One Acre Fund Careers

About the Role:

• The Global Payroll & Taxes Manager at One Acre Fund is responsible for delivering timely and accurate payroll for the entire organization every month. You will guide our payroll teams to maintain excellence across all aspects of payroll operations, including data accuracy, process efficiency, compliance, and development of a team of payroll professionals.
• As the head of the payroll department, you will lead a team of three, and report to the Global Director of HR Shared Services.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly payroll:
  • You will take overall responsibility for ensuring that One Acre Fund submits payroll for all staff each month. Ensure the payroll process is accurate, efficient, and compliant with OAF’s policies.
• Country coordination:
  • Lead the coordination and processing of payroll across our different country teams, working with country payroll leads to guide them.
• Statutory Compliance and Knowledge Management:
  • Manage statutory processing and submissions in multiple countries; develop systems to automate submissions and record-keeping for all payroll information.
• Leadership and Team Management:
  • Oversee and build the capacity of a team of payroll professionals. Foster a collaborative team environment that encourages continuous improvement and excellence in our payroll operations.
• Strategic Direction and Change Management:
  • Define the future strategic direction of One Acre Fund’s Payroll operations, for example selecting and implementing new software solutions.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in payroll coordination, tax compliance, and HR information systems in a multi-country context.
• Knowledge of tax and labor laws across multiple countries.
• Advanced understanding of payroll software and tax submission platforms.
• Proficient in payroll software (e.g., Sage payroll packages) and proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets.
• Proven people and project management skills, with the ability to inspire and develop a high-performing team.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in finance, payroll, or HR information systems, with at least 2 years in a leadership or management role.

About The Role

• The goal of the Tupande Digital Team is to revolutionize how we serve our customers across the region through technology that works for our people. You will be focused on shaping the business strategy and processes through data and leading the data team. We are specifically interested in someone with a tech background but leaning more towards strategy setting and people leadership at this point in their career. You will lead a team of 3-4 Associates/ Senior Associates and report to the Director, Tupande Digital Strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead and create an environment in which data and evidence are systematically produced, analyzed, interpreted; and establish how knowledge is institutionalized and utilized for growing Tupande’s impact work
• Set the vision, leadership, and strategic direction of the data work and drive it through the data and team, to build a data-driven culture within Tupande
• Lead the strategic design, delivery and maintenance of the data work that give meaningful insights on our performance, support Tupande’s priorities and accelerate innovation
• Build a high-performing data team through capacity building and professional development

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:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a quantitative field such as statistics, mathematics, data science, business analytics, economics, finance, engineering, or computer science
• Experience in data querying and modeling languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python) or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R, SAS, Matlab.) and documentation
• Experience in advanced systems including machine learning and artificial intelligence with the ability to translate our needs into technical solutions
• At least 3+ years of data lead or similar role involving data extraction, analysis, statistical modeling
• 3+ years setting data strategy and leading a team with communication experience
• Experience working with data teams including data engineers, data scientists and business intelligence teams collaboratively
• Experience communicating to non-technical and technical stakeholders

About The Role

• One Acre Fund has nearly 400 mid level managers who will develop into our future senior leaders. We believe the development of this cohort will determine our ability to reach our 2030 goals of serving 10 million farm families and creating a billion dollars of impact. You will lead the entire Learning and Development (L&D) team’s portfolio of programs geared towards developing managers throughout the organization. You will report to the Global L&D Lead and manage 1-2 direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Strategy & Program Management
  • You will set the training strategy designed to develop and build excellent managers across One Acre Fund.
  • You will create the roadmap and deliver efficient and impactful manager training programs that strengthen manager quality.
  • You will use feedback from staff and senior leadership, and the data we have available on managers, to curate and facilitate custom management training for One Acre Fund’s managers.
• Innovation + Data Driven Results
  • You will use qualitative and quantitative data to improve the manager support program's return on investment each year. Data will directly inform both content creation and the overall impact of your work.
  • You will propose, develop, trial and scale up new ways to provide training services to better meet the needs of OAF’s managers.
• Relationship Management
  • You will seek out and build relationships with program and team leads across One Acre fund to deliver effective learning programs.
  • You will work with internal and external collaborators to ensure seamless execution of manager quality and support training.
  • You will identify targeted participants through collaboration with team leaders across the organization.
  • You will collaborate with other L&D team counterparts to deliver a holistic development experience for One Acre Fund Staff.

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:

• 5+ years of people development experience, including experience in areas such as capacity building, training, etc.
• Project management, process improvement, and program design experience.
• Stakeholder Management Skills.
• Language: English is required.

