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.

Our Kenya program, founded in 2006, operates under the local brand Tupande. Close to 500 staff in our Kakamega headquarters support 1,747 field staff and serve more than 1 million farmers. In Nairobi, around 50 staff support global functions like procurement, recruitment, government relations, and communications.

About the Role

Seeking an exceptional Laboratory Lead with 5+ years of experience to lead set-up, commissioning, and routine Laboratory operations to ensure Tupande processing is high-quality and food safe. The Lab Manager is responsible for ensuring the lab produces accurate results, remains legally compliant and operates efficiently to support factory production.

Responsibilities

Quality & Compliance

• ISO 17025 Lead: Build and maintain the quality systems to keep the lab internationally accredited.
• Audit Expert: Main point of contact for regulators (KENAS, NEMA, DOSHS). You fix system gaps before external inspectors find them.
• Accuracy Checks: Compare lab results with global benchmarks (Proficiency Testing) to prove data reliability.
• Document Master: Keep all manuals and testing methods (SOPs) updated according to International Standards.

Technical Leadership

• Method Expert: Approve all testing methods (Chemical/Microbiological) and create new ones for new products.
• Equipment Care: Manage the setup and maintenance of high-tech lab tools.
• Final Approval: Act as the final technical "sign-off" on all test certificates before products go from the factory.
• Problem Solver: Investigate failed tests to find out if the lab made a mistake or if there is a real issue in production.

Operations & Safety

• Expansion & Setup: Lead the technical side of building or growing lab facilities (plumbing, HVAC, etc.).
• Budgeting: Manage costs for chemicals and equipment maintenance.
• Safety & Waste: Enforce strict safety rules (PPE/Spills) and ensure hazardous waste is disposed of legally.

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:

• 5+ years of experience in a food/agricultural lab management role.
• Deep knowledge of ISO 17025, KENAS, and NEMA regulations. 
• Experience managing teams, budgets and complex projects.
• Proven ability in validating new testing methods and equipment.
• Experience in laboratory accreditation processes, equipment qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ), and method validation.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Sagana, Kenya

Benefits

 Health insurance, paid time off

Contract Duration

2 years

Eligibility

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

Application Deadline

04 August 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.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization's mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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.

Our Kenya program, founded in 2006, operates under the local brand Tupande. Close to 500 staff in our Kakamega headquarters support 1,747 field staff and serve more than 1 million farmers. In Nairobi, around 50 staff support global functions like procurement, recruitment, government relations, and communications.

About the Role

Seeking a risk and controls professional with 3-5+ year experience to lead internal controls design as well as managing health and safety for Tupande factories in Kenya.

Responsibilities

Food Safety & Product Integrity

• Build the Standards: Help set up and run food safety systems (like HACCP, FSSC 22000, and GlobalG.A.P.) and create tracking metrics (KPIs) for them.
• Inspect Operations: Regularly check the factory to make sure it meets safety and legal rules. This includes:
• Running swab tests, chemical checks, and moisture tests to double-check the factory lab's accuracy.
• Testing the recall system unexpectedly to prove the team can track any product from farm to bag in under 4 hours.
• Doing surprise checks on cleaning, allergen controls, and germ prevention.
• Fix Issues: Investigate food safety problems, figure out what went wrong, and help the factory team fix it.

 Workplace Safety (OSHA)

• Assess Hazards: Check processing machinery to make sure physical safety guards and emergency shut-offs work properly.
• Manage High-Risk Areas: Enforce rules for safe stacking heights and fall protection.
• Protect Visitors: Ensure all guests and contractors get safety briefings, wear the right gear (PPE), and sign liability waivers.
• Audit & Train: Walk through the plant to spot safety issues, train staff, and work with teams to fix any problems.

Sourcing & Supply Chain Quality

• Set Up Early Checks: Make sure field officers test crops for moisture, maturity, and dirt before they leave the collection centers.
• Calibrate Scales: Test and adjust field scales regularly to prevent financial losses from incorrect weighing or fraud.
• Reconcile Inventory: Match the amount of product bought in the field with the amount that actually arrives at the factory.
• Check Transport: Inspect trucks and crates to make sure they are clean and free of pests before moving food.

Financial Controls

• Protect Assets: Create and run control systems to protect company property at all factories.
• Enforce Rules: Monitor operations to make sure everyone is following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Stop Losses: Investigate missing inventory or financial issues, find the root cause, and follow up with managers to fix them permanently.

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:

• Work planning and organization
• Ability to understand and communicate complex topics in a simple way
• Findings and report writing
• 3-5 years of experience in conducting regular internal audits of food processing operations to ensure compliance with GMP, HACCP, FSMA, SQF/BRC, and other regulatory or customer standards.
• 1-3 years of experience working on OSHA focused on factory safety.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Sagana Kenya

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off

Contract Duration

2 Years

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.

Application Deadline

03 August 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.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization's mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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.

Our Kenya program, founded in 2006, operates under the local brand Tupande. Close to 500 staff in our Kakamega headquarters support 1,747 field staff and serve more than 1 million farmers. In Nairobi, around 50 staff support global functions like procurement, recruitment, government relations, and communications.

About the Role

Unique opportunity to lead value chain growth in Market Access, shaping strategy, building markets, and driving farmer impact. Own sourcing, partnerships, and expansion while working with strong peers. Great role for entrepreneurial, high-growth talent.

Responsibilities

• The Strategy and Operations Associate is an essential part of the Kenya Tupande team and part of one of the largest social enterprises in Africa. Tupande serves over 830,000 clients in Kenya. Tupande’s vision is to “transform every farming community in Kenya by delivering sustained food security and pathways to prosperity.” Our culture code guides us in how we seek to achieve this vision. 
• This role is an opportunity to directly drive results, advise senior leadership, shape the organisation’s culture and make your colleagues better at their jobs. You will report directly to the Deputy Lead of the Market Access (Soko) team and execute critical strategic projects needed in order to achieve Tupande’s vision. Examples of projects include developing the avocado value chain, defining the processing and market access strategy, and establishing a processing facility.

