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Nigeria Trees Specialist
One Acre Fund
Posted 4 months agoLagos, Nigeria
Location
Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
Mid-Level
Category
Other
Job Description
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.
The Nigeria program, established in 2018, is headquartered in Minna, Niger state. We're currently serving over 100,000 unique farmers across the state via our inputs on credit 'Core' program, inputs on cash 'Retail' program, and have a free tree seedling distribution 'Agroforestry' program. To learn more about our work, look at our Nigeria program blog.
Seeking an innovative professional with 3+ years of experience designing and scaling agricultural projects to help us answer one critical question: How do we serve farmers better with Trees?
Go to Gemba regularly to meet with farmers and field teams in order to build fluency on field level operations and farmer insights, resolve challenges and improve program delivery.
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Requirements
- Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
- 3+ years of relevant professional work experience, including leading teams.
- University degree in agriculture, forestry, development studies, environmental science, or related field.
- R&D & Trials: Proven experience designing and scaling forestry/agronomy trials, pilots, and innovation programs.
- Horticultural Mastery: Deep knowledge of nursery management, climate-smart agroforestry, and pest/disease control.
- Program Scaling: Expert in designing and rolling out sustainable farmer and nursery models.
- Field Management: Experienced in leading multidisciplinary teams within complex rural environments.
- As soon as possible
- Bauchi, Nigeria
- This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Nigeria.
- We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry
Responsibilities
- Trial Design
- Define trial objectives, protocols, and data collection plans in collaboration with Impact Innovations.
- Build trial project plans, timelines, budgets, and KPI trackers to ensure effective execution.
- Field Execution
- Oversee program rollout across regions, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards.
- Farmer Experience
- Lead SBCC (Social and Behavior Change Communication) initiatives to improve farmer planting practices and adoption.
- Conduct field assessments to evaluate farmer experience and
- Lead the design and planning of operational trials to answer program-level questions on seedling production, planting techniques, and seedling survival rates.
- Lead site-specific species matching exercises to ensure the right species are raised and planted in the right locations.
- Analyze trial results and generate actionable insights to inform program strategy, species portfolio selection, and long-term program design.
- Own and maintain the Trees Product Portfolio Strategy, by implementing robust validation and oversight processes prior to introducing new species to ensure ecological suitability, operational feasibility, and program impact.
- Support delivery of OAF business goals at state level, liaising with other departments within the programs division to understand pain points and provide support.
- Lead seeds aggregation trials and other scale initiatives to derisk operations and ensure timely availability of input materials.
- Own and maintain the Trees risk map, rolling out frequent engagements with field team and Trees leadership to gather emerging risk concerns and design mitigatio
Benefits
- Health insurance, paid time off