About The Role

• We believe that successful organizations prioritize the professional development of their staff. We also believe that a great Learning and Development (L&D) Team is one of the best ways to help people develop and realize their full potential. As the Global Lead of Learning and Development, you will lead the team tasked with the professional development of our entire organization by providing high-quality training opportunities which support the growth and development of staff and ensure we deliver additional impact for farmers. You will report directly to our Director of People Innovations, and manage 2-3 deputies on the team.

Responsibilities

• Vision & Strategy
  • Set the talent growth strategy designed to equip One Acre Fund staff with the skills and knowledge they need to execute our 2030 goals of serving 10 million farmers.
  • Create the roadmap to building optimally efficient training programs, focused on driving advanced execution, improving rising leader excellence & strengthening overall manager quality.
• Team Management
  • Lead the team and ensure all L&D goals and results can be linked to outcomes such as better onboarding outcomes for new hires, improvements in staff performance and improved manager quality.
  • Prioritize the team’s operational efficiency, capacity and morale through providing feedback on staff projects to guide their work, supporting team members to build their own skills and conducting annual professional development reviews.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
  • Partner with the People division to support the strategy and execution of centralized trainings.
  • Partner with internal and external facilitators and consultants to ensure continuous learning innovations and seamless execution of all learning programs.
  • Seek out and build relationships with program and team leads across One Acre fund to deliver effective learning programs.

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:

• 7+ years of experience leading teams strong performing people operations teams, specifically focused on staff professional development and growth.
• Experience in strategy development and implementation, e.g. evidence that you can turn a bold vision into relevant tactics, and ensure that your team's work produces results.
• Experience leading innovations, with a track record of successfully implementing change management projects.
• Language: English is required.

About the Role

The goal of the Tupande Digital Team is to revolutionize how we serve our customers across the region through technology that works for our people. We believe this will double the number of clients One Acre Fund serves, increase impact, and improve sustainability. We aim to achieve this by leveraging technology to better serve our customers.

You will contribute to Tupande’s vision through use of quality data to understand the business ecosystem, quantify new opportunities, identify challenges, shape business strategy & processes, influence investment decisions, and drive ways in which to achieve outsized impact for our farmers. You will help shape the future of the customer experiences and processes we build for farmers through data and grow a high-performing team.

You will lead a team of 6 data analysts in the Tupande Business Intelligence team, manage the Tupande Data Engineer and Tupande Data Scientist, and lead the data function in the Tupande Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning team.

You will report to the Director, Tupande Digital Strategy.

Responsibilities

About 70% of this role will be focused on leading the teams mentioned above. We are specifically interested in someone with a tech background but leaning more towards strategy setting and people leadership at this point in their career.

• Establish and improve frameworks and processes for quality assurance, monitoring and analysis of impact work data working with key stakeholders including Global MEL.
• Identify data quality issues with the aim to achieve accuracy, consistency and reliability and assisting in the development of and adherence to data science standards.
• Lead the design, implementation, testing, deploying, and maintaining of innovative data and advanced systems solutions including machine learning and artificial intelligence that helps accelerate Tupande’s goals.
• Oversee the building and deployment of models to improve efficiency, identify notable trends and inspire creativity by providing insight through data science work
• Design and implement a staffing structure and investing in the team’s professional development

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:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a quantitative field such as statistics, mathematics, data science, business analytics, economics, finance, engineering, or computer science
• Understanding of data best practices
• Experience in data querying & modeling languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python) or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R, SAS, Matlab.) experience
• Experience in advanced systems including machine learning and artificial intelligence
• With the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
• At least 3+ years of MEL Lead, data scientist or similar role involving data extraction, analysis, statistical modeling and communication experience with 3+ years leading a team
• Experience working with data teams including data engineers, data scientists and business intelligence teams collaboratively
• Experience giving data presentations with graphical or data visualization tools , SQL(write complex, optimized queries with large relational datasets) and Documentation 
• Experience communicating to non-technical and technical stakeholders

About the Role

You will lead the Engineering team's initiatives of designing and managing databases to support a diverse ecosystem from applications to data warehouses and pipelines. You will report to the DevOps Engineering Manager.

Responsibilities

• Introduce design principles and frameworks that promote robust database development.
• Optimize our database performance following business growth objectives.
• Collaboratively establish and implement secure data access, authentication mechanisms and encryption standards, mitigating against vulnerabilities. 
• Monitor and troubleshoot database incidents and production issues, collaboratively resolving data integration and quality issues.
• Maintain and upgrade the database according to strategic schedules and following advancing technologies.
• Foster a culture of collaboration and documentation.

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:

• 5+ years of experience in software development with a focus on database design and management systems
• Experience working with Agile methodology
• Hands-on experience in database design, modeling, and scaling principles
• Knowledge of at least two mainstream programming languages and data definition and manipulation languages/frameworks
• Experience in debugging techniques and tools

About The Role

• The Strategy and Operations Associate is an essential part of the Kenya Tupande team and part of one of the largest social enterprises in Africa. Tupande serves over 830,000 clients in Kenya. Tupande’s vision is to “transform every farming community in Kenya by delivering sustained food security and pathways to prosperity.” Our culture code guides us in how we seek to achieve this vision.

