*Critical Requirement*:Fluency in French and English
About myAgro
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AtmyAgro, we don't offer your average 9--5 job.We are a
fast--paced,start up social enterprise, workingto support 1 million
farmers to increase their income by $1.50 a day by 2025. Our dream is to
build amodel of savings layaway in Mali and Senegal that can be adopted
by other organizations to servefarmers throughout the world. Our model
doubles farm income using a mobile technology platform to provide a
comprehensive set of services to our farmers: (1) access to fertilizer
and seed packages on layaway, (2) technical training, (3) market access
to premium buyers, (4) access to asset loans for
appropriatesmall--scalefarmequipment.
myAgro is a rapidly growing team of 20+ expatriate staff based across
West Africa and the US, along with over 200 local hire staff. We're a
tight--knit group of determined, creative problem--solvers whowant to
make a true difference. We take immense pride in our work, and we
believe in our mission.
We are proud to have received recognition for our work by One Acre Fund
and Mulago Foundation and received prestigious awards from: Echoing
Green Fellowship, Rainer Arnhold Fellows, Draper Richards Kaplan Social
Entrepreneurship, The Salesforce Foundation and The Tech Museum.
Position Overview
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At myAgro you will work harder and grow more than you dreamed possible.
We are currently seeking entrepreneurial, passionate individuals seeking
to support smallholder farmers across West Africa.
Program Associates are key members of myAgro's team, focused on
developing and managing our field and office programs and trials. A
strong preference will be given to those who have operated in fast--
growthenvironments withlimitedresources and/or indevelopingnations.
In this role, you will be charged with a range of diverse projects and
responsibilities that will develop and hone your skills and abilities.
You may work on 3--5 projects at a time, working iteratively with your
manager to produce well thought--out, high quality workproducts.
The Program Associate, Agriculture role is critical to ensuring that we
are delivering the highest quality of inputs and services possible to
our farmers. With our ambitious plans to increase our impact with
farmers, this is a crucial role to the team. For the right candidate,
there are opportunities in the future to expand the role regionally.
ReadmoreaboutbeingtherightfitformyAgroathttp://www.myagro.org/get--
<http://www.myagro.org/get->_involved/join--our--team/_.
Responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to the following:
.*AgriculturePrograms*:Useleadingagronomicpracticesandhumancentereddesigntocreaterecommendations
and trainings the support the success of farmers and myAgro field teams
.*ResearchandDevelopment*:Trialnewcropsandseedvarieties,conductagriculturalresearch
andcreateresearchreportsforcurrentandproposedagricultureactivities
.*External Partners*: Maintain positive relationshipswith partners
.*Team Management*: Manage and develop the local agriculture field
teams, including creating extensivetraining materials, developing work
plans, and providing value--addedfeedback
Required Skills & Qualifications
·A passion for the mission, vision and values ofmyAgro
·At least 2 years work experience and prior management experience, with
one year in a developingcountry. Note that the ability to work with the
speed and flexibility of a start--upversus an academic environment is
crucial to this role. Preference for experience with
agriculturefocusedsocialenterprise
·FrenchandEnglishproficiency--BusinessinMaliandSenegalisconductedinFrench,sobeing
proficient in French is a requirement atmyAgro
·A masters or Ph.D. in an agronomydiscipline
·Excellent project managementskills
·Creativeandversatileapproachtoproblem--solving;solution--oriented
·Detail--orientedandorganized
·Strongcommunicationskillsandabilitytoworkcrossculturally
·Aswithanystartup,flexibility,asenseofhumorandanopenmindarenecessaryforsuccess
Benefits:
·Compensationismodest,butwillbecompetitivewithothersocialenterprises
·InitialflighttoWestAfrica,additionalflightsinyear2
·Excellentglobalhealthbenefitsand4weeksofannualvacation
·Stipend for local languagelessons
·Tonsofkarmicgood--you'llbedirectlyhelpingfarmingfamiliesmovebeyondsubsistence
farming
To Apply:
Submityourresumeandabriefcoverletterathttp://www.myagro.org/get--
<http://www.myagro.org/get->_involved/join--our--team._
