One Acre Fund Strategy Manager Jobs 2021 – Kenya NGO Jobs

One Acre Fund Strategy Manager Jobs 2021 – Kenya NGO Jobs. One Acre Fund Kenya looking for “Strategy Manager“. Applicants with a degree in Bachelor’s Degree may apply on or before 11 August 2021.

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, we make farmers more prosperous by providing quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests. On average, our farmers harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.

One Acre Fund Strategy Manager Jobs 2021

The One Acre Fund has published a job vacancy announcement on 1^st June 2021 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Strategy Manager to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

One Acre Fund Job Vacancy 2021

Responsibilities: Shaping One Acre Fund’s expansion strategy – To help One Acre Fund hit its ambitious farmer growth targets, two analysts were challenged to develop a rigorous and scalable approach to program expansion that could be rolled out across all countries. This new approach involved field survey design and analysis, financial modeling, and a political and security risk assessment. The work was adopted by in-country Field Operations teams and is bringing OAF closer to achieving its 2020 target of reaching one million farmers.

Position in Organization:

• Job Location: Kigali, Rwanda or Nairobi, Kenya
• Application DeadLine: 11 August 2021
• Language: English fluency required; proficiency in any languages spoken in East Africa is a bonus
• Benefits: Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Qualification:

• A Bachelor’s degree is required for this position.

Experience

• Strong work experiences: We are looking for candidates with 5+ years of work experience in roles where they have been asked to solve complex, ambiguous problems in a structured way (e.g., management consultants, research managers, business analysts).
• We look for the ability to take a complex question, identify the most efficient route to a useful solution, and structure the work into manageable milestones and to work independently
• We look for experience managing and coaching junior project staff to achieve high-quality work
• We also look for additional leadership experience, in or outside of work, in roles that involve influencing the decisions and behaviors of peers, senior leaders, and external parties (bonus for previous work experience directly serving executive-level leadership)
• Professional/technical skills
• Internal Consulting Team members are expected to have advanced proficiency in both Excel (can perform complex functions) and PowerPoint (can develop compelling slide decks for various audiences)
• Managers have demonstrated experience in project management, capacity building, and professional development of others
• Outstanding responsiveness to feedback: we firmly believe that ability to act on both positive and constructive feedback is the fastest way to grow. As a team, we give and expect to receive open and frank feedback, both to our reports and to our managers. You should see feedback as a chance to improve and also know how to give it constructively.

Other Details

• Contract Type: Permanent
• Selection Process: Interview
• Salary: negotiable
• Application Process: Online

How to Apply One Acre Fund Strategy Manager Jobs 2021

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://oneacrefund.org/work-with-us/job-openings/g/?gh_jid=3141191

The Closing Date: 11 August 2021.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.