Back to jobs

Ethiopia South Tree Coordinator (Fixed - Term)

Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia

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.

 

The South Tree Senior Field Manager will be responsible for managing a team of (senior) Tree officers (or one cluster) to ensure we produce & distribute planned seedlings in quality and reach our farmer goals through government extension system support. You will be a part of the Radical Innovations team (South Tree) and will report directly to the Expansion Specialist. This role is based in Wolaita Sodo and is fully on-site, with an expectation of up to 4 days to be spent in the field every week.

You Will:

  • Manage a team of Tree officers (TOs) in Wolaita zone which requires you to

    • Conduct 1:1 check in with each TO

    • Capacitate the staff to come up to speed on their problem-solving, Stakeholder management, persuasion, & data management skills.

    • Do PDRs for TOs every 6 months

    • Manage their performance through KPIs

    • Conduct Monthly development CI

    • Support hiring and training of new staff as needed

    • Facilitate weekly TO meetings

  • Analyze data and follow up on the Cluster & team performance:

    • Analyze KPIs to identify trends, struggling sites and places

    • Identify concrete action items from the KPI analysis

    • Co-lead KPI discussions at the weekly FC meetings

    • Follow up on the KPIs to check on improvement, take corrective actions and use as a tool for staff management

    • Manage underperformance issues

  • Program Coordination and Implementation

    • Conducting field visits and back checks. Spend up to 4 days of the week in the field doing field visit.

    • Prepare organized field visit notes a& share to manager

    • Make sure Tree officers have made regular field support, weekly meeting with woreda focal person and monthly woreda stakeholders meeting

    • Monitor and ensure that the cluster is on track based on the program calendar and MoU.

    • Meet scale goals in terms of the number of trees to produce and plant and farmers served.

    • Run technical training for trainers

    • Ensure the program's success by advocating with Woreda-level stakeholders to encourage Kebele development agents and administrators to mobilize farmers to buy tree seedlings.

  • Provide strong communication link between HQ and the field

    • Write excellent weekly reports that summarize all the major issues in your woreda

    • Share all problems with your manager in a timely manner, help to brainstorm solutions, implement the discussed solutions in a timely manner

    • Share all communications on technical trainings, strategy, policies, etc. from HQ with the team or government

You Have:

  • Have people management experience of at least 2 years with 3+ team size

  • Strong Problem solving & people management skill.

  • Experience managing Government stakeholders

  • 1 year of training experience

  • Knowledge & experience in Agroforestry

  • Good planning skills.

  • Spreadsheet basic understanding & data analysis experience (Google sheet & MS Excell)

Our Benefits:

  • You will be part of the expanding & growing radical Innovations team that will have potential rooms for future growth.

About Radical Innovations program

The Radical Innovations program has been working this season in Southern Ethiopia, Wolaita Zone as a pilot in 50 nurseries. For the next season, we are planning to work in 6 woredas & grow our nurseries to 75 with 50% expansion. We foresee big growth for the team & your work will be directly responsible for the program's success.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Application Deadline

01, 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. 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.

Apply for this job

*

indicates a required field

Resume/CV*

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Select...
Select...

(255 characters max)

Where did you hear about One Acre Fund? *

Please select all that apply.

Select...
Select...

Professional working proficiency is defined as the ability to use the language as part of normal professional duties with accurate comprehension and communication (written and verbal). Definition of Language Proficiency Skills. 

Select...
Select...

Please note work authorization in most of our countries of operation includes passport holders only. One Acre Fund is often, though not always, able to sponsor visas for international candidates.

Select...

One Acre Fund maintains a strong policy of equal opportunity employment. The following information is used to determine if our equal employment opportunity efforts are reaching all segments of the population. Individuals seeking employment at One Acre Fund are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status. Answering this question is voluntary. There will be no impact on your application whether or not you choose not to answer this question. 

Select...
AI Use Statement: We expect candidates to engage personally and authentically in interviews and assessments. While AI tools can be useful, responses should reflect your own thinking and experience and not be AI-generated. Please ensure your responses reflect your own ideas and personal experiences. *
Any Personal Data (for example, your name, location, email address, and telephone number) you submit through this application will be used by OAF, including to conduct background, reference, and other relevant checks with and through third parties, in accordance with the OAF Privacy Policy that's linked below. Do you consent to the processing of your data in accordance with the OAF Privacy Policy? *

Here is a link to the One Acre Fund Privacy Policy.