About One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. We provide quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers homes, and agricultural trainings to improve harvests. We measure our success by our ability to make farmers more prosperous: On average, farmers harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.
We are growing quickly. We currently serve more than 800,000 farm families in Eastern and Southern Africa, with more than 7,500 full-time staff, and we aim to serve 1 million farm families by 2020.
Job Description
One Acre Fund is seeking a highly organized administrative professional. We are looking for a candidate who truly enjoys all facets of administration, data synthesis, and office management.
Examples of responsibilities include:
Contribute to a comfortable, inspiring and productive work environment for 15+ NY-based staff, enabling them to drive impact for our clients. Examples include:
Management of office space inc. facilitating meeting room bookings and coordinating visits by colleagues based in countries of operation
Maintaining relationships with vendors and building management
Sending/receiving mail and scanning/copying/printing
Planning/executing events, from office-wide meetings to large-scale fundraising events
Handling office administration tasks to ensure One Acre Fund is legally compliant and communicating effectively with partners, donors, and other stakeholders. Examples include:
Managing legal & compliance (e.g. annual fundraising registration renewals)
Support with annual audit process across multiple departments
Answering external email inquiries (e.g. potential donors, people with questions about our work, interested volunteers or partner organizations)
Donor stewardship & support (e.g. tracking payments, Salesforce data entry, preparing and mailing holiday gifts to donors)
Supporting our Human Resources, Operations, Finance and Development Teams to achieve their goals. Examples include:
Supporting senior leadership in planning and coordinating annual trip to Skoll World Forum and Chicago Gala
Regular support processing payments and donations
Regular support with outreach to US agencies (e.g. IRS and state unemployment insurance body) to resolve identified issues
Career Growth and Development
We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. Youll 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. Youll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
Qualifications
Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
- Strong administrative professional with 3+ years work experience
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral. Candidate must be able to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent judgement and confidentiality in sensitive people issues with strong relationship management
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to juggle multiple tasks and change priorities as new responsibilities arise
- Fluency in Microsoft Excel, experience with Google Office and Salesforce a plus
- Demonstrated interest in part-time work arrangement for the long-term
- Humility. 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
- A demonstrated interest in or understanding of international development
Preferred Start Date
As soon as possible
Job Location
Brooklyn (DUMBO), New York
Compensation
Commensurate with experience
Duration
Part-time job
Sponsor International Candidates
No*;* Must have existing rights to work in the US.
*One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.*
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
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