Rwanda, Kenya, Burundi: Africa Government Officer
Jun 17, 2015
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One Acre Fund
One Acre Fund is increasingly exploring opportunities to work together with the Ministries of Agriculture in the countries where we work. There exist very powerful opportunities to partner with the Ministries to both shape policy, but more importantly to implement effective policy, coordinated together with our significant field presence.
We are seeking Africa Government Officer(s) to work closely with the Ministries of Agriculture of countries where we operate, to implement special policy initiatives. There are two different possible job configurations:
Special Project Partnership:
One Acre Fund is in a position to partner with African governments on increasingly exciting special projects. Examples of this include the restructuring and implementation of entire countries' fertilizer subsidy programs, or restructuring and implementation of entire countries' agricultural training programs. These are projects where we may be able to play a role in helping to shape strategy, but more importantly want to have a hand in the effective implementation of strategy.
We are seeking professionals who would be partially based within a country's Ministry of Agriculture but would also draw heavily upon One Acre Fund field knowledge and extensive staff network to implement high–quality policy for entire countries.
Staff Secondment:
One Acre Fund also believes in the mission of promoting high–functioning government. We are seeking professionals who could be seconded to interested ministries of agriculture, to serve as a humble member of their staff on well–defined, high–value projects.
Career Growth and Development
One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills. Your manager will invest 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. Because of our rapid growth, we constantly have new high-level roles opening up and opportunities in many functions. This results in fast career growth for our staff.
Qualifications
We are seeking exceptional professionals with 2 to 5+ years of work experience. We are looking for truly extraordinary candidates that will help take our organization to the next levels of impact and scale. This is a competitive posting for a career-track role with minimum initial commitment of two years. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
- Strong work experiences. We are looking for a former management consultant, finance professional, policy professional, or economist. Entrepreneurial and unstructured work experiences are also helpful.
- Leadership experiences at work, or outside of work.
- Top–performing undergraduate background (please include GPA and test scores on your resume).
- Humility and personal stability. We are looking for passionate professionals that combine strong leadership skills with good humor, patience, and a humble approach to service.
- A willingness to commit to living in East Africa for at least two years – this is a long–term, career–track role. The ideal candidate will have at least one year demonstrated experience working in the developing world, although this is not a strict requirement.
- Professional/technical skills – very high levels of proficiency with PowerPoint, Excel and other software programs.
- Language: English required; French highly desirable.
Preferred Start Date
Flexible
Compensation
Starts modest. However, this is a career-track role with fast raises for performance, paying a meaningful salary for long-term placement in developing nations.
Benefits
Health insurance, immunizations, flight, room and board.
Sponsor International Candidates
Yes
To Apply
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