About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, 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, our farmers harvest 50 per cent more food after working with One Acre Fund.

To learn more about our work, take a look at our Why Work Here blog for more information.

About the Young Professionals Program

One Acre Fund’s Young Professionals Program offers high-performing African graduates meaningful internships and training opportunities at a high-performing, mission-driven organization. Our internships are paid and all interns can expect to receive substantive work assignments working on high-impact projects that support One Acre Fund’s operations.

When joining, interns will participate in an onboarding program and receive training on how to design and execute projects. Throughout your internship, you will get the opportunity to work with like-minded individuals and receive learning opportunities to build strong foundations for your future career.

About the Role

One Acre Fund is seeking candidates for an internship in our Kigali office. One Acre Fund relies on grant funding to support our operational deficit, but also takes on debt to finance working capital needs. You will support the Investor Relations team at One Acre Fund, which manages our debt needs, identifies and grows relationships with lenders, and does several cash flow modelling to inform borrowing decisions. The Investor Relations (IR) team is based in NY, USA and Kigali, Rwanda. You will report directly to the Kigali-based Investor Relations Senior Specialist, and interact with the US-based team members remotely.

Responsibilities

Loan Compliance and Reporting: You will help prepare our quarterly lender report, including the analyses of One Acre Fund’s performance against budget. You will also assist the Investor Relations team with other loan compliance tasks (monitoring questionnaires, interest payments)
Lender Relationship Management Support and Due Diligence: You will prepare materials for lenders to support due diligence and proposal submissions. Materials will include financial information and summaries of One Acre Fund’s operations.
Analytical Special Projects: You will support data analysis and financial modelling projects
Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we deeply invest in our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training, and regular feedback on your performance. We’ll hold career reviews every one-three months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and gain rewarding technical experience.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

Good understanding of finance and accounting; some exposure to financial statement analysis.
A top-performing undergraduate background in Finance, Accounting and Business Management
Knowledge of data analysis using Excel and complex formulas (e.g: Index, Match, SUMIFS, Lookups)
Strong skills in information both by email, memos and verbally; Ability to consolidate information in a clear way to help lenders understand One Acre Fund’s operations.
Language requirement: English
Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Kigali, Rwanda

Benefits

Interns will be provided with a reasonable stipend for the duration of their contract. Rural area-based fellows will be assisted in locating suitable housing.

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Rwanda.

Women are encouraged to apply

Application Deadline

30 April 2023. We hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed continuously until a hire is made.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here ([email protected]), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace.