Field Operations Manager – Mali

Background

We are looking for a field operations manager to lead a crop insurance pilot in Banguinéda, Mali.

Responsibilities

Lead field sales team: Manage a team of upto 10 field agents who are responsible for educating and distributing crop insurance to smallholder farmers.

Develop sales strategies: identify strategies to improve customer engagement, customer experience, and customer conversion rates.

Monitoring and evaluation: Design and execute field trials using different sales and payment techniques.

Lead Communication: Regularly track performance, perform field visits, and check-in with field staff to dynamically improve operations.

Qualifications

Required

• Fluency in French and English is a must
• 3+ years in project management, preferably in international development
• At Least 1 year experience working in the developing world (preferably West Africa)
• Experience in leading field teams
• Experience in M&E

Preferred

• Currently living in West Africa
• Experience in distribution of micro-insurance products
• Knowledge of Bambara language

Why join OKO?

Startup experience: OKO is still an early stage startup. You will have the opportunity to shape the direction OKO takes to solve complex but meaningful challenges.

Impact: We aim to provide farmers with a sustainable income and to protect them from falling into a deeper poverty cycle due to unfavorable weather conditions.

Team: Our team comprises of talent from BIMA, One Acre Fund, World Bank, and so on. We are mission driven and also fun to work with.

Future opportunities: We are on a mission to reach hundreds of thousands of farmers and will have exciting leadership opportunities as we scale.

Duration

3-4 months with the possibility of extension