One Acre Fund NGO Career Opportunities in Africa

One Acre Fund NGO Impact Ventures Associate/Manager Jobs in Ethiopia

Team and Job Description

The mission of the Impact Venture team is to dream up, trial, and scale new businesses to create positive impact for rural families.
We invest in “moon shots” and other ambitious ideas to rapidly create impact for tens of millions of families. Examples of new businesses include:

Retail Chains – we set up a chain of retail stores to sell impactful products to rural families.

Retail fronts are a traditional, but effective means for marketing and selling goods to key populations of people.

Seed Technology – improved seed varieties provide rural households with better returns than just about any other technology. We are running large scale, innovative marketing campaigns at the regional level to raise adoption of the best available seeds on the market.

Responsibilities for qualified candidates will include:

Direct Trials and Support Rapid Scale to a Regional or National level.

New team members are expected to own key operational functions and run trials to test key questions to help us create businesses which can generate significant impact and grow at a rapid pace. Example projects include:

an Associate on the Impact Venture team opened a series of stores in rural communities to sell key goods and services.

The Associate hired and managed a growing team to run the operation, developed operational strategies to select store locations and organize store operations, and worked with global teams to develop inventory and cash tracking processes.

a Manager hired a team of 75 people to run a series of marketing trials to promote use of improved seed. Improved seed is proven to significantly increase yields at very little added cost. The Manager designed our messaging strategy and marketing materials and established partnerships with dozens of local private businesses to increase sales of improved seed in communities with very low adoption levels.

an Associate is running trials to test the efficacy of different mobile tools, from two-way SMS to IVR to mobile games. Our goal is to use these mobile tools to support our different business units to communicate with existing and prospective clients.

Dream Big and Operationlize New Ideas – identify innovations to enhance new business units and contribute to organizational strategy in identifying new opportunities to pursue.

Team members are expected to prioritize new ideas and figure out how to translate the best ideas into live trials and operations.

Build and Manage a Team – hire, develop, and lead a team to effectively execute in the field. To grow fast, Associate and Managers need to be capable of hiring and leading large teams in short periods of time.

Coordinate with External Partners – manage relationships with key partners who are relevant to our work.

Partners could include executives at seed companies, representatives from solar companies, key officials in government ministries, etc.
Career Development

One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills.

Your manager and a global support team will commit 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.

Qualifications

We are seeking ambitious young professionals with 2 to 5 years of work experience, and a demonstrated long-term passion for international development. Candidates who fit

the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

3 – 6+ years of work experience.

Demonstrated passion for, and preferably experience in, cultivating and developing new ideas and opportunities.

We want people who are entrepreneurs at heart.
Leadership experience at work, or outside of work
Top-performing academic background.

Independence and ownership.

Associate and Managers will be expected to operate and grow operations with moderate oversight.

Ability to cook / laugh – desirable.

Language: English required.

How to Apply:

Apply Online on or before 15th July 2017


For more information and job application details, see; One Acre Fund NGO Impact Ventures Associate/Manager Jobs in Ethiopia

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One Acre Fund NGO Innovations Associate/Manager Jobs in Ethiopia

Job Description

There are more farm families in Ethiopia than in any other country in East Africa.
To generate positive change in this critical market, we need exceptional managers to identify opportunities for impact, create and refine products and services, design and implement trials, and scale proven interventions.
Our goal is to generate impact for hundreds of thousands of families.
To realize these goals, we need ambitious, creative, and dedicated individuals to lead this work.

Key responsibilities and skills will include:

Lead Agricultural Innovation: You will work with organizational leadership and our local partners to identify, prioritize, and select investments to pursue to generate impact for rural families.

Most investments will relate to agriculture as this is the primary income generating activity for most families, and you will lead a team in quantifying the potential impact of agricultural innovations and opportunities.

Drive Excellent Execution: You’ll lead the team that is ultimately responsible for the timely implementation of trials and programs. You exemplify our belief in putting Farmers First by determining and implementing methods to deliver on plans and keep our program growing in scale and impact from season to season. You’ll systematically review what works, what doesn’t and how to integrate this knowledge into a continually improving program. This will include contributing to developing our overall growth strategy and adjusting the design of operations to maximize our impact.

Manage Key Relationships: You will lead staff who are responsible for managing relationships with local government partners.

Cultivating and maintaining strong relationships with key partners will be critical to our long-term success.
Team Leadership and Staff Development: You’re passionate about people development. To select the most promising opportunities and scale operations, you will need to build an excellent team. You’ll plan and oversee team building, ensure accountability, and find creative ways to inspire and unite a large team. You’ll establish and cultivate strong relationships to ensure that all staff can maximize their career performance and job satisfaction as part of the One Acre Fund family.

Qualifications

We are seeking 5+ 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 business, running an agricultural research station, developing a program from scratch, etc.)

Leadership or management experience at work, or outside of work.

Experience working in rural communities preferred

Knowledge of trial design and/or agronomic concepts strongly preferred but not absolutely necessary

A proven passion for developing the skills and leadership capacity of others.

How to Apply:

Apply online on or before 15th July 2017

For more information and job application details, see; One Acre Fund NGO Innovations Associate/Manager Jobs in Ethiopia