Tanzania Impact Lead at One Acre Fund
Tanzania Impact Lead
About the Role
You will lead agricultural strategy from R&D to program improvements to maximize the Social Return on Investment (SROI) and lead transformative agricultural impact. This involves evaluating and scaling agricultural practices, products, and services, informed by client needs and market trends. You will roll out and scale impactful interventions and encourage adoption through your expertise in extension and behavior change strategies. You will report to the Country Director and help enhance our impact at scale.
Responsibilities
- Impact Strategy, Modeling, and Reporting: Develop long-term impact strategy and models, aligning with organizational goals. Present impact results to all team members. Engage with global teams to align impact modeling and reporting practices.
- Data Analysis: Oversee the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team to collect and analyze data on farmer revenues, costs, and adoption rates. Calculate annual crop impact and add-on impact using rigorous evaluation methods.
- Product Portfolio Management: Identify agricultural products and services by analyzing adoption potential and additional impact per adopter. Trial and evaluate new interventions.
- Collaboration: Partner with extension, supply chain, and other teams to improve adoption of impactful products and services. Provide data-driven insights to guide pricing, marketing strategies, and enrollment processes
- Continuous Improvement: Stay updated on agricultural trends, farmer needs, and market conditions. Propose and implement improvements to product impact calculation methodologies and data collection processes.
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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:
- 5+ years of work experience in agricultural product and service R&D, social behavior change (SBC), or research.
- Experience applying HCD principles to develop client-centric solutions.
- Proficiency with statistical software for complex data analysis and modeling.
- Postgraduate degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Systems, Agronomy, Development Studies, or related fields preferred but not strictly required.
- Fluency in English is required. Fluency in Kiswahili is not required, but an added advantage.
Preferred Start Date
As soon as possible
Job Location
Iringa, Tanzania (On-site)
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
9th November 2024. 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.
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