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.
About the Role
One Acre Fund is hiring a Strategy and Research Analyst to join a growing team working on assessing the possibility for One Acre Fund to launch a program aiming to reduce deforestation while improving smallholder farmers’ lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). You will gain exposure to a growing social enterprise and the opportunity to learn from and support a successful new venture unit. This role would be ideal for candidates with a strategy and operations background, and with rigorous research skills developed in prior professional experiences. The Analyst role will report into the NCE lead for DRC.
- You will conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis to help strengthen our understanding of a problem, assess opportunities, and to build relevant interventions
- You will provide succinct and actionable recommendations to field, leadership, and global teams
- You will build effective financial models to assess investment opportunities and define future budget needs
- You will coordinate projects with global teams based in Kigali and in Nairobi
- You will draft memos and prepare presentations to increase visibility of the team’s work both internally and externally
- You will lead different administrative tasks associated with establishing a One Acre Fund presence in a new country (e.g. legal entity application)
- Management consulting experience or a proven track record of solving complex, ambiguous problems in a structured way.
- 3+ years of relevant professional work experience in the field of innovation, food security, or business/management consulting
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a relevant field
- An ability to identify what matters and communicate that clearly and concisely, as well as create insights and inform recommendations
- Language: fluency in French and English. Knowledge of Lingala or Kikongo is an added advantage.
- A general sense of adventure: new country expansion team members travel a lot and go to places where programs are not yet setup. A positive attitude and a willingness to take on new challenges is essential.
