Nigeria Program Associate (Impact Ventures) at One Acre Fund

One Acre is inviting credible applicants who are willing to partake in its ongoing recruitment to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nigeria Program Associate (Impact Ventures)

Location: Minna, Niger (This role is based in Minna with the opportunity for flexible work.)
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible

 About One Acre:  One Acre, founded in 2006, supplies smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms more productive. We provide quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural trainings to improve harvests. We measure our success by our ability to make farmers more prosperous: On average, farmers harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund. We serve more than 800,000 farm families in Eastern and Southern Africa, with more than 7,500 full-time staff, and we aim to serve 1 million farm families by 2020.

Job Requirements

• University Degree required in Business Administration, International Development, Agric Economics, or related fields.
• 4 to 6+ years of relevant professional work experience in Nigeria with experience in mentorship and leadership of teams; entrepreneurial experience preferred (e.g., starting a new program or department, launching new initiatives across a large field team)
• Willingness to live outside capital cities, close to our customers, as this is where most of the work will be based.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of Hausa (and other languages spoken in Nigeria)
• Proficiency with Google Suites
• Friendly personality, and a team mindedness
• Entrepreneurial experience and an ability to hit the ground running and start adding value quickly.

 How to Submit Your Application

Interested and qualified candidates should:  Click here to apply online

Note

• One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.orgaddress. Please report any suspicious communication here ([email protected]),but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.
• We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

 Application Closing Date
25th April, 2023.