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 Tanzania program, founded in 2013, supports more than 100,000 farmers with quality farm supplies, as well as fruit trees. Our team in Tanzania is headquartered in Iringa and supported by three smaller offices Mbeya and Njombe in the southern highlands, and Moshi in the north where the team is focused on expanding our services to new clients. One Acre Fund works in select areas in the Iringa and Mbeya regions, with a growing presence in the country’s north.

About the Role

Are you a strategic leader with a passion for building market systems that work for smallholder farmers?
This is a senior role at the heart of OAF Tanzania's commercial ambition. You will define and lead the organisation's market access strategy and portfolio, deciding which value chains to prioritise, shaping the commercial model for each, and building the partnerships needed to make them viable.
You will lead a team delivering both farmer-facing and commercial workstreams, bringing together strategy, commercial design, field delivery, and partner execution into a coherent and scalable portfolio.
This is not a hands-on field role, but it demands enough operational depth to guide execution effectively and ensure that every moving part connects. You will need to move comfortably between high-level strategic thinking and the practical realities of delivery.
If you are ready to shape how smallholder farmers access markets at scale, we would love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

Market Access Portfolio Strategy & Prioritization

• Strategic Roadmap: Define the multi-year strategy across priority value chains (e.g., cashew and avocado) with clear sequencing and resourcing.
• Opportunity Assessment: Evaluate and recommend whether to invest, partner, pilot, or scale specific value chains based on commercial viability and farmer impact.
• Risk-Adjusted Execution: Translate country-level goals into a focused portfolio that balances realistic growth with proactive risk management.

Value Chain Development

• Model Design: Develop commercially sound models for processing and aggregation, determining the best delivery approach (direct vs. partner-led) for the context.
• Partnership Management: Lead the identification, negotiation, and performance management of strategic commercial partners and third-party processors
• Program Alignment: Oversee farmer-facing delivery to ensure field operations align with both commercial requirements and farmer inclusion goals.

Performance, Analysis & Risk Management

• Business Case Ownership: Drive financial analysis, growth plans, and data-backed recommendations for scaling or exiting specific workstreams.
• Performance Tracking: Implement practical systems to monitor supply, sales, partner performance, and tangible outcomes for farmers.
• Risk Mitigation: Identify operational, commercial, and regulatory risks early to implement sensible mitigation strategies.

Leadership: Team, Cross-Functional & Representation

• Team & Operating Model: Build and lead a high-performing team with clear role accountability across HQ coordination and field delivery.
• Cross-Functional Synergy: Partner with Supply Chain, Finance, and Government Relations to ensure seamless end-to-end execution of department goals.
• External Representation: Serve as the primary liaison for buyers, government stakeholders, and donors while advising country leadership on capital and talent allocation.

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 have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in business, economics, agribusiness, agriculture, supply chain, or a related field.
• You have at least 5 years of experience in agribusiness, market access, value chain development, or commercial agriculture — including leading teams and driving strategy through to execution.
• You have strong commercial instincts and numerical fluency . You can build or interrogate financial models, read margins and costs, and make sound decisions from data.
• You have the ability to operate at multiple levels. Equally comfortable setting a multi-year strategy, managing a team, and getting into operational detail when needed.
• You have a practical understanding of how value chains work from farmer aggregation and quality compliance through to processing, buyers, and export dynamics
• You have experience negotiating and managing external partners. I.e., processors, exporters, buyers, or service providers — and holding them accountable to agreed terms and performance.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Tanzania

Benefits

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Contract Duration

2 Years

Eligibility

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

Application Deadline

05 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.

Position Overview

Educate!, the largest youth skills service provider in East Africa is looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic People Operations Manager who will play a critical operational leadership role in ensuring the smooth functioning of Educate!’s people operations in Tanzania. This position combines strategic oversight with hands-on execution across recruitment, employee experience, performance management, compliance, and HR administration. Working closely with the Managing Director and the Global People Team, the People Operations Manager ensures that Educate! maintains a culturally aligned, compliant, and high-performing team. The ideal candidate is systems-oriented, detail-driven, and passionate about building strong employee experiences that empower teams to perform at their best. 

What You’ll Do🌟

Talent & Employee Experience – 30%

• Support recruitment processes for both field and office-based teams in collaboration with implementation and global talent teams, ensuring timely, equitable, and quality hires aligned with Educate!’s values.
• Establish strong systems for field team recruitment, onboarding, and short-term contract tracking to support program agility. 
• Oversee onboarding and offboarding processes to ensure seamless employee transitions and a positive employee experience. 
• Drive initiatives that build and sustain Educate!’s culture, including team socials, engagement programs, and feedback mechanisms.
• Lead culture pulse surveys and develop actionable insights to enhance staff engagement and retention in liaison with the HRBP. 

Performance Management & Capacity Building - 30%

• Oversee implementation of Educate!’s performance management systems, including PDPs, quarterly performance conversations, and annual reviews. 
• Manage the probation process for all new hires, ensuring timely feedback and documentation. 
• Coordinate and deliver new manager training and capacity-building initiatives across teams.
• Work closely with the MD and HRBP to develop workforce plans aligned to program and organizational priorities.

