Jobs at One Acre Fund

Jobs at One Acre Fund. 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.

Jobs at One Acre Fund

Microinsurance Operations Associate
Website Manager
Agriculture Research & Partnerships Manager
Grants Finance Senior Associate
Payroll & Taxes Manager

Microinsurance Operations Associate

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About The Role

The Microinsurance Operations Associate will spearhead the establishment and expansion of One Acre Fund’s microinsurance initiatives, focusing on personal insurance products. These products include funeral, hospital cash, maternal health, asset loss or other impactful insurance products. You will design systems, operations, and distribution channels to offer new forms of protection to our farmers, beyond the traditional scope of climate and agricultural insurance.
You will work with farmers and customer-facing teams, dedicating time to fieldwork to understand community needs, inform and engage farmers on available products, and build trust and fluency in our insurance offerings. We offer the unique opportunity to contribute to the financial security and empowerment of smallholder farming communities, with aN emphasis on innovation and leadership.
You will report to both the Global Head of Risk & Resilience and the Tupande Product Strategy team.

Responsibilities

Product Development and Management: You’ll lead the design and implementation of new microinsurance products tailored to the needs of smallholder farmers. This includes conducting market research, developing product concepts, and managing pilot tests.
Operations and Distribution: You’ll set up and improve operations and distribution networks for microinsurance products. Work involves hands-on fieldwork to train and support field officers and ensure products are accessible well-understood and adopted by farmers.
Partner Engagement: You’ll engage with a variety of partners, including insurers, technology partners, government agencies, and NGOs, to facilitate product delivery.
Innovation and Strategy: You’ll inspire creativity in the microinsurance space, identifying opportunities for new products or improvements to existing offerings. Develop strategic plans for scaling operations sustainably.
Impact Measurement and Reporting: You’ll monitor and evaluate the performance and impact of insurance products, ensuring an understanding of One Acre Fund’s mission of improving farmer prosperity.

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:

2+ years of experience in field-facing operations, business development, or sales
Understanding of microinsurance products, regulations, and industry trends.
Background in project management in challenging environments.
Proficiency in Excel and a willingness to spend a lot of time in the field.
Passion for One Acre Fund’s mission and a commitment to improving the lives of smallholder farmers.

Apply by > 22 August 2024

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Website Manager

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About The Role

The website manager will manage One Acre Fund’s global website as part of the execution of the organization’s digital strategy. We are at an exciting stage in the development of this strategy. Having recently revamped the site design and CMS, we are now looking to expand our capacity to enable us to better manage and optimize the website in support of our digital brand building, engagement, fundraising, and recruitment goals.
Our website is an important part of our digital ecosystem, supporting all our digital marketing activities for multiple audiences across the funnel. It is a critical tool in helping us to create an impact for the farmers we serve by helping us raise funds and attract top talent: our primary audiences are supporters/donors and talented professionals like yourself in the East African job market.
We’re looking for a website manager with strong content management and technical skills to manage the daily upkeep and optimization of the website, help deliver smooth user journeys and experiences, and support key internal stakeholders to meet their strategic objectives.
You’ll also be the day-to-day project manager for any new functionality or developments and deployments with our web agency, so we’re looking for someone with strong product and project management skills to prioritize and translate requirements to developers and stakeholders alike.
You will report to the Digital Marketing and Communications Associate and you will sit within One Acre Fund’s Communications Team, but will closely collaborate with our Business Development (Fundraising and Partnerships) and Recruitment teams.

Responsibilities
Website Content Management
Content Management

Publish new content and keep existing content on the website up to date (including data visualisations)
Manage the execution and optimization of user journeys across the site
Manage the process for ensuring the Dutch translations across the site stay up to date in line with the English pages (doesn’t require you to speak Dutch)
Work with key stakeholders to conduct content gap analysis: reviewing existing content and analytics against our marketing and audience needs

Conversion Optimization

Support our web agency and internal stakeholders to implement a regular schedule of A/B (and other) testing and optimizations

Analytics

Generate regular reports on website performance, identifying optimizations to inform functionality developments, content strategies, and user journey developments

