Description
One Acre Fund is hiring a Rwanda Senior Agronomist, Conservation Agriculture based in Kigali, Rwanda. We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate Senior Agronomist with in-depth expertise and at least 6 years of experience in Conservation Agriculture and deploying farmer training in these practices in the field. Main responsibilities: • Conservation Agriculture Strategy & Extension Development • Develop and continuously improve scalable conservation agriculture advisory models in collaboration with farmer advisory and field teams. • Design practical extension materials, training manuals, visual guides, and digital tools tailored to diverse farmer needs and contexts. • Translate technical concepts including cover cropping, minimum tillage, agroforestry, and integrated pest management into practical field-based curricula. • Adapt advisory approaches and materials based on climate, soil, socioeconomic conditions, farmer feedback, and field learning. • Farmer Training, Field Deployment & Adoption • Provide hands-on technical guidance to field teams delivering farmer trainings, workshops, Farmer Field Schools, and demonstration plots.
About One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services.
Requirements
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have: Master’s degree in Agronomy, Agroecology, Crop Science, Soil Science, or a closely related agricultural field. Minimum 6 years of relevant professional experience in agronomy, conservation agriculture, regenerative agriculture, or agroecological farming systems. Proven experience developing agricultural extension materials and leading farmer-facing training, capacity building, or advisory programs. Demonstrated experience coordinating multi-stakeholder projects involving government, NGOs, research institutions, academia, or private-sector partners. Strong hands-on experience working directly with smallholder farmers and field teams, with willingness to travel extensively and spend significant time in rural settings. Proficiency in English is required; additional regional or international languages are an advantage. Preferred Start Date As soon as possible Job Location
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