One Acre Fund Rwanda Impact Specialist Jobs in Rwanda

One Acre Fund Rwanda Impact Specialist Jobs in Rwanda

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 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.

To learn more about our work, take a look at our Why Work Here blog for more information.

About the Role

The Impact Specialist will be an essential part of the Field Operations Impact Team and will report directly the Impact Strategy and Behavior Change Lead. The Impact team supports over 800,000 farmers every season with training on good agricultural planting practices and has a vision of reaching $150 of impact per farmer by 2030.

We are seeking a professional passionate about the farmer experience who will manage our field facing agricultural trainings. You will ensure that we establish agriculture expertise within the field operations impact team to inform the field teams. The Impact Specialist will manage the development of agricultural training and manage performance of impact strategies being implemented in the field. You will manage 2 Regional Impact Coordinators.

Responsibilities

Create field-facing agricultural training outputs taking into account regional differences

Lead the drafting process for field facing agricultural outputs to increase farm productivity including print training materials, videos, and field officer guides

Collaborate with OAF's Impact Division and Government Relations Team to get input on the latest agricultural innovations to inform the final training content

Translate trainings from English to Kinyarwanda to ensure accessibility to the field team

Design field officer google form quizzes to test field team knowledge retention and ensure that it meets a certain threshold

Oversee the training of trainers (ToT) process using adult/active training methods

Organize quarterly bootcamps to train the Field Directors including managing all the logistics (venue, food and field training agricultural inputs)

Facilitate the field team training using adult/active training methods and ensure subsequent field team execution

Design strategies to test field team knowledge retention through quizzes before they deliver

Organize in-district training for staff or replacement who miss the bootcamp due to sickness or leave

Monitor the performance of defined impact strategies in the field and take an active role in understanding the field situation at any given point

Work with the Impact Strategy Lead to translate strategic team deliverables

into short-term work plans and key performance indicators (KPIs) that will drive execution on the field team

Analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to draw insights for management actions

Conduct field follow-up by calling FDs, AFDs and some FOs throughout the training period to understand field realities and how impact strategies are being accomplished

Write a detailed report of the field situation especially during planting and major campaigns to be shared with the manager and other field ops team members

Manage field team incentives to ensure that the team is motivated to hit the goals

Coordinate the delivery of field training materials by working with the logistics team

Coordinate the printing and movement of planting guides and scoops to the field to ensure that materials reach every farmer

Organize field officer training materials to be used in the A & B season

Liaise with the logistics team to ensure that all impact materials are streamlined into distribution process

Collaborate with the Human Resource Unit to manage payments for the field staff and casuals, and processing of the field-related expenses

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:

Academic background in Agriculture, Agroforestry or other relevant fields

2+ years of project-based management; from ideation to implementation and post-project analysis

1 year Training of trainers (ToT) experience.

At least one year experience working directly with farmers is an advantage.

Fluency in English and Kinyarwanda is required

Great organizational skills and ability to execute various tasks concurrently

Stakeholder engagement skills and willingness to adapt

Passionate about the farmer experience and working closely with farmers

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; One Acre Fund Rwanda Impact Specialist Jobs in Rwanda

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