "market points."
We have started pushing health goods through this network. Most notably, we recently provided chlorine for water treatment for more than 500,000 children for a year. We are increasingly interested in searching for other "low-hanging fruit" – simple products and trainings that we can distribute with minimal effort, for maximum humanitarian impact.
We are particularly interested in providing family planning training. No matter how large our agricultural gains, our farmers are facing a grim situation if population growth continues at its current rapid pace.
Specific responsibilities:
- Determine the best products and services to roll through our network. Use a combination of primary research with the world's foremost health distribution NGOs and companies, and also secondary journal research to decide which products and services to provide.
- Run high-quality research pilots with small numbers of farm families to determine uptake and usage rates, and to estimate health impact.
- Scale up. Source materials, design trainings, and potentially hire specialty staff.
Career Growth and Development
One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills. We provide constant, actionable feedback delivered through weekly mentorship and through regular 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 and countries. This results in fast career growth for our staff.
Qualifications
We are seeking exceptional professionals with 2 to 5+ years of work experience. We are looking for truly extraordinary candidates that will help take our organization to the next levels of impact and scale. This is a competitive posting for a career-track role with minimum initial commitment of two years. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills. We provide constant, actionable feedback delivered through weekly mentorship and through regular 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 and countries. This results in fast career growth for our staff.
Qualifications
We are seeking exceptional professionals with 2 to 5+ years of work experience. We are looking for truly extraordinary candidates that will help take our organization to the next levels of impact and scale. This is a competitive posting for a career-track role with minimum initial commitment of two years. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
- At least one year living and working in the developing world. This is a requirement.
- Strong work experiences. Entrepreneurial and unstructured work experiences are particularly helpful.
- Leadership experiences at work, or outside of work.
- Top-performing undergraduate background (please include GPA and test scores on your resume).
- Humility and personal stability. We are looking for passionate professionals that combine strong leadership skills with good humor, patience, and a humble approach to service.
- A willingness to commit to living in rural East Africa for at least two years – this is a long–term, career–track role.
- Professional/technical skills – very high levels of proficiency with PowerPoint, Excel and other software programs.
Language
English required; French highly desirable.
Location
Rural Kenya, Rwanda, or Burundi.
Preferred Start Date
Flexible
Compensation
Starts very modest. However, this is a career–track role with fast raises for performance, paying a meaningful salary for long–term placement in developing nations.
Benefits
Health cover, immunizations.
Career Development
Bi-annual management consulting-style career reviews, and significant investment in career development. Your manager will invest significant time in your career development.
To Apply
English required; French highly desirable.
Location
Rural Kenya, Rwanda, or Burundi.
Preferred Start Date
Flexible
Compensation
Starts very modest. However, this is a career–track role with fast raises for performance, paying a meaningful salary for long–term placement in developing nations.
Benefits
Health cover, immunizations.
Career Development
Bi-annual management consulting-style career reviews, and significant investment in career development. Your manager will invest significant time in your career development.
To Apply
- Complete this form.
- Email cover letter and resume to jobs@oneacrefund.org (Subject line: "Health Dissemination Manager Search" + name of the site that referred you).
- If you are a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV), please submit a copy of your Description of Service (DOS).
