Tanzania Agroforestry Specialist at One Acre Fund

Tanzania Agroforestry Specialist at One Acre Fund

Iringa, Iringa Region, Tanzania

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.

About The Role

As Agroforestry Specialist, you will oversee the delivery of One Acre Fund’s agroforestry program across designated sites while driving impact, financial sustainability and customer service through the districts that you manage. The main purpose of this role is to oversee the seedlings production work and identify areas for innovation and process improvement within the department.

You will report directly to the Agroforestry Associate/Manager, and manage a team spread across 100 – 150 villages and 1 – 2 centralized nurseries.

This is role requires 60% field work and 40% office work. Your location will be determined based on the location of your team members within the Iringa, Njombe, Mbeya and Songwe regions

Responsibilities

Tree Management

You will lead seedling cultivation by managing a team of Nursery Officers (Outgrowers) who produce seedlings at the villages or in centralized nurseries. Ensure the seedlings grow healthy and are ready at the ideal planting time by creating implementation and contingency plans. Oversee the seedlings production by external suppliers
You will design and implement trials to test the production of soil improving, timber and fruit species
You will understand barriers to higher seedling survival and tree growth and implement practical and scalable methods to improve the metrics among farmers
You will manage a big field team to constantly meet their performance expectations

Agroforestry Expansion

You will scope new sites for inwards and outwards program expansion
You will promote financial sustainability by implementing cost controls.
You will create the seedling marketing and distribution strategy and lead its implementation
You will create surveys, train enumerators, support data collection, quality assessment and analysis to inform departmental decisions and provide actionable recommendations.

Stakeholder Engagement

You will present our work to government officials at different levels to ensure program buy-in
You will collaborate in inter-departmental teams to develop and implement current and new projects.

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:

A Bachelor’s degree in Forestry, Agroforestry or related fields
Experience with data collection and analysis in Excel /Google Sheets (Proficiency in SPSS, STATA or R statistical software would be a bonus)
People management experience
2+ years of experience managing nursery production or tree planting projects
Technical knowledge around sourcing quality seed
Fluent professional proficiency in English and Swahili

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Iringa,Tanzania

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off

Contract Duration

1 year (with possibility of extension)

Eligibility

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

Application Deadline

09 October 2024

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