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:

• You bring exceptional project management and stakeholder engagement skills; prior experience in management consulting, international development, or private-sector experience (3+ years preferred) is an added advantage.
• You thrive in fast-evolving environments with limited playbooks, and you’re comfortable designing systems, processes, and partnerships from the ground up.
• You learn new value chains quickly — from processing to markets to finance, procurement, logistics, and data — and can connect these pieces into coherent operating models.
• You move fluidly between strategic thinking and hands-on field execution, shifting from high-level planning to solving practical challenges on the ground.
• You work well with stakeholders: you understand different teams’ motivations and can align diverse groups toward shared goals.
• You manage ambiguity with ease, balancing multiple priorities such as field pilots, cross-team coordination (Aggregation, Logistics, Sourcing, Finance), and ensuring timely delivery across many moving parts.
• You are comfortable with frequent travel across Kenya for field research, supplier engagement, and pilot oversight.
• You use data and sound business judgment to guide decisions and shape recommendations.
• At a minimum, a Bachelor’s degree is required for this position. Post-graduate degree preferred. 
• Language: English required, Swahili a plus

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Kenya

Benefits

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.

Application Deadline

04 August 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.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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.

Our Kenya program, founded in 2006, operates under the local brand Tupande. Close to 500 staff in our Kakamega headquarters support 1,747 field staff and serve more than 1 million farmers. In Nairobi, around 50 staff support global functions like procurement, recruitment, government relations, and communications

About the Role

Seeking a professional with 2+ years’ experience to lead retail operations. You will use your sales expertise to manage teams, deliver exceptional service, and drive impact.

Responsibilities

• Achieve sales, repayment and impact targets for your zone.
• Manage multiple channel performance through the entire business cycle simultaneously, working with cross-functional teams as necessary, and serve as the primary contact for all zonal performance.
• Provide technical support and training to Duka Assistants and Field Agents by setting up and facilitating weekly meetings.
• Define and manage work planning for Duka Assistants and Field Agents
• Oversee and execute inventory ordering, data entry and merchandising.
• Oversee the control environment at the Duka
• Actively build your teams through hiring, training and performance management
• Supporting planning and implementation of promotion programs for your zone.
• Assist customers in understanding their needs, articulate key differentiators and typical customer buying journeys, and generally display a passion for our program.
• Support your team to create sales opportunities for customers

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 Diploma or Bachelors Degree in any related field.
• 2+ years of experience in a sales, partner or channel manager role.
• Demonstrated ability to consistently work towards strategic goals.
• Effective strategic and analytical thinking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Siekuti, Kenya

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off 

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.

Application Deadline

07 June 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.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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.

Our Kenya program, founded in 2006, operates under the local brand Tupande. Close to 500 staff in our Kakamega headquarters support 1,747 field staff and serve more than 1 million farmers. In Nairobi, around 50 staff support global functions like procurement, recruitment, government relations, and communications

About the Role

Tupande Procurement Senior Coordinator plays a critical role in ensuring smooth and efficient execution of procurement projects by closely aligning with business units (BUs) needs, controlling spend, and improving procurement processes. This role involves managing the full procurement lifecycle for assigned BU procurement  projects, supporting supplier and stakeholder relationships, driving process improvements, and maintaining strict contract management and compliance. The coordinator also provides performance tracking and reporting to facilitate strategic decision-making and continuous enhancement of procurement activities.

Responsibilities

High quality procurement project coordination and execution

• Manages full procurement lifecycle for operational needs including documentation and PO processing within approved strategies and policies, for assigned BU projects.
• Support procurement project implementation  with minimal support from Tupande Procurement Specialist.
• Develop, own and maintain procurement project tracking tools such as sourcing plans and risk registers.
• Ensure alignment with established project timelines, promptly escalate risks, or delays in a timely manner.
• Provide analysis and market research that informs strategies owned by Specialists/Category Leads.

Supplier and stakeholder engagement 

• Effectively manage relationships with suppliers to support operations and contract compliance, while adapting approaches as needed to meet evolving business and procurement priorities.
• Use appropriate supplier relationship strategy based on the nature of BU requirements.
• Coordinate closely with assigned Business Units to clarify requirements, timelines, and proactively resolve arising issues early.
• Act as the coordination link between Procurement and BUs to ensure BU input is included in category work led by Specialists/Category Leads.
• Assess BU requirements and align PR pipelines with sourcing calendars
• Collaborate with BUs to reduce maverick spend and stabilize spend control

Targeted process and performance  improvement

• Support cross-functional improvement initiatives by helping develop templates, SOPs, and training materials.
• Coordinate periodic reviews with assigned  Business Units to clear aged Procurement Requests (PRs) and Purchase Orders (POs).
• Perform root causes analysis to identify bottlenecks and improve PR to PO turnaround time.
• Identify capability gaps and propose practical, incremental improvements to strengthen processes and team performance.
• Facilitate effective collaboration between BU and PRO teams to ensure alignment on priorities, timelines, and deliverables.
• Promote proactive communication between BU units and PRO to support timely planning, coordination, and issue resolution.

Strategic sourcing responsibilities

• Define the scope and profile of assigned procurement categories.
• Conduct comprehensive spend analysis, market analysis, and profile demand/supply markets to identify opportunities.
• Develop strategic sourcing strategies, setting clear objectives for cost savings, quality improvement, risk mitigation, and determining appropriate tactics.
• Identify, evaluate, and pre-qualify potential suppliers based on strategic needs.
• Lead RFx processes, including negotiation of pricing, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), payment terms, delivery windows, and change management processes, while integrating selected suppliers into planning systems.
• Finalize and execute contracts, ensuring all terms and conditions are clearly defined and favorable.
• Monitor supplier performance against contract terms, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and hold regular business review meetings to ensure costs are consistently driven down.

