Tupande Zone Supervisor

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.

To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

Our Kenya program, founded in 2006, is our second largest. We operate under the farmer brand Tupande, serving over one million farmers and employing 2200 staff. We aim to transform every farming community in Kenya by delivering sustained food security and pathways to prosperity. tupande.co.ke.

About the Role

As a Zone Supervisor, you are directly responsible for sales in your retail zone. You will help in understanding the needs of our customers and help shape the future of businesses across all channels and use technology to connect with customers.

You will report to an Area coordinator who oversee multiple Zones within the area

Responsibilities

• Achieve sales, repayment and impact targets for your zone.
• Manage multiple channel performance through the entire business cycle simultaneously, working with teams and serve as the primary contact for all zonal performance.
• Provide technical support and training to Duka Assistants and Field Agents by setting up and facilitating weekly meetings.
• Define and manage task planning for Duka Assistants and Tupande Agents
• Oversee the management of the tree nursery in the zone with a dotted reporting line to the Tree Advisor
• Accomplish inventory ordering, data entry and merchandising.
• Oversee the control environment at the Duka
• Build your teams through hiring, training and performance management
• Support, plan and implement a promotion program for your zone.
• Assist customers in understanding their needs, articulate important differentiators and typical customer buying journeys, and generally display a passion for our program.
• Support your team to create sales opportunities for customers

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

• Degree or diploma in any related field (e.g., Business, Marketing, or related discipline).
• 2+ years of experience in a sales, partner, or channel manager role { sales and marketing experience especially in retail)
• Knowledge in Data analysis and inventory management
• Basic Knowledge in Google sheets or MS Excel (can perform basic functions
• You must demonstrate fluency in the Samburu language and be a resident of Samburu County.
• Can cover long-distance fields
• Excellent Customer Service
• Work towards achieving the strategic goals.
• Work in a team

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Samburu, Kenya

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off 

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.

Application Deadline

10 July 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. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

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.