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One Acre Fund is an agricultural service provider that supports Africa's smallholder farmers to build resilient communities.
More than 50 million families in Sub-Saharan Africa earn a living from small farms, which produce 80 percent of the continent’s food. But harvests still lag far behind the rest of the world. We supply the financing and training these farmers need to grow their way out of hunger and build lasting pathways to prosperity.
Instead of giving handouts, we invest in farmers to help them increase their yields and their profits. When farmers become more productive, they help feed healthy communities and create thriving economies.
For smallholder farmers, the line between flourishing and struggling often comes down to small differences in planting technique and the quality of seeds and supplies. Providing access to better farm products — such as naturally-produced hybrid seed and a small amount of fertilizer — and education on farming techniques became the driving mission behind One Acre Fund. Started in 2006 by co-founders Andrew Youn, Eric Pohlman, and John Gachunga, One Acre Fund addresses these solvable problems so that farmers have what they need to thrive.
Our Vision and Values
We envision a future in which every farm family has the knowledge and means to achieve big harvests, support healthy families, and cultivate rich soil.
Our vision
Extreme poverty is concentrated in one profession: farming. Most people living on $1 a day are farmers.
If all of the 50 million farm families in Sub-Saharan Africa could grow more on their current plots of land, they would be a powerful force against poverty and food insecurity in their communities.
Farming is truly the engine of Africa's development. When farmers have the opportunity to make their farming more productive, they build pathways to prosperity for millions of families.
Big Harvests
On average, the farmers we directly serve double the size of their harvests—from the same plot of land—and produce a surplus for the first time. We envision a new reality in which all farmers:
- Harvest more from their staple food crops.
- Are protected against crop failures through crop insurance.
- Have access to higher-paying markets for their crops.
- Diversify the crops on their farm and build long-term assets.
Healthy Families
Farmers we serve directly are more likely to have a steady supply of food all year. We imagine a future in which all farmers and their families:
- Never have to skip a meal from lack of food.
- Eat more diverse and nutritious foods.
- Have all their basic needs met.
Rich Soils
The farmers we serve are helping to improve soil health. We picture a world in which all farmers have the option to:
- Plant trees to control erosion and capture carbon dioxide.
- Control soil pH and boost plant nutrients.
- Diversify their crops to increase soil fertility.
- Compost to minimize erosion.
Farmers are the engine of prosperity. We believe they hold the key to ending hunger and poverty in our lifetime.
The core values that drive our staff and strategy are:
Humble Service. We meet farmers in their fields, and we get our shoes muddy. Farmers are our customers, and we serve them with humility.
Hard Work. We work hard every day. We execute with world-class professionalism and business excellence. Farmers deserve nothing less.
Continual Growth. We improve every season. We work with determination to meet our goals and then stretch ourselves by raising the bar even higher.
Family of Leaders. We bring together the best leaders and build long-term careers. We care for team members like family.
Dreaming Big. We envision serving millions of farm families. We build for scale with every idea and solution.
Integrity. We do what we say, and our words match our values.
You can view all our current job openings below.
Please do what we say, and our words match our values.
You can view all our current job openings below.
Please note that One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process.
Qualitative Research and Insights Specialist (Fixed-Term)
Burundi Professionals
Seeking a professional with 1-2+ years in qualitative research or human-centered design to enhance farmer-focused programs in Burundi. Fluency in Kirundi, French, and English required.
Tupande Procurement Specialist - Strategy & Capability
Kenya Professionals
Seeking a strategic procurement leader with 5+ years of experience to drive cross-functional sourcing projects, improve systems, and help build a best-in-class procurement function that delivers value, efficiency, and sustainability for Tupande’s future.
Senior DevOps Engineer
Kenya & Rwanda Professionals
Join One Acre Fund as a DevOps Lead! Drive innovation, streamline workflows, and enhance system reliability to empower African smallholder farmers. Lead a talented team and make a meaningful impact.
