Tupande Crop Sourcing Specialist (Fixed-Term)
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One Acre Fund Kenya is hiring a fixed-term Crop Sourcing Specialist to coordinate day-to-day sourcing operations, track KPIs, manage aggregation timelines, and support field teams with tools and reports. The role focuses on smallholder farmer value chains, performance monitoring, and improving supply volumes. The application deadline is 03 December 2026.
- Fixed-term role focused on crop sourcing coordination and performance tracking
- Involves managing sourcing calendars, dashboards, and aggregation logistics
- Requires agricultural operations or agribusiness experience with smallholder farmers
- Emphasizes data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and project management skills
- Application deadline is 03 December 2026
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Original source description
This role provides critical day-to-day coordination for the Crop Sourcing Team. This role ensures smooth operational execution in their respective value chains by managing sourcing calendars, tracking KPIs, and generating performance reports. The Specialist helps align field and office-based teams with tools, schedules, and data insights that keep aggregation activities on track.
Responsibilities
Maintain and update daily/weekly sourcing trackers and dashboards
Monitor performance vs. seasonal targets and flag potential bottlenecks
Support planning and rollout of aggregation timelines and logistics coordination
Prepare reports, summaries, and visual dashboards for leadership and field teams
Coordinate execution resources (forms, tools, logs) for sourcing teams
Serve as the bridge between strategy and field execution through real-time insights
Design and pilot loyalty or incentive schemes to boost farmer retention and supply volumes.
Ensure compliance with the set quality thresholds
Identify gaps in farmer engagement and recommend targeted support interventions.
Design and maintain the TA-facing aggregation toolkits, briefing materials and quality routines
Build trackers, tools and reports crop-agnostic by design, so teams and portfolios can move across value chains without rework.
Manage Coordinators, Supervisors and the crop sourcing team below them.
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:
Critical Thinking: Ability to analyze complex problems and develop effective, evidence-based solutions that enhance project outcomes.
Organizational Excellence: Exceptional personal organization and attention to detail, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in project execution and documentation.
Positive Work Ethic: A proactive attitude, demonstrating a strong commitment to teamwork and collaboration across diverse teams and stakeholders.
Continuous Learning and Adaptability: Eagerness to learn new concepts, teach others, improve existing processes, and innovate operational strategies to enhance project effectiveness.
Humility and Empathy: A humble approach to leadership, valuing the contributions of others and prioritizing the needs of smallholder farmers and stakeholders.
Passion for Community Development: A genuine commitment to serving smallholder farmers and improving their market access and livelihoods.
Numerical and Analytical Skills: Strong quantitative skills for data collection, analysis, and interpretation, enabling informed decision-making and performance evaluation.
Stakeholder Engagement: Proficient in building and maintaining relationships with diverse stakeholders, facilitating collaboration and driving project success.
Project Management Expertise: Familiarity with project management principles and methodologies to effectively plan, execute, and monitor projects.
Knowledge:
Industry
Experience
- Prior
- in agricultural operations, market access projects, or agribusiness, with a focus on smallholder farmers and value chains.
- Understanding of Certifications: Knowledge of relevant certification processes (e.g., FSSC 22000, Rainforest Alliance, GlobalGAP) and their impact on market access and product quality.
- Crop production: Practical understanding of tree crops and value chain productivity levers
- Regulatory Knowledge: Awareness of relevant regulations and compliance
Requirements
affecting smallholder farmers and agribusiness operations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Start Date
- As soon as possible
- Job Location
- Sagana, Kenya
Benefits
Health insurance, paid time off
Contract Duration
2 Years (Renewable)
Eligibility
This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.
Application Deadline
03 December 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.
Why Work Here
We’re one of the largest agricultural organizations in Africa, operating in ten countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers.
Guided by our mission, we use the discipline of a business to deliver cost-effective services to millions of people. We believe that heart plus rigor can change the world.
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Job Application Process
We use a unique, hands-on interview process to ensure a great match.
We're constantly seeking exceptional leaders from a diversity of backgrounds and experiences. We strongly encourage applications from African professionals with deep local knowledge and investment in the communities we serve.
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