Job Openings at One Acre Fund

Location: Minna, Niger

About the Role

• The Product Innovations Coordinator works closely with the Impact Lead to implement trials.
• This is a management role overseeing a team of Trial Officers/Assistants and coordinating all field implementation of product trials. These trials are often conducted in collaboration with farmers in their fields across all regions of One Acre Fund operation, currently encompassing Niger and Oyo State. You will report to the Impact Innovations lead.

Responsibilities
Trial Design and Planning:

• Support the Innovations Lead in field trial planning and design
• Oversee Trial farmers selection, enrollment, Training and Input Delivery Monitor Trial plot set up and establishment, coordinate site selection to be representative of agro-ecological zones of One Acre Fund's operation regions and support in sample size calculations.
• Manage Project dashboard, map activities to timelines and prepare reports on monthly, quarterly and annual basis
• Prepare and monitor budget for all field activities

Trial Management and Execution:

• Monitor essential benchmarks and important performance indicators of trials, such as enrollment, compliance and data quality.
• Assess risks and constraints to trial execution and success and report
• Ensure an up-to-date monitoring and reporting of field activities by tracking progress of trial enrollment and execution and report to line manager.
• Work with the line manager to troubleshoot issues /challenges in trial enrollment and execution.
• Prepare and monitor project dashboards Review CommCare tablet surveys and ensure field tests catch any data risks.
• Monitor data quality and identify trends in errors Be available and prepared to work during the December and January holidays, and other national and religious holidays, as the work necessitates

People Management:

• Provide field-facing support and training to Innovations Officers/Assistants.
• Organize and anchor staff weekly meetings and field visits to trial sites Share field feedback with the line managers for improved data quality, efficiency of resources, and trial execution.
• Support periodic performance review of Innovations Officers/Assistant Hold regular check-in with direct reports (Innovations Officers/Assistants).

Qualifications
For this role specifically, you will have:

• Degree in Agriculture is essential; Bachelor's Degree in Crop Production / Agronomy is preferred
• Work experience in Agricultural research, Research Station and On Farm Trials is required
• 1 - 2 years of people or project management experience at work or outside of work.
• A willingness to live in Minna, close to our customers full-time - this is a long-term, career-track role.
• Strong computer skills in at least Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets)required. Familiarity G suits an added advantage
• Working knowledge of ODK, CommCare, or similar survey software.
• Language proficiency in both English and Hausa/Yoruba, written and verbal is required.

Career Growth and Development

• We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance.
• We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals.
• You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Preferred Start Date

• Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, start dates can vary significantly by role. We are adapting rapidly to Covid-19 and most of our team is now working remotely. Given the changing environment, we will appreciate your flexibility in confirming a start date.

Benefits
Health insurance, paid time off.

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Location: Minna, Niger
Employment Type: Full-time
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible

About The Role

• As Nigeria Systems and Operations Lead you will join a growing team that is striving to put an end to poverty by transforming the lives of Nigerian farmers. The team's purpose is to scale the OAF model in Nigeria. Reporting to the Nigeria Country Lead, you will support the expansion of the OAF model in Nigeria.
• As Lead you will benefit from this experience, quickly developing your skill-set through immersion in the operating environment. At the same time, the main role of the Systems Associate is to accelerate growth and to constantly stretch and improve OAF's operations.
• This presents an excellent career opportunity to both learn from One Acre Fund's accumulated experience and always improve and ensure 40%+ program growth per year.

Responsibilities

• Finance: You will keep track of in-country expenditures, monthly forecasting, fraud control and managing payroll. You will build tools, systems and a team.
• Logistics: The primary responsibility here is to ensure that OAF provides life-changing inputs and materials to farmers on time and at high-quality. You will lead the process of storing, then delivering hundreds of tones of seed and fertilizer to thousands of farmers. This will require planning, troubleshooting, warehouse management, procurement of trucks, route mapping
• Team Building and Management: You will hire staff using One Acre Fund's unique "experiential hiring" system, mentoring essential deputies, and steadily handing off responsibilities to your team as you build it.
• Collaboratewith Global Team Members: In all of the above, there are dedicated global support teams with processes that need to be observed. You will work with them to ensure that the Nigeria pilot is compliant with these and to mobilize their assets.

Career Growth and Development:

• We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications
For this role specifically, you will have:

• Bachelor's Degree required; Masters Degree is an added advantage.
• 4+ Years of work experience in a busy or successful entrepreneurial experience, e.g. starting a field program in a developing country, leading a big conference, or a startup.
• At least 2 years of people and project management experience focused on strategy. Someone able to full own projects, and really guide projects forward independently.
• Experience working in an environment where frequent inter-department communication is required.
• Ability to understand complex concepts quickly and learn fast!
• Logical thinker and comfort with analysis. We are looking for someone can use quantitative analysis to create insights and inform recommendations.
• Proficiency in use of MS office (word, excel and PowerPoint required) and experience using an ERP.
• English is required, proficiency in any additional regional languages from Nigeria

Eligibility:

• One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role. However, nationals of (or those with an extensive professional background and work history in) our countries of operation are preferred.

Benefits
Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

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Location: Minna, Niger
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible

About the Role

• The Government Relations Associate will manage strategic relationships with government and other external partners including potential donors to create opportunities to better serve farmers and support our efforts to grow the Nigeria pilot.
• You will also meaningfully contribute to de-risking the country program through risk tracking and compliance management and ensuring that business operations run without regulatory infractions.
• The Government Relations Associate will report to the Nigeria Country Lead and provide insights to support decision-making based on analysis of the socio-political and economic environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop external relations strategy and lead the development of complex streams of work, including establishing relationships with essential players in the agricultural sector such as Ministries of Agriculture, NGOs, local authorities, research institutes and others to unlock opportunities.
• Fulfill regulatory and organizational compliance requirements, and complete other partner engagement tasks and requirements. Ensure that the program is compliant with relevant policies and regulations.
• Drive organizational risk management on essential issues related to political and regulatory trends.
• Build expertise on agriculture related, non-profit, social enterprise and microfinance policy issues (i.e. subsidy programs, extension, market access) that are relevant to One Acre Fund Nigeria's operations, and design strategies to respond to both opportunities and future risk.
• Produce communications materials to engage essential contacts and keep them informed of our work, including reports, briefing notes and official written correspondence.
• Guide participation in agricultural shows and other external events. Ensure government protocols are observed at all events.
• Build a pipeline of institutional donors, both domestically and globally to raise funds necessary to support One Acre Fund Nigeria's growth goals.
• Support program expansion through relationship management with relevant authorities in new or targeted areas of operation.

Career Growth and Development

• We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance.
• We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications
For this role specifically, you will have:

• Strong educational background - a Bachelor's Degree required, Master's added advantage. Degrees in Public Policy, Political Science, Public Administration, Law, International Development, or Business
• 4+ years experience working with governments on behalf of organizations or policy projects with experience managing people.
• Experience analyzing policies, legislation, and regulatory frameworks to produce meaningful, relevant briefing materials for senior management.
• Advocacy, communication and negotiation skills : We are looking for someone who can access important partners and foster collaboration among different partners to pursue our mission
• Experience managing a multi-year public or private partnership from ideation to implementation.
• Strong collaborator and project manager with demonstrated experience providing structured, support across different departments
• A record of success working with multiple external partners to achieve positive change in the agriculture and development sectors in Africa. Partners include government institutions, research institutes or other government agencies focused on agriculture and development in Africa.
• Languages: English

Eligibility:

• One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role. However, nationals of (or those with an extensive professional background and work history in) our countries of operation are preferred.

Benefits
Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits.