Jobs at One Acre Fund

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a high-value portfolio of existing donors and potential new prospects in targeted segments as part of the implementation of our bilateral/ multilateral and private non-US giving business development strategy. For example:
• Identify, research, and maintain a robust pipeline of potential prospects
• Develop relationships with new prospective funders in targeted segments to develop successful funding proposals to support the organization, shepherding proposals through all required stages and decision-making processes
• Steward existing donor relationships in the targeted segments to manage the required reporting and continued development of successful proposals
• Over time, grow a team to handle end-to-end donor management, from research to stewardship to proposal writing to reporting and compliance.
  Develop strong fluency in agricultural development, poverty alleviation, and One Acre Fund’s activities and impact in order to support external representation and donor stewardship and build excitement about our work among donor communities
• Represent One Acre Fund at conferences and donor meetings, as needed
  Host our key donors visiting Africa as part of the stewardship process
• Support the business development team with internal coordination and process improvement
• Establish and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and partners (Policy, Communications, Field, and Finance teams)
  Collaborate with Business Development management and other team members to proactively improve processes, tools, and ways of working
• Keep organized. We are not a boss-employee culture. We would like to hire someone who can manage his or her own work, and will truly own the role.

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

We are seeking a professional with 8+ years of work experience and demonstrated passion for our mission. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

• Academic background requirements: Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a related field, graduate degree strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated senior leadership experiences at or outside of work.
• Genuine passion for international development. We are seeking someone who is truly passionate about providing opportunity to the hardest-working farmers on the planet.
• Past experience in international development and/or fundraising: The ideal candidate will have past experience in international fundraising, or project/reporting experience with bilaterals and multilaterals.
• Strong ability to understand business. We would like to hire someone who will truly understand our operations, and be able to communicate about them simply and effectively.
• Past experience in a fast-paced, relationship-driven work environment, such as management consulting, is a plus.
• Professional/technical skills: Advanced proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel; and professional effective verbal and written communication, multi-tasking, organizational, prioritization skills are necessary.

Experience with SalesForce is a plus

• People-orientation. We are seeking someone with demonstrated experience in relationship building and excellent communications and presentation skills. This skill is particularly important as the role will be partially externally facing.
• Values fit. We put a high premium on values. We want someone who has a true service orientation and humility – someone that puts our farmers before themselves.
• Willingness to be based in Nairobi and willingness to travel. This role is based in Nairobi, Kenya and will have up to 20-30% travel, within Africa and other international destinations. Dates of travel are highly variable.
• Language: English fluency required (written and spoken); French is a bonus, Swahili is a bonus

Travel Requirement

Up to 20-30% domestically and internationally.

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Job Description

The People Division Program Associate’s responsibilities would include, but not be limited to:

Strategy & Vision

Together with global and Kenya leadership, contribute to setting a clear vision and set of priorities for team culture, diversity, and inclusion within the Kenya program.
Gather team feedback on ways we can make One Acre Fund an exceptional place to work. Turn that feedback into a clear project pipeline to help ensure we are meeting our career promises to all staff and driving forward career opportunities across our team.
Drive forward the results of two our key objectives for the long-rain 2019 season:

We have a clear, shared vision for team culture and are actively working towards it.
Every staff member at every job grade knows how they are performing against expectations in their current role.

• Project management
• Scope and implement high-priority projects relating to team culture, Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) and People Ops.
• Create and maintain a key set of team metrics to measure our impact on staff satisfaction, culture, and D&I.
• Work with key stakeholders to execute and monitor projects, ensuring successful outcomes in creating a more positive, inclusive team culture.
• Some initial projects the People Division PA will work on include:
• Standardized pay grade definitions: Work closely with department heads to ensure pay grade definitions clearly articulate the scope and responsibilities of roles at each level.
• Work with leadership to create plans for introducing the updated definitions to their teams.
• People support hub: Create a People support hub for all staff which links to all HR, Training, and Corporate Operations policies, tools, and documents.
• Onboarding review: Review how new staff are onboarded in Kenya. Create a more robust onboarding to ensure all new staff: 1. have clarity on OAF’s approach to career growth and professional development, 2. know how to access key project and management tools, and 3. are able to effectively contribute to OAF’s shared vision of culture.
• Build career clarity across the Kenya program: The People Division will play an important role to ensure there is career clarity for all staff, at all levels. For example, this could include rolling-out an updated performance review system, ensuring managers are meeting minimum standards, and implementing strategies for increasing career conversations across the organization.
• Communication
  • Proactively and effectively communicate up to country leadership, down to departments, and across to other colleagues.
  • Be the key point person for all global D&I and culture initiatives, ensuring a Kenya perspective is included in project scoping as well as initiatives are rolled-out successfully in-country.
  • Deliver regular culture, diversity, and inclusion communication to the Kenya team, ensuring your message is clear and the wider team aligns around key goals for these areas.
  • Write and lead trainings related to culture and D&I to create positive behavior change across the team.

Team & Culture

• Serve as a leader and role model to the Kenya team at large. Model the One Acre Fund values, invest in people, and engage across the team.
• 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 and concerns.
• The ideal candidate will be able to relate well to staff at all levels, mediate conflict, and discuss staffing issues effectively with leadership.

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 2+ 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.
• 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, Kenya for at least two years – this is a long-term, career-track role.
• Language: English required, Kiswahili fluency a plus.