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Join One Acre Fund's mission to promote agricultural productivity as a Soko Operations Specialist.
Overview
Salary
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Location
Sagana, Kenya - Hybrid
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Expires
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About One Acre Fund
One Acre Fund is a vibrant organization founded in 2006 to support smallholder farmers in Africa. The company provides a wide range of agricultural services across nine countries, housing two-thirds of Africa’s farmers. The organization boasts a diverse team of 9,000+ full-time professionals who work tirelessly to increase agricultural productivity, resilience, and farmer incomes.
The Role
- The Soko Operations Specialist role is an integral part of the Tupande's Market Access team, focussing on boosting operational efficiency and compliance.
- The individual will be involved in routine inventory checks, verification of goods movement, and the monitoring of SOPs, contributing to minimizing losses and maintaining operational integrity.
Role Requirements
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in operations, field execution, or agri-business development.
- An understanding of smallholder value chains, rural aggregation systems, and regulatory requirements in agri-trade.
- Familiarity with certification standards and tree crop sourcing is considered a plus.
- Willingness to frequently travel to rural sites.
Benefits
- Health insurance and paid time off.
Application Process Details
- This role is open to Kenyan citizens or permanent residents only.
- Applications are processed continuously, with no specific deadline.
- One Acre Fund will not request payment at any stage of the application process.
About One Acre Fund 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.
The Role Tupande's Market Access team is seeking a meticulous and integrity-driven Soko Operations Specialist to strengthen accountability, compliance, and operational efficiency across the Market Access value chains. In this cross-functional role, you will lead routine and ad hoc inventory checks, verify goods movement, and monitor adherence to SOPs across sourcing, aggregation, delivery, and processing. Your work will help identify gaps, prevent losses, and maintain a high standard of operational integrity. You will report to the Soko Chief of Staff and work closely with operation teams in the Soko value chains.
Job Requirements 3+ years of experience in operations, field execution, or agri-business development. Familiarity with smallholder value chains and rural aggregation systems. Exposure to certification standards (e.g., GlobalGAP, Rainforest Alliance, FSSC 22000). Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements in agri-trade. Understanding of tree crop sourcing, aggregation, and processing is a plus. Willingness to travel frequently to rural sites (60–70% field-based).
Benefits Health insurance, paid time off.
Application Details This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya. Application Deadline 04 November 2025. Please note that we hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made. 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.
