Tupande MEL Data Senior Supervisor

About 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 percent, 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. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

Our Kenya program, founded in 2006, operates under the local brand Tupande. Close to 500 staff in our Kakamega headquarters support 1,747 field staff and serve more than 1 million farmers. In Nairobi, around 50 staff support global functions like procurement, recruitment, government relations, and communications.

About the Role

The role involves providing support to Data Coordinators in tool coding in CommCare, Case ID management, management of CommCare users, inventory tracking, and supporting the Field team in troubleshooting data collection tool related issues. Additionally, this position entails managing back-check officers and overseeing the back-check rollout and reporting.

Responsibilities

Inventory and Asset Management

• Conduct the day-to-day management of the existing inventory management systems (including updating inventory/ asset trackers, indemnity forms, etc.), with oversight from senior staffers
• Procure 'low value' items, with supervision from senior staffer

Enumerator/ Data Collector Management

• On-board and train back-checkers, with oversight from senior staffers
• Manage the back-checker hiring process, as per established procedures (i.e. guidelines set by HR and/or senior staffer) and with a high level of oversight
• Oversee back-check activities and provide feedback as needed

CommCare Management

• Install CommCare on new tablets for the various MEL streams and surveys.
• Assist Data Coordinators and the MEL Field during training of enumerators.
• Own the coding of back checks and data checks for at least one of the MEL streams.

Knowledge Management.

• Own the process of updating the Knowledge Management Guide/Map.
• Manage our Knowledge Management Shared Folder

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

• Data collection experience will be an added advantage
• Tech Savvy
• Intermediate proficiency in CommCare
• Competent in Microsoft Suite (e.g. Word and Excel)
• Can produce well-structured written notes and summary reports
• Can develop simple trackers and dashboards

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible