One Acre Fund Kenya Innovations Director Jobs
One Acre Fund Kenya Innovations Director Jobs
Job DescriptionOne Acre Fund Kenya is our largest and fastest-growing country of operation, and is one of the largest social enterprises in sub-saharan Africa.
By 2030, we aim to transform every farming community in Kenya, and serve more than 1.5 million Kenyan farm families. We're looking for an experienced, fiercely entrepreneurial, and humble leader to lead our innovation work in Kenya - aimed at building scalable solutions for smallholder farmers.
In this role, you will direct several innovation portfolios - aiming to delivery high-quality products and services to as many smallholder farmers in Kenya as possible.
You will help shape the 3-10 year strategy for the Kenya program (serve every farming community in Kenya), and instill this vision on the team, scope out projects, and then implement through their direct reports (portfolio leads).
You will report directly to the Chief Innovation Officer - One Acre Fund Kenya.
You will
Lead several innovations portfolios, guiding the vision, execution, and scale of these projects.
This will require strong management skills, and an ability to coach innovation portfolio leads to results.
Manage the Innovation Lab / Innovation Department - a large team executing on complex innovation projects aimed at increasing
impact for our customers, and increasing market penetration for our Kenya Program.
Shape the vision, and create the strategy for the Kenya Program - outlining key innovation investments are needed to serve every farming community in Kenya.
Qualifications
8+ years of experience leading medium to large teams, working on complex projects
Experience managing team performance and developing leaders
Demonstrated ability taking innovations from ambiguous ideas to large-scale solutions
Ability to both see and communicate the big picture strategy, while guiding the details of executing projects
Humility. We are looking for passionate professionals who combine leadership with good humor, patience and a humble approach to service and interested in joining our family of leaders.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; One Acre Fund Kenya Innovations Director Jobs
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