One Acre Fund Recruitment Portal 2020 | www.oneacrefund.org

Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Duration: Full-time

Job Descriptions
We are looking for someone to reflect the voice of and to execute on behalf of the Executive Director. As One Acre Fund grows, our Executive Director is focused on an increasingly diverse set of priorities, from communicating with external partners to marshaling resources for new internal projects. You would work very closely with him on those priorities to help move forward One Acre Fund’s overall strategy. The role has three main parts:

• Executive-level, strategic communications: We believe well-crafted communication of our strategy is essential to One Acre Fund’s success. You will reflect the voice of our Executive Director in communications with the most important influencers in the sector and internal audiences. Examples include:
  • Work with our Executive Director to write the concept note for a new strategic initiative to share with important donors.
  • Draft an annual strategy letter to set vision and guidance for internal staff.
• One-off, fast analyses and tasks: These are analyses and tasks of one week or shorter duration, typically exploring a new strategic direction. For example:
  • Write a memo summarizing the market opportunities for sorghum and millet in East Africa.
  • Recommend a methodology to use Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) to make fair impact comparisons across countries of differing wealth.
• One Acre Fund-wide initiatives: As we become more complex, there are an increasing number of projects that do not fall cleanly into an existing department. You will move forward essential projects across multiple departments. For example:
  • Build an organization-wide initiative to increase the number of job candidates referred by our staff – to satisfy the hiring needs of a fast-growing organization.

Currently, we are planning for the Office of the CEO to include 1-2 analysts, 1-2 managers, and a director. We are excited about the possibility for this expansion to support professional development opportunities, team support, and an ability to specialize.

Qualifications
We are looking for professionals with 2 or more years of work experience. This is a career-track role, with a two-year minimum. Candidates who fit the following criteria are encouraged to apply:

• Exceptional written communicator. You can engage a range of audiences, including internal staff, external partners, and organizational leadership.
• Research ability. You have experience conducting powerful secondary research.
• Strong work experiences, such as consulting (or similar skill set).
• Professional/technical skills, including high proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Leadership experiences.
• Humility. We are looking for leaders who bring good humor, patience, and a humble approach to service.
• Language: English required.

Preferred Start Date:

• Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, start dates can vary significantly by role. We are adapting rapidly to Covid-19 and most of our team is now working remotely. Given the changing environment, we will appreciate your flexibility in confirming a start date.

Compensation

• Commensurate with experience

Benefits:

• Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Career Growth:

• We have a 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. Analysts will report to Managers in the Office of the CEO, with frequent interaction with the CEO.

Sponsor International Candidates:

• No; African nationals strongly encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date
13th July, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Location: Rwanda
Career Level: Executive Leaders
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible

Job Overview

• We are seeking an exceptional professional with a strong financial vision and insight who will oversee finance operations and reporting and lead the centralized finance team in Kigali serving 10+ countries of operation.

Job Description

• Reporting to the CFO, the Global Finance Controller will manage the financial information at One Acre Fund that inspires internal decision-making and gives external partners the comfort to continue supporting us to achieve our bold growth goals and vision.
• You will lead a team of 35+ to manage the finance data from initiation of transactions, through review all the way to final reporting. The functional responsibilities of your team include accounting, reporting, compliance, disbursements/AP, cash management and systems improvement.
• You will ensure that One Acre Fund has the systems in place to support program scale and coordinate audits in all 10+ countries of operation. You will work with the CFO to harmonize financial operations, develop financial strategies, monitor all financial activities, ensure compliance with finance and tax regulations, and maintain good relationships with external service providers.

You Will Oversee
People Management:

• Directly manage the leads of reporting, compliance and operations
• Systematize performance monitoring through indicators to shape a result-oriented team
• Provide leadership in enhancing the customer service centrist approach to the team’s work
• Recruit and develop an excellent finance team.

Operations, Reporting & Compliance:

• Monitor cash flow, accounts, and other financial transactions
• Prepare and provide periodic financial performance reports
• Oversee all external audits as needed by donors and for national regulators
• Ensure that all of our financial practices are in line with statutory regulations and legislation
• Use tech tools and data to increase the value added by finance
• Identify, champion and implement improvements that strengthen the ICOFR.

