Nigeria Impact and Partnerships Director at One Acre Fund

One Acre Fund (Founded in 2006) supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, we make farmers more prosperous by providing quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests. On average, the farmers we serve harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund. To learn more about our work, take a look at our Why Work Hereblog for more information.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nigeria Impact and Partnerships Director

Location: Abuja, Nigeria with 40% travel to field locations across North & Central Nigeria
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible

About the Role

• We are at a critical juncture, as we form a senior team to achieve our geographic growth plans across central and Northern Nigeria.
• We’re now looking for an experienced leader with 7+ years of technical and business leadership experience to maximize our impact on the millions of Nigerian farmers we will serve in the coming years.
• This role will focus on new product research and development, field trials, partnerships and impact evaluation. There will also be an emphasis on integrating youth and young women into our portfolio.

In this role, you will:

• Achieve more than $100m of additional farmers' profit, by 2030
• Drive organisational development for Nigeria to be 5x larger in the coming years
• Lead our innovation, research, and partnerships departments in Nigeria
• Grow the Nigeria team through hiring, professional development, coaching, and personal example
• Report to the Country Director

Responsibilities

• Senior Leadership: Identify opportunities to improve operations and program performance across the whole Nigeria portfolio, through tracking of measurements, and identifying/working on process improvements. Manage budgets for each of the role’s areas of responsibility, and create forecasts for expansion and other programme innovations.
• Innovation & Impact: Lead overall performance of the Innovations & Research teams, focusing on accelerating our impact with youth and female farmer segments. Improve how we design, trial, analyze and report upon our innovation & research programs. Diversify country-wide impact approach, from farm-season impact measurement to long-term triple bottom line metrics. Directly design our most important trials and impact projects.
• Business Relations & Partnerships: Lead scoping and development of commercial and government partnerships. Assess and manage ongoing partnership health. Support the global business development (fundraising) team in donor engagement.

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

• Full alignment to OAF’s values, by putting farmers first
• You have 7+ years of highly successful professional experience. Relevant experience may include:
  • Entrepreneurship including founding or running a small business;
  • Private sector business, NGO, or international development
  • Consulting-based experience, including developing and iterating on new business models quickly
  • Agricultural, agroforestry, or rural development work experience.
• You have 2+ years of senior management experience with examples of people development and performance management. You have a passion for developing and growing teams and balancing multiple thematic topics simultaneously.
• You are comfortable with setting and communicating strategy
• You have a Bachelor's Degree or higher
• Fluent written and spoken English required.

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

Application Closing Date
26th November, 2024.

Method of 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, color, 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.