Updates from the One Acre Fund: Webinar, job opportunities and more!
Webinar: One Acre Fund and J-PAL
One Acre Fund is hosting a careers webinar with The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) on December 17th from 12-1 PM EDT. J-PAL is a global network of researchers who use randomized evaluations to answer critical policy questions in the fight against poverty. J-PAL’s mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is based on scientific evidence and research is translated into action. Learn about how One Acre Fund staff and J-PAL alumni used their experience to launch their careers in international development. To register for the webinar, click here!
Jobs Spotlight: Field Positions
Do you have strong leadership skills and want to make a lasting impact on farmers? One Acre Fund has open field positions in a variety of locations:
· Program Associates: Rural Rwanda or Burundi (French required), or rural Kenya or Ethiopia (English required)
· Monitoring and Evaluation Associates: Rural Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi
· Innovation Capture Associate: Approximately 3 weeks per month in rural Kenya and 1 week per month in rural Rwanda (or vice–versa)
One Acre Fund currently has over 30 open positions. For more information and job descriptions, please visit our website.
Job Opportunities and Deadlines
· J-PAL is accepting applications for positions starting in summer 2014 from now until January 5, 2014. More than 70 openings are anticipated, 70 percent of which are based in the field. Some positions are available at J-PAL in Cambridge, MA, IPA in New Haven, CT, or at affiliates’ home institutions. All of the positions are full-time and most require a minimum commitment of one year. More detailed descriptions of position types may be found on the J-PAL website. For more information, please refer to J-PAL’s How to Apply and Jobs pages to find openings for specific positions.
· 2Seeds incubates small, efficient, and effective agricultural development projects in Africa. 2Seeds is currently hiring for Project Coordinators in Tanzania. The priority application deadline is December 15, 2013.
· Nuru International provides people with the tools and the knowledge to lift themselves out of extreme poverty. They now have full-time open positions located in the U.S. and Ethiopia. Application deadlines vary.
· Kiva connects people through lending to alleviate poverty. Leveraging the internet and a worldwide network of microfinance institutions, Kiva lets individuals lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the world. Kiva is offering a variety of internships and full-time positions in the U.S. and Kenya. Many of the positions’ expected start dates are in January 2014, so apply now!
Photos from the Field
We would now like to introduce you to some of our hard-working farmers and field staff. Enjoy!
One Acre Fund farmers Olivia Chimoli (right), Agnes Machalero (center) and Beatrice Likhutsu (left) from Shimanyiro, Kenya, enjoy eating their newly harvested sweet potatoes. Photo by Kelvin Owino
Assistant field director Mediatrice Musabyemaria (right) and field officer Yamuweli Nteziryimana (left) discuss and collect loan repayments in Gasovu, Rwanda. Photo by Hailey Tucker
Farmers first,
The One Acre Fund People Operations Team
