Post Title: Microfinance Partnerships Manager
Opportunity Type: Job
Organisation: One Acre Fund
Country: Kenya,
About the Organization:
One Acre Fund is a start-up NGO in Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi that is
helping farm families to achieve their full potential. Instead of giving
handouts, One Acre invests in farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm
income. They provide farmers with a "market bundle" that includes
education, finance, seed and fertilizer, and market access.
About the Job:
One Acre is seeking a Microfinance Partnerships Manager. S/he will will
help to build an association of organizations with experience in agricultural
microfinance, and will then help to lead the emerging agricultural microfinance
movement. The position is based in Nairobi. Working from any major European
city is also possible. The position requires a minimum commitment of two years.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
Build meaningful and genuine one-on-one
relationships with worldwide microfinance leaders:
1.
Travel frequently within East
and West Africa in particular;
2.
Leverage organization’s
existing relationships to discover new relationships;
3.
Build real relationships with some of the most
effective organizations in the world.
4.
Help to build the overall
agricultural finance movement:
5.
Promote core principles that
distinguish us from the regular microfinance movement (e.g. asset finance,
training, retail of seed and fertilizer);
6.
Play a potential role in
helping to consolidate an industry association.
7.
Initiate a targeted number of
partnerships over several years:
8.
Work closely with
organization's core operating staff and help to determine partnership strategy;
9.
Write MOUs and take the lead
on communicating with the partner;
10.
Continue to be involved
strategically, after organization staffs an internal operations staff to the
partnership.
Qualifications:
Past operating experience as a
top leader in an MFI. Entrepreneurial, with a strong business mind and
understands operations;
Demonstrated experience building
and managing relationships;
Excellent communications and
presentation skills;
Ability to travel extensively, up
to 30 percent within Africa and other international destinations.
Closing Date: 27 Jun 2014
How to Apply:
Interested candidates can send their resume and cover letter to
jobs@oneacrefund.org
Please mention "Microfinance Partnerships Manager Search + name of
referring site" in the subject line.
Contact: One Acre Fund
jobs@oneacrefund.org