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 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 Role

The Potato Seed store Manager is an important member of the Rwanda Seed Potato Department. You will report directly to the Potato Agronomy Specialist. You will coordinate all potato seed store activities ensuring that the stored seeds are handled respecting the quality standards. The store manager will work with potato seed field teams to ensure that pre-harvest and harvest activities are done on time to reduce as much as possible the post-harvest losses

Responsibilities

• Oversee potato seed sorting, grading, storing and packaging in the store.
• Develop potato seed curing and healing process in the store.
• Prepare Labels to identify different potato varieties in the store and avoid variety mixtures.
• Keep accurate records of all activities including received, damaged and rejected seeds while providing clear justification for the rejects if observed.
• Provide a recommendation to the field team on the best way to handle potatoes during harvesting and transportation to avoid post-harvest losses.
• Manage the store workforce to ensure that store sanitation is respected during seed storage duration.
• Manage regular inspection of the potato seed in the store.
• Organize seed tubers for planting ensuring only the highest quality sprouted tubers are sent to the planting site.
• Make sure that the required materials (for better store management) are requested and delivered on time.

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:

• At least one year of experience and working knowledge of potato seed management.
• Degree in agronomy, crop production, agriculture or equivalent.
• Skills in assessing the post-harvest quality of potatoes
• Deep technical understanding of potato diseases and pests in the store.
• Excellent at making work-related decisions.
• Skills in data management with Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets)

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Kirehe, Rwanda

Benefits

Health insurance paid time off

Eligibility

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

Application Deadline

26 November 2022

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.