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 information.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Looking for staff with experience in systems design. You will own the design of systems processes in the P-shop, a project owned by the Rural Retail Department. You will help this project to reach the national scale by ensuring that Systems processes and tools that are user-friendly are aligned with team goals. You will report to the RRT Systems Design Associate.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Innovations

• Design and create new systems for new interventions/trials (processes range from products/needed materials logistics, data collection and management)
• Work with relevant stakeholders (especially Tech and Rwanda Systems teams) to ensure that RRT systems are integrated into their workstreams.
• Be the program expert to help Tech and other stakeholders design quality tools for the team.

Loan and data management

• Simplify our loan management design
• Support in fixing data management issues within internal RRT systems (R, Roster, PowerBI, etc)
• Support Systems Operations team in minor processes and tools needed changes

Seasonal updates

• Create a new results management database every season
• Create new copies of Power BI reports, etc., for new seasons
• New pricing tables in prescription / Kobo
• New dosage recommendations (kg/are) in prescription
• Change requests
• Update existing reports or tools like new tabs/reports in Power BI or other reporting/visualization platforms, add columns to repayment follow-up lists or change the format.

Team management

• Manage 1-2 Systems coordinators/supervisors

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:

• 2+ years of experience in data management, and project management
• Advanced Microsoft excel/google sheets skills (can maintain complex spreadsheets)
• Experience with data management, visualization and analysis with modern tools like R among others.
• Project management skills for medium to large projects
• Experience with fieldwork and working with field teams
• Business-related Bachelor’s degree
• English fluency required, Kinyarwanda beneficial

PREFERRED START DATE

As soon as possible

JOB LOCATION

Kigali, Rwanda

BENEFITS

Health insurance paid time off

ELIGIBILITY

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

APPLICATION DEADLINE

23 October 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.