Burundi Gender Consultant
Burundi Professionals
Gender-disaggregated data from the One Acre Fund Burundi program collected in 2024 found that 76% of clients reported that it is the women in the household who carry out the majority of farm labor yet only 62% of women attend the various trainings. To address this gap, One Acre Fund seeks to increase women’s attendance in climate-smart training sessions by developing and revising training materials to be more gender sensitive and incorporating topics related to gender-based violence, joint decision-making, etc. The goal is to ensure that more women not only attend more trainings as they are more appropriate to their learning style and needs, but that they adopt these practices as well.
Tupande Market Access Associate
Kenya Professionals
We are seeking exceptional candidates with 4+ years work experience. The ideal candidate will have a background in managing complex projects and coordinating across multiple teams in a fast-growing organization, and a propensity for innovation.
Tupande Soko Chief of Staff
Kenya Professionals
We are seeking exceptional candidates with 4+ years work experience. The ideal candidate will have a background in managing complex projects and coordinating across multiple teams in a fast-growing organization, and a propensity for innovation.
Coordinateur de la Production de Semences (Durée déterminée)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Professionals
Seeking an exceptional agronomy and field operations professional with 2–3+ years of experience to lead certified seed production in DRC by managing partners, ensuring quality, and building scalable systems to expand access to high-quality seed
Nigeria Supply Chain Management Specialist
Nigeria Professionals
Seeking an exceptional supply chain expert with 3-5+ years of experience to lead the supply chain management team and apply supply chain management and industry best practices to the unique context of last mile farmer deliveries in rural areas.
DRC Entrepreneurship Coordinator (Fixed-Term)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Professionals
Looking for a dedicated and passionate professional, with a proactive sense of initiative and a deep commitment to transforming the lives of farmers, to support the implementation of an innovative Rural entrepreneurship model in the DR Congo.
Burundi Innovations and Resilience Associate (Fixed-Term)
Burundi Professionals
Seeking a dynamic professional to design and scale microinsurance and innovation pilots that strengthen farmer resilience in Burundi. Blend fieldwork, research, and strategy to deliver impactful services for over 340,000 smallholder farmers.
Head of People and Finance (Renewable)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Professionals
You will lead HR, Finance & Corporate Operations to support programs in sustainable agriculture & the environment. Shape teams, systems & lasting impact in a mission-driven, fast-growing organization.
DRC Field Operations Lead
Democratic Republic of the Congo Professionals
One Acre Fund is looking for a Field Operations Lead with 3-5+ years experience to help us scale our impact in DRC. This is a unique opportunity to lead a fast-growing field program that directly serves thousands of smallholder farmers.
Tanzania Logistics Specialist (Fixed-Term)
Tanzania Professionals
Seeking a detail-oriented logistics professional to lead transport, delivery, and stock reconciliation across Tanzania, ensuring timely, cost-effective movement of inputs to farmers and field teams in a fast-paced, decentralized environment.
Partnerships and Innovation Associate
Democratic Republic of the Congo Professionals
Seeking a bilingual (French/English) professional with 3–5+ years’ experience in grant management to lead stewardship of a major donor in DRC, ensuring high-quality reporting, coordination, and support for public fundraising and program innovation.
Superviseur Logistique
Democratic Republic of the Congo Professionals
Chargé de Logistique en RDC : Gérez l'approvisionnement, la gestion des stocks et les livraisons pour soutenir les petits agriculteurs. Optimisez les coûts, renforcez les relations fournisseurs et assurez des opérations fluides.
Burundi Responsable de Developpement de l'Equipe de Terrain
Burundi Professionals
Nous recherchons un professionnel dans la gestion de la performance, la formation et le développement professionnel des employés avec un minimum de 3 années d'expérience pour assurer la gestion de la performance et du développement de l’équipe de terrain.
Malawi Agroforestry Associate
Malawi Professionals
Seeking an agroforestry professional with 3+ years of experience to conceptualize, design and manage implementation of innovations, early-stage pilots and program improvements for the Malawi Trees team.
