Value Chain Strategy Lead (Fixed-Term) at One Acre Fund

ByMuhuddin Samaila

One Acre, founded in 2006, supplies smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms more productive. We provide quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural trainings to improve harvests. We measure our success by our ability to make farmers more prosperous: On average, farmers harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund. We serve more than 800,000 farm families in Eastern and Southern Africa, with more than 7,500 full-time staff, and we aim to serve 1 million farm families by 2020.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Value Chain Strategy Lead (Fixed-Term)

Location: Nigeria

About the Role

  • You will ensure that market access value chains are analyzed against the winner value chain framework thoroughly and accurately to:
    • inform org resourcing decisions,
    • guide Market Access stakeholders on how to strengthen those value chains, and
    • deliver impact for smallholder farmers and especially youth and women.
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Responsibilities
Value Chain Analysis:

  • Analyze our active market access businesses to drive shared understanding of performance and investment conviction across departments.
  • Lead diligence on new market access businesses that can create significant demand for farmers’ crops, opportunities for women