Reporting and documentation

• Prepare routine reports and dashboards on procurement project progress, highlighting status updates, risks, and key actions for timely decision-making.
• Support data collection and analysis, including responding to ad-hoc market research requests that inform sourcing decisions and category strategies.
• Capture and document supplier performance data to help drive improvements in service levels, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Analyse cost drivers by Business Unit, identifying short-, medium-, and long-term trends to support planning and spend management.
• Work with other BU coordinators to promote standardization and consolidation of requirements, helping reduce duplication and improve sourcing efficiency across BUs.
• Monitor KPI performance for assigned procurement projects and follow up on corrective actions when targets are not met.
• Maintain clear, organized, and audit-ready documentation for all procurement transactions to support compliance and transparency.
• The Tupande Procurement Senior Coordinator will also perform any other duties as assigned by the manager.

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:

• Minimum 3-year work experience in a demanding professional environment.
• Bachelor's degree in procurement, project management, business strategy, or related discipline. Candidates with higher diploma and extensive relevant experience may also qualify.
• Professional qualification e.g CIPS, CILT preferred
• Familiarity with procurement models, sourcing frameworks, and PR-PO systems such as Odoo or SAP
• Language: Fluent in English and Kiswahili preferred.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Nairobi and Kakamega, Kenya

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off 

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.

Application Deadline

21 July 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.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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.

Our Kenya program, founded in 2006, operates under the local brand Tupande. Close to 500 staff in our Kakamega headquarters support 1,747 field staff and serve more than 1 million farmers. In Nairobi, around 50 staff support global functions like procurement, recruitment, government relations, and communications.

About the Role

Seeking a professional with 3+ years’ experience to lead retail operations. You will use your sales expertise to manage teams, deliver exceptional service, and drive impact. Proficiency in Google Suite, English, Kiswahili, and a tertiary education

Responsibilities

• Achieve sales, repayment and impact targets for your zone.
• Manage multiple channel performance through the entire business cycle simultaneously, working with cross-functional teams as necessary, and serve as the primary contact for all zonal performance.
• Provide technical support and training to Duka Assistants and Field Agents by setting up and facilitating weekly meetings.
• Define and manage work planning for Duka Assistants and Field Agents
• Oversee and execute inventory ordering, data entry and merchandising.
• Oversee the control environment at the Duka
• Actively build your teams through hiring, training and performance management
• Supporting planning and implementation of promotion programs for your zone.
• Assist customers in understanding their needs, articulate key differentiators and typical customer buying journeys, and generally display a passion for our program.
• Support your team to create sales opportunities for customers

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:

• Tertiary education
• 3+ years of experience in a sales, partner or channel manager role.
• Demonstrated ability to consistently work towards strategic goals.
• Effective strategic and analytical thinking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Nyanza, Kenya

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off 

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.

Application Deadline

12 June 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.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Are you passionate about building communities that do more than engage; communities that drive growth, deepen belonging, and unlock measurable business impact? Do you thrive at the intersection of community building, learner engagement, programme activation, and cross-functional execution? Are you excited by the opportunity to shape how community becomes a key driver of enrollments, retention, storytelling, and brand advocacy in one of ALX’s most important markets?

Do you have the strategic maturity to design community systems and the operational discipline to make them work at scale? Can you activate ambassadors, mobilise learners and alumni, and create high-energy experiences that strengthen participation and drive results? Are you energized by the opportunity to make community one of the strongest levers for growth in Kenya?

If so, this could be the role for you.

About ALX Africa

ALX Africa, a non-profit organisation under the ALX Foundation, is dedicated to unlocking the potential of Africa's digital future. Formerly part of Sand Tech Holdings, we've embarked on an independent journey to provide world-class tech skills training and career acceleration programmes. Our mission is to bridge the digital divide, upskill and re-skill talent, and create a generation of innovative leaders. By 2030, we aim to empower 2 million Africans to secure sustainable tech careers.

With hubs in 8 cities across Africa and counting, we provide safe access to quality learning and a dedicated network of expert instructors. Our innovative programmes equip learners with the practical skills and knowledge needed to succeed in today's rapidly evolving tech industry. Through a combination of rigorous coursework, industry partnerships, and hands-on projects, we prepare our students for in-demand roles in software engineering, data science, and cybersecurity.

We achieve this by:

• Providing young professionals with access to the most in-demand tech skills that will power the future.
• Empowering the next generation of technology innovators, entrepreneurs, and business leaders through challenging, real-world coursework.
• Building a lifelong, impactful community of tech professionals that supports them at all stages of their career journey. 

Our impact thus far:

• 347k+ graduates since 2020
• 257k youth in work
• 31k youth starting own ventures
• 60k youth in jobs created by entrepreneurs

 Visit our website www.alxafrica.com to learn more about our digital revolution.

Role Summary

The Community Manager will be responsible for leading ALX’s community activation strategy in Kenya, with a strong focus on ambassador activation, learner and alumni engagement, community-led recruitment, and impact storytelling.

The role will own the development of systems, experiences, and operating rhythms that enable the community to become a scalable driver of growth. This includes activating ambassadors, increasing monthly active engagement, supporting community contribution to enrollments, documenting compelling stories of impact, and creating a strong community experience that deepens learner connection to ALX.

The Community Manager will also play a key leadership role in cross-functional execution, partnering with Learning, Marketing, Recruitment, and leadership teams to ensure community efforts contribute meaningfully to business goals around enrollments, learner experience, and market growth.

