Tanzania Senior Agronomist Coordinator (Fixed-Term)

About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, we make farmers more prosperous by providing quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests. On average, the farmers we serve harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund. 

To learn more about our work, take a look at our Why Work Here blog for more information.

About the Role

As part of our team, you will work closely with the impact and product innovation leadership. You will be actively involved in designing and managing agricultural extension and training content for farmers, One Acre Fund (OAF) stakeholders, partners, and staff. Your role will include the annual review and revision of the farmer training modules to ensure maximum impact. You'll also contribute to the research and design of new agricultural product training tools and strategies, as well as data collection tools.

You will have the opportunity to dive into integrated pest and disease management, conduct agricultural training, and provide support for customer engagement and farm-related issues. Your input will be crucial in shaping the Agriculture Impact Strategy. You'll collaborate with various departments and offer your agricultural expertise in both internal and external meetings.

Responsibilities

• Design and Review Training Content
  • Create agricultural impact training content for farmers, OAF stakeholders/partners, and staff.
  • Annually review and update the farmer training curriculum for all OAF impact areas.
  • Support research and design of new agricultural product trainings and strategies.
• Pest and Disease Management
  • Design pest and disease management responses, including pesticide recommendations in consultation with research and government regulations.
• Staff Capacity Building
  • Train OAF staff on agricultural impact strategy and training components.
  • Attend field team farmer trainings to gather feedback and improve training materials.
  • Conduct agricultural training sessions as needed.
• Customer Engagement and Support
  • Address farmers' agronomic concerns and provide solutions.
  • Train and support OAF Duka staff and the customer engagement hotline team on common agricultural challenges.
  • Monitor and respond to customer engagement requests within 48 hours.
  • Conduct field visits to understand farmer challenges and incorporate findings into training materials and strategy.
• Agriculture Impact Strategy
  • Advise on key impact opportunities and support the annual agricultural impact strategy.
  • Collaborate with government relations and rural retail teams to create actionable plans.
  • Conduct field tests and research new agricultural products.
  • Review data and provide recommendations for products.
  • Conduct field visits to monitor product risks and provide feedback to leadership.
• Inter-Departmental Collaboration
  • Provide agricultural expertise across all departments, including government relations, rural retail, and monitoring and evaluation.
  • Offer expertise in internal and external meetings, including high-level impact groups and government official meetings

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, we are seeking an agronomist with 2+ years' experience with practical experience working on projects and with farmers agriculture research. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

• Graduate of 4-year university in either General Agriculture or Agronomy or related degree.
• 1-2 years experience in agriculture extension work.
• Fluency in Microsoft excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets) and Google suite.
• Willingness to be based in Iringa and to travel throughout the One Acre Fund service territory: Mbeya, Songwe and Njombe.
• Language: Fluent English required. 

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Iringa, Mbeya or Njombe, Tanzania

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off 

Contract Duration

1 year

Eligibility

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

Application Deadline

26 August 2024

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.