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Tupande Production Lead
One Acre Fund
Posted 4 months agoKakamega, Kenya
Location
Kakamega, Kenya
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
Senior
Category
Operations
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.
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.
Seeking a systems-driven leader to scale crop value chains for 400k+ farmers. You’ll lead national operations, build SOP-driven playbooks, and manage technical teams to transform pilots into national-scale systems for massive farmer impact.
Your goal is "zero-variance" execution across diverse geographic regions.
Standardization at Scale: Work with technical agronomists to translate complex science into simple, high-impact training modules for thousands of field staff. Your goal is "zero-variance" execution across diverse geographic regions.
Technology Adoption: Oversee the integration of digital tools and mobile platforms to track field activities, monitor crop health, and provide real-time support to a massive, de
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Requirements
- requirements are met for a national rollout.
- Performance Management & Data-Driven Execution
- People Management
- Manage 5 Production Coordinators, who in turn manage Production Supervisors
- Career Growth and Development
- Qualifications
- Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
- Preferred Start Date
- As soon as possible
- Job Location
- Kakamega, Kenya
- Benefits
- Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits
- Eligibility
- Application Deadline
Responsibilities
- About the Role
- Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership & National Scaling
- Scaling Training & Extension Systems
- Input Distribution & Supply Chain Oversight
- Set the long-term production strategy and vision for the five core cash crop value chains, evolving them from localized pilots to national programs.
- Define the "Production Playbook" for each crop, ensuring standardized protocols for input distribution, farmer training, and crop maintenance across all regions.
- Serve as a key member of the Asili (Tupande’s customer-facing team) leadership team, aligning production timelines with the Sourcing and Marketing/Processing departments.
- Work with technical agronomists to translate complex science into simple, high-impact training modules for thousands of field staff.
- Design and oversee the implementation of technical training materials (GAP - Good Agricultural Practices) for the field team to ensure farmers achieve maximum productivity.
