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Job Title: Operations Specialist
Organisation: One Acre Fund
Duty
Station: Jinja and Kamuli,
Uganda
Station: Jinja and Kamuli,
Uganda
About
US:
US:
Most of the world’s poor are farmers,
representing the largest and most uniform group of poor people in the world.
One Acre Fund is a growing International NGO operating in Kenya, Rwanda,
Burundi, Uganda, Malawi and Tanzania that is innovating a new way of helping
farm families to achieve their full potential. Instead of giving handouts, One
Acre Fund invests in farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income. We
provide farmers with a “market bundle” that includes education,
finance, seed and fertilizer, and market access. Our program is proven
impactful – every year, we weigh thousands of harvests and measure 50-100%
average gain in farm income per acre. Our approach has won widespread
validation, including grants from The MasterCard Foundation and Gates
Foundation.
representing the largest and most uniform group of poor people in the world.
One Acre Fund is a growing International NGO operating in Kenya, Rwanda,
Burundi, Uganda, Malawi and Tanzania that is innovating a new way of helping
farm families to achieve their full potential. Instead of giving handouts, One
Acre Fund invests in farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income. We
provide farmers with a “market bundle” that includes education,
finance, seed and fertilizer, and market access. Our program is proven
impactful – every year, we weigh thousands of harvests and measure 50-100%
average gain in farm income per acre. Our approach has won widespread
validation, including grants from The MasterCard Foundation and Gates
Foundation.
Job
Summary: The Operations Specialists will play a key
role in running discreet projects to drive this innovation and process
improvement. Potential focus areas for Operations Specialists include: Finance,
Business Operations, Logistics, Procurement & Human Resources. The Operations
Specialists will own portions of projects, including managing discrete
components of operations or managing a team running operational activities in
rural East Africa. This role has the potential to grow into an Operations
Associate position with good performance. A few example projects are listed
below:
Summary: The Operations Specialists will play a key
role in running discreet projects to drive this innovation and process
improvement. Potential focus areas for Operations Specialists include: Finance,
Business Operations, Logistics, Procurement & Human Resources. The Operations
Specialists will own portions of projects, including managing discrete
components of operations or managing a team running operational activities in
rural East Africa. This role has the potential to grow into an Operations
Associate position with good performance. A few example projects are listed
below:
·
Product
Deliveries: Helping
execute delivery of improved seed, fertilizer, solar lights & other impactful
products to our farmers.
Product
Deliveries: Helping
execute delivery of improved seed, fertilizer, solar lights & other impactful
products to our farmers.
·
Business
Operations: Manage
the team of bookkeepers who do data entry for into our client management
system. Lead the development of talent in operations team.
Business
Operations: Manage
the team of bookkeepers who do data entry for into our client management
system. Lead the development of talent in operations team.
·
Finance: Provide reports on district, country and
organization wide budget performance, and oversee the measurement of Financial
KPI’s and ensure appropriate action.
Finance: Provide reports on district, country and
organization wide budget performance, and oversee the measurement of Financial
KPI’s and ensure appropriate action.
·
Human
Resources: Designing
and managing operational controls around our HR processes for our rapidly
growing team.
Human
Resources: Designing
and managing operational controls around our HR processes for our rapidly
growing team.
·
Training: Designing and implementing trainings on
key processes & operations for OAF staff & farmers.
Training: Designing and implementing trainings on
key processes & operations for OAF staff & farmers.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
·
The
applicants should possess undergraduate background at top East African
university or international university with degrees in business, finance,
supply chain management, statistics, mathematics, economics or related fields
preferred.
The
applicants should possess undergraduate background at top East African
university or international university with degrees in business, finance,
supply chain management, statistics, mathematics, economics or related fields
preferred.
·
The
ideal candidates should have 1-3 years of strong work experiences, including
project management, team management, or entrepreneurial experiences. Candidates
with a background in Finance, procurement, logistics or operations preferred.
The
ideal candidates should have 1-3 years of strong work experiences, including
project management, team management, or entrepreneurial experiences. Candidates
with a background in Finance, procurement, logistics or operations preferred.
·
The
applicants should exhibit a long-term passion for development work.
The
applicants should exhibit a long-term passion for development work.
·
Candidates
should have demonstrated leadership experience at work, or outside of work. Examples
of demonstrated leadership experience include managing a team or initiating a
new project.
Candidates
should have demonstrated leadership experience at work, or outside of work. Examples
of demonstrated leadership experience include managing a team or initiating a
new project.
·
Excellent
written and oral communication.
Excellent
written and oral communication.
·
We
are looking for passionate professionals who combine strong leadership skills
with good humor, patience, and a humble approach to service to join our growing
family of leaders.
We
are looking for passionate professionals who combine strong leadership skills
with good humor, patience, and a humble approach to service to join our growing
family of leaders.
·
A
willingness to commit to living in rural areas of Uganda for at least two
years.
A
willingness to commit to living in rural areas of Uganda for at least two
years.
·
Other
Skills: Proficiency with
Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Intermediate or better
typing speed.
Other
Skills: Proficiency with
Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Intermediate or better
typing speed.
·
Language
Skills: English
required. Knowledge of Luganda, Lusoga or other Ugandan languages strongly
preferred.
Language
Skills: English
required. Knowledge of Luganda, Lusoga or other Ugandan languages strongly
preferred.
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates
are encouraged to apply by sending an updated CV and Cover Letter via email to:
office.kamuli@oneacrefund.org
with “Operations Specialist” as subject of the email.
are encouraged to apply by sending an updated CV and Cover Letter via email to:
office.kamuli@oneacrefund.org
with “Operations Specialist” as subject of the email.
Deadline:
29th May, 2015
29th May, 2015
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