Nigeria State Expansion Specialist at One Acre Fund
About the Role
Seeking an entrepreneurial field operations leader to launch and run OAF's newest expansion state, leading site selection, team-building, and a full season across credit, Cash, Trees, and Extension to prove the model before it scales.
Responsibilities
State Entry & Launch
Lead community mapping and site selection within the assigned state, building on the state-level approvals and Security Risk Assessment (SRA) completed by the Expansion Senior Specialist.
- Establish the operational footprint, including districts, wards, and Points of Delivery (PODs), based on farmers' potential, accessibility, and operational viability.
- Recruit, onboard and prepare the in-state team before programme activities begin, ensuring staffing meets operational needs and organisational diversity targets.
Programme & Commercial Operations
Lead the successful delivery of all programme activities across Credit, Cash Sales, Trees, Extension and Market Access throughout the first season.
- Develop and execute the state's operational calendar, ensuring activities such as recruitment, enrollment, training, seedling production, repayment and aggregation are well coordinated.
- Own delivery of the state's Season 1 operational, enrollment, revenue and P&L targets.
People Leadership
- Lead and develop the in-state leadership team, providing direction, coaching and performance management to Coordinators and frontline managers.
- Build a high-performing culture by strengthening capability, addressing underperformance, resolving resource conflicts and implementing strategies to improve frontline staff retention.
Community & Stakeholder Engagement
- Build trusted relationships with community leaders and local stakeholders to support programme delivery and farmer participation.
- Lead local trust-building efforts, particularly around Credit enrollment and the 15% prepayment requirement.
Qualifications
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
- A Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Business, Economics, Social Sciences or a related field is required
- 5 years of relevant experience, including 3 years leading field teams or managing multi-workstream operations.
Project Management:
- Ability to plan, coordinate and deliver complex, multi-workstream projects while balancing competing priorities and timelines.
Data-Driven Decision Making:
- Ability to analyse operational data, identify root causes, and make sound operational decisions using evidence.
Results Orientation:
- Demonstrated ownership of operational, commercial or programme targets, with a track record of delivering measurable results.
Preferred Start Date
- As soon as possible
Job Location
- Kano, Nigeria or Jigawa, Nigeria or Gombe, Nigeria
Benefits
- Health insurance, paid time off
Eligibility
- This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Nigeria.
Deadline:
- 27 October 2026.
Please note that we hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.
How to Apply
Interested Applicant can apply via this link