Strategy and Technical Management
Website Strategy Development

Support key internal stakeholders with the ongoing development of the global website strategy in line with audience needs, organizational priorities, analytics insights, and industry trends
Execute those strategies on the website
Advise on website content, user journey development, and technical best practices in an environment where some stakeholders are not digital experts

Technical Project Management

Prioritise and manage a continuous backlog of improvement work, considering input from multiple stakeholders
Scope and refine requirements for our web agency
Day-to-day project management of new functionality requests, site improvements and upgrades
Manage the QA testing of new features, developments, and codebase updates
Manage a regular program of bug testing across the site and our integrations

Infrastructure Management And Support

Manage the hosting and support of the website, including management of a regular schedule of maintenance work, and overseeing our Cloudflare subscription
Help manage our software integrations – for example, working with our Salesforce team to support integration optimizations, additions, and testing
Support the decision-making around hosting, support, and integrations

Project and Stakeholder Management
Vendor Management

Be One Acre Fund’s main point of contact with our external web developers, coordinating with them to work through new projects or bug resolution as and when needed.

Internal Stakeholders

Lead the coordination with key internal stakeholders from our Recruitment and Business Development teams

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:

At least three (3) years experience in digital marketing or communication, digital project or product management, with significant experience maintaining and improving a professional website with the help of external agencies
Professional website content management experience, ideally with Drupal or WordPress
Experience with third-party platforms and integrations within a website ecosystem (experience with platforms used for lead generation, fundraising, or payments a plus)
Experience in stakeholder management and vendor coordination (experience working in or with a website agency a plus)
Strong understanding and practical experience of GA4, Google Search Console, (Google Tag Manager a plus), and the ability to turn data into actionable recommendations
Experience in different project management technologies (Kanban a plus)
Experience developing and delivering a product improvement pipeline while incorporating the needs of multiple stakeholders
Experience scoping and refining user requirements, and translating these into change requests that can be actioned by developers
Understanding of a website’s place in cross-channel strategies and user journeys
Experience managing the technical infrastructure of a website (hosting, support and maintenance, integrations)

Nice-to-have

Experience in technology and business-process change management
Experience with wider digital marketing activities (SEO, PPC, social media)
Experience finding, comparing, and evaluating web technologies in a way that helps senior, non-technical, stakeholders make informed decisions
Experience with digital fundraising activities and strategies
Digital design experience
Experience with website copywriting

Apply by > 22 August 2024

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Agriculture Research & Partnerships Manager

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About the Role

You’ll report to the Global Director of R&D, and work within the Global Impact team, which combines agronomy, data science, qualitative research, and SBC skillsets. The team coordinates an R&D program spanning several countries, makes recommendations to country programs on how the products and recommendations we offer to farmers can be improved, and then supports them in delivering those recommendations to farmers through multiple channels, working in collaboration with other global teams with specialist skills for example in communications, design, video, etc. Jobs at One Acre Fund

Responsibilities

Research strategy – You will design and support teams in implementing efficient projects to evaluate the impact of new agricultural products, recommendations, or information/advisory services. This will include selecting experimental approaches to balance the need to evaluate impact, scalability, and usability.
Spatial and temporal optimization of agronomic guidance – You will ensure farmers receive agronomic recommendations tailored to their capacity, location, and evolving season conditions (e.g., variety selection, seeding rate, fertilizer composition, rate, and application timing).
Technical communication – You will analyze and synthesize data & insights from internal and external sources, using your scientific knowledge to translate complex technical concepts into concise & compelling communication tailored to a range of audiences (e.g. smallholder farmers, internal leadership teams, government officials)
Knowledge exchange – You will participate in two-way information sharing with a range of partners (e.g. universities, CGIAR, NARES, seed companies, donors, and governments) to share outputs and priorities emerging from our operations and research and ensure we are well-positioned to capitalize on new learning and priorities arising elsewhere.

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:

Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy, Plant Science, Soil Science, or related field. Advanced degree (MSc/Ph.D.) preferred.
Expertise in at least two of (a) fertilizer formulation & evaluation, (b) soil carbon dynamics (c) crop physiology and GxExM interactions, (d) systems agronomy
5+ years’ experience in research and extension with a focus on smallholder agriculture in the tropics
Strong research skills with the ability to conduct literature reviews, synthesis of complex information, and data analysis (proficiency in R preferred).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical information into concise and compelling content.
Experience with creating a variety of content types, including white papers, case studies, blogs, and digital media.
Familiarity with agricultural R&D processes, experimental design, and data interpretation.
English required. French, Swahili, Kinyarwanda preferred.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Kigali, Rwanda or Nairobi, Kenya

Benefits

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Eligibility

One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role. However, nationals of (or those with an extensive professional background and work history in) our countries of operation are preferred.

