Tupande Extension and Aggregation Supervisor - Roaming (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.

Our Kenya program, founded in 2006, operates under the local brand Tupande. Close to 500 staff in our Kakamega headquarters support 1,747 field staff and serve more than 1 million farmers. In Nairobi, around 50 staff support global functions like procurement, recruitment, government relations, and communications

About the Role

The Extension and Aggregation Supervisor - Roaming serves as the primary operational link between Tupande and the farming communities. This is a frontline, customer facing role responsible for delivering high quality extension services, ensuring farmer compliance with market and certification standards and driving efficient aggregation operations.

Responsibilities

Market Readiness & Compliance

• Develop a deep understanding of evolving market, buyer, and certification requirements for both avocado and macadamia (and any future crops as assigned).
• Guide farmers in meeting food safety, hygiene, and health standards applicable to each crop.
• Maintain updated and accurate production, training, and compliance records across all assigned territories.

Farmer Training & Extension Services

• Train farmers and farmer groups on crop production best practices, pest and disease intervention methods, and quality standards.
• Lead training on certification requirements and prepare farmers for internal and external audits.
• Carry out regular farm visits, risk assessments, and crop scouting for both avocado and macadamia.

Certification Preparation & Support

• Register and prepare farmers for certification processes as defined by the Market Access team.
• Coordinate certification timelines, training sessions, inspections, and audits across the expanded territories.
• Ensure all assigned farmers maintain compliance and continuously improve their standards.

Aggregation, Sourcing and Logistics Enablement

• Act as a roaming aggregation agent, supporting multiple zones and stepping into new territories as needed.
• Identify farmers producing both avocado and macadamia, directing them appropriately:
• Avocado: support harvesting planning, coordination with field logistics teams, and alignment with export requirements.
• Macadamia: direct farmers to designated buying centers and support smooth procurement processes.
• Serve as a cornerstone of operational logistics—ensuring timely aggregation, farmer readiness, and efficient flow of product from farm to buying center/export pipeline.
• Support optimization of buying centers and macadamia sourcing processes within assigned and rotating areas.

Reporting & Performance Tracking

• Prepare clear, timely reports for supervisors detailing field activities, certification progress, farmer status, and operational needs across all covered zones.
• Build and grow a strong farmer base by achieving targets for farmer recruitment, compliance, and production readiness.
• Provide field intelligence to inform procurement, planning, and market access strategies.

Mobility & Flexibility

• Cover multiple territories as assigned, acting as a roaming agent to address operational priorities.
• Be adaptable to location changes including temporary reassignment to other regions depending on volume, seasonality, and business needs.
• Support cross-regional collaboration and step into new areas quickly and effectively.

Additional Duties

• Perform any other tasks assigned by the manager in line with operational objectives and evolving company strategy.

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:

• 2+ years work experience in an agricultural related field.
• Knowledge of the avocado and macadamia value chain (e.g. fruit varieties, quality,
• seasonality) is appreciated
• A track record in planning field activities and troubleshooting issues
• Able to coordinate teams for harvesting and sourcing from smallholders
• Passionate about serving smallholder farmers

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Makueni, Kenya

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off

Contract Duration

6 months

Eligibility

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

Application Deadline

13 September 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.