Open Roles at One Acre Fund

About the Role

• Seeking an experienced team leader with strong field experience to supervise our Cashew Extension and Aggregation team in Lamu — a brand-new region for Tupande — and help build our footprint from scratch.

Responsibilities

Supervise the extension and aggregation work within your assigned area:

• Work with a team of officers assigned to you to ensure achievement of quality and quantity targets within your buying centers
• Facilitate training for your team to ensure quality and compliance in the team
• Carry out daily records reconciliation, update trackers and prepare reports
• Ensure strict adherence to controls, policies and set guidelines

Innovation and process improvement:

• Identify ways to improve our processes and value proposition to our farmers
• Working with your manager, develop extension and aggregation service growth strategies
• Participate in setting the aggregation target and strategies to help achieve the target
• Collect and submit timely and accurate data to inform decisions

Customer Experience:

• Through your officers, run farmer engagement forums on quality improvement, proper agronomy, certification and other trainings as may be developed by the department
• Ensure top notch client service to every farmer that is served through the buying centers and the sites.
• Ensure proper and prompt resolution of all grievances raised by our clients

Any other duties as may be assigned by your manager.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

• Diploma or degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Community Development, or related field.
• Knowledge of the Cashew value chain (e.g. grades, quality,seasonality) is appreciated
• 2+ years’ work experience in an agricultural related field.
• A track record in planning field activities and troubleshooting issues
• Able to coordinate teams for harvesting and sourcing from smallholders
• Passionate about serving smallholder farmers
• Demonstrated ability to deliver on ambitious field targets
• Proficiency in Google Office Suite

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About the Role

• Seeking a hands-on Extension and Aggregation Officer to run a cashew buying centre and aggregate raw cashew nuts on Kenya's coast — building market access opportunities for smallholder farmers in a scaling program.

Responsibilities

Manage the buying center:

• Operate it during scheduled hours.
• Keep it clean, organised, and secure.
• Handle, dry, and store RCN according to Tupande standard operating procedures.

Aggregate accurately and with integrity:

• Weigh RCN accurately.
• Quality control each purchase (sorting damaged, moldy, or poor-quality nuts).
• Process payments via FieldPro and ensure compliance (i.e., KRA/eTIMS).
• Escalate any disputes, discrepancies, or irregularities to your Supervisor immediately.

Support farmers in the field:

• Deliver agronomic training to farmers in your assigned location.
• Communicate purchase and quality requirements.
• Executive field visits and prepare field reports for your Supervisor.
• Coordinate with Tupande Agents and Zone Supervisors to mobilize farmers.

Collect accurate data:

• Interview farmers and brokers.
• Record data on time using provided digital tools (i.e., stock take, farmer/broker scouting).
• Escalate any data-quality issues to your Supervisor.

Coordinate logistics:

• Work with loaders, Tupande’s logistics team, and your Supervisor to schedule and execute RCN collection.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

Required:

• Demonstrable prior experience with an agricultural, aggregation, trading, or comparable operations employer (verifiable references or employment record).
• Ability to read and write in English/local language and perform basic arithmetic.
• Demonstrated integrity and accountability in handling agricultural goods, weighing, and record-keeping.
• Fluency in Kiswahili and familiarity with local coastal language(s).
• Computer literacy and comfortable with tablet/smartphone data-collection tools.
• High attention to detail in quality control, record-keeping, and payment processing.
• Independent, proactive, problem-solving - comfortable operating with limited daily supervision.
• Willingness and ability to travel across the assigned area, and to do hands-on RCN handling.
• Strong connection to the local farming community

Nice to have:

• Prior experience in Cashew and/or the Coast
• Prior experience operating a buying or collection center
• Familiarity with Tupande