Deadline of this Job: 26 November 2022
JOB DETAILS:Rwanda Potato Seed Store Manager
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, we make farmers more prosperous by providing quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests. On average, the farmers we serve harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.
To learn more about our work, take a look at our Why Work Here blog for more information.
About One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, we make farmers more prosperous by providing quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests. On average, the farmers we serve harvest 50 per cent more food after working with One Acre Fund.
To learn more about our work, take a look at our Why Work Here blog for more information.
About the Role
The Potato Seed store Manager is an important member of the Rwanda Seed Potato Department. You will report directly to the Potato Agronomy Specialist. You will coordinate all potato seed store activities ensuring that the stored seeds are handled respecting the quality standards. The store manager will work with potato seed field teams to ensure that pre-harvest and harvest activities are done on time to reduce as much as possible the post-harvest losses
Responsibilities
• Oversee potato seed sorting, grading, storing and packaging in the store.
• Develop potato seed curing and healing process in the store.
• Prepare Labels to identify different potato varieties in the store and avoid variety mixtures.
• Keep accurate records of all activities including received, damaged and rejected seeds while providing clear justification for the rejects if observed.
• Provide a recommendation to the field team on the best way to handle potatoes during harvesting and transportation to avoid post-harvest losses.
• Manage the store workforce to ensure that store sanitation is respected during seed storage duration.
• Manage regular inspection of the potato seed in the store.
• Organize seed tubers for planting ensuring only the highest quality sprouted tubers are sent to the planting site.
• Make sure that the required materials (for better store management) are requested and delivered on time.
Career Growth and Development
We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll 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. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career. Qualifications
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
• At least one year of experience and working knowledge of potato seed management.
• Degree in agronomy, crop production, agriculture or equivalent.
• Skills in assessing the post-harvest quality of potatoes
• Deep technical understanding of potato diseases and pests in the store.
• Excellent at making work-related decisions.
• Skills in data management with Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets)
Preferred Start Date
As soon as possible
Job Location
Kirehe, Rwanda
Benefits
Health insurance paid time off
Eligibility
This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Rwanda
Deadline of this Job: 18 November 2022
JOB DETAILS:2 Agronomist Technician, G-2(C)
Job definition and description:
An Agronomist Technician at UR-HG Ltd is an expert in the use of scientific methods and techniques to improve farming. He or she is a multidisciplinary professional, who can work in a wide range of different sectors, including agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry, as well as landscaping and ornamental gardening
Qualification & experience required:
Agronomist Technician should have a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Science or Environmental Science, Food Science and Technology, Agricultural Biotechnology, Veterinary Science with 5 years working experience.
Knowledge and Skills Requirements:
• Agrarian science and technology skills
• Knowledge of Agri-food chain processes
• Organization and planning capabilities
• Management skills and commercial penetration
• Knowledge of legislation applicable to the agricultural technology sector
• Ability to prepare reports
• Knowledge of/ability to use laboratory testing equipment (for chemical, physical and biological)
• Communication skills
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Preparing and managing plans for crop improvement and enhanced production
• Designing and coordinating land development projects for agricultural land and forests
• Planning and managing production at agricultural businesses, fruit and vegetable farms, livestock holdings and Agri-food companies
• Plant treatment and green space management (agricultural, forests and urban environments)
• Laboratory testing of plant and Agri-food products
• Agricultural, Agri-food, livestock, forestry and environmental quality certification
• Safeguarding environmental sustainability, safety and quality
• Carrying out land-use planning in accordance with applicable legislation
• Landscape design
• Providing management and technical consultancy services to companies and other organizations
• Sale of professional agricultural products and technology.
Deadline of this Job: 03 November 2022
JOB DETAILS:Senior Water Expert
OffGridBox, Inc., is an international company with Headquarters in USA, manufacturing in Italy, and a subsidiary company in Rwanda that produces electricity and clean water through OffGridBoxTM, a solar-powered 2m x 2m x 2m box with water purification technology inside. We aim to do well by doing good, providing clean power, connectivity, and high-quality water.
About the Role
OffGridBox is looking for an experienced professional who is passionate about water and loves seeing the impact of their work in the field. This person plays a critical role in setting up missions and providing ongoing technical support to partners and our commercial team. This individual will sometimes be required to travel for missions 3-4x per year, though this may be more or less depending on the complexity of the projects involved.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Studying and Testing new products
• Research and study new technologies such as small solar reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, and other new technologies that are emerging on the market.
• Test new technologies, collecting data, verifying performance to technical specification, conducting analysis, and providing recommendations on whether this technology is fit for the field.
Managing Project Missions
• If needed, travel on missions to deploy and test
• Prepare technical part of mission for new projects and supervise colleagues remotely when on field to ensure success of the mission
• Review and evolve schematics based on changing conditions found in field
• Evaluate and evolve the design to ensure continuous technology optimization.
• Train and work with locally-based technicians from all over the world on basic troubleshooting and supporting unskilled labor on basic maintenance procedures for the installation in field
• Install, guide, supervise, and train local teams on the full installation of an OffGridBox, including its deployment from warehouse to site and its ongoing maintenance thereafter
• Train local partners and the community at site on the importance of WASH and how water purification is only as effective as the cleanliness of the containers that are storing the water
• Train and troubleshoot all water issues at OGB
Ongoing Technical Support
• Provide commercial support to colleagues to advise customers on the technology needed for water filtration and purification based on water source conditions and test results
• Determine the appropriate technology based on water analysis from Partners
• Serve as a direct technical liaison for partners with a water expert on their team
• Follow-up and collect feedback and data from field to evaluate the performance of technologies over time
• Follow up and provide troubleshooting assistance remotely to partners after deployment of projects to ensure long-term functionality of installation in field
• Oversee remote monitoring through online platforms with timely troubleshooting Ideal Candidate
• Based in East Africa
• 10+ years work experience in the field and in the water sector with international teams
• Tech background in water treatments especially Reverse Osmosis at a small scale (1-10 cm/day)
○ A senior technician with a background in water treatment in practice (not too
much theory) and experience in USING small scale water treatment (pumping, microfiltration, reverse osmosis)
• Confident with Software and basic IT
• Skilled on communications (email, platforms, new software)
• Willing and able to travel (including a valid passport that allows for going on missions) and work autonomously on missions all over the world, especially around Eastern Africa to test products in the most extreme conditions
○ Someone still with passion and a love to go to field.
• Flexible and willing to work across different time zones and in different environments, including staying in locations that may not have running water or electricity
• Good English, skilled in communications (email, platforms, new software), and with an international mindset.
• Additional language is a plus