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Join One Acre Fund as a Youth Engagement Lead and transform the lives of young farmers with innovative agricultural solutions
Overview
Salary
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Location
Kigali, Rwanda or Nairobi, Kenya
Expires
Expires at anytime
One Acre Fund is a remarkable organization with a mission to enhance the productivity and prosperity of smallholder farmers. Since 2006, we have served over 1 million farmers, delivering quality farm supplies on credit, providing crucial agricultural training, and bringing farm services closer to homes. Our diverse team of over 8,000 spans six core countries in Africa, all committed to the cause of uplifting farmers' livelihoods.
- Design and implement youth-focused interventions within the existing One Acre Fund programs.
- Collaborate with multi-country teams to integrate youth perspectives into program design.
- Utilize data and field experience to guide leadership on new strategies for youth engagement.
- Develop and oversee the delivery of youth-centered products and services.
- Bachelor’s Degree in social sciences or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in youth-focused programming, particularly in smallholder agriculture.
- Proficiency in using data for strategic decision-making with senior leadership.
- Skills in creating communications, marketing, or training strategies and materials.
- Apply before the deadline on December 22, 2024.
- Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
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.
The Role One Acre Fund has an organizational priority to more effectively serve young farmers, by layering new youth-focused interventions on existing program channels. We seek a Youth Engagement Lead to help coordinate this work across our countries of operation, integrating youth learning and programming into One Acre Fund’s program design. This is a new role, and an exciting opportunity for a motivated expert with both technical and on-the-ground experience to co-design our youth strategy with leadership by providing data- and experience-driven guidance on new youth-focused products and services.
Job Requirements Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in the social sciences or any related field. Minimum of 5 years of experience working on design and implementation of youth-focused programming or system changes, in the context of smallholder agriculture. Experience using data to support decision-making with senior leadership and implementing teams. Experience developing communications, marketing, or training strategy and materials.
Benefits Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits. One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role. However, nationals of (or those with an extensive professional background and work history in) our countries of operation are preferred.
Application Details Application Deadline 22 December 2024. Please note that we hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.
