Rwanda Executive Assistant to CEO

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips more than 4 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 her income and assets on supported land by more than 40 percent, while permanently improving her climate resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 8,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

Our Rwanda program, founded in 2007, operates under the local brand Tubura. We have more than 3,200 staff located in all four Rwanda provinces and Kigali. Together, we directly serve more than 790,000 farmers. To learn more about our work, look at our Rwanda program blog for more information.

About The Role

This role works directly with the One Acre Fund Rwanda CEO and is responsible for managing their schedule, coordinating logistics for important internal and external meetings, organizing travel arrangements, and conducting other administrative tasks. The individual will report to the One Acre Fund Rwanda Chief of Staff and work primarily from the Kigali, Rwanda office.

This job is primarily onsite working from the office ().

Responsibilities

• Meeting scheduling: Schedule meetings, appointments, and events efficiently, based on the CEO’s priorities and strategic objectives.
• Coordinate and schedule the CEO’s meetings and engagements in order to maximize productivity and allow the CEO to focus on strategic decision-making.
• Manage emails, and other forms of communication, and ensure timely and appropriate responses.
• Organize and synthesize information, prepare briefs, reports, and presentations to facilitate decision-making.
• Set up and run meetings, ensuring everything is well-planned, everyone is ready, and take notes to capture important information when the executive team meets.
• Understand the organization’s mission, vision, and goals, and align the CEO’s tasks and priorities accordingly.
• Coordinate leadership meetings such as Steerco retreats, external stakeholder and donor meetings.

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:

• 3+ years of experience in project management or general operation functions.
• Research and analysis skills, project management and executive-level communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to manage complex schedules, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Handle sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality.
• Profecient in written and spoken English. It is an advantage if you speak or write Kinyarwanda.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Rwanda

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Rwanda

Application Deadline

24 April 2025. Please note that we hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.

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 ([email protected]), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’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, color, 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.