One Acre Fund new Jobs Tanzania Product Innovations Project Specialist
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Job Description- Management: Manage simultaneous projects and staff members in line with One Acre Fund strategy while maintaining flexibility to challenges and feedback
- Draft professional analytical reports quickly (4-8 hours) with focus on actionable recommendations and few grammatical/spelling errors
- Calendar for 2+ high complexity projects for 6+ months in the future
- Understand complex topics and communicate them in a simple and concise manner
- Produce written deliverables with no revision necessary
- Problem solving: adjust plans and deliverables quickly to feedback and challenges
- Effective delegation and creation/management of staff metrics to encourage growth in their responsibilities and roles
- Weekly check-ins with 1-2 staff members, supporting them on task prioritization and planning
- Developing professional development plans for 1-2 staff members and holding them accountable to those plans
- Adopts an attitude of encouraging personal growth with humility and patience
- Proactively asks for feedback, and demonstrates ability to incorporate feedback
- Dissents in a constructive fashion and builds bridges to resolve conflicts
- Lead Project Execution on 1-2 High Complexity Products: Simultaneously manage the execution of 1 to 2 high priority and high complexity projects.
- Design and finalize farmer facing trainings and staff talking points
- Write content and select photos for marketing brochures
- Recommend staffing needs for trials
- Calendar activities, deadlines, and decision points for trials for 6+ months in the future
- Manage communication between key stakeholders and uphold consistent cross-department collaboration
- Draft and finalize reports to provide clear, succinct analysis and recommendations based on trial objectives and next steps
- Design databases for key performance indicator tracking
- Lead “Phase 3” adoption and logistics trial design and planning, including
- Navigate challenges for moving products from early phases of research into field trials, including recommendations on procurement options, package iterations, and trainings to address major behavior change.
- Select districts for trials based on objectives
- Design and finalize farmer trainings and staff talking points for trial products
- Assess farmer response to products and adjust marketing/campaign messaging accordingly
- Write content and select photos for marketing brochures
- Design data collection plan and key performance indicators based on trial objectives
- Troubleshoot challenges in Field Officer marketing, delivery, and use
- Calendaring of activities, deadlines, and decision points for trials
- Graduate of 4-year university (mandatory)
- Graduate degree (preferred)
- Personal or professional experience with agronomy and/or rural livelihoods (preferred)
- 3-5 years practical experience working on project management (mandatory), including preferred experience with:
- Managing project calendars
- Writing trainings for field-based staff
- Drafting surveys for field data collection
- Data analysis leading to specific recommendations
- Report writing based on clear objectives
- Creating Excel tools for clear communication and tracking of projects
- Proven ability to teach/mentor others
- Fluency in Microsoft Excel and Word
- Comfort and sensitivity working in a multicultural environment
- Excellent ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
- Open to feedback, willing to admit mistakes and learn from them
- Typing speed needs minimal improvement, at least 25-30 words per minute
- Fluent Business and Conversational English
- Ability to live and work in Iringa and/or Mbeya region
- Strong work experiences. Examples include a demanding professional work experience, or successful entrepreneurial experience (e.g. leading a conference, or starting a business).
- Leadership experience at work, or outside of work
- Top-performing academic background (include GPA on your resume)
- We are looking for passionate professionals who combine strong leadership skills with good humor, patience, and a humble approach to service to join our growing family of leaders.
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One Acre Fund new Jobs Tanzania Product Innovations Project Specialist
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