Zambia People Lead

The role

You will own the Zambia People function and serve as a strategic partner to the COO. You will design and execute a People strategy focused on building a culture of continuous learning and professional growth for a program of 200+ staff.

What you will do

• Serve as the senior People partner to the COO and country leadership team
• Provide oversight and accountability for the Zambia People function
• Identify and address organizational and people challenges
• Design and implement practical learning and development strategies
• Develop and oversee training programs including workshops, bootcamps, and coaching
• Partner with Field, Impact, and Global teams to strengthen learning outcomes
• Improve core people systems including onboarding and career pathing
• Support the development of a healthy, high-performing team culture
• Use performance data and feedback to improve staff effectiveness
• Mentor and develop HR and Corporate Operations staff

Required qualifications

• Experience managing or mentoring junior team members
• Proven track record in designing and delivering training or capacity-building programs
• Strong facilitation skills
• Experience using data to improve learning outcomes
• Strong project and program management skills
• Strong leadership and execution skills

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Housing
• Comprehensive benefits

Before you apply

• This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Zambia

About the company

One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. The organization provides farm supplies, credit, training, and other agricultural services across nine countries.