Exceptional professional with 2-4+ year(s) of work experience to join our government relations team.
Job Location
Nairobi or Kisumu, Kenya
Duration
Minimum 2 years commitment, full-time job.
Organization Description
Most of the world's poor are farmers, representing the largest and most uniform group of poor people in the world. One Acre Fund is a growing social enterprise in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania that is innovating a new way of helping farm families to achieve their full potential. Instead of giving handouts, One Acre Fund invests in farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income. We provide farmers with a "service bundle" that includes education, finance, seed and fertilizer, and market facilitation. Our program is proven impactful – every year, we weigh thousands of harvests and measure 50-100% average gain in farm income per acre. We have laser-like focus on generating better lives for the people that we serve.
Job Description
One Acre Fund works closely with local and national governments. Our principal focus is the Ministry of Agriculture in countries where we operate, but we also pay close attention to other actors in the agricultural sector. Our aim is to share information on what we do. We also require detailed insights into the strategic, regulatory, and legislative issues affecting the sector.
Our government relations team supports field operations to provide vital services to farmers. It also informs our wider policy, communications, and outreach work. We believe that powerful opportunities exist to partner with the government to shape and implement effective policy, coordinated with our significant field presence.
We are seeking a Kenya government relations analyst for our team. The position will have the following responsibilities:
- Oversee a team of multiple local government relations staff.
- Research and analyze policy issues at local and national levels affecting the country’s agricultural sector.
- Maintain One Acre Fund relations with key agricultural sector actors such as regulators, research institutions, donor programs, partner organizations, and local media.
- Support One Acre Fund relations with national government figures, organizations, regulators and researchers.
- Enhance quarterly reports, organized field visits, and overall local government outreach.
- Develop the capacity of our local government team through detailed work planning, strategic thinking, skills training, and mentoring.
- Strengthen One Acre Fund relations with priority individuals in local government.
- Interpret and explain policies and laws applicable to One Acre Fund field operations.
- Produce publications for media, conferences, and One Acre Fund stakeholders.
- Write a weekly agricultural sector ‘sit-rep’ summarizing key regional news stories of interest to One Acre Fund.
Each position will require the individual to manage a team of four local government relations staff that cover 15 counties in western Kenya.
Career Growth and Development
One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills. Your manager will invest significant time in your career development. We provide constant, actionable feedback delivered through mentorship and through regular management consulting-style career reviews. We also have regular one-on-one meetings, where we listen to and discuss career goals, and work collaboratively to craft roles that each person can be passionate about. Because of our rapid growth, we constantly have new high-level roles opening up and opportunities in many functions. This results in fast career growth for our staff.
Qualifications
We are seeking an exceptional professional with 2-4+ year(s) of work experience and ideally a demonstrated passion for international development. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
- 2-4 years of relevant work experience. We are looking for a former policy professional, economist, management consultant, or lawyer; entrepreneurial and unstructured work experiences are also helpful.
- East Africa experience. A proven understanding of the political, social, and economic situation in Kenya and the region.
- Management experience. Include evidence of how you grew and developed a team of people.
- Leadership experience at work, or outside of work.
- Top-performing academic background (include GPA on your resume).
- Humility. We are looking for passionate professionals who combine strong leadership skills with good humor, patience, and a humble approach to service to join our growing family of leaders.
- Language: English and Kiswahili required.
Preferred Start Date
Flexible
Compensation
Starts modest. However, this is a career-track role with fast raises for performance, paying a meaningful salary for long-term placement in developing nations.
Benefits
Health insurance, immunizations, flight, room and board.
Sponsor International Candidates
Yes
To Apply
Complete this form. You will be prompted to submit your CV and cover letter. You may also be asked to submit work samples for some positions. Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs), please submit a copy of your Description of Service (DOS) in the appropriate section.
East Africans are strongly encouraged to apply.
