Description
One Acre Fund is a nonprofit that helps smallholder farmers in East Africa with farm inputs, asset-based credit, agronomy training and market access. Its Uganda programme, headquartered in Jinja, works with tens of thousands of farmers in the eastern districts. The Field Operations Lead runs seasonal field activities across the region, manages and coaches Regional Leads, drives the rollout of new sites and tree-programme mobilisation, and helps build the field budget and donor reporting. The post is a two-year contract and reports to the Head of Field Programs.
Requirements
5-7 years in field operations or programme delivery, including about 2 years in management (agriculture, rural development or last-mile distribution preferred) Demonstrated experience managing and coaching people, ideally managers or team leads Experience running seasonal or time-bound operations at scale Experience with expansion, scale-up or new-site launches is a strong advantage Willingness to travel regularly to field sites across Uganda Nationals or those with extensive regional experience are preferred
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