Specific Responsibilities

Community Strategy and Market Activation

• Lead the design and execution of the Kenya community strategy, ensuring strong alignment with market growth priorities and business objectives.
• Build and operationalise a community model that strengthens learner and alumni engagement while driving measurable outcomes.
• Develop market-relevant activation strategies that increase participation, visibility, belonging, and advocacy across the ALX community in Kenya.
• Establish clear systems, operating rhythms, and success measures that position community as a strategic growth function.
• Continuously refine community programming and structures to improve relevance, consistency, and impact.

Ambassador Programme Design and Activation

• Lead the recruitment, activation, and ongoing management of community ambassadors in Kenya.
• Design an ambassador model that enables consistent monthly activity, strong accountability, and meaningful contribution to community growth and learner recruitment.
• Develop engagement structures, communication rhythms, toolkits, and incentives that empower ambassadors to lead relevant and high-quality community activities.
• Track ambassador activity and effectiveness to ensure the programme supports engagement, referrals, visibility, and growth objectives.
• Strengthen the quality and consistency of ambassador-led programming over time.

Community Engagement, Participation, and Retention

• Drive strategies that increase monthly active engagement across learners, alumni, and broader community members in Kenya.
• Design and oversee community programmes, experiences, and events that foster belonging, accountability, and continued participation.
• Work closely with internal teams to strengthen learner and alumni connection to ALX throughout the lifecycle, from onboarding to post-programme engagement.
• Monitor participation trends, engagement risks, and drop-off points, and implement interventions that improve retention and continuity.
• Create strong operating mechanisms for in-person and virtual community touchpoints that can scale effectively.

Community-Led Recruitment and Growth Contribution

• Partner closely with Marketing, Recruitment, and city teams to ensure community contributes meaningfully to learner acquisition and enrollment goals in Kenya.
• Develop and execute strategies that increase the percentage of new enrollments secured through community-led recruitment channels.
• Support the creation of referral systems, ambassador-led outreach efforts, local engagement campaigns, and events that drive qualified prospect interest.
• Ensure community programming and messaging are aligned with campaign priorities, target audience needs, and market goals.
• Track and report on the community's contribution to lead generation, conversion, and enrollment performance.

Impact Storytelling and Brand Advocacy

• Build systems to identify, capture, and elevate powerful stories of learner, alumni, and community impact in Kenya.
• Work with internal stakeholders to ensure impact stories are consistently documented, surfaced, and shared in ways that strengthen brand credibility and community pride.
• Support the development of a strong story pipeline that provides regular, high-quality proof points for marketing, partnerships, and brand communications.
• Encourage community members and ambassadors to contribute to storytelling efforts that showcase ALX’s value and local impact.
• Ensure storytelling efforts are intentional, measurable, and aligned with business and brand priorities.

Cross-Functional Collaboration and Community Operations

• Work closely with Learning teams to align community efforts with learner experience, participation, and retention priorities.
• Partner with Marketing and Recruitment teams to ensure community campaigns support business growth and enrollment objectives.
• Collaborate with leadership and relevant stakeholders to ensure community priorities remain visible, integrated, and outcome-oriented.
• Build strong internal coordination mechanisms that ensure the community is not operating in isolation, but as part of a broader market growth strategy.
• Contribute to a culture of accountability, experimentation, and continuous improvement within the Kenya team.

Monitoring, Reporting, and Continuous Improvement

• Track and analyse performance across key community metrics, including ambassador activation, monthly active engagement, community-led recruitment, and impact storytelling.
• Build strong reporting rhythms that provide visibility into community health, activity levels, and contribution to Kenya market goals.
• Use data, field insights, and participant feedback to continuously refine community strategy, activation models, and operating processes.
• Translate community performance insights into clear recommendations and action plans.
• Drive ongoing improvements that make the community more effective, scalable, and measurable over time.

Skill Requirements - Essential

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in community management, programme management, youth engagement, ecosystem building, marketing activation, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience building or managing communities that drive measurable outcomes such as engagement, recruitment, retention, advocacy, or growth.
• Proven ability to lead multi-market or multi-stakeholder initiatives with strong operational discipline and execution quality.
• Strong experience designing and running engagement programmes, ambassador initiatives, events, or community activation campaigns.
• Ability to translate strategy into practical systems, operating rhythms, and measurable results.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across Learning, Marketing, Recruitment, and business leadership teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong facilitation and community-facing presence.
• Strong analytical mindset, with the ability to track performance, interpret trends, and use insights to improve programming and results.
• High level of ownership, organisation, and comfort managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Candidates must be based in Nairobi or willing to relocate to Nairobi.
• This is an in-person role, and the successful candidate will be expected to work onsite as part of the Nairobi team.
• Legal authorisation to work in Kenya.

Skill Requirements - Preferable

• Experience working in education, youth development, employability, entrepreneurship, or mission-driven growth environments.
• Experience launching or rebuilding community models in new or emerging markets.
• Experience supporting business or growth goals through community-led acquisition and referral strategies.
• Exposure to content, storytelling, or brand advocacy systems within a community function.
• Comfort working across both virtual and in-person engagement environments.

Person Specification/Attributes

• Courage: Willingness to speak up, challenge the status quo, and embrace new challenges.
• Humility: Openness to learning, seeking help when needed, and a focus on serving others.
• Adventure: A passion for setting ambitious goals, tackling difficult tasks, and finding joy in the journey.
• Initiative: Proactive problem-solving, a sense of ownership, and a willingness to go above and beyond.
• Resilience: The ability to bounce back from setbacks, persevere through challenges, and emerge stronger.

Employment Type

This role is a full-time  position

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.

Our Kenya program, founded in 2006, operates under the local brand Tupande. Close to 500 staff in our Kakamega headquarters support 1,747 field staff and serve more than 1 million farmers. In Nairobi, around 50 staff support global functions like procurement, recruitment, government relations, and communications.

