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Exciting chance to impact food security and economic growth with One Acre Fund as a Consultant for Potato Seed Production
Overview
Salary
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Location
Rwanda
Expires
Expires at anytime
Visa
Visa sponsor - Kenya
Organisation summary
Be a part of One Acre Fund, founded in 2006, a company devoted to improving the lives of smallholder farmers in nine African countries. By providing services such as access to farm supplies, credit, agronomic training, and more, One Acre Fund boosts farmer income and assets, improving their resilience. With over 9,000 dedicated staff, we are committed to delivering these services effectively.
Role Summary
- Provide expert technical advice and strategic guidance in certified potato seed production.
- Maximise productivity, ensure excellent quality standards, build a sustainable team capacity and implement cost-efficient production systems.
- Support the department's ambitions to scale up, adopt global best practices and ensure climate and disease resilience.
Role Requirements
- Be an acknowledged international expert in potato seed production with a minimum of 10–15 years of leadership experience in large-scale certified seed production.
- Possess strong skills in capacity building for diverse field teams, and demonstrate deep understanding of disease management, climate resilience, and varietal optimization.
Application Process Details
- One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role.
- Preference is given to nationals of, or professionals with a background in, the countries we operate in.
- Applications are processed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
- One Acre Fund never charges candidates during the interview process.
One Acre Fund, founded in 2006, equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to enhance farm productivity across nine countries in Africa. We provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and other agricultural services. Our model typically increases farmer income and assets by over 35%, improving their resilience permanently. Our diverse team of 9,000+ full-time staff is committed to delivering these services effectively.
The role: As a Consultant for Potato Seed Production, you will offer world-class technical expertise and strategic guidance in certified potato seed production. Your focus will be on maximizing productivity, ensuring the highest quality standards, building sustainable team capacity, and embedding cost-efficient production systems. This consultancy involves direct support for the department's scale-up ambitions, enabling rapid adoption of global best practices adapted to tropical and sub-tropical environments, and ensuring resilience to climatic and disease-related challenges.
Job requirements: The ideal candidate will be a recognized international expert in potato seed production with at least 10–15 years of leadership in large-scale certified seed production. You should have a strong track record in training, mentoring, and capacity building for diverse field teams, with a deep understanding of disease management, climate resilience, and varietal optimization.
Benefits: The role offers the opportunity to significantly impact food security and economic growth in developing countries by improving local agricultural practices and outcomes. You will be part of a committed and dynamic team, working to transform the agricultural landscape in Africa.
Application details: One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role. Preference is given to nationals of, or those with a professional background in, the countries we operate. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until a hire is made. One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money at any stage of the interview process.
