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Unleash your project management skills to impact gender and youth initiatives at One Acre Fund, a leading organisation empowering farmers across Africa.
Overview
Salary
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Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation Summary
One Acre Fund, established in 2006, is an organisation dedicated to improving productivity in small farms across Africa. It operates in nine African countries, offering farm supplies, accessible credit, modern farm training, and other agricultural services. Their team is from diverse backgrounds, offering a rich work culture. More impressively, their work increases income and assets on supported land by over 35%
Role Summary
- You'll lead strategic projects for Tupande's women and youth customer segments.
- You'll collaborate with multiple teams to ensure youth and gender strategies are excellently delivered.
- You'll be the point of contact for all youth and gender-related initiatives, ensuring alignment across departments.
- You'll provide comprehensive reports on gender and youth.
Role Requirements
- Requires a Bachelor's degree.
- 4+ years' experience in a strategy/operations management role, preferable in consulting.
- Excellent project management skills and result-oriented.
- Classified experience with data, financial models, and metrics-driven decision-making.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement with experience in complex and cross-functional environments.
- This role is open only to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.
Application Process Details
- Exemplifies OAF's culture of constant learning with weekly manager check-ins, mentorship access, training programs, and regular performance feedback.
- Has career reviews every six months to discuss your aspirations and career goals.
About One Acre Fund: Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. We operate in nine countries across Africa, providing high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a range of other agricultural services. Our model has proven to increase income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving resilience. Our team of 9,000+ full-time staff comes from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, visit our Why Work Here blog post.
The Role: We are seeking a strategy and project management professional with experience in top-tier consulting or similar execution-focused roles to implement and scale Tupande's gender and youth agenda. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused position that requires driving cross-functional projects, managing stakeholders, and ensuring measurable outcomes in the field. You will report to the Chief of Staff to the COO.
Responsibilities: Lead strategic projects for Tupande's women and youth customer segments to achieve our impact vision. Collaborate with multiple teams (field ops, training, marketing, partnerships) on projects to ensure youth and gender strategies are delivered with excellence. Support internal and external communications by preparing presentation materials on youth and gender progress for internal communications. Act as the central point of coordination for all youth and gender-related initiatives, ensuring alignment across departments. Provide comprehensive reports on gender and youth metrics to stakeholders in Tupande and the broader OAF organization.
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: Bachelor's degree required. 4+ years' experience in a strategy/operations management role, preferably with experience in consulting. Strong project management skills and a proven track record of delivering results. Demonstrated experience with data, financial models, and metrics-driven decision-making. Excellent stakeholder engagement. Experience in working in complex and cross-functional environments.
Benefits: Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits.
Eligibility: This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.
