About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips more than 4 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 her income and assets on supported land by more than 40 percent, while permanently improving her climate resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 8,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions.

Our Burundi program, established in 2011, operates under the local brand Tubura. We are a rapidly growing organization with over 1,000 employees nationwide. As of 2024, we serve over 340,000 unique farmers in 7 provinces; Muramvya, Gitega, Kayanza, Mwaro, Ngozi, Muyinga, and Ruyigi. To learn more about our work, look at our Burundi program blog.

About the Role

You will take on a senior leadership position within the Impact division at OAF Burundi, focusing on developing an impact strategy that aims for $160+ impact per farmer by 2030. Objectives of the team include successful tracking and reporting of project outcomes, fostering partnerships, and enhancing program sustainability. Success is defined by meeting specific metrics such as the targeted farmer impact and execution of the division’s objectives. You will maintain close collaboration with global teams to align impact goals and strategies. The role includes managing a team of direct reports in Product Innovations and dotted line reports in Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL), while reporting to the Country Director.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and updating of the impact strategy and workplan for the division.
• Set SMART objectives addressing important program issues and communicate these to team members.
• Oversee and empower the impact team to research and implement impactful activities.
• Identify new research opportunities and design multi-year impact models using relevant program data.
• Manage direct reports’ performance and professional development while ensuring understanding of organizational goals.

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:

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in agricultural innovation, extension, research, marketing, product development, consulting or MEL, including 3+ years in one of our countries of operation.
• Experience in the agriculture sector or statistics applied to monitoring and evaluation
• Experience managing large teams (5-10+ team members) and delivering projects successfully
• English required, French and Kirundi preferred

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Onsite in Muramvya, Burundi

Benefits

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Eligibility

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 Deadline

14 January 2025. 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.

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.