Job Title: Communications Associate
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Employment Type: Full-time
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible
About One Acre Fund:
One Acre Fund – Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa’s farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 per cent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions.
About the Role
- You will play a critical role in supporting executive communications, strategic initiatives, and stakeholder engagement.
- You will work with the One Acre Fund CEO to craft compelling narratives, manage the main communication channels, and ensure the CEO’s messaging aligns with the organisation’s strategic objectives.
- You are a dynamic professional with a background in corporate communications.
- You will be a part of the Office of the CEO and will report directly to the Senior Manager. This role will be based in Kigali.
Responsibilities:
Be the voice of the CEO:
- Develop strategic communication that embodies the CEO’s voice for key communications channels and platforms, including townhalls, email communication, in-person events, etc.
- Ensure consistency in messaging, tone, and alignment with the CEO’s voice and organisational strategy.
- Establish feedback loops to refine key messaging and ensure alignment with real-time organisational dynamics.
- Collaborate with the Global Communications team to align on key messaging from the CEO.
Conduct Strategic Research & Analysis:
- Conduct research and synthesis on behalf of the CEO to provide actionable insights.
- Help develop reports, dashboards, and presentations for leadership meetings.
- Support key stakeholders such as Global Communications and BizDev with messages from the CEO on strategic priorities and/or projects.
Drive major organisation-wide initiatives:
- Directly implement the organisation’s strategic priorities by contributing to key change management initiatives that will directly shape the future of One Acre Fund.
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 organisation 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:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Business, Public Relations, or a related field.
- 3 or more years of experience in corporate communications, consulting, or a similar strategic role.
- Experience working in a corporate, government, or nonprofit executive office.
- Familiarity with stakeholder engagement and corporate governance best practices.
- Strong writing, editing, and presentation skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to different audiences.
- Excellent research and analytical skills, with experience synthesising complex information.
Eligibility:
- One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role. However, nationals of (or those with an extensive professional background and work history in) our countries of operation are preferred.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Housing and comprehensive benefits.
Application Closing Date
14th July, 2025.
How to Apply:
Click here to download the Editable CV Template
Note
- 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.
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organisation’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected, so that our team can thrive as professionals and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.
- We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, 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.
