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Join One Acre Fund to drive performance management and talent strategy, shaping fulfilling careers in an organization empowering farmers across Africa.
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Nairobi, Kenya
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One Acre Fund began in 2006 with the aim of making farming more productive for over 5.5 million smallholder farmers across nine countries in Africa. The organization provides high-quality farm supplies, training, credits, and various other agricultural services. It seeks a Strategic Specialist to handle Global Performance Management and drive personnel innovations. The role includes managing Performance and Development Review cycles, analyzing data for leadership, shaping talent strategies, and playing an instrumental role in PM normalization across divisions. Plus, you'll manage additional projects within the Global People Division and Stakeholder relationships.
Role Summary:
- Manage company-wide Performance and Development Review cycles
- Analyze bi-annual performance review data
- Streamline performance management processes
- Work on special projects in the Global People Division
- Build stakeholder relationships and broader talent management initiatives
Role Requirements:
- Strong project management skills
- Experience with Performance Management
- Detail-oriented and analytical skills
- Strong stakeholder management and influence
- Bachelor's degree is preferred
About One Acre Fund Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions.
About the Role Seeking a strategic specialist to own Global Performance Management cycles and drive people innovations. You will streamline systems, analyze data for leadership, and shape talent strategy to ensure fulfilling careers for our staff.
Responsibilities Own the management of our Performance and Development Review (PDR) cycles, the foundation of performance management at One Acre Fund, to ensure that all staff receive a PDR on time, every time. Working with program and global teams, ensure cycles are set up, expectations are communicated to staff and managers, and the process is run seamlessly. Prepare bi-annual performance review analysis dashboards to help analyze and draw data driven insights to leadership teams. Own and execute on projects that improve PM systems & processes for operational efficiency and our day to day PM work. Work with Country and Division teams to streamline PM processes (e.g Lattice eligibility) as much as possible. Day to day work of a PM includes PDRs, continuous feedback, updates, 1;1s, etc. Manage additional special projects throughout the Global People Division. This could look like supporting other People teams on any innovations projects or workstreams. E.g managing PDR raises and promotions in our monthly payroll. Manage stakeholder relationships that strengthen the work over time and ensure ongoing commitment to delivering on performance management across the org. This includes the Performance Management Champions relationship, relationships with team leads, and People / HR teams in each country. Manage projects that take us from day to day Performance Management work into broader talent management work so that we continue to be a workplace that offers fulfilling, long-term careers. This includes initiatives that link PDR outcomes to career growth, development planning, promotions, and long-term retention, helping ensure staff have clear pathways for growth at One Acre Fund.
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 Ability to manage company-wide change initiatives through strong project management skills. Performance Management Savvy Analytical & Detail-Oriented Strong Stakeholder Management & Influence Bachelors degree preferred
