Nigeria Trees Project and Admin Coordinator

About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips more than 4 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 her income and assets on supported land by more than 40 percent, while permanently improving her climate resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 8,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

The Nigeria program, established in 2018, is headquartered in Minna, Niger state. We’re currently serving over 100,000 unique farmers across the state via our inputs on credit ‘Core’ program, inputs on cash ‘Retail’ program, and have a free tree seedling distribution ‘Agroforestry’ program. To learn more about our work, look at our Nigeria program blog.

About the Role

You will coordinate the implementation of multiple niche projects for the Trees program (such as behavioral change campaigns to drive program adoption), support program quality improvements through coordination of research and station trials, as well program reporting through data collection & analysis that require building dashboards to track project performance. The role will also support administrative aspects of Trees operations including coordinating input distribution, payments, and field staff recruitment, You will report directly to the Trees Associate. This role is based in Minna, Niger State - Nigeria and is fully onsite.

Responsibilities

• Co-lead on planning and coordination of niche projects for the Trees program
• Lead the implementation of station and field trials to capture learnings on best practices for multiple tree species in collaboration with our Innovations Department.
• Prepare and manage a database for all Trees team financial processes including casual payments, vendor payments, field team expenses, and coordinate routine team training on finance processes
• Develop survey questionnaires, methodologies, and sampling plans to track multiple program performance indicators
• Support coordination of input delivery to districts by liaising with relevant departments and Trees District Leads

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:

• 2+ years of project coordination or administration experience
• Experience implementing or managing agroforestry, agriculture, or development projects
• University degree in Business Administration, Development, Agric Economics, or related fields OR Diploma with at least 3 years of experience in agriculture/agroforestry
• Proficiency in data analysis software, Microsoft Office Suite and building/managing complex dashboards
• 2+ years of experience coordinating desk research & field/station trials
• Proficiency in data collection tools such as Kobo Collect & Commcare
• Language competence in Hausa, or other commonly spoken local languages in Northern Nigeria

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Minna, Nigeria

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off 

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Nigeria

Application Deadline

19 February, 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.