One Acre Fund Youth Livelihoods Manager Jobs in Kenya

One Acre Fund Youth Livelihoods Manager Jobs in Kenya

About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1.6 million smallholder farmers directly with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our 8,500+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions.

With operations across ten countries in Africa, including pilots, 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, the farmers we serve earn 40% more profits on the land they enroll with One Acre Fund,

About the Role

One Acre Fund has entered into a partnership with Mastercard Foundation to strengthen our Kenya country program to better support dignified youth livelihoods over the next 4 years.

You will lead the coordination and monitoring of main activities associated with the program delivered through multiple internal departments and external partners.

Main activities include:

Provide digitally-enabled agricultural services to youth

Bring youth into high-value crop commercialization
Transform youth agricultural livelihoods via micro-entrepreneurship

You will report to a leader on our Global Business Development & Partnerships team while also working with Kenya country program team members.

Responsibilities

Program management

Support preparation of all reporting associated with the program, including general updates, milestone progress, and financial reporting in collaboration with the Business Development team and the Kenya program team

Monitor the status of budget utilization; work with Grants Finance to track budget-vs-actuals across main grant metrics

Lead project management by creating workflows and a matrix of responsibilities for several grant work streams

Coordinate Mastercard Foundation site visits (likely 2-3x per year)

Stakeholder management

Work with both internal teams and sub-grantee partner staff to set clear and transparent reporting criteria and schedules

Ensure reporting and deliverables submission

Facilitate coordination between One Acre Fund, Mastercard Foundation and other partners to ensure understanding including facilitating multi-stakeholder workshops

Coordinate with One Acre Fund's and Mastercard Foundation's government relations teams on efforts to create a pro-youth policy environment

Coordinate with main actors in the ecosystem to create systems-level improvements in youth agriculture in Kenya

Project strategy and implementation

Coordinate overall project strategy working with

Kenya program team members and partner organizations to ensure delivery of all program goals

Be a partner to Kenya program team members in planning for and tracking main project activities
Coordinate with One Acre Fund's and Mastercard Foundation's MEL teams (and potentially third-party evaluators) to measure and improve youth programs

Monitor potential risks and project implementation challenges and work towards seeking solutions in collaboration with all project staff and partners

Career Growth and Development

We have a 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:

5 to 8+ years of work experience in one of our countries of operation in dynamic organizations is required

Backgrounds in any (not all) of the following: agriculture, youth programming, rural development, project management, grant management

Experience working on or managing rural development programs

Project management skills including planning projects, assessing risks and opportunities, creating budgets, communicating with partners, troubleshooting problems

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and adequately engage stakeholders throughout the grant implementation process

High level of attention to detail and strong organizational skills

Advanced computer skills (in particular, developing Word forms/templates, complex Excel functions)

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; One Acre Fund Youth Livelihoods Manager Jobs in Kenya

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