Private-sector style career development in a field setting
Excellent career development opportunity emphasizing management and leadership skills
Excellent career development opportunity emphasizing management and leadership skills
Industry: Nonprofit/International Development
Employer: One Acre Fund - Tubura
Job Location: Rubengera (Kibirizi), Karongi district
One Acre Fund is a social enterprise that serves smallholder farmers with a bundle of training, inputs and credit. Currently, we serve around 53,000 Rwandan farmers, under the brand ‘Tubura’. We do not give handouts, but ask farmers to invest in our future through participating in our program. Their
investment in modern agricultural techniques increases their harvest. To further equip Tubura to make Rwandan smallholder farmers more prosperous, we are looking for six exceptional personalities to fulfill different roles in our team. See www.oneacrefund.org for more information.
Job Descriptions
OAF is currently seeking to fill 6 positions (each with specific requirements listed below):
1. Financial technical officer (Location: Rubengera, Karongi)
- BA with proof of exceptional performance, or MA in business, finance or related field
- Proven experience in management of teams
- Proven interest and experience in agriculture or microfinance
2. Statistics technical officer (Location: Rubengera, Karongi)
- MA in social sciences with focus on statistical analysis
- Proven experience in management of teams
- Proven on the ground experience with M&E, as well as proven experience in setting up research.
3. HR managing officer (Location: Rubengera, Karongi)
- BA in social sciences, with proof of exceptional performance
- Experience in a number of different organizations
- Extraordinary experience with enrolling people in a new environment
4. Market access technical officer
- MA in agricultural development, business or related field.
- At least 3 years of solid working experience in agriculture or other related field
- Proven experience in management of teams
5. Logistics technical officer (Location: Rubengera, Karongi)
- BA in an exact science, with proof of exceptional performance
- Proven experience in strategic planning of operations with a client component
- Proven experience in management of teams
6. Operations managing officer (Location: Kayonza, Kayonza)
- BA or MA in business administration
- Proven experience in agricultural value chains
- Proven experience in management of teams
We ask, besides specific requirements:
- Willingness to commit for at least 2 years (we will emphasize this in the application process)
- Commitment to living in a rural area for an extended period of time
- Excellent command of English and French
- Excellent Microsoft Excel and Data Analysis skills: Comfortable manipulating large data sets,
- using vlookups, pivot tables, etc.
- At least 2 years of solid working experience
We offer:
- A gross salary commensurate with experience and education, between 200,000 and 650,000 RWF per month (before taxes). Fast raises are possible, and based on performance.
- Real investment in your career growth and skills.
- Health cover, room and board.
Procedure to apply:
Send an email with a one page cover letter (in which you explain your motivation for the position) and your CV to rwandajobs@oneacrefund.org before 6 March 2013. Put the position for which you apply in the subject line of your email. Applications not following this procedure will not be considered.
Send an email with a one page cover letter (in which you explain your motivation for the position) and your CV to rwandajobs@oneacrefund.org before 6 March 2013. Put the position for which you apply in the subject line of your email. Applications not following this procedure will not be considered.
One Acre Fund Jobs in Rwanda Feb 2013
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