What you will be doing:

• Manage the full execution of sponsored product campaigns across digital advertising platforms like Amazon Advertising, Google Ads and other retail media channels.
• Set up and optimize campaigns through keyword research, targeting refinement, bid management and creative adjustments to meet performance objectives.
• Monitor key performance metrics such as impressions, clicks, conversions and ROI, and implement improvements to maximize visibility and sales impact.
• Run structured A/B tests on creatives, targeting options and bidding strategies to continuously enhance campaign efficiency.
• Conduct detailed keyword research to identify high value search terms and optimize match types, bids and targeting relevance.
• Manage budgets efficiently, monitor pacing and performance against targets and adjust investment strategies when necessary.
• Prepare reports and dashboards that track KPIs, highlight trends and present clear, data driven recommendations for ongoing improvement.
• Analyze performance data to identify insights, business opportunities and risks, and communicate findings to internal stakeholders.
• Monitor competitor activity, benchmark performance and use market intelligence to refine campaign strategy and execution.
• Work closely with cross functional teams including product marketing, e-commerce, analytics and external vendors to align advertising efforts with business goals and category priorities.
• Support product launches, promotional campaigns and commercial initiatives through strong execution of sponsored product advertising.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor degree in Marketing, Advertising, Business Administration or a related field.
• Strong experience in digital advertising with hands-on work in sponsored product campaigns on platforms such as Amazon Advertising or Google Ads.
• Solid understanding of campaign setup, optimization, tracking and reporting tools.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data, extract insights and take action based on performance trends.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams and with external partners.
• High level of organization and attention to detail, comfortable managing several campaigns at the same time.
• Good knowledge of e-commerce, online retail and emerging retail media trends.

Kindly make your application by 15th May 2026

Interview stages 

• HR meeting with the Talent Acquisition
• Technical meeting with hiring manager
• Final meeting with the functional manager

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

As the Commercial Lead, you will design and execute our commercial vision in Uganda. You will bridge the gap between high-level strategy and rural execution, overseeing a diverse portfolio that includes both market access for cash crops (like Coffee and Macadamia) and oversight of our rural retail operations (input sales). This is a high-impact role where you will own the full P&L, lead vertical integration efforts, and design the systems that connect thousands of farmers to global markets.

Responsibilities

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:

Experience & Qualifications

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Agricultural Economics, Marketing, or a related field.
• Professional Experience: 5+ years of experience in business development, market access, or commercial strategy.
• Value Chain Expertise: Deep understanding of agricultural value chains; experience with Coffee or Macadamia is strongly preferred.

Relevant skills

• Commercial & Strategic Acumen: Demonstrated ability to develop commercial strategies and identify significant revenue generation as well as impact opportunities in the agricultural sector for both farmers and the organisation
• Innovation Pipeline Management: Proven capability in prioritising, designing, running, and scaling commercial pilots in a logical and evidence-based sequence.
• Financial & Risk Modeling: Strong proficiency in financial modeling and budget management.
• Supply Chain & Logistical Execution: Proven capability in overseeing partner negotiations, aggregation logistics, quality control, last-mile distribution, and ensuring products meet buyer standards or export regulations.
• Project & Performance Management: Track record of setting and reviewing KPIs, managing complex multi-workstream projects, and driving accountability for results.
• Partnership Management: Demonstrated success in identifying, developing, and managing commercial partnerships with buyers, processors, and distributors.
• Stakeholder Influence: Ability to represent the department at senior levels and secure buy-in from cross-functional teams, including Field Operations and Government Relations.
• People Leadership: Experience coaching senior staff and building a results-oriented, collaborative team culture.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Jinja, Uganda

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

08 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.

About the Role

You will support the Uganda program with financial analysis, budgeting, and reporting to inform decision-making. In addition, you will collaborate with the Grants Finance team in overseeing the financial aspects of specific Uganda-focused grants, including budgeting, reporting, compliance, and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

Financial Planning and Analysis

• You’ll lead the development and continuous update of 5-year rolling forecasts and financial models. You will ensure alignment on financial, operational, and impact assumptions between the Country Director and Global Finance to drive informed, long-term strategic decisions.
• You’ll act as the primary financial advisor for all strategic initiatives, providing rigorous recommendations backed by sensitivity analyses. You will ensure every decision with financial consequences is grounded in Global Finance’s best practices and a deep understanding of potential fiscal outcomes.
• You’ll direct the monthly financial reporting and Budget vs. Actual (BVA) processes in collaboration with department heads. By providing senior leadership with targeted analysis and performance updates, you will serve as a key partner in managing the Uganda program’s fiscal health and communicating results to stakeholders.

