1.Rwanda Contract Coordinator : Deadline 16-07-2021
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. On average, our farmers harvest 50 percent more food after working with the One Acre Fund.
To learn more about our work, take a look at our Why Work Here blog for more information.
About the Role
The Global Procurement teams oversee over $10M in spending each year across over 15,000 transactions and manage all operational goods and service purchasing on behalf of over 1M smallholder farmers.
You will support standardized processes and create over 5% of purchasing costs out of the system through contracting and upstream supplier sourcing. You will report to the Procurement Specialist, implement important projects to improve quality and improve cycle time, resulting in internal clients satisfaction.
Responsibilities
Tender Management and Purchasing
- To lead procurement needs forecast and ensure requesting departments place monthly requests at the beginning of every month
- To coordinate the vendor pre-qualification tender to increase the number of vendors per item category, prepare tender documents and complete tendering data entry, set up meetings, and manage advertisements
- To coordinate the purchase of stock items from wholesale companies & manufacturers
- To manage purchases for all goods/services under long-term contracts and coordinate order delivery/payment
- Review price changes over the allowable tolerance and advises management on proposed next steps e.g. re-tendering
Contract Management
- To manage market search and supplier search campaigns to ensure wide reach and contract effectiveness
- Draft, modify, update, and maintain contracts and associated documentation
- To monitor contract expiry and renewal dates
- To review market trends and advise management of potential contracting risk or significant anticipated price changes under contracts
- To set up a contract change control system to collect, analyze, track, and communicate contract changes both approved and denied to the contract
Other Support Functions
- To run data analysis of customer demand and historical data from reports and inventory counts to identify items to be converted into stock and forecast inventory needs
- To make recommendations on preventing stock-outs, ensuring delivery of stock items within 48 hours, and decreasing losses from damaged and stolen inventory
- To organize supplier meeting calendars to minimize supply challenges by meeting with at least 2 top suppliers per month.
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
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
- Bachelor’s degree
- At least 1 year of experience and education in procurement/supply chain/logistics would be advantageous
- Well-presented and professional
- Experience collaborating and coordinating with other teams and departments
- Passion for excellent customer service
- Always look for alternative solutions to problems
- Language: English and Kinyarwanda
Preferred Start Date
As soon as possible
Job Location
Kigali, Rwanda
Benefits
Health insurance paid time off
Eligibility
This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Rwanda.
Application Deadline:16th July 2021
One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
2.Rwanda Agriculture Integration Officer: Deadline 05-10-2021
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. On average, the farmers we serve harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.
To learn more about our work, take a look at our Why Work Here blog for more information.
About the Role
Seeking a candidate experienced in fieldwork who will lead the Product Integration communication with farmers and field teams, assisting in delivering and following up our products under trials, allowing us to keep scaling impactful products to farmers. The Agricultural Integration Officer(AIO) will serve as the Innovation point-person with the core program in one of our TUBURA districts, observing and gathering information through surveys and visits. As the liaison between HQ Innovation staff and the teams and farmers in the field.
The Agricultural Integration officer will collect data from the field through different surveys. The collected data will be used in taking some decisions which have an impact on the global team of One Acre Fund and on farmers.
You will work closely with the Product Innovation department
Responsibilities
- Baseline and Market surveying
- Phase 3 Trial support: Work with FDs, FMs, and FOs to plan and coordinate Phase 3 trail
- At scale impact support: run harvest surveys and satisfaction surveys on select products which cannot be covered, or not covered well, by the M&E team
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
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
- Experience in fieldwork or in surveys
- Knowledge of basic calculus completed secondary school
- Knowledge of basic agricultural practices
- Physically fit and ready to change workplace if work requires
Preferred Start Date
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, start dates can vary significantly by role. We are adapting rapidly to Covid-19 and most of our team is now working remotely. Given the changing environment, we will appreciate your flexibility in confirming a start date.
Job Location
Muhanga, Rwanda
Benefits
Health insurance, paid time off
Eligibility
This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Rwanda.
Application Deadline:5 October 2021
One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
3.Rwanda Field Data Verification Agent : Deadline 29-09-2021
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. On average, the farmers we serve harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.
To learn more about our work, take a look at our Why Work Here blog for more information.
About the Role
Field Data Verification Agent (FDVA) is a key factor in TUBURA’s continued commitment to providing all of its clients with great customer service, ensuring compliance with government regulations and internal policy, and assisting the TUBURA Systems and Field Divisions in identifying and correcting data errors.
- Entry-level
- As an FDVA, you will split your time between the field and TUBURA HQ in Rubengera – you will spend roughly part of your time in the office at TUBURA HQ, working on weekly data entry, KPI reporting, IDS_TMS reconciliation, and other tasks as requested by team management. The remaining time will be spent in the field working directing with TUBURA clients verifying repayment data, investigating client protection violations, and back-checking input claims
- Field Data Verification Team/Business Operations
- You will report directly to the field data verification manager
Responsibilities
Office Work
- You will conduct phone investigations
- You will do IDS_TMS reconciliation and charging process
- You will draft weekly investigation reports
- You will collate and record all data collected in the field and presenting it to team management
- You will work with your manager to make weekly travel plans,
- You will coordinate with other teams on specific projects and issues,
Field Work
- You will sometimes travel to the field, to meet with TUBURA clients and the TUBURA Field Team, and you will coordinate meeting schedules with both of these groups
- You will interview both clients and TUBURA staff on client data, internal policy, and other issues
- You will keep detailed records of all data collected in the field
- You will immediately escalate any urgent issues to your Field Data Verification Manager,
- You will maintain a schedule flexible to client needs
- You will keep detailed records of all travel and expenses.
- Note: while travel and other expenses will be reimbursed, you will provide receipts for all expenses. You will be held responsible for any missing receipts
Data Quality
- You will present data to your Field Data Verification Team Manager
- You will use and maintain Google spreadsheets (can maintain complex spreadsheets) containing client data
- You will occasionally present short analyses of the data and your fieldwork to the FDV team in English.
- You will maintain client privacy and protection, and ensuring a high degree of confidentiality of client data.
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
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
- 1+ years of experience in fieldwork.
- Languages: Kinyarwanda and basic English
- Diploma/Bachelors degree in any field
Preferred Start Date
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, start dates can vary significantly by role. We are adapting rapidly to Covid-19 and most of our team is now working remotely. Given the changing environment, we will appreciate your flexibility in confirming a start date.
Job Location
Rubengera, Karongi
Benefits
Health insurance, paid time off
Eligibility
This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Rwanda.
Application Deadline:29 September 2021
One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
