Tupande Crop Sourcing Officer (Fixed-Term)

About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

Our Kenya program, founded in 2006, operates under the local brand Tupande. Close to 500 staff in our Kakamega headquarters support 1,747 field staff and serve more than 1 million farmers. In Nairobi, around 50 staff support global functions like procurement, recruitment, government relations, and communications.

About the Role

Seeking an autonomous, field-based professional with minimum 1 year of experience in agricultural extension or buying to operate a large scale macadamia value-chain that directly boost smallholder farmer incomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop knowledge of the standard market requirements

• Farmer training- Advise farmers on intervention methods to use on pests and disease.

• Maintain proper and accurate records of production as required of Macadamia buying centers on behalf of the farmer groups.

• Regularly carry out farm risk assessment and crop scouting.

• Prepare/Register farmers for all the certification processes as determined by the Market Access team.

• Conduct and ensure the smooth certification training, inspection and audit on all registered farmers.

• Create the reports to share with the supervisors to update operational movements.

• Develop his/her farmer base based on the given target for the given season.

• Work and improve the macadamia buying process in the assigned buying center

• Any other role as may be assigned by your manager

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.

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