About the Role

Looking for a Roasting Officer to lead end-to-end roasted macadamia production, supervise the roasting team, ensure quality and food safety standards, meet order timelines, and drive process improvements and efficiency.

Responsibilities

End-to-End Roasted Production Management

• Liaise closely with Sales to understand order volumes, timelines, and urgency.
• Manage the full roasted macadamia process: receiving of raw materials, roasting, sorting, cooling, flavoring, packaging, and dispatch
• Ensure data is collected at every production step to enhance proper traceability of the products.
• Plan and schedule daily roasting activities based on confirmed orders and priorities
• Ensure roasting parameters (temperature, time, batch size, moisture levels) meet defined standards.

Appointed as a food safety team member

• Ensure that information on internal communication is included in the updating of the Food Safety Management System; this shall include information in your department relevant to the FSMS that FST is mandated to be aware of, for example, any changes or improvements.
• Verification of the accuracy of the flow diagrams by on-site checking,
• Maintaining records of verified flow diagrams, corrections, and corrective actions.
• Conduct a hazard analysis to determine which hazards need to be controlled, the degree of control required to ensure food safety, and which combination of control measures is required.
• Analysis of the results of the verification activities,
• Plan and implement the processes needed to validate control measures and/or control measure combinations and to verify and improve the Food Safety Management System.
• Systematically evaluate the individual results of planned verification,
• Analyse the results of verification activities, including the results of the internal audits and external audits,
• Evaluate the Food Safety Management System at planned intervals to assist top management to ensure that the Food Safety Management System is continually updatedrial movements, sampling, personnel and equipment’s swabs analysis.

Leadership and employee development.

• Supervise roasting operators and casual staff
• Allocate tasks and shifts based on workload
• Train staff on SOPs, food safety, and equipment operation
• Handle any employee grievances before communicating the grievances to the manager.

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:

• Basic math and computer skills especially, good understanding of MS  Word and MS Excel.
• Exceptional personal organizational skills and attention to detail
• Eager to learn, teach, enhance current processes and develop new operations.
• Good leadership and supervision skills- Should have been in a supervision role for at least one year.
• Should have at least 2 years of experience in the Macadamia processing industry.
• Food safety knowledge, HACCP and good manufacturing Practices.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Sagana, Kenya

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off

Contract Duration

2 Years

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.

Application Deadline

18 June 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.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization's mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Do you live and breathe performance marketing, from media buying and campaign optimisation to conversion tracking and attribution? Are you comfortable working with tools like Meta Ads Manager, Google Ads, Google Tag Manager, and analytics dashboards to ensure every click, lead, and conversion is accurately tracked and optimised? 

Can you turn data into strategy, using insights from campaign performance, tracking pixels, and conversion events to test, iterate, and scale what works continuously? Do you thrive when given clear growth targets and the freedom to experiment across channels, audiences, and creative?

If you measure success in qualified leads, enrollments, cost per acquisition, and ROI, not just likes and shares, this could be your next opportunity. ALX is looking for a Performance Marketing Specialist to drive growth through data-driven campaigns, robust tracking frameworks, and continuous optimisation across our digital channels.

About ALX Africa

ALX Africa, a non-profit organisation under the ALX Foundation, is dedicated to unlocking the potential of Africa's digital future. Formerly part of Sand Tech Holdings, we've embarked on an independent journey to provide world-class tech skills training and career acceleration programmes. Our mission is to bridge the digital divide, upskill and reskill talent, and create a generation of innovative leaders. By 2030, we aim to empower 2 million Africans to secure sustainable tech careers.

With hubs in 8 cities across Africa and counting, we provide safe access to quality learning and a dedicated network of expert instructors. Our innovative programmes equip learners with the practical skills and knowledge needed to succeed in today's rapidly evolving tech industry. Through a combination of rigorous coursework, industry partnerships, and hands-on projects, we prepare our students for in-demand roles in software engineering, data science, and cybersecurity.

We achieve this by:

• Providing young professionals with access to the most in-demand tech skills that will power the future.
• Empowering the next generation of technology innovators, entrepreneurs, and business leaders through challenging, real-world coursework.
• Building a lifelong, impactful community of tech professionals that supports them at all stages of their career journey. 

Our impact thus far:

• 347k+ graduates since 2020
• 257k youth in work
• 31k youth starting own ventures
• 60k youth in jobs created by entrepreneurs

 Visit our website www.alxafrica.com to learn more about our digital revolution.

Role Summary

ALX Kenya is seeking a highly analytical, execution-focused Performance Marketing Specialist to drive learner acquisition and growth across Kenya.

This role is designed for a marketer who is deeply fluent in paid acquisition, conversion tracking, attribution, and campaign optimization, and who measures success through pipeline quality, enrollments, acquisition efficiency, and return on investment.

The successful candidate will sit at the intersection of media buying, data infrastructure, analytics, and growth experimentation. They will be responsible not only for launching and optimizing campaigns, but also for ensuring the integrity of the tracking ecosystem, strengthening visibility across the acquisition funnel, and enabling faster, smarter decision-making through robust reporting and insights. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys solving complex growth challenges, and is motivated by measurable outcomes rather than vanity metrics.

Specific Responsibilities

Performance Media Strategy and Campaign Execution

• Lead the strategy, setup, execution, and optimization of paid digital campaigns across key performance channels, including Meta, Google, and other relevant acquisition platforms.
• Build and manage full-funnel campaign strategies that drive awareness, lead generation, and learner enrollment across multiple markets.
• Own campaign architecture, audience targeting, budget allocation, bid strategies, and spend efficiency to maximize growth outcomes.
• Run disciplined A/B tests across creatives, messaging, audiences, placements, and landing pages to continuously improve results.
• Optimize campaigns against core commercial and growth metrics, including cost per lead, cost per acquisition, conversion rates, and return on ad spend.
• Identify opportunities to scale high-performing campaigns while reducing inefficiencies across underperforming segments.

