One Acre Fund Corporate University Associate job in East Africa

Wanted
Exceptional professional to drive organizational goals through employee learning and knowledge.

Job Location
Rural Rwanda, Kenya, or Burundi.

Duration
Minimum 2 years commitment, full-time job.

Organization Description
Most of the world's poor are farmers, representing the largest and most uniform group of poor people in the world. One Acre Fund is a growing social enterprise in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania that is innovating a new way of helping farm families to achieve their full potential. Instead of giving handouts, One Acre Fund invests in farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income. We provide farmers with a "service bundle" that includes education, finance, seed and fertilizer, and market facilitation. Our program is proven impactful – every year, we weigh thousands of harvests and measure 50-100% average gain in farm income per acre. We have laser-like focus on generating better lives for the people that we serve.

Job Description
The Corporate University Associate will be charged to take best-in-class “corporate universities” worldwide and apply that to our operational and cultural context. We currently employ more than 2,000 full-time local staff and we’re projected to triple in size in three more years. As we grow, it becomes necessary to centralize and systematize local employee development across the program.

This role combines human capital development with entrepreneurship and management. The goal is to drive organizational goals through employee learning and knowledge. Leadership development within the organization goes hand-in-hand with team performance. A corporate university is how we can attain that at scale.

Specific responsibilities:

• Competency measurement: Develop a model to take inventory of current leadership competencies. Create a system to log and track these competencies for all employees.
• Curriculum development and management: Design curriculum that drives advances across all leadership competencies. Hire and oversee a corps of teachers and trainers to implement this curriculum. Link class performance back to organizational goals, and develop ways to measure success through performance metrics.
• Outreach: Target internships and externships within the country to broaden experiences and build networks. Arrange short-term externships for our top leadership with other organizations. Select placement internships for high-potential local talent in all departments across our program.

Career Growth and Development
One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills. Your manager will invest significant time in your career development. We provide constant, actionable feedback delivered through mentorship and through regular management consulting-style career reviews. We also have regular one-on-one meetings, where we listen to and discuss career goals, and work collaboratively to craft roles that each person can be passionate about.  Because of our rapid growth, we constantly have new high-level roles opening up and opportunities in many functions. This results in fast career growth for our staff.

Qualifications
We are seeking an exceptional professional with 2 to 5+ years of work experience, preferably in the international education field. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

• Strong work experiences. We are looking for strong leaders with direct execution experience, ideally of an entrepreneurial and unstructured nature.
• Experience developing curriculum, training teachers, or direct teaching experiences, preferably in the international development space.
• Leadership experience at work, or outside of work.
• Top-performing academic background (include GPA on your resume).
• Humility. We are looking for passionate professionals who combine strong leadership skills with good humor, patience, and a humble approach to service to join our growing family of leaders.
• Language: English required. Written and verbal French preferred.

Preferred Start Date
Mid-2014

Compensation
Starts modest. However, this is a career-track role with fast raises for performance, paying a meaningful salary for long-term placement in developing nations.

Benefits
Health insurance, immunizations, flight, room and board.

Sponsor International Candidates
Yes

To Apply
Complete this form. You will be prompted to submit your CV and cover letter. You may also be asked to submit work samples for some positions. Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs), please submit a copy of your Description of Service (DOS) in the appropriate section.

East Africans are strongly encouraged to apply.