Ethiopia Chief of Staff (Renewable) at Oneacrefund

About the Role

The Chief of Staff at One Acre Fund will act as a strategic and execution partner to the Country Director, ensuring strong people operations, internal systems, and cross-functional initiatives that enable the country program to deliver on its strategy. This role combines line management of enabling functions with leadership of high-priority, cross-functional initiatives at the country level.

Key Responsibilities

• →Lead the People Division by managing the People Operations, Finance admin, and Corporate Operations team, as well as the Communication and Health, Safety, and Security (HSS) teams
• →Lead implementation on important initiatives related to risk, compliance, team culture, and communication
• →Support the Country Director with briefs and internal reviews
• →Manage the People Operations Lead, HSS team, and Communication team, ensuring clear goals, accountability, and performance management
• →Provide senior oversight of HR risk and employee relations
• →Act as country-level owner for organizational culture and people experience
• →Monitor staff satisfaction and strengthen the use of data to drive HR performance
• →Act as country-level coordinator for talent and development priorities
• →Ensure HSS systems effectively support staff safety, risk management, and duty of care
• →Ensure Communications supports country priorities, internal alignment, and external messaging
• →Lead high-priority cross-functional initiatives on behalf of the Country Director
• →Support the Country Director in driving country-level execution
• →Draft clear options memos and internal briefs for decision-making
• →Act as a trusted advisor and representative of the Country Director in internal forums