Conversion Tracking, Attribution, and Technical Setup

• Design, implement, and maintain a reliable tracking and attribution framework to support accurate performance measurement across all digital campaigns.
• Manage tools and systems such as Meta Pixel, Google Tags, Google Tag Manager, and conversion event tracking across landing pages and enrollment funnels.
• Ensure accurate end-to-end tracking of user journeys, lead submissions, and enrollment conversion events.
• Monitor tracking integrity and proactively resolve issues related to broken events, tagging errors, attribution gaps, or data inconsistencies.
• Strengthen campaign measurement foundations to improve confidence in reporting, optimization, and investment decisions.

Performance Analytics and Dashboard Reporting

• Develop and maintain performance dashboards that provide real-time visibility into campaign results across channels, markets, and audience segments.
• Build reporting structures that track funnel performance from first click to qualified lead to enrollment.
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators such as CTR, CPL, CPA, conversion rates, funnel progression, and ROI.
• Translate campaign and funnel performance data into clear, actionable reporting for marketing stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Improve organizational visibility into acquisition performance through high-quality dashboards, reporting discipline, and insight generation.
  
  

Insight Generation and Growth Optimization

• Produce weekly and monthly performance reports that surface trends, opportunities, risks, and recommended actions.
• Identify patterns in audience behavior, creative effectiveness, channel performance, and funnel drop-off points to inform strategic optimization.
• Use data and experimentation to uncover new growth opportunities and improve acquisition efficiency over time.
• Generate insights that support better decision-making across learner acquisition, campaign investment, and market prioritisation.
• Partner with leadership to align marketing performance with broader enrollment, impact, and revenue goals.
  
  

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Marketing, Recruitment, and Community teams to ensure campaigns are aligned with recruitment pipelines, market priorities, and enrollment targets.
• Support broader market activation efforts, community initiatives, and events with targeted performance campaigns where relevant.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure messaging, targeting, and learner journeys are aligned with ALX’s brand and value proposition.
• Contribute to a culture of accountability, experimentation, and continuous improvement across the growth function.

Skill Requirements - Essential

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in performance marketing, growth marketing, paid acquisition, or a related digital growth role.
• Demonstrated success in planning, managing, and optimising paid campaigns across platforms such as Meta Ads Manager and Google Ads.
• Strong hands-on experience with conversion tracking, attribution tools, and tagging frameworks, including Meta Pixel and Google Tag Manager.
• Proven ability to build and interpret performance dashboards using tools such as Looker Studio or similar analytics platforms.
• Strong analytical capability, with the ability to turn campaign data into clear recommendations and optimisation strategies.
• Experience running structured A/B tests and using performance insights to guide scaling decisions.
• High attention to detail and strong comfort working across data, systems, and campaign operations.
• Ability to operate independently, manage multiple priorities, and deliver results in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Candidates must be based in Nairobi or willing to relocate to Nairobi.
• This is an in-person role, and the successful candidate will be expected to work onsite as part of the Nairobi team.
• Legal authorisation to work in Kenya.

Who You Are

• Deeply results-oriented and motivated by measurable growth outcomes.
• Curious, experimental, and energised by continuous testing and learning.
• Highly analytical, with a strong grasp of both the strategic and technical dimensions of performance marketing.
• Comfortable moving between execution and insight, from campaign setup to dashboard review to optimisation recommendations.
• Proactive, resourceful, and able to navigate ambiguity while maintaining a strong bias for action.
• A collaborative partner who works well across functions and communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Person Specification/Attributes

• Courage: Willingness to speak up, challenge the status quo, and embrace new challenges.
• Humility: Openness to learning, seeking help when needed, and a focus on serving others.
• Adventure: A passion for setting ambitious goals, tackling difficult tasks, and finding joy in the journey.
• Initiative: Proactive, resourceful, and able to navigate ambiguity while maintaining a strong bias for action.
• Resilience: The ability to bounce back from setbacks, persevere through challenges, and emerge stronger.
• Flexibility: Comfortable moving between execution and insight, from campaign setup to dashboard review to optimization recommendations.

Employment Type

This role is a full-time position

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Are you passionate about building entrepreneurial ecosystems and supporting founders from idea to scale? Do you thrive at the intersection of strategy, community building, programme execution, and ecosystem engagement? Are you energised by the opportunity to work directly with ambitious entrepreneurs, startup founders, mentors, investors, and innovation partners to unlock new pathways for venture creation and growth?

Do you have the ability to translate entrepreneurial ambition into structured programmes, meaningful founder support, and high-impact ecosystem experiences? Can you combine operational discipline with strategic thinking to drive enrollment, engagement, venture progression, and ecosystem visibility? Are you excited by the challenge of helping shape one of Africa’s most dynamic entrepreneurship platforms while working across multiple markets?

If so, this could be the role for you.

About ALX Africa

ALX Africa, a non-profit organisation under the ALX Foundation, is dedicated to unlocking the potential of Africa's digital future. Formerly part of Sand Tech Holdings, we've embarked on an independent journey to provide world-class tech skills training and career acceleration programmes. Our mission is to bridge the digital divide, upskill and reskill talent, and create a generation of innovative leaders. By 2030, we aim to empower 2 million Africans to secure sustainable tech careers.

With hubs in 8 cities across Africa and counting, we provide safe access to quality learning and a dedicated network of expert instructors. Our innovative programmes equip learners with the practical skills and knowledge needed to succeed in today's rapidly evolving tech industry. Through a combination of rigorous coursework, industry partnerships, and hands-on projects, we prepare our students for in-demand roles in software engineering, data science, and cybersecurity.

