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Transform agriculture in Africa with One Acre Fund and enhance farmer prosperity through innovative market access strategies.
Overview
Salary
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Location
Iringa,Tanzania (Onsite)
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary - One Acre Fund is a remarkable organization dedicated to increasing farm productivity and enhancing the lives of smallholder farmers across Africa. Since 2006, the Fund has been at the forefront of supplying essential agricultural services, impacting over 1 million farmers. With a passionate team of over 8,000 members, One Acre Fund works tirelessly to deliver quality farm supplies on credit, provide crucial agricultural training, and ensure farmers can thrive by doubling their food harvests on average.
Role Summary:
- Develop and execute market access strategies specifically tailored for youth farmers, with an emphasis on women's economic empowerment.
- Conduct extensive research to connect farmers to lucrative value chains.
- Engage in partnership development and due diligence efforts.
- Handle certification processes and organize farmer training sessions.
- Work towards achieving ambitious scale targets within a five-year plan.
- Report directly to the Country Director, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Role Requirements:
- A graduate degree in business administration, marketing, agriculture, or a related field.
- Minimum of 2 years' experience in business development, market access, and value chain development, particularly in fruits, nuts, and spices.
- Expertise in product development and certification, like Global GAP.
- Established network with key commercial players, including buyers and SMEs.
- Proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets for financial modeling.
- Deep understanding of the Tanzanian agricultural landscape, market dynamics, and farmer behavior.
- Willingness and ability to travel across Tanzania, including extended stays in rural areas.
- Fluency in both Swahili and English languages.
Benefits:
- Health insurance.
- Generous paid time off.
Application Details:
- Open exclusively to Tanzanian citizens or permanent residents.
- Application deadline is October 24, 2024.
- Beware of scams; One Acre Fund will never charge for tests during the interview process and communicates only through official channels.
Additional Information:
- One Acre Fund is a proud equal opportunity employer, committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.
About One Acre Fund Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, we make farmers more prosperous by providing quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests. On average, the farmers we serve harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.
The Role You will develop market access strategies, connecting youth farmers to value chains, and facilitating systems change to enhance climate and economic opportunities for them with a focus on women. Your role will involve research, partnership development, due diligence, certification processes, and farmer training to achieve defined scale targets over five years. You will report to the Country Director.
Job Requirements Graduate degree in business administration, marketing, agriculture, or a related field. At least 2 years of experience in business development, market access, product development, product certification (e.g., Global GAP), and value chain development in fruits, nuts, and spices. Connections with main players in commercialization, including buyers, processors, and SMEs, are advantageous. Excel (can build financial models) or Google Sheets. Understanding of the Tanzanian agricultural landscape, market dynamics, and farmer behaviors. Travel flexibility across Tanzania, including prolonged stays in rural areas. Proficiency in Swahili and English.
Benefits Health insurance, paid time off
Application Details This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Tanzania. Application Deadline 24 October 2024. 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.
Additional Information 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.
