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.
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One Acre Fund has been working with farmers in the Amhara region of Ethiopia since 2014, with a specific focus on trees since 2018. The Ethiopia program has now expanded into the South Region of Ethiopia in 2024. Our aim with the tree program is to provide not only short-term income opportunities but also long-term benefits, such as soil health improvements and erosion control, so that farmers build resilience over time.
The Innovations & Growth Lead will be an essential part of our leadership team in one of One Acre Fund’s fastest-growing country programs. The Ethiopia program is planning to serve over 260,000 farmers in 2026 and grow more than ~24 million trees.
As an Innovations & Growth Lead, you will sit at the intersection of high-level strategy and “last-mile” delivery, shaping the strategy to plant 100 million trees and generate over $100M additional impact for 440,000 Ethiopian farmers by 2030. The role also focuses on initiatives that drive significant reduction of our program costs and lay the foundation for our programs to start earning revenue.
You will take our 5-year vision and translate it into a rigorous “Learning Agenda”: designing the field trials, managing the data, and proving what works before we scale it to 440,000 households. If you are obsessed with evidence-based growth and love solving complex operational puzzles in the field, this is for you!.
Through the Impact department, you will research and test the most impactful agricultural practices, products, and services for our farmers. You will lead a high-performing team of innovators and pilot specialists, while maintaining a strategic “dotted-line” over our Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team. Reporting directly to the Country Director, you will ensure that every piece of data collected in the field informs our highest-level strategic decisions.
Success in this role is measured by your ability to reach OAF Ethiopia’s 2030 objectives. You will have an exciting opportunity to:
A Typical Day in the Life:
Day 1: The Strategist
Day 2: The Operator
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.
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
As soon as possible
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.
25 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.
Application Link: https://oneacrefund.org/vacancies/ethiopia-innovations-and-growth-lead
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.
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