We achieve this by:

• Providing young professionals with access to the most in-demand tech skills that will power the future.
• Empowering the next generation of technology innovators, entrepreneurs, and business leaders through challenging, real-world coursework.
• Building a lifelong, impactful community of tech professionals that supports them at all stages of their career journey. 

Our impact thus far:

• 347k+ graduates since 2020
• 257k youth in work
• 31k youth starting own ventures
• 60k youth in jobs created by entrepreneurs

 Visit our website www.alxafrica.com to learn more about our digital revolution.

Role Summary

The Entrepreneurship Development Manager will play a pivotal role in building and strengthening ALX’s entrepreneurship ecosystem in Kenya. This is a high-impact role designed for a strong operator, ecosystem builder, and founder-support leader who can drive both programme excellence and strategic market presence across multiple countries.

The role requires the ability to manage programme delivery, founder engagement, stakeholder partnerships, ecosystem visibility, and performance tracking, while contributing to the long-term growth of ALX’s entrepreneurial footprint in Kenya. This individual will report directly to the Country General Manager for day-to-day implementation and local market leadership, while maintaining a strategic reporting line to the Entrepreneurship Director to ensure consistency with ALX entrepreneurship objectives.

Specific Responsibilities

Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development and Market Leadership

• Serve as the primary lead for entrepreneurship in Kenya, driving the development, visibility, and growth of ALX’s entrepreneurship agenda across the three markets.
• Design and execute market-relevant strategies that foster founder engagement, startup pipeline development, and entrepreneurial community building in Kenya.
• Position ALX Ventures and related entrepreneurship programmes as a leading platform for high-potential entrepreneurs, innovation, and venture growth across the three-country portfolio.
• Represent ALX in the entrepreneurship ecosystem through active engagement with founders, investors, innovation hubs, accelerators, corporates, and relevant public and private sector actors.
• Identify and pursue opportunities for ecosystem recognition, strategic partnerships, grants, and visibility platforms that strengthen ALX’s entrepreneurship brand and reach in Kenya.

Founder, Community Engagement and Experience

• Build and sustain a vibrant founder community through regular, high-value touchpoints that deepen engagement, accountability, and peer learning across all supported markets.
• Lead in-person founder engagement and ecosystem activities in Nairobi, while ensuring strong and consistent virtual support for entrepreneurs outside of Nairobi.
• Host monthly fireside chats and ecosystem conversations featuring entrepreneurs, investors, operators, and industry leaders.
• Organise and deliver weekly entrepreneurship-related engagements such as pitch nights, founder meetups, networking forums, hackathons, and community-building events across the country’s portfolio.
• Ensure that ALX entrepreneurship programmes create a strong founder experience from recruitment through onboarding, participation, progression, and alumni engagement.
• Supervise and support community-led entrepreneurial initiatives to ensure alignment with ALX’s strategy, standards, and values.
  
  

Incubator Programme Execution and Venture Support

• Work closely with the ALX Ventures Incubator central team to deliver programme goals and ensure local implementation aligns with broader entrepreneurship strategy.
• Support the screening, selection, and onboarding of strong Founder Academy graduates into incubator pathways, balancing both in-person and virtual programme delivery requirements.
• Facilitate milestone-based workshops, peer-learning forums, and venture reviews that support founders from prototype development through market launch.
• Connect ventures to relevant support structures, including mentors, advisors, interns, ecosystem partners, and investors.
• Organise Demo Days, local pitch events, and showcase opportunities that increase startup visibility, strengthen founder confidence, and create opportunities for investment and growth.
• Support alumni founders in accessing continued support, new markets, follow-on programmes, and funding opportunities.

Partnerships, Mentorship, and Ecosystem Collaboration

• Build and maintain strong relationships with ecosystem players, including investors, entrepreneurship support organisations, accelerators, hubs, government actors, development partners, and corporate innovation stakeholders in Kenya.
• Curate and manage a strong network of local mentors, advisors, and subject matter experts, matching them thoughtfully to founders based on stage, sector, and growth priorities.
• Design and host masterclasses and expert-led learning sessions featuring entrepreneurs, investors, and functional specialists across key sectors.
• Develop and strengthen partnerships that expand resource access, founder opportunities, and collaboration pipelines for ALX entrepreneurs.
• Contribute to fundraising, grant positioning, and strategic partnership development that advance the scale and sustainability of entrepreneurship programming.

Monitoring, Reporting, and Continuous Improvement

• Track and analyse programme performance across key metrics, including recruitment, participation, completion, founder engagement, venture launches, ecosystem participation, and investment readiness.
• Ensure strong compliance with founder reporting, self-assessments, quarterly updates, and programme accountability processes.
• Produce regular reports and insights for internal stakeholders, including city leadership, the entrepreneurship team, and other relevant decision-makers.
• Use feedback, programme data, and ecosystem trends to improve delivery quality, founder outcomes, and strategic programme design over time.
• Participate actively in planning cycles, reviews, and retrospectives to strengthen learning and continuous improvement across entrepreneurship initiatives.

Skill Requirements - Essential

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in entrepreneurship programme management, venture support, innovation ecosystem development, or related programme and project management environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Programme Management, or a related field.
• Strong experience working directly with startups, founders, or entrepreneurial ventures, ideally in an innovation hub, accelerator, incubator, venture studio, or startup support environment.
• Demonstrated experience designing, delivering, and improving entrepreneurship programmes, founder engagement models, demo days, masterclasses, or mentorship structures.
• Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously, balancing strategic priorities with high-quality operational execution across different markets.
  