Qualifications

• We are looking for passionate finance professionals who combine leading with good humor, patience, and a humble approach to service.

Candidates who fit the following criteria are encouraged to apply:

• Over ten years of experience in a senior management role with both external audit and in-house financial management (large multinational experience a plus)
• People management skills with the ability to engage direct and indirect reports and peers
• Experience monitoring and improving control policies to ensure compliance
• Combine the ability to participate in and shape strategic discussions with a willingness to zoom-in to the detail and troubleshoot underlying root causes
• Business / Accounting Degree or CPA (or equivalent) mandatory. Master’s or certification in related field a plus
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Benefits / Compensation

• Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits
• Sponsor international candidates.
• Compensation: Commensurate with experience.

Application Closing Date
15th June, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Job Description
What You’ll Do:

• Design, develop, document and operate new and existing technology solutions according to our standards
• Ensure smooth progress of your projects
• Participate to your Agile team’s lifecycle
• Mentor junior team members
• Contribute to your department’s improvement by sharing knowledge, sharpening your skills, suggesting different ways of working and developing

What You Need
This Position Could be Hired at two Different Levels Depending on Experience and Interview Performance:

• Software Engineer Manager: You have 7+ years of experience and solid programming skills, project leadership, and team management experience.
• Software Engineer Associate: You have 3+ years of experience, solid programming skills, autonomy, and a knowledge of automated testing frameworks and database concepts. You will work as part of a small, collaborative, agile team of software developers

In any case, you need to have:

• High proficiency in at least
• One major web or mobile front-end technology: Angular, React, Vue.js
• One major back-end language: .Net C#, Java, Go, NodeJS
• One database engine: SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB, Couchbase
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and continuous integration a plus
• Experience working in Agile
• Experience living in a developing country is desired, but not a requirement
• Willingness to commit to the position for at least two years
• Language: English required, French is a plus

Perks

• Health insurance, housing and other comprehensive benefits including professional development and personal travel allowances
• 6 weeks leaves
• Flexible work from home policy
• Flexible Bring-Your-Own-Device policy with laptop allowance
• Free-lunch Fridays and regular happy hour nights
• A chance to live in one of the most beautiful, safe, and clean places in Africa!
• A rare opportunity to make an impact in the world by working with a top-ranked non-profit!

Sponsor International Candidates:

• Yes; Rwandans are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date
21st June, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Duration: Full Time

Job Description

• Our passionate development team manages a range of web and mobile solutions to support our field operations, from registering millions of farmers and their orders, optimizing delivery truckloads and routes, tracking deliveries, collecting mobile payments, to analyzing loan repayments, and so on.
• Our technologies include C#, NodeJS, CouchBase, React, Docker, Power BI, Elasticsearch and MS SQL, and our tooling landscape includes GitHub, JIRA, and Azure DevOps.

Specific Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Operate and manage our internal databases, holding millions of farmer records and processing tens of thousands of mobile money transactions a day, and support heavy BI analysis jobs.
• Work in a highly distributed environment with numerous replication systems including with offline or low-connectivity systems.
• Manage and automate our database deployments.
• Support developers to analyze, troubleshoot, tune their database usage.
• You’ll report to our Senior DBA.

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
Specific qualifications include, but are not limited to:

• 3+ years of experience in IT
• DBA experience in MS SQL Server is required
• Experience with SQL Server Merge Replication is a major plus
• Scripting skills required in one major language (Powershell, bash, Python)
• Experience with one No-SQL database (MongoDB, CouchBase) is a plus
• BI skills (Hadoop, Spark, Power BI) are a plus
• Awareness of database DevOps tools (RedGate, DBUp, Flyway) is appreciated
• Curious mind and a willingness to help feed the world
• Willingness to commit to the position for at least two years
• Language: English.

Preferred Start Date

• Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, start dates can vary significantly by role. We are adapting rapidly to Covid-19 and most of our team is now working remotely. Given the changing environment, we will appreciate your flexibility in confirming a start date.

Sponsor International Candidates:

• Yes, Rwandans are strongly encouraged to apply.

Compensation

• Commensurate with experience.

Benefits:

• Health insurance, paid time off.

Application Closing Date
28th June, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online