Organization: OAF – One Acre Fund
Location: Kinshasa
Grade: Senior level – Senior
Occupational Groups:
· Statistics
· Economics
· Information Technology and Computer Science
· scientist and Researcher
· Project and Program Management
Closing Date: 2025-01-16
About One Acre Fund
Created in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies one million smallholder farmers with the agricultural solutions they have making their farms vastly much more effective. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With businesses across 6 core countries in Africa, we can make farmers much more prosperous through quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural education to enhance harvests. Typically, the farmers we provide harvest fifty % much more meal after dealing with One Acre Fund.
To discover more about our work, check out our Why Work Here blog for additional info.
About the Role
As the DRC Research and Data Lead at One Acre Fund, you will spearhead strategic Data, Evaluation, Monitoring, and also Learning tasks that immediately enhance our operations and/or farmers’ success. You will use today’s technology to gain actionable insights that shape program design and influence organizational strategy. You are going to offer a distinctive combination of hands-on field expertise along with high level strategic thinking, enabling you to oversee agricultural research trials while additionally collaborating with country leadership and global teams. You are going to report on the Senior MEL Regional Manager.
Responsibilities
Implement systems and tools to maintain the MEL department running efficiently Develop high-quality accounts which are aimed at the interests of particular audiences – both external and internal stakeholders and also offer actionable recommendations.
Be the point person for MEL budget performing independently. This could include: establishing annual budgets; reporting on monthly budget checks; overseeing requests and making certain requests decide to follow budget; Identify and working on efficiencies.
Support various other departments with information collection, analysis, and report writing.
Get involved in planning meetings and other meetings when warranted, showing MEL data analysis results and also providing informed advice on system strategy.
Oversee performance management for staff under your supervision.
Job Development and Growth
We’ve a powerful culture of continuous learning and we spend money on improving our people. You will have weekly check ins with your manager, access to mentorship and exercise programs, along with typical feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every single 6 weeks and put aside time to go over your aspirations and career goals. You will have the chance to shape an expanding business and create a rewarding long-range career.
Qualifications
Across most roles, these’re the basic qualifications we look for. For this particular role specifically, you’ll have:
· 3+ yrs of experience working with statistical software (e.g. Stata, R, or perhaps Advanced Excel ) and ability to keep challenging spreadsheets.
· Experience in qualitative and quantitative research programs, implementing evaluations, developing data collection tools, statistical data analysis, and reporting.
· Knowledge of evaluation concepts and mastery of quasi-experimental and experimental evaluation designs in outlying agricultural and/or agroforestry contexts
· Quantitative data skills and also conduct analysis like regressions, propensity score matching, variation in difference design
· Native or professional Fluency in French
Preferred Start Date
As soon as possible
Work Location
Kinshasa, DRC
Benefits
Health insurance, housing, as well as extensive benefits
Eligibility
This particular function is only open to citizens or permanent residents of DRC
Program Deadline
Sixteen January 2025. Please note that we employ for a rolling basis meaning that applications are reviewed and refined on a consistent time frame until a hire is made.
One Acre Fund never asks applicants paying some money or maybe pay for assessments at any phase of the job interview process. Official One Acre Fund messages will show up from an oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotlineoneacrefund.org), but don’t mail applications or perhaps application materials to this particular email address.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and also anti racism are profoundly associated with our organization ‘s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to create a way of life where most employees feel regularly valued, represented, and connected – to ensure that our team is able to flourish as professionals, and also realize outstanding effect for all the growers we serve.