Microfinance Partnership Manager
About the Organization:
One Acre Fund is a nonprofit organization started in January 2006 with the goal of completely rethinking how to solve the chronic hunger problem in Africa. It has put together an investment package for small-scale farmers and their families, which doubles farm income by providing seeds and fertilizer, weekly farm education, and market access.
One Acre Fund is a nonprofit organization started in January 2006 with the goal of completely rethinking how to solve the chronic hunger problem in Africa. It has put together an investment package for small-scale farmers and their families, which doubles farm income by providing seeds and fertilizer, weekly farm education, and market access.
About the Job:
One Acre Fund is seeking a Microfinance Partnership Manager. S/he will help to build an association of organizations with experience in agricultural microfinance, and will then help to lead the emerging agricultural microfinance movement.
One Acre Fund is seeking a Microfinance Partnership Manager. S/he will help to build an association of organizations with experience in agricultural microfinance, and will then help to lead the emerging agricultural microfinance movement.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Build meaningful and genuine one-on-one relationships with worldwide microfinance leaders;
- Travel frequently within East and West Africa in particular;
- Leverage One Acre Fund's existing relationships to discover new relationships;
- Build relationships with some of the most effective organizations in the world;
- Help to build the overall agricultural finance movement;
- Promote core principles of One Acre Fund (e.g. asset finance, training, retail of seed and fertilizer);
- Potentially, play a role in helping to consolidate an industry association;
- Initiate a targeted number of partnerships over several years;
- Working closely with operating staff, help to determine partnership strategy;
- Write MOUs and take the lead on communicating with the partner;
- Continue to be involved strategically, after One Acre Fund staffs an internal operations staff to the partnership.
Qualifications:
- Past operating experience as a top leader in an MFI;
- Demonstrated experience building and managing relationships;
- Excellent communications and presentation skills;
- Ability to travel extensively, up to 30% within Africa and other international destinations;
- Deep and genuine commitment to serving the poor;
- Passion for One Acre Fund’s program;
- Entrepreneurial spirit.
Closing Date: 18 Dec 2013
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