One Acre Fund Business Development Chief of Staff (Manager) Jobs 2024 – Kenya NGO Jobs

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One Acre Fund Business Development Chief of Staff (Manager) Jobs 2024 – Kenya NGO Jobs.

One Acre Fund Kenya looking for “Business Development Chief of Staff (Manager)”.

Applicants with a University Degree may apply on or before May 22, 2024.

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.

The One Acre Fund has published a job vacancy announcement on April 30, 2024 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Business Development Chief of Staff (Manager) to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

One Acre Fund Job Vacancy 2024

Responsibilities

Deputy support to head of BD: You will report directly to the head of Business Development, supporting in important fundraising activities, including analyzing new donor prospects, advising on donor outreach strategies, overseeing due diligence processes, providing feedback on proposals and reports, and ensuring systems are in place for successful grant management and compliance. You will essentially increase the Director’s capacity by 10-20%
Lead team coordination and internal communications: You will manage routine activities and initiatives of the Business Development team including – OKRs design and progress tracking, DEI strategy, Sustainability initiatives, and annual retreat, in collaboration with the head BD and the BD leadership team.
Lead strategic projects: You will work with the team’s leadership to originate and implement critical projects, leading to achievement of essential Business Development goals.
Lead team-wide hiring efforts: Playing an important role in sourcing and recruiting candidates for Business Development team. This will require ownership to move the process along while using expertise and bandwidth in the People/Recruitment team.

Position in Organization:

Position: Business Development Chief of Staff (Manager)
Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Qualification:

6+ years of experience total and 3+ years of experience in senior management roles that required strategic leadership experience.
Experience engaging with senior internal and external stakeholders (e.g. donors, government officials, partners).
Speak the language of business (e.g. financial sustainability, return on investment, impact per donor dollar) and non-profits/social enterprises.
Excellent interpersonal skills and proficient at understanding motivations of different groups and teams and supporting them to work together.
Intrinsically motivated by results, able to manage oneself to deliver top quality outcomes, on time.
We are looking for passionate professionals who combine leadership with good humor, patience and a humble approach to service.
At a minimum, a Bachelor’s degree is required for this position. Post-graduate degree preferred.
Language: Fluent English.
Persons of all gender, race, sex, orientation, age, and identity are encouraged to apply.