Application Deadline

19 August 2024

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Grants Finance Senior Associate

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About the Role

As a Grants Finance Senior Associate, you will help advance our mission by overseeing the financial aspects of our grants portfolio, including budgeting, reporting, compliance, and stakeholder engagement. Working with finance and fundraising teams, you’ll ensure efficient grant management to support our annual grant portfolio exceeding $100 million. Reporting directly to the Grants Finance Team Lead, this role offers experienced professionals an opportunity to drive positive change and contribute to our organization’s strategic growth.

If you are passionate about driving change and possess the necessary qualifications, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities

Senior Leadership Collaboration: Engage with senior leaders to understand organizational goals and align grant funding strategies accordingly.
Complex Grants Management: Oversee the management of complex grants, ensuring adherence to donor requirements and reporting.
Staff Management: Supervise and mentor junior members of the grants finance team, providing guidance on grant budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes.
Grant Database Management: Maintain grant information within our database system (Salesforce), ensuring accuracy and completeness.
Grants Reporting and Compliance: Lead the preparation of comprehensive donor budget reports, monitor grant spending versus budget, and ensure compliance with donor requirements.
Stakeholder Communication: Act as a liaison between the finance team, the field team and the fundraising team, providing regular updates on grant progress, compliance, and financial performance.
Process Improvement: Continuously evaluate and enhance our grant tracking systems, databases, and reporting processes to improve efficiency and accuracy

Career Growth and Development

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

5+ years of experience in grants management within the development sector, with a proven track record of successfully managing complex grant portfolios
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or a related field; advanced degree preferred
Expertise in financial grants management, including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes
Proficiency with CRM systems, particularly Salesforce, for grant management and reporting
Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to perform complex functions and data analysis
Proficient in analyzing complex datasets for strategic decision-making
Adept communicator, skillfully engaging stakeholders across all organizational levels.
Language: English

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Nairobi, Kenya; Kigali, Rwanda; New York, USA

Benefits

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya, Rwanda or USA

Application Deadline

02 August 2024

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Payroll & Taxes Manager

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About the Role

The Global Payroll & Taxes Manager at One Acre Fund is responsible for delivering timely and accurate payroll for the entire organization every month. You will guide our payroll teams to maintain excellence across all aspects of payroll operations, including data accuracy, process efficiency, compliance, and development of a team of payroll professionals.

As the head of the payroll department, you will lead a team of three, and report to the Global Director of HR Shared Services.

Responsibilities

Own monthly payroll: You will take overall responsibility for ensuring that One Acre Fund submits payroll for all staff each month. Ensure the payroll process is accurate, efficient, and compliant with OAF’s policies.
Country coordination: Lead the coordination and processing of payroll across our different country teams, working with country payroll leads to guide them.
Statutory Compliance and Knowledge Management: Manage statutory processing and submissions in multiple countries; develop systems to automate submissions and record-keeping for all payroll information.
Leadership and Team Management: Oversee and build the capacity of a team of payroll professionals. Foster a collaborative team environment that encourages continuous improvement and excellence in our payroll operations.
Strategic Direction and Change Management: Define the future strategic direction of One Acre Fund’s Payroll operations, for example selecting and implementing new software solutions.

Career Growth and Development

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

Extensive experience in payroll coordination, tax compliance, and HR information systems in a multi-country context.
Knowledge of tax and labor laws across multiple countries.
Advanced understanding of payroll software and tax submission platforms.
Proficient in payroll software (e.g., Sage payroll packages) and proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets.
Proven people and project management skills, with the ability to inspire and develop a high-performing team.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in finance, payroll, or HR information systems, with at least 2 years in a leadership or management role.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Flexible – within our Countries of Operation

Benefits

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Eligibility

One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role. However, nationals of (or those with an extensive professional background and work history in) our countries of operation are preferred.