Grants Management

• You’ll direct the lifecycle of grants by ensuring compliance with donor requirements, overseeing accurate reporting, and continuously enhancing tracking systems and databases for efficiency.
• You’ll lead the development of donor budget reports and forecasts, monitoring grant spending against budgets to ensure fiscal alignment and proactive performance management.
• You’ll manage comprehensive fund flow models to guarantee operational liquidity for restricted activities, while acting as the strategic liaison between Finance, Field, and Fundraising teams to synchronize fund transfers and grant progress.

Compliance and Control

• You’ll lead the preparation and timely filing of all Uganda-specific tax returns and statutory obligations in strict alignment with local regulatory frameworks. You will serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external audits, ensuring seamless reviews through meticulous data organization and documentation.
• You’ll strengthen the organization’s financial integrity by proactively identifying control weaknesses and risk exposures. You will partner with country leadership and department heads to drive process improvements, seal compliance gaps, and implement robust governance frameworks.

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 Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration, underpinned by a rigorous command of accounting fundamentals and financial reporting standards.
• Over 4 years of progressive experience in finance, consulting, or strategic advisory. 
• Full professional qualification in ACCA or CPA (U)
• Experience managing multi-currency grants from major donors.
• Fluency in Power BI and Google Sheets with intermediate Microsoft Excel modeling capabilities. Proven ability to architect complex financial models and leverage data visualization to drive executive-level decision-making.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Jinja, Uganda

Benefits

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Contract Duration

Eligibility

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

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.

Your journey to leading impact at one of Africa’s leading social enterprises starts here.

Agriculture is one of Africa’s leading employers, engaging 46% of the population, with smallholder farmers producing 80% of the continent’s food. We have made it our life’s work to make these smallholder farmers more prosperous. One Acre Fund is a non-profit social enterprise headquartered in East Africa, and we exist to help smallholder farmers grow more food and earn more money. By 2030, we will be serving over 10 million farmers, generating $1 billion in impact along the way.

If you’re reading this, we believe you could be a part of that growth.

The Future Leaders Program is a 12-month program designed to provide high-potential, impact-driven professionals such as yourself the opportunity to get hands-on experience with some of our most impactful work, coupled with targeted mentorship and professional development. Simply put, the Future Leaders Program is an accelerated path to where your career ambitions and potential impact meet.

If you meet these requirements, then apply below!

You should have:

1. The right to work in one of our existing countries of operation (Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Ethiopia, Burundi, or Malawi). We are unable to sponsor a work permit.
2. A bachelor’s degree or higher.
3. 2-4 years of relevant work experience
4. Working proficiency in English, with fluency in one of our program country languages (Swahili, Kirundi, Amharic, Chichewa, French, etc.) is desired.

And have an aptitude for:

1. Exceptional project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
2. Quickly translating strategy memos into structured project plans.
3. Designing systems, processes, and partnerships from the ground up.
4. Using data and sound business judgment to guide decisions and shape recommendations.
5. Some experience in or exposure to social enterprises, agriculture and/or rural development programs is advantageous, but not required.

Note: One Acre Fund cannot support a work permit for this role, all candidates must have the right to work in one of our program countries

About the role:

We are looking for highly skilled AI Evaluators to support the development of advanced AI tools for grammar correction and proofreading. This project focuses on creating a rich and diverse dataset of written German text, annotated and corrected by humans.

Responsibilities:

• Respond to a set of prompts simulating realistic business or casual communication.
• Write clear, plausible short texts (3–4 sentences for business settings, 1–2 sentences for casual chat).
• Generate responses with intentional but realistic grammar, spelling, and structural errors.
• Review annotated message pairs (input text + corrected/proofread version) to ensure:
• All grammar/spelling/preposition/punctuation errors are corrected appropriately
• Meaning is preserved between input and corrected text
• Error types are classified correctly
• Explanations are clear and linguistically sound

Qualifications:

• German as a first language - C1 German proficiency 
• English as a second language - B2 English proficiency.
• Ability to follow linguistic and situational writing prompts.
• Good written communication and creativity.
• 2 years working experience in a corporate/ business environment.
• 1 year working experience working as an AI Evaluator, data annotator, or similar role 
• Strong computer literacy and fast, accurate typing skills are essential for navigating annotation tools and maintaining efficiency in text-based tasks.
• Strong logic, intuitive problem-solving and critical thinking; adaptability to the needs of the task. The candidate needs to be open-minded and welcome different viewpoints or solutions.
• Proactiveness, confidence to work independently without constant support. Reliability and being able to make good decisions on their own.
• Be a thought partner to delivery managers, input into the project delivery strategies, and share quality best practices to aid in achieving the project goals.
• Adapt quickly to evolving guidelines, new task types, and AI model updates in a fast-paced, iterative environment. Access to your own laptop for work 

Preferred Qualifications:

• C1 or C2 English preferred 
• Experience working with NLP/GenAI models is a plus 

NB: This is a temporary, project-based position with the possibility of renewal. While this role will be on payroll, please note that benefits are not included as part of this position.