Nigeria Trees Senior Field Coordinator (Fixed-Term)

About the role

Seeking an experienced professional with over 3 years of experience managing agroforestry or other field-based rural/development projects, with great team and project management skills, to help us reach more farmers & serve them with tree products.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of Program KPI
• Support the successful delivery of other program division targets as assigned to ensure OAF is serving farmers holistically across multiple business units.
• Team Management
• State-wide field team management, including field directors, assistant field directors, field managers, field assistants (and/or other casuals engaged at the site and nursery level), and nursery managers with a responsibility to serve a minimum of 160,000 farmers annually.
• Train, motivate, mentor, and evaluate team members through direct management, as in the case of FDs/AFDs and/or indirect management of field managers to drive program goals across the state.
• Talent Management
• Conduct regular skills gap assessments in collaboration with L&D to identify team training needs for trees, either at the state, regional or program-wide level.
• Lead annual recruitment campaigns for open roles.
• Research and Program Execution
• Undertake independent stretch projects that contribute to the program's success as specified by the program leadership.
• Liaise with collaborators from other farmer-facing and support departments to support innovations and new approaches that will help OAF serve more farmers in better/more sustainable ways
• Training and meetings
• Attend all relevant Programs Division and Trees department events as required, including trainings and meetings.
• Support and participate regularly in district-level meetings and occasionally pod-level meetings to build fluency of field-level challenges, farmer insights and execution approaches.
• Career Growth and Development

Requirements

• Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for . For this role specifically, you will have:
• Seeking an experienced professional with over 3+ years of experience managing agroforestry or other field-based rural/development projects.
• Data analysis & drawing insights from raw data: Ability to collect, interpret, and analyze raw data for decision-making.
• Report writing: Prepare comprehensive reports that clearly communicate findings, recommendations, and performance metrics.
• Budgeting and budget management: Develop, monitor, and manage budgets to ensure financial efficiency and alignment with organizational goals
• Attention to detail: Maintain accuracy and precision in all aspects of your work.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• English required; proficiency in Hausa is an added advantage
• Preferred Start Date
• As soon as possible
• Job Location
• Niger State, Nigeria

Benefits

Additional Information

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. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post. The Nigeria program, established in 2018, is headquartered in Minna, Niger state. We're currently serving over 100,000 unique farmers across the state via our inputs on credit 'Core' program, inputs on cash 'Retail' program, and have a free tree seedling distribution 'Agroforestry' program. To learn more about our work, look at our Nigeria program blog.

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