Wanted
Exceptional professionals with 2 to 5+ years of work experience
to serve in a career-track position that combines both field and
management experience.
Job Location
Rural Kenya (English required)
Duration
Two-year minimum
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
Rapid organization growth translates into great career opportunities
for our staff. We invest heavily in careers – we want to develop our
next group of country directors, R&D directors, and partnership
leaders.
The Systems team plays an integral role in the day-to-day operations of
One Acre Fund, including but not limited to inventory management, input
delivery to our clients, procurement, customer service, field support,
and HQ support.
The Systems team is looking for associates who will play a crucial role
in creating, streamlining and facilitating processes among all teams at
One Acre Fund including Field, Finance, IT, Logistics, Procurement, and
more. We are looking for people who can forge a bridge between our
ever-evolving field operations and the technical, data-heavy moving
pieces working behind the scenes to support those field operations. The
ideal candidate will have a background in systems design, supply chain
management, industrial engineering, financial analysis or management
consulting and will also have the flexibility to work in a fast-paced
and non-traditional environment.
Some questions tackled by the Systems team this year include:
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How can we coordinate a complex set of deliveries, balancing factors such as:
- Varied individual client orders
- Maintaining sufficient inventory and tracking inventory flows
- Securing and operating a fleet of trucks
- Loading and delivering on a tight schedule
- Field complexity – scheduling considerations, specialized needs, unexpected challenges
- How can we deliver a bag of live sweet potato vines to every single OAF farmer in Kenya within 24 hours of being cut at the farm?
- How can we quickly determine which farmers have met our payment targets and send out incentives in a timely fashion, making sure that the incentives go to the right people and are actually received by our clients?
- How can we handle customer service issues at scale, when an individual complaint involves mining through several datasets?
Systems Associates will be asked to tackle 2-4 substantial projects,
working closely with other teams and managing staff, project calendars
and deliverables for those projects. We’re looking to find ways to
leverage the mountains of data available to us to improve and add to our
services to clients. We’re also looking to improve the processes
already used by our teams to minimize headaches and improve efficiency,
allowing us to continue our accelerated growth. The Systems Associate
role is perfect for a technically-minded, detail-oriented professional
who wants their work to have direct ties to meaningful, high impact
work.
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.
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, and a demonstrated long-term passion for international
development. They will serve in a career-track position that combines
both field and management 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:
- 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 Peace Corps accomplishments).
- Experience in industrial engineering, systems design, supply chain management, finance, or other technical roles is a plus. Please highlight any such relevant experience in your application.
- Leadership experience at work, or outside of work.
- Proficiency in Excel required. Experience with MS Access, other database management or data analysis software a plus!
- Top-performing undergraduate background (please include GPA and test scores on your resume)
- Humility and personal stability. We have a fantastic and likeable team. 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 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
- Ability to cook/ laugh – desirable
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, flight, room and board.
Career Development
Quarterly management consulting-style career reviews and constant
feedback. Your manager will invest significant time in your career
development.
Sponsor International Candidates
Yes
To Apply
- Complete this form.
- Email cover letter and resume to jobs@oneacrefund.org (Subject line: "Systems Associate 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).
