Tanzania Field Operations Associate Job at One Acre Fund - Career Opportunity in Tanzania

Vacancy title:
Tanzania Field Operations Associate

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Non-profits, Foundations & Philanthropists ]

 

Jobs at:

One Acre Fund

Deadline of this Job:
13 April 2020  

Duty Station:
Within Tanzania , Iringa , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, March 30, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
About One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. We provide quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural trainings to improve harvests. We measure our success by our ability to make farmers more prosperous: On average, farmers harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.
We are growing quickly. We currently serve more than 800,000 farm families in Eastern and Southern Africa, with more than 7,500 full-time staff, and we aim to serve 1 million farm families by 2020. .

Job Description
• As the Tanzania Field Operation Associate, you will be a member of the Field Operations leadership team and will design strategy and manage projects which allow the Tanzania program to improve scale, impact, and sustainability. You will report to the Field Operations Lead. Specific responsibilities could include, but are not limited to:
• Strategy Design: You will design strategy that directly contributes to the Tanzania core program, including impact or repayment activities. You will measure progress against goals, regularly report on progress, and hold the team accountable for prioritizing and delivering results in key strategic areas, such as program impact and financial sustainability.
• Project Management: You will independently develop and lead special projects which contribute to department priorities. This could include identifying ways to motivate and reward Group Leaders to support program results; developing a protocol for addressing crop health issues at-scale or creating tools or trainings that will support Field Officers in their day-to-day work.
• Department Leadership: As a leader in the Field Operations team, you will cultivate strong relationships across our field and HQ teams, interact with and learn from farmers in the field regularly, and engage with and provide feedback on key programmatic priorities.
• Management: You may directly manage, mentor and develop team leaders to take on increasing levels of independence and responsibility within the team.
• On a day-to-day basis, your role will involve a mix of activities, similar to the below:
• Understanding and Solving Problems: Observing field operations, meeting with leaders of our field staff, running surveys, conducting desk research, analyzing KPIs, etc. Then creating simple and lasting solutions to complex problems
• Planning and Executing Large Projects: Identifying clear goals, creating project calendars, designing workflows, creating field tools and talking points, designing incentive systems and understanding stakeholders, following up and monitoring project execution in the field, etc
• Building Teams: Hiring staff using One Acre Fund’s unique “experiential hiring” system, mentoring key deputies, and steadily handing off responsibility to your team as you build it
• Working Across Teams: Working in coordination with One Acre Fund’s other teams on the ground to execute a smooth customer experience in the simplest way possible


Job Skills: Not Specified


Specific Qualifications Include, But Are Not Limited To
• 2+ years of work experience
• Project management: Design and implement complex projects to success
• Problem Solving: Ready and able to identify & solve complex problems as they arise across the program
• Growth mindset: Enthusiasm for learning, feedback and improvement
• Results-oriented: You set goals and take ownership of driving towards them
• Cross-cultural fluency: You will collaborate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds
• Strong educational background; minimum Bachelor’s Degree
• Willingness to travel to rural locations, and to be based in Iringa, Mbeya or Njombe Tanzania


Job Education Requirements: Not Specified


Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified


Work Hours: 8

 

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Job application procedure
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.
Preferred Start Date
As soon as possible
Job Location
Iringa, Mbeya or Njombe, Tanzania
Compensation
Commensurate with experience
Duration
Full-time job
Benefits
Health insurance, paid time off
Sponsor International Candidates
Yes; Tanzania country nationals / East Africans are strongly encouraged to apply.
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 (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.
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.
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Job Info
Job Category: NGO - Non Government Organisations jobs in Tanzania
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job:  13 April 2020
Duty Station: Iringa
Posted: 30-03-2020
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 30-03-2020
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 30-03-2065
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