Trees Assistant Field Director - Nasarawa at One Acre Fund

About the Role:

• At One Acre Fund Nigeria, we put farmers first. Our mission is to make high-quality agricultural products accessible, affordable, and reliably available in rural communities. Through our unique “pod” model, we bring farm inputs closer to smallholder farmers, enabling them to grow more, earn more, and build lasting prosperity.
• This role leads the coordination and execution of field activities and other associated processes towards the accomplishment of KPIs for the Nigeria Trees Program within the environment Bauchi States.

Responsibilities: 

Team Management

• Train, motivate, mentor, and evaluate team members through direct management and/or indirect management of seasonal staff (e.g., Field Managers, Field Assistants).
• Conduct regular skills gap assessments for team members and collaborate with L&D to identify relevant training to build team capacity.
• Review all work deliverables for team members and provide actionable and timely feedback for improvement.

Delivery of Program KPI 

• Conduct regular visits to nursery locations to troubleshoot challenges and ensure field activities remain on track and within set timelines.
• Supervise field activities within assigned pods to meet 100% of production targets in assigned locations.
• Support farmers' mobilization and enrolment to deliver 100% of set farmer adoption targets for the season within served communities.
• Support the coordination of seedling distribution to ensure the right number of seedlings are delivered to farmers.
• Lead on post distribution compliance follow up including out-planting follow-up visits and farmer planting compliance calls where applicable.

Recruitment and Training of Field Team

• Provide support as required to the District lead to inform the recruitment of Field Managers, and seasonal staff (e.g., Field Assistants, Nursery Managers)
• Support the field managers' onboarding process by facilitating relevant training
• Coordinate the recruitment, onboarding, and training of field assistants across project locations 
• Plan and coordinate farmers' training to ensure all enrolled farmers are trained

Program and  Quality Management 

• Coordinate all aspects of nursery input distribution to sites 
• Supervision of nursery data submission to ensure all nursery data is submitted timely to the program lead to inform program decisions
• Verify and validate performance reports and data submissions of team members to ensure high data quality is maintained
• Monitoring of nursery activities to ensure adherence to program quality standards and reduce wastage

Research and Program Execution

• Undertake independent stretch projects that contribute to the program’s success and professional development as specified by the program lead. 
• Prepare reports on successfully completed trials/strategic research, capturing results and recommendations, where relevant
• Provide the program lead with operational insights and feedback in an actionable way

Document completion, training, and meetings

• Attend all department trainings as required, including refresher trainings, and review all relevant training materials
• Attend all meetings, including ad hoc meetings for the field team
• Complete weekly work plans and submit them to your manager in a timely manner
• Complete check-in documents on a weekly/bi-weekly basis and submit them to your manager in a timely manner

Requirements

• Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
• Education: Higher National Diploma, preferably in Agriculture or related fields 
• Experience:2-3 years of relevant work experience
• Experience implementing projects at the field level

Skills:

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in the use of Google Suite tools (Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Google Meet, Google Docs, etc.)
• Capable of efficiently operating Android and Windows operating systems for work-related functions 
• Ability to conduct basic data analysis and generate clear and accurate reports

Soft Skills

• Experience in management or team leadership
• Efficient work planning & task execution skills
• Decision-making skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Communication skills
• Experience in community mobilization
• Takes initiative to enhance work efficiency and skills