One Acre Fund has announced multiple professional career opportunities across Kenya and several other African countries, as well as selected international locations. The organization is recruiting experienced professionals in strategic partnerships, climate finance, automation engineering, procurement, communications, investor relations, monitoring and evaluation, and grants finance.
These opportunities are suited for professionals seeking to contribute to agricultural development, climate resilience, donor-funded programmes, supply chain management, and organizational growth. The advertised positions are available in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and the United States, depending on the specific role.
Below is a detailed overview of the available vacancies and their primary responsibilities.
1. Strategic Partnerships Manager / Senior Associate (Fixed-Term)
Locations: Kenya, Rwanda, United States
This position is designed for experienced project and grant management professionals who will lead and support the implementation of high-value donor partnerships. The successful candidate will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure donor-funded projects are delivered successfully while maintaining strong partnership relationships.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead the execution of strategic donor-funded projects.
- Coordinate grant implementation across multiple teams.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with funding partners.
- Support project planning, budgeting, reporting, and implementation.
- Ensure grant activities meet donor requirements and timelines.
- Monitor project performance and recommend improvements.
- Prepare high-quality donor reports and presentations.
- Support partnership development and strategic planning initiatives.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to achieve programme objectives.
- Strengthen systems that improve grant management efficiency.
2. Carbon Finance Manager (Fixed-Term)
Locations: Kenya, Rwanda
The Carbon Finance Manager will help strengthen One Acre Fund’s climate finance initiatives by supporting agroforestry carbon projects. The role focuses on financial modelling, fundraising, and developing financing strategies that support environmental sustainability programmes.
Job Responsibilities
- Develop financial models for carbon finance initiatives.
- Support fundraising efforts for agroforestry carbon projects.
- Analyse investment opportunities related to climate finance.
- Prepare financial forecasts and funding strategies.
- Collaborate with programme teams on carbon project implementation.
- Support relationships with climate finance partners and investors.
- Monitor financial performance of carbon initiatives.
- Produce reports supporting funding proposals and investment decisions.
- Improve financial planning processes for carbon programmes.
- Contribute to long-term climate financing strategies.
3. Tupande Automation Engineering Lead (Fixed-Term)
Location: Kenya
The Automation Engineering Lead will establish and expand Tupande’s automation capabilities while leading the development of innovative AI-powered solutions that improve operations and farmer services.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead automation engineering projects across Tupande operations.
- Design and develop AI-powered automation solutions.
- Build scalable automation systems that improve efficiency.
- Partner with business teams to identify automation opportunities.
- Lead technical implementation of engineering projects.
- Mentor engineering team members.
- Improve operational processes through automation technologies.
- Evaluate emerging technologies suitable for programme operations.
- Ensure high engineering standards across projects.
- Support continuous innovation and digital transformation.
4. Fertilizer Procurement Associate
Location: Kenya
The Fertilizer Procurement Associate will oversee fertilizer sourcing activities while ensuring reliable procurement, cost efficiency, and timely product delivery to support agricultural programmes.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead fertilizer procurement planning and execution.
- Source fertilizer from qualified suppliers.
- Negotiate favourable procurement terms.
- Monitor supplier performance and delivery schedules.
- Ensure timely procurement of agricultural inputs.
- Maintain strong supplier relationships.
- Analyse procurement data to improve purchasing decisions.
- Manage procurement risks and supply continuity.
- Lead procurement improvement initiatives.
- Support and guide procurement team members.
5. Creative Lead
Locations: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
The Creative Lead will serve as the deputy to the Creative Director within the Global Communications team. The role combines creative leadership, workflow management, quality assurance, and team development while ensuring consistent brand standards across creative outputs.
Job Responsibilities
- Support the Creative Director in managing global creative operations.
- Coordinate incoming creative support requests.
- Assign creative work across design and video teams.
- Ensure service level agreements (SLAs) are achieved.
- Maintain high-quality creative standards across projects.
- Lead creative brainstorming and concept development.
- Support organizational brand management.
- Conduct final creative reviews for Tier 2 and Tier 3 content.
- Supervise graphic design and video production teams.
- Manage the professional development of creative staff.
- Provide direct supervision to approximately three team members.
- Improve creative workflows and team productivity.
6. Global Investor Relations Manager
Locations: Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda
The Global Investor Relations Manager will help raise working capital by building relationships with financial institutions and innovative capital providers while structuring financing arrangements.
Job Responsibilities
- Develop relationships with financial institutions.
- Structure financing solutions and loan arrangements.
- Support working capital fundraising initiatives.
- Identify new funding opportunities.
- Prepare financial presentations for investors.
- Coordinate investor engagement activities.
- Support negotiations with financing partners.
- Monitor financing performance and reporting.
- Maintain strong relationships with capital providers.
- Contribute to long-term funding strategies.
7. Global MEL Senior Associate (Fixed-Term)
Locations: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia
The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Senior Associate will strengthen monitoring systems and improve programme measurement across One Acre Fund’s growth portfolio and agroforestry programmes.
Job Responsibilities
- Strengthen monitoring and evaluation systems.
- Improve data quality across programmes.
- Support measurement methodologies.
- Analyse programme performance data.
- Develop monitoring tools and frameworks.
- Prepare monitoring and evaluation reports.
- Support programme learning initiatives.
- Coordinate data collection activities.
- Recommend improvements based on evaluation findings.
- Collaborate with country programme teams.
8. Grants Finance Manager
Locations: Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, United States
The Grants Finance Manager will oversee budgeting, financial compliance, and financial management for high-value donor-funded partnerships while improving grants management systems.
Job Responsibilities
- Develop grant budgets and financial plans.
- Ensure compliance with donor financial requirements.
- Monitor grant expenditure and reporting.
- Improve grants finance systems and processes.
- Support financial planning for donor-funded programmes.
- Coordinate grant financial reporting.
- Work closely with programme and partnership teams.
- Ensure accurate financial documentation.
- Strengthen internal financial controls.
- Drive continuous improvements in grants finance management.
9. Tupande MEL Manager
Location: Kenya
The Tupande MEL Manager will lead measurement, evaluation and learning activities that strengthen programme performance and improve evidence-based decision-making across Tupande operations.
Job Responsibilities
- Lead monitoring, evaluation and learning activities.
- Develop data quality improvement strategies.
- Strengthen programme measurement systems.
- Analyse programme performance data.
- Develop reporting frameworks and dashboards.
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting.
- Support evidence-based programme improvements.
- Coordinate learning initiatives across teams.
- Improve data collection methodologies.
- Measure and communicate programme impact.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their applications through the official One Acre Fund careers portal before the respective application deadlines indicated for each position.
