Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 05 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
About One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, we make farmers more prosperous by providing quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests. On average, our farmers harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.
To learn more about our work, take a look at our Why Work Here blog for more information.
About the Young Professionals Program
One Acre Fund’s Young Professionals Program offers high-performing African graduates meaningful internships and training opportunities at a high-performing, mission-driven organization. Our internships are paid and all interns can expect to receive substantive work assignments working on high-impact projects that support One Acre Fund’s operations.
When joining, interns will participate in an onboarding program and receive training on how to design and execute projects. Over the period of your internship, you will get the opportunity to work with like-minded individuals and receive learning opportunities to build strong foundations for your future career.

About the Role
The main purpose of this role is to ensure we maintain through execution of strategy to meet its ambitious targets. You will interact with several partners from Logistics, BizOps, HR and Country leadership for role execution.

Responsibilities
• Data Operations
o Offer data analysis support to BizOps to better understand farmer behavior around ordering, repayment, input collection among others.
o Support data collection tools and process design and creation to minimize data entry error rates at all stages of the data flow process.
• Logistics Operations
o This role works with the logistics lead to come up with data and input movement processes including input receiving, recording, reconciliation, stock counting and enforcing controls compliance.
o You will implement logistics processes best practices following global standards.
o Coordinate input distribution activities including distribution scheduling, documentation preparation and circulation, transporter management, warehouse reconciliation and disciplinary action support with HR and BizOps.
• Special Projects
o Execute projects assigned by manager on an as-needed basis examples include: Mobile Money roll out and related support

Career Growth and Development
We have a strong culture of constant learning and we deeply invest in our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training, and regular feedback on your performance. We’ll hold career reviews every one-three months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and gain rewarding technical experience.

Qualifications
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
• Knowledge: Information acquired through training, study of relevant documentation e.g. policies, and on the job training required to build a role.
• information acquired through training, study of relevant documentation e.g. policies, and on the job training required to implement a role.
• Skills: Project management,, or google sheets

Preferred Start Date
As soon as possible
Job Location
Kabwe, Zambia
Benefits
Interns will be provided with a reasonable stipend for the duration of their contract. Rural area based fellows will be provided assistance in locating suitable housing.
Eligibility
This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Zambia
Application Deadline
18 August 2023.
We hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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