Job Application for Future Leaders Program at One Acre Fund

Your journey to leading impact at one of Africa’s leading social enterprises starts here.

Agriculture is one of Africa’s leading employers, engaging 46% of the population, with smallholder farmers producing 80% of the continent’s food. We have made it our life’s work to make these smallholder farmers more prosperous. One Acre Fund is a non-profit social enterprise headquartered in East Africa, and we exist to help smallholder farmers grow more food and earn more money. By 2030, we will be serving over 10 million farmers, generating $1 billion in impact along the way.

If you’re reading this, we believe you could be a part of that growth.

The Future Leaders Program is a 12-month program designed to provide high-potential, impact-driven professionals such as yourself the opportunity to get hands-on experience with some of our most impactful work, coupled with targeted mentorship and professional development. Simply put, the Future Leaders Program is an accelerated path to where your career ambitions and potential impact meet.

If you meet these requirements, then apply below!

You should have:

The right to work in one of our existing countries of operation (Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Ethiopia, Burundi, or Malawi). We are unable to sponsor a work permit.
A bachelor’s degree or higher.
2-4 years of relevant work experience
Working proficiency in English, with fluency in one of our program country languages (Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Amharic, Chichewa, French, etc) is desired.

And have an aptitude for:

Exceptional project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
Quickly translating strategy memos into structured project plans.
Designing systems, processes, and partnerships from the ground up.
Using data and sound business judgment to guide decisions and shape recommendations.
Some experience in or exposure to social enterprises, agriculture and/or rural development programs is advantageous, but not required.

Note: One Acre Fund cannot support a work permit for this role, all candidates must have the right to work in one of our program countries

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