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, the farmers we serve harvest 50 percent 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 Role

We are seeking a people and culture expert to initiate and lead strategic Innovations to improve staff experience and welfare, talent development and growth for our more 3000+ staff. The People Innovation Associate will report to the the People Division Lead to head our efforts in building an environment that fosters Diversity, Equity and inclusion for all.

Responsibilities

People strategy: You will initiate innovations to improve staff experience through workforce planning, strategic partner, people data and trends analytics, staff engagement, performance management, and staff satisfaction survey.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: You will lead our DEI(Diversity, Equity and inclusion) strategy by developing, and leading the implementation of our annual and long-term DEI strategy and/or commitments, supporting the evolution of our compensation and benefits structure, and providing informed analyses with associated mitigation strategies.

Leadership development: You will lead our leadership development initiatives by partnering with people teams.

People division coordination: you will design and implement framework for people division strategy meetings, Objectives key results ( OKR) drafting, and annual retreats and support collaboration between people departments.

Career Growth and Development

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

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

3+ years of experience in consultancy in Human Resource and/or strategy development filed.

Strong analytical skills that can distill large data and feedback sets into a solid set of action plans.

Build an idea from scratch, sketch a solid planning, and lead implementation to final result.

Make dynamic presentations that raly large staff groups behind common goals

Comfortable to operate in emergent areas where the path forward might directionally not be clear or is evolving as circumstances require.

Kinyarwanda required.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Kigali, Rwanda

Benefits

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Eligibility

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

Application Deadline

12 October 2023

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, color, 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.