DRC Impact Lead
Democratic Republic of the Congo Professionals
Seeking an experienced professional in agricultural innovation, research, or behavior change to increase our impact per farmer and slow deforestation by leading our R&D division.
Financial Planning and Reporting Analytics Specialist
Kenya Professionals
Seeking a professional with 3+ years of experience to join our Global Finance Advisory Services (FAS) team. You will support financial reporting and planning and utilize Business Intelligence (BI) tools for data analysis.
DRC Field Operations Specialist
Democratic Republic of the Congo Professionals
Ready to shape the future of agriculture in DRC? Join One Acre Fund as a Field Ops Specialist and lead high-impact projects, mentor teams, and drive real change for smallholder farmers. This is more than a job—it’s a mission.
Tanzania Agroforestry Specialist (Fixed-Term)
Tanzania Professionals
Seeking an exceptional professional with 2+ years of experience to deliver of One Acre Fund’s agroforestry program across our areas of implementation to increase our farmers income, farm fertility and resilience through our trees portfolio.
Burundi Grants Administrator (Fixed-Term)
Burundi Professionals
Seeking an exceptional grants management professional with 1+ years of experience to ensure compliance, financial oversight, and efficient fund utilisation for GCF and other grants, strengthening One Acre Fund’s impact in Burundi.
Director, Major & Principal Gifts
United States Professionals
Seeking an exceptional fundraising professional to independently grow the major & principal gifts program at a globally respected nonprofit that's scaling real impact for smallholder farmers.
Rwanda Senior Impact and Research Associate
Rwanda Professionals
We are seeking an analytical research and evaluation professional with more than 3+ years of experience to focus on our tree and farmer training programs and improve the MEL Operations, and coordinate our MEL activities across multiple programs and teams.
Appel à candidature de stage des Jeunes professionnels diplômés
Burundi Interns
Êtes-vous prêt(e) à faire une différence tout en accélérant votre développement professionnel? Lancez votre carrière avec le Programme de Stage des Jeunes professionnels diplômés de One Acre Fund 2025!
Tax Lead
Kenya & Rwanda Professionals
We are seeking a Senior Tax Specialist to join our Finance Division. You will work with the wider finance team and country program teams to ensure compliance with tax laws and regulations .
Burundi Financial Advisory Services Associate (Fixed-Term)
Burundi Professionals
We seek a finance professional with 4+ years of experience to support financial analysis, budgeting, and reporting while managing grant finances, compliance, and stakeholder engagement.
Rwanda Plant Nutrient Management Research Associate (Fixed- Term)
Rwanda Professionals
Seeking a technical professional with 5+ years' research experience to conduct research around Plant Nutrient Management and the development of profitable and soil-improving Cropping Systems; build up the Soil & Plant Lab and manage external partnerships.
Rwanda Investment Analyst
Rwanda Professionals
Seeking an entrepreneurial finance professional with 3-5+ years of experience to join rapidly expanding investment team.
Spécialiste du Service Client & de la Conformité
Burundi Professionals
Spécialiste de l'Expérience Client et des Enquêtes de Cas inculque les valeurs de Tubura aux autres membres de l'équipe Business Operations et veille à ce que nos clients bénéficient d'un service de première qualité avec Tubura.
Burundi Field Operations Associate
Burundi Professionals
Seeking an exceptional organized, and diligent project manager with strong leadership/people management skills and data analytics willing to learn and contribute to multiple areas of our operation to help deliver high impact to farmers.
Burundi Impact Lead
Burundi Professionals
Seeking an experienced leader passionate about research, innovations, piloting and scaling impactful products and services for smallholder farmers, ready to manage multiple departments to deliver $60M of additional income across 340,000 farmers.
Nigeria Impact and Partnerships Director
Nigeria Professionals
Seeking an exceptional senior leader to drive increased impact for Nigeria, and support our 5x growth by 2030.
Nigeria Human Resources Specialist
Nigeria Professionals
We are seeking an exceptional HR Specialist who will be a strategic partner to our farmer-facing departments and other business leaders within our Country program, aligning our human resources initiatives with organizational goals.
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