Programs Manager at One Acre Fund

A typical track would involve plugging into a progression of high-priority leadership roles, followed by the opportunity for a permanent posting or taking on a leadership role, depending on the candidate’s interests and performance:

• First 12-24 months: Rotate between several 3 to 6-months long management posts across different parts around the organization.  These posts would consist of:
  • Quickly taking on the responsibility for a specific project or several projects within the department/s assigned. Examples would include:
    • Rolling out standard procedures to improve operational excellence
    • Plan and execute a major transition in backend data systems
    • Implementing a new performance management policy in a key department
    • Lead specific high priority initiatives that are to One Acre Fund Burundi, and whose execution would benefit from a strong owner
  • Demonstrate excellent team management skills with an ability to quickly develop talent
  • Take charge of the whole life cycle of the project, from planning and budgeting, implementation, to monitoring and reporting
  • Demonstrate critical thinking skills in solving issues that arise
  • Ensure strong stakeholder management and collaboration across multiple departments
• Subsequently: Permanently fill a role of particular interest for the candidate and priority for the organization, or in the case of a particularly strong employee, to join the leadership team in Burundi to oversee a division.

Strategy and Leadership Support

As you continue demonstrating your capacity as a leader, you may support the leadership on strategy and take on the following responsibilities:

• Leadership of annual participative OKR creation process
• Facilitation of quarterly OKR review process and review meetings
• Leadership of steering committee agenda setting, pushing for quality agenda topics/pre-reads, and steering committee knowledge management
• Development of ad-hoc deliverables such as memos, concept notes, and presentations
• Support leadership in financial modeling, reporting and fundraising activities

Internal stakeholder management

• Enforce accountability by key leaders and monitor progress to keep execution aligned to strategy
• Coordination with Global team leads to ensure adequate support and alignment for Burundi team goals
• Development of internal communication strategy
• Creation of content for JL9+ team, and full team that drives motivation, aligns work with vision, and highlights achievements, and updates progress towards goals
• Coordination, material preparation, meeting logistics, and follow up on key next steps for JL9+ team meetings, All Department Meetings, and Q&A forums

Housing allowance, Retirement benefit, Comprehensive Health cover, Child Benefit and paid time off

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