Rwanda Forest Landscape Restoration District Supervisor (Fixed-Term)

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.

Our Rwanda program, founded in 2007, operates under the local brand Tubura. We have more than 3,200 staff located in all four Rwanda provinces and Kigali. Together, we directly serve more than 790,000 farmers. To learn more about our work, look at our Rwanda program blog for more information.

About the Role

The Forest landscape district Supervisor will oversee and supervise all field activities related to farmer-facing tasks and act as a liaison between the FLR Implementation lead and the field team. Their primary responsibilities will include administrative and coordination tasks, such as scheduling and organizing farmer training and monitoring farmer payments. You will also improve recurring functions and processes, with some support from their manager.

Responsibilities

• Oversee forest landscape restoration projects within the Sector, ensuring compliance with regulations and organizational standards.
• Collaborate with other teams, contractors, and stakeholders to achieve project goals.
• Monitor and report on project progress and identifying areas for improvement.
• Manage project expenses, resources, and personnel to ensure efficient project delivery.
• Coordinate logistics for all field activities within the sector.
• Be the field team’s main contact.
• Plan for direct reports growth and provide performance development plans.
• Co-lead field team trainings on the project’s concept, targets and objectives.
• Take reasonable care of own occupational health and safety and that of others as obliged by One Acre Fund’s global Health, Safety, and Security Policy and cooperate with One Acre Fund in complying with requirements under any statutory health and safety provisions of relevant Country laws.

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:

• Have a bachelor's degree in agroforestry or other related discipline
• 2+ years of experience in forest landscape restoration, Forest extension, or a related field experience
• Knowledge of using digital tools like Kobo toolbox and google for work like google sheet and google doc
• 2+ years of working with different stakeholders including NGOs and local governments
• Prioritizing tasks and managing multiple team members.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Muhanga Districts/Rwanda

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off 

Contract Duration

18 Months

Eligibility

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

Application Deadline

29 May 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.