Nigeria Trees Sustainability Coordinator (Fixed-Term)
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
Seeking a detail-oriented Coordinator to power our Trees sustainability. You’ll centralize data, lead cross-team reporting, and optimize field execution through dashboards and surveys. Help us refine our offerings and deliver better results for farmers.
Responsibilities
- Support coordination and execution of the Trees Sustainability workstream under the guidance of a Specialist or Trees Lead.
- Create and maintain project schedules, timelines and milestones.
- Document key learnings including challenges and risks, areas of improvement and opportunities.
- Consolidate and maintain all data and documentation related to the Sustainability workstream including the Fruit Trees Program.
- Develop and maintain dashboards to track project performance and key indicators including nursery performance and efficiency, germination, and production, farmer enrolments and sales, distribution and post distribution farmer follow up.
- Ensure accuracy, completeness, and accessibility of all program data.
- Conduct regular budget variance analysis to determine performance against budget and share finding with program leadership.
- Provide actionable recommendations to field teams based on program performance data.
- Design and/or Support farmer surveys to gather insights for program improvement.
- Go to Gemba regularly to meet with farmers, tree group leaders, nursery managers, key community leaders to build fluency on field execution to inform targeted support to field teams.
- Train field staff on program objectives, data collection, and reporting requirements.
- Facilitate knowledge sharing and adoption of best practices in Trees management and Value chain.
- Conduct regular check ins with team members on weekly basis.
- Provide constructive feedback on staff performance through regular performance reviews conducted at least twice a year.
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:
- 1-2 years of relevant work experience
- Experience implementing agroforestry projects at the field level
- University degree required in Business Administration, International Development, Agric Economics, or related fields.
- Expert at transforming raw data into actionable insights through custom dashboards and advanced performance reporting.
- Proficient in crafting high-level presentations and technical reports that translate complex data for executive decision-making.
- Advanced proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
- Highly organized with a focus on efficient work planning, meticulous attention to detail, and seamless task execution.
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a track record of resolving complex operational bottlenecks.
- Skilled communicator and trainer, capable of leading workshops and facilitating cross-functional team alignment.
Preferred Start Date
As soon as possible
Job Location
Lafia, Nasarawa State
Benefits
Health insurance, paid time off
Contract Duration
1 year
Eligibility
This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Nigeria.
Application Deadline
25 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.
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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.