Application Guide

How to Apply for Senior Manager, Field Operations

at PULA

🏢 About PULA

PULA is a unique social enterprise that combines technology with agricultural insurance to empower 4.9 million smallholder farmers against climate risks. Unlike traditional insurers, PULA focuses specifically on vulnerable farming communities in developing regions, using innovative data collection and tech-driven solutions to build climate resilience. Working here means directly contributing to food security and economic stability for millions of small-scale farmers worldwide.

About This Role

As Senior Manager of Field Operations, you'll lead end-to-end field data collection projects across multiple countries, ensuring high-quality agricultural data that directly informs insurance products for smallholder farmers. This role is impactful because your work directly enables PULA to accurately assess climate risks and deliver timely payouts to farmers facing crop losses, making their livelihoods more secure. You'll bridge field operations with client needs while building capacity across geographically dispersed teams.

💡 A Day in the Life

Your day typically starts with reviewing data quality dashboards from ongoing field projects across different time zones, followed by check-ins with Country Field Operations Managers to address operational challenges. You might spend midday analyzing systemic quality gaps to refine SOPs, then lead a client call to present project progress and discuss methodology adjustments. The afternoon often involves coaching team members on performance metrics and planning capacity-building initiatives for field teams.

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🎯 Who PULA Is Looking For

  • Has 5-7 years managing complex multi-country projects in social impact sectors (NGOs, UN, social enterprises) with experience in agricultural, development, or insurance contexts
  • Demonstrates proven expertise in designing and implementing QA frameworks for field data collection, with specific experience in rural or agricultural settings
  • Possesses strong remote team management skills across different cultures and time zones, with experience coaching field managers and tracking performance metrics
  • Has experience as a primary client contact for field operations, able to communicate data quality issues and project risks clearly to stakeholders

📝 Tips for Applying to PULA

1

Quantify your experience managing field teams in developing regions - specify countries, team sizes, and how you ensured data quality in challenging environments

2

Highlight any experience with agricultural data collection, crop assessment methodologies, or rural development projects that align with PULA's mission

3

Demonstrate your understanding of climate resilience by mentioning specific climate risks farmers face and how field data informs insurance solutions

4

Showcase your remote management capabilities with examples of how you've built high-performance cultures across distributed teams

5

Tailor your resume to emphasize end-to-end project ownership - from scope definition through data delivery - with budget and timeline accountability

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

["Explain how your multi-country project management experience directly applies to PULA's work across smallholder farming communities", 'Describe a specific example of implementing or improving a QA framework that ensured data integrity in field operations', "Demonstrate your understanding of PULA's mission by connecting field data quality to climate resilience outcomes for farmers", 'Highlight your experience managing both direct reports (Country Managers) and large indirect field teams in remote settings']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Study PULA's specific insurance products and understand how field data collection informs their parametric insurance models
  • → Research the climate risks facing smallholder farmers in regions where PULA operates (Africa, Asia, Latin America)
  • → Look into PULA's partnerships with governments, NGOs, and insurers to understand their ecosystem
  • → Review any case studies or reports PULA has published about their impact on farmer resilience

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk us through how you would design and implement a QA framework for agricultural data collection across multiple African countries
2 Describe a time you managed a field data collection project that faced scope, timeline, or budget challenges - how did you course-correct?
3 How would you build capacity and maintain performance standards across field teams operating in different cultural contexts?
4 What metrics would you track to ensure data quality and operational efficiency in remote field operations?
5 How would you communicate a significant data quality issue to both internal stakeholders and external clients?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Applying with only corporate/private sector experience without demonstrating understanding of social enterprise or development contexts
  • Failing to show specific experience with field data collection QA processes - generic project management won't suffice
  • Not addressing the remote management aspect or assuming this is an office-based operations role

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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