One Acre Fund is seeking exceptional candidates with 3-5 years of work experience for the Tupande Impact Strategy and Operations Associate role. This position is a fixed-term contract designed for individuals with a background in managing complex projects and coordinating across multiple teams in a fast-growing organization. The ideal candidate has a propensity for innovation and combines strong leadership skills with a humble approach to service.
Responsibilities
- Functional Leadership: Lead specific functional areas, taking full responsibility for the strategy, execution, and final results, from problem definition through delivery.
- Strategic Action: Translate strategy into action by driving implementation plans, tracking progress, and removing operational bottlenecks.
- Complex Problem Solving: Tackle cross-functional priorities that require quickly learning new operational contexts and applying expertise to develop end-to-end solutions.
- End-to-End Project Delivery: Own project delivery by defining scope and success metrics, building and managing workplans and timelines, and coordinating cross-functional stakeholders.
- Execution and Follow-through: Ensure on-time, high-quality execution through disciplined follow-through, tracking risks and dependencies, and clear communication.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Analyze data and operational realities to diagnose issues, generate options, and recommend decisions.
- Influential Communication: Communicate clearly and influence decisions through strong writing, structured thinking, and practical recommendations.
- AI Integration: Use AI tools responsibly to accelerate analysis, synthesis, and drafting while maintaining ownership of judgment and final outputs.
Career Growth and Development
One Acre Fund maintains a culture of constant learning and investment in people. You will have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular performance feedback. Career reviews are held every six months to discuss aspirations and career goals, offering the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
Qualifications
- Education: Minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required; a post-graduate degree (MBA/MSc/MA) is preferred.
- Experience: 3-5 years of relevant work experience. Prior experience in strategy and operations, management consulting, international development, or the private sector (3+ years preferred) is a significant advantage.
- Skills: Exceptional project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Adaptability: Ability to thrive in fast-evolving environments with limited playbooks and comfort designing systems and processes from the ground up.
- Learning Agility: Ability to learn new value chains quickly (agronomy, markets, finance, logistics, data) and connect them into coherent operating models.
- Strategic & Hands-on: Ability to move fluidly between strategic high-level planning and solving practical challenges on the ground.
- Mobility: Comfortable with frequent travel across Kenya for field research, supplier engagement, and pilot oversight.
- Language: Proficiency in English is required; Swahili is a plus.
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