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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.
Global Client Data Intern
Kenya & Rwanda Interns
Seeking a motivated data intern to support global client analytics by cleaning, analyzing, and visualizing data using tools like Snowflake, Dataiku, and Superset to drive data-informed decision-making across countries.
Malawi Financial Advisory Services Specialist (Fixed-Term)
Malawi Professionals
Looking for an experienced finance professional with 3–5+ years of experience to manage budgeting, reporting, and analysis for Malawi programs, support grant compliance, and collaborate with global teams to ensure financial sustainability and impact.
Tupande Logistics Specialist (Fixed-Term)
Kenya Professionals
Seeking a Macadamia Logistics Specialist to manage end-to-end supply chain operations from farm to factory. Ideal for a proactive professional passionate about agribusiness, efficiency, and delivering impact in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
Research Agronomist
Rwanda Professionals
Seeking an experienced researcher & agronomist to drive impactful pest management research and help us turn evidence into action for smallholder farmers in East Africa.
Nigeria Credit Lead
Nigeria Professionals
Seeking an exceptional credit and operations professional with 5+ years’ experience to lead Nigeria’s credit strategy, strengthen repayment systems, and expand farmer access to quality inputs across a growing national program.
Global GSC Input Delivery Data Senior Supervisor
Kenya & Rwanda Professionals
Seeking a detail-oriented professional with 2+ years’ experience in Supply Chain, Economics, Business or statistics to manage complex analyses, train teams on ERP systems, and deliver insights that improve operations across multicultural teams.
Tupande Export Logistics Senior Specialist
Kenya Professionals
Looking for a candidate with 5+ years experience managing exports in high pressure environments. Proven track record in solving export challenges, ensuring compliance, improving efficiency and delivering results across complex global logistics operations.
Global Supply Chain Compliance & Controls Specialist
Kenya Professionals
You will be responsible for executing day-to-day compliance activities, including routine checks, data validation, and monitoring system adherence. Supports the adoption of policies and KPIs by maintaining trackers, preparing documentation, and reporting gaps.
Grants Compliance Officer (Fixed-Term)
Rwanda Professionals
Seeking an exception and detail-oriented compliance professional with 2+ years of experience to ensure the efficiency and efficacy of our work in serving farmers and maximizing grant impact.
Tupande Strategy and Operations Associate
Kenya Professionals
We are seeking exceptional candidates with 3-5 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.
Tanzania Agriculture Technical Intern
Tanzania Interns
Seeking a motivated Agricultural Technical Intern to join our team. Accelerate the scaling of our Lead Farmer model by driving GAPs adoption. Your work will increase yield, income, and food security for smallholder families.
Tanzania Government Relations Intern
Tanzania Interns
Seeking proactive entry-level professionals to support government relations, stakeholder engagement, and administrative coordination in Iringa and Njombe, the work that enables One Acre Fund’s impact for smallholder farmers.
Nigeria Expansion Senior Specialist
Nigeria Professionals
Seeking an experienced professional with 5+ years of experience to lead expansion into new regions and products for One Acre Fund Nigeria: designing, testing, and implementing models that deepen farmer impact and advance our 2030 goals.
Consultant - Tropical Potato Seed Production
Rwanda Professionals
To provide world-class technical expertise and strategic guidance in certified potato seed production, with a focus on maximizing productivity, ensuring the highest quality standards, building sustainable team capacity, and embedding cost-efficient production systems. The consultant will directly support the department’s scale-up ambitions, enabling rapid adoption of global best practices adapted to tropical and sub-tropical environments, and ensuring resilience to climatic and disease-related challenges.
Tupande Audit Lead
Kenya Professionals
We are seeking an experienced Senior Internal Auditor to lead our internal audit activities in Kenya.
Global Internal Channels Management Lead (Fixed-Term)
Kenya & Rwanda Professionals
Seeking a professional with 5+ years of experience to implement the strategy, roll out, and daily management of One Acre Fund’s intranet and engagement channels, driving content, design, training, and collaboration to improve comms and knowledge sharing.
Tupande Impact Strategy and Operations Associate (Fixed-Term)
Kenya Professionals
Seeking an exceptional project management professional with 3-5+ years of experience to increase our impact among women and youth in Kenya by implementing strategic projects over the next 2 years.
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.
Burundi Product Innovation Associate (Fixed - Term)
Burundi Professionals
Seeking Burundi Agroforestry Lead, to drive execution of our national trees programme, delivering 10 million trees a year to farmers
Manager Development Lead (Fixed-Term)
Kenya & Rwanda Professionals
Seeking a strategic L&D professional with 5+ years’ experience to lead high-impact manager development programs in a critical role shaping One Acre Fund’s leadership pipeline and path to 10M farmers by 2030.
Business Operations Tech and Innovation Associate
Burundi Professionals
Seeking an innovative leader skilled in project management, digital transformation, and stakeholder engagement to drive strategic tech projects, lead a growing team, and deliver impactful solutions improving operations for thousands of farmers.
Market Access Intern
Tanzania Professionals
The MASI will support connecting farmers to markets, analyzing value chains and assist with stakeholder coordination. This hands-on role offers valuable experience in market systems and agribusiness, providing a strong foundation for future career growth.
DRC Local Government Officer (Fixed-Term)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Professionals
Seeking an exceptional government relations professional with 2+ years of experience to strengthen One Acre Fund’s relationships with provincial authorities in Kongo Central and ensure full compliance with local regulations.
Tanzania Data and Execution Specialist (Fixed-Term)
Tanzania Professionals
Seeking a Trees Data and Execution Specialist to lead data collection, analysis, and field coordination to support agroforestry impact. Help drive seedling quality, logistics, and decision-making through rigorous data and team collaboration.
DRC Rotational Associate / Manager (Renewable)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Professionals
Seeking junior and senior generalists, with good analytical skills, driven by impact and innovation, to support a fast-growing program across all departments, on a project-by-project basis.
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.
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.
Spécialiste du Service Client & de la Conformité
Burundi Professionals
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