Closing Date
Sep
02
The Mt Kenya Program Associate will be responsible for leading our current operations and future growth in the Mt Kenya region, an area critical to achieving our highly ambitious scale goals. The role will be based in Nyeri and will be required to build upon our newly established program to expand operations around the Mt Kenya area. Additionally, they will be required to build for scale for future operations. Specific responsibilities include:
Hiring, Management, Mentorship, and Acceleration of Field Team
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
Compensation: Commensurate with experience
Benefits: Health insurance, housing, annual flights and other quality of life benefits
Sponsor International Candidates: No; must have existing rights to work in Kenya
East Africans strongly encouraged to apply
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Hiring, Management, Mentorship, and Acceleration of Field Team
- Regular check-ins and management with the regional field team’s Senior Field Director to support on the week-to-week execution of their work (soon to be a team of ~60 people)
- Monitor key performance indicators around impact, enrollment and repayment with appropriate triage and follow up as necessary
- Invest in the team’s professional skills through targeted mentorship and weekly check-ins with Senior Field Director, to enable them to take on more responsibility and grow their career at One Acre Fund
- Take the lead on hiring all future team members, with the expectation that the team will continue to grow aggressively in coming seasons
- Run scouting surveys in all potential expansion areas to determine crop preferences, interest in the program, etc. and determine the most feasible areas to work
- Review last year’s performance with key stakeholders and run various analyses on KPIs and the scouting data to determine expansion plan for the pilot for the following season
- Draw on the strategy throughout planning and execution to ensure that it is brought to life
- Conduct liaison with Government Relations’ staff to ensure adequate permissions are in place to work in new areas.
- Be adaptable and ready to implement several different contingencies.
- Work closely with systems team to build robust operations for scale as we grow in the region
- Monitor and control efficiency of operations in region and plan accurate estimates of budgetary requirements
- Liaise with other field teams to ensure unity of purpose and core common practices are being adhered to
- Using past performance data, determine further research needs to continue to expand in Mt Kenya
- Execute on all necessary qualitative field research, phone surveys, and data analysis.
- Creation of high-quality reports to help guide the program to make data-driven expansion decisions
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
- We are seeking exceptional professionals with 2 to 4 years of work experience, and a demonstrated long-term passion for our mission. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
- Strong academic background.
- Strong work experience in a similar field. Examples include a demanding professional work experience, or successful entrepreneurial experience, e.g. starting a field program in a developing country, starting a business, extensive volunteer experience.
- A passion for world class customer service.
- Demonstrated experience in leadership and management is strongly desired, ideally managing large groups of people in a professional context.
- Able to work in a team to solve complex problems in a way that satisfies many stakeholders and always puts farmers first.
- Able to work independently, and comfortable with uncertainty. Our Nyeri office is a small satellite operation, at some distance from our large headquarters in Kakamega.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
Compensation: Commensurate with experience
Benefits: Health insurance, housing, annual flights and other quality of life benefits
Sponsor International Candidates: No; must have existing rights to work in Kenya
East Africans strongly encouraged to apply
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