• Strong stakeholder management capability, with experience engaging investors, mentors, ecosystem partners, and cross-functional internal teams.
• Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills, with the confidence to represent ALX externally and inspire founders and partners.
• Strong planning, coordination, and execution skills, with a high level of ownership and attention to detail.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving, and relatively ambiguous environment with minimal supervision.
• Candidates must be based in Nairobi or willing to relocate to Nairobi.
• This is an in-person role, and the successful candidate will be expected to work onsite as part of the Nairobi team.
• Legal authorisation to work in Kenya.

Skill Requirements - Preferable

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Previous experience as a startup founder, venture builder, startup coach, or entrepreneurship advisor.
• Experience building or managing founder support networks, mentor pools, or investor engagement structures.
• Demonstrated success in partnership development, fundraising, grants, or resource mobilisation for entrepreneurship initiatives.
• Strong understanding of the entrepreneurship ecosystems in Kenya.
• Experience working across both in-person and virtual programme delivery environments.
• Familiarity with impact tracking, founder performance measurement, and ecosystem reporting frameworks.

Person Specification/Attributes

• Courage: Willingness to speak up, challenge the status quo, and embrace new challenges.
• Humility: Openness to learning, seeking help when needed, and a focus on serving others.
• Adventure: A passion for setting ambitious goals, tackling difficult tasks, and finding joy in the journey.
• Initiative: Proactive problem-solving, a sense of ownership, and a willingness to go above and beyond.
• Resilience: The ability to bounce back from setbacks, persevere through challenges, and emerge stronger.

Employment Type

This role is a full-time position

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.

Our Kenya program, founded in 2006, operates under the local brand Tupande. Close to 500 staff in our Kakamega headquarters support 1,747 field staff and serve more than 1 million farmers. In Nairobi, around 50 staff support global functions like procurement, recruitment, government relations, and communications

About the Role

The Tupande MEL Manager will be responsible for overseeing all Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) functions within Tupande. This includes managing and overseeing all ongoing and future MEL projects in the country, ensuring they meet the needs of various stakeholders, including in-country teams, Global MEL and other global teams, and various donors. Additionally, the Tupande MEL Manager will play a key role in contributing to thought leadership within Tupande, particularly focusing on data quality initiatives that support and advance Tupande’s vision as well as the Tupande Impact Plan.

Responsibilities

Directly Oversees MEL Strategy and Execution within Tupande

• Independently lead in-country or program-level impact evaluation and studies of interest to the program. Represent MEL work within Tupande and One Acre Fund and ensure stakeholders clearly understand the actionable results presented. 
• Full ownership of the most complex workstream(s) while also overseeing all other work streams within the country. This will include:
• Developing evaluation plans - from outlining the theory of change to determining the study designs, and implementation plan. 
• Developing data collection tools.
• Ensuring that all projects implemented adhere to MEL’s minimum must do’s. 
• Establish and continuously improve frameworks, processes and procedures for quality assurance, monitoring, analysis, and reporting of impact work data in consultation with key stakeholders. Ensure systems established are running in alignement with organisational processes and systems.
• Work closely with the Program teams and other stakeholders to ensure the MEL results and recommendations are understood and acted upon. 
• Manage all team leadership matters within the department including overseeing the hiring, development and performance management of MEL staff. 
• Oversee the departments’ budgeting and financial management ensuring that growth and efficiencies are explored without compromising team sustainability and data quality. 
• Provide direct support to various stakeholders on ad-hoc requests related to study design, analysis, data collection and any reporting that’s tied to MEL data. 
• Partner with senior leadership in strategic decision making related to impact work.
• Strengthen availability and use of high-quality MEL data for decision-making at all levels of the organization. Integrate data analysis, reflection & interpretation, recommendation and use with ongoing organizational activities.

Data Analysis and Reporting

• Develop or update existing analytical frameworks for all Tupande MEL projects. This would also include exploring analytical efficiencies related to data cleaning, data automation and reporting.
• Own the analysis of all MEL data for Tupande. 
• Own all Tupande MEL reporting.

Contribution to the Advancement of Tupande’s Impact Strategy

• Contribute to thought leadership in relation to the Impact Strategy including:
  • Developing studies that speak to Tupande's impact strategy, including the measurement of new channels and/or any future modifications needed; and
  • Exploring new impact opportunities for Tupande. 
• Contribute to the development of MEL goals based on Tupande’s Impact Strategy. 

Grant or Partner Support

• Provide targeted support for grant-specific methodology or analytical work including time-sensitive requests, development of Tupande specific MEL plans, annual grant reporting and any other grant related request as needed, with support from leadership.
• Represent Tupande's MEL department in various grant and/or partner meetings. 
• Work with various partners on Tupande projects with support from leadership.

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 Bachelors degree in a relevant field of study (e.g., economics, statistics etc.)
• A Master’s degree in a related field is an added advantage
• Strong academic or professional experience designing and implementing evaluations and analysing data  (e.g. with large scale data collection and field team management).
• Knowledge of evaluation concepts and mastery of experimental and quasi-experimental evaluation designs.
• Strong analytical skills, especially the use of statistical techniques leveraged in impact evaluation measurement strategies (e.g. propensity score matching, difference in difference, regression discontinuity, etc.).
• Knowledge of statistical software, such as Stata or R.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to oversee multiple projects with various levels of complexity at the same time. 
• A clear and compelling written communication style with an eye for design and visual presentation. 
• Ability to engage with multiple partners in a diplomatic manner and have strong relationship building skills. 
• Leadership experience, including managing a team. 
• A willingness to commit to living in East Africa for at least two years – this is a long–term, career–track role.
• The ideal candidate will have at least five years demonstrated experience working in the developing world, or be a country national from our program or operations.
• Proficiency in English is required, Swahili is an added advantage

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Kakamega, Kenya

Benefits

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Eligibility

One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role. However, nationals of (or those with an extensive professional background and work history in) our countries of operation are preferred.

Application Deadline

10 May 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.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.