Responsibilities
This role is an opportunity for you to directly drive results, advise senior leadership, shape organisation culture and make your colleagues better at their jobs.

• Lead strategic projects: You will report directly to the Tupande Strategy and Operations manager and execute critical strategic projects needed to achieve Tupande’s vision
• Internal secondments: You would spend a significant portion of your time embedded fully into critical functions to provide short-term support on critical strategic projects and functions
• Leadership Team coordination and internal comms. You will support the activities of the Tupande leadership team and coordinate team meetings and internal communications

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 should have 3+ years of working experience, a background in managing complex projects and coordinating across multiple teams in a fast-growing organization, and a propensity for innovation.

If you fit the following criteria, you are encouraged to apply:

• Project management and stakeholder management skills.
• 3+ years of management consulting experience
• Proficiency in understanding motivations of different groups and teams and supporting them to work together.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, results-oriented work environment.
• At a minimum, a Bachelor’s degree is required for this position. Post-graduate degree preferred.
• Language: English required

About the Role

You will support our global recruitment team in attracting the right talent. We are looking for an effective team member with solid project management experience. You are passionate about people and finding creative solutions. You sincerely enjoy working with people from different backgrounds, understand how to use the power of storytelling, and excel in a client-centric, fast-paced environment.

As a Talent Sourcing Associate, you will be an important contributor to our talent acquisition efforts.

Responsibilities

 Reporting to a Talent Sourcing Manager, you will:

• You will manage the sourcing of multiple business-critical pipelines.
• You will develop sourcing strategies for important roles and manage partner relationships with all partners (e.g. One Acre Fund Country programs, Agencies, education institutions, peer organizations).
• Be an advisor to hiring managers, senior leaders, and the recruitment team by providing expertise and clear recommendations on talent acquisition strategies.
• Lead priority innovations to enhance sourcing strategies and improve the recruitment process.

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, we are looking for a professional with at least 3 years of work experience to serve in a position that combines stakeholder management and project management for global recruitment in a social enterprise. Successful candidates will have the following qualifications and achievements:

• Hands-on experience with sourcing techniques (e.g., recruiting on social platforms and crafting Boolean search strings)
• Experience with full-cycle recruiting, from sourcing candidates to the interview and hiring process
• Familiarity with sourcing tools, HR systems (including an ATS) and candidate management systems
• An understanding of global and country industry talent insights 
• Strong sales and project management skills
• English required in all locations. Other notable and useful languages are French, Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Chichewa, and Amharic.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Nairobi, Kenya or Kigali, Rwanda

Benefits

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Eligibility

One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role. However, nationals of (or those with an extensive professional background and work history in) our countries of operation are preferred.

About The Role

• The Chief of Staff (CoS) is an essential part of the Business Development team, providing execution support to the head of BD, the BD leadership team, and coordination of team-wide initiatives. To succeed in this role, you will need to be exceptionally well-organized, an extremely good communicator and intrinsically motivated by results.

Responsibilities

• Deputy support to head of BD: You will report directly to the head of Business Development, supporting in important fundraising activities, including analyzing new donor prospects, advising on donor outreach strategies, overseeing due diligence processes, providing feedback on proposals and reports, and ensuring systems are in place for successful grant management and compliance. You will essentially increase the Director's capacity by 10-20%
• Lead team coordination and internal communications: You will manage routine activities and initiatives of the Business Development team including - OKRs design and progress tracking, DEI strategy, Sustainability initiatives, and annual retreat, in collaboration with the head BD and the BD leadership team.
• Lead strategic projects: You will work with the team's leadership to originate and implement critical projects, leading to achievement of essential Business Development goals.
• Lead team-wide hiring efforts: Playing an important role in sourcing and recruiting candidates for Business Development team. This will require ownership to move the process along while using expertise and bandwidth in the People/Recruitment team.

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:

• 6+ years of experience total and 3+ years of experience in senior management roles that required strategic leadership experience.
• Experience engaging with senior internal and external stakeholders (e.g. donors, government officials, partners).
• Speak the language of business (e.g. financial sustainability, return on investment, impact per donor dollar) and non-profits/social enterprises.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and proficient at understanding motivations of different groups and teams and supporting them to work together.
• Intrinsically motivated by results, able to manage oneself to deliver top quality outcomes, on time.
• Humility. We are looking for passionate professionals who combine leadership with good humor, patience and a humble approach to service.
• At a minimum, a Bachelor’s degree is required for this position. Post-graduate degree preferred.
• Language: Fluent English.
• Persons of all gender, race, sex, orientation, age, and identity are encouraged to apply.