Tupande Soko Operations Specialist (Fixed-Term)
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Seeking a highly motivated operations professional to support sourcing, farmer engagement, and execution across Tupande’s Market Access operations, with a focus on avocado, macadamia, and dried fruit value chains.LocationKenyaCareer LevelProfessionalsApply now
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.
About the Role
Tupande’s Market Access team is seeking a meticulous and integrity-driven Soko Operations Specialist to strengthen accountability, compliance, and operational efficiency across the Market Access value chains. In this cross-functional role, you will lead routine and ad hoc inventory checks, verify goods movement, and monitor adherence to SOPs across sourcing, aggregation, delivery, and processing. Your work will help identify gaps, prevent losses, and maintain a high standard of operational integrity.
You will report to the Soko Chief of Staff and work closely with operation teams in the Soko value chains. This role is based in Sagana and is hybrid.
Responsibilities
- Lead weekly, monthly, and random inventory counts at aggregation centers, storage sites, and processing points
- Develop and implement value chain-specific controls to ensure sustainable operations
- Reconcile inventory data with documentation, flag discrepancies, and escalate any anomalies
- Monitor daily SOP compliance across all Soko operations: sourcing, aggregation, logistics, and processing
- Generate structured compliance and inventory reports and maintain detailed audit logs
- Identify and report losses, risks, or irregularities, and support teams to implement corrective actions
- Provide process improvement insights to enhance internal controls and system efficiency
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
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
- Integrity & Accountability – You maintain strong personal ethics and handle sensitive data responsibly
- Attention to Detail – Precision in documentation, inventory, and process reviews
- Critical Thinking – Ability to assess risks, analyze data, and offer practical solutions
- Collaborative – Effective at engaging multiple stakeholders and driving operational alignment
- 3+ years of experience in operations, field execution, or agri-business development
- Familiarity with smallholder value chains and rural aggregation systems
- Exposure to certification standards (e.g., GlobalGAP, Rainforest Alliance, FSSC 22000)
- Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements in agri-trade
- Understanding of tree crop sourcing, aggregation, and processing is a plus
- Willingness to travel frequently to rural sites (60–70% field-based)
Preferred Start Date
As soon as possible
Job Location
Sagana, Kenya
Benefits
Health insurance, paid time off
Contract Duration
2 Years
Eligibility
This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.
Application Deadline
04 November 2025. Please note that we hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.
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.org address. 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.
