Feb 11, One Acre Fund Innovations Specialist Jobs in Malawi

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One Acre Fund Innovations Specialist Jobs in Malawi

About the Role

The Tree Program in Malawi focuses on distributing tree seedlings to farmers using a decentralized tree nursery model. We now want to build additional products on top of this scale to increase farmer impact.

The Innovations Specialist, based onsite in Zomba, Malawi, will help coordinate an impact vision, manage a trial pipeline, and help scale promising trials to dramatically improve and deepen our impact per farmer. You will report to the Tree Program Lead and be a key deputy in a medium-sized department. The success of this role will be reflected through increased $ impact for our Tree farmers.

Responsibilities

Innovation Strategy:

  • Identify impact pathways that our current program can trial and co-create an overall strategy for Tree impact. The ideal outcome here includes new suggested products and service channels to respond to farmer needs and improve program impact.
  • Work with the Tree Lead and global team members to create a promising pipeline of impactful services and products;
  • Research and prioritize new service channels for IV, including fruit tree trials, community-level tree products, non-tree products, and more.

    Innovation Execution:

  • Prioritize and test specific trial products and services;
  • Build and run pilots through the Trees team;
  • Monitor trials, adjusting and responding to challenges and opportunities as they unfold.
  • Innovation Integration: You will help integrate and scale the most promising trials with the wider Trees team.

    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:

  • A Bachelor’s Degree Required – in rural project management, business management, agroforestry, forestry, agriculture or related fields.
  • 3+ years of experience in program strategy and implementation in rural contexts, related to agriculture and agroforestry
  • Experience managing project or idea pipelines, and building consensus around priorities
  • Experience reviewing data and drawing conclusions, and are able to make concrete recommendations and suggest business design improvements
  • At least 2 years of people and project management experience focused on strategy or trial execution.
  • English professional-level proficiency, proficiency in Chichewa preferred.

    How to Apply

    For more information and job application details, see; One Acre Fund Innovations Specialist Jobs in Malawi

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