HR Administration - 20%

• Oversee monthly payroll processing and ensure accuracy in statutory contributions and filings.
• Manage staff benefits, including health insurance, airtime credit, staff transport reimbursements, and staff loans.
• Develop and track HR budgets, manage BVAs, and coordinate closely with Finance for expenditure control and reporting.
• Maintain accurate and updated HR data systems (e.g., BambooHR), ensuring data integrity and timely reporting.
• Continuously improve HR administrative systems and workflows for operational efficiency and scalability.

Legal Compliance & Risk Management - 20%

• Ensure Tanzania HR practices are fully compliant with Tanzanian labor laws and other relevant national regulations.
• Manage visa and work permit processes for all international staff, coordinating with legal partners and internal stakeholders. Serve as a point of contact for immigration-related processes, including work permits, visas, and renewals, working closely with the HR coordinator and the legal firms.
• Serve as the primary contact for all immigration-related processes, including visa and work permit applications and renewals for international staff in close collaboration with legal partners and other internal stakeholders.
• Manage the relationship with external legal counsel, ensuring up-to-date labor law compliance and proactive issue resolution.
• Oversee OSHA registration, workplace safety standards, and implementation of compliance audits.
• Draft and manage employment contracts, HR policies, and compliance documentation in collaboration with the law firm and relevant authorities.
• Identify and mitigate HR-related risks through effective policy enforcement and compliance monitoring.
• Proactively identify HR risks and put mitigation strategies in place. 

Additional Responsibilities

As a key partner in organizational leadership, you represent HR to ensure people-focused thinking is embedded in strategic decisions. Keeping the Managing Director and HR Business Partner informed on internal dynamics, emerging trends, and labor developments will be part of how you drive smart, timely actions. In leading the HR Coordinator, you bring clarity, mentorship, and effective delegation to help the team thrive. With a strong commitment to equity, inclusion, and staff well-being, you help shape an employee experience that’s both supportive and fair at every stage.

Who You Are 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️

You’ve built a solid foundation in HR, with at least 4 years of experience and significant portion of that spent managing operations, compliance, and people. You have a solid grasp of Tanzanian labor laws, from payroll and benefits to workplace compliance and immigration requirements. You’ve set up or improved HR systems to support growing or dispersed teams, and you're comfortable using tools like BambooHR to keep things running smoothly. You communicate clearly, handle sensitive matters with care, and build trust across all levels. Experience in a fast-paced NGO or social enterprise is a plus. Most importantly, you’re someone who takes initiative, solves problems as they arise, and helps teams thrive while keeping people, processes, and policies aligned.

Terms

The location is in Dar es salaam, Tanzania

What We Offer 

• A vibrant, mission-driven environment with a supportive and fun team. 
• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Learning & growth opportunities  

Application Process: Rolling basis, interviews happening soon!

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.

About the Role

The Gender, Youth and Social Inclusion (GYSI) Lead will be responsible for incorporating gender-responsive, youth-inclusive and socially inclusive approaches to the One Acre Fund Tanzania (OAFTz) program, ensuring that they address the needs and challenges of women, youth and marginalized groups. This person will ensure that the social dimensions in access, awareness and equity are effectively addressed across all activity components and at all levels throughout implementation. The GYSI Lead will be responsible for developing and implementing the gender and youth strategies that ensure the inclusion of women, youth and marginalised groups in the OATz program.

Responsibilities

Gender, Youth and Social inclusion Assessment and Strategy

• Lead the collection, analysis and utilization of information from a wide variety of sources to inform the program’s gender, youth and social inclusion approaches.
• Ensure the use of participatory and collaborative problem-solving approaches to develop strategies and action plans for gender and youth integration and promotion of social inclusion for marginalized groups within the program plans, Theory of Change (ToC) processes, monitoring and learning plans and implementation guides.
• Contribute to refined period formative research and data collection, and related program strategies to ensure gender and youth integration
• Make recommendations to reach youth & women through both traditional and non-traditional channels.

Program Implementation

• Provide gender and youth-related technical support on an ongoing basis to team leads and participate in team planning processes and the implementation, including embedding GYSI principles within extension services and field activities.
• Provide technical support on the implementation of the Social Behavior Change Strategy (SBC) and SBC Communication, ensuring messages and delivery channels are tailored to effectively reach and influence women, youth and marginalized groups at community level.
• Identify and document best practices of the program in implementing gender, youth and social inclusion components for organizational learning, specifically capturing successful approaches in farmer outreach, youth engagement, and community-level inclusion.
• Build the capacity of the farmer-facing teams to apply gender responsive, youth-inclusive, and socially inclusive approaches in their direct engagement with farmers.
• Participate in program design, which includes product and service offerings to ensure they are attractive to youth, are women-friendly and socially inclusive, and guide the development of extension materials and methodologies that are accessible and responsive to diverse needs.
• Support the identification and promotion of inclusive communication channels and peer learning networks for effective outreach to all target groups.

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:

Technical skills: 

• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Google Docs, Sheets, Slides.
• Fluency in Swahili  and English.
• Excellent professional written and verbal communication skills. 

Education & knowledge:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science, preferably Sociology, Social Development, Gender Studies, Marketing.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a similar role.
• Ability to conceptualize, plan, guide, and implement work with demonstrated experience in mainstreaming GYSI. 
• Program Implementation

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

City, Country

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off 

Contract Duration

2 years

Eligibility

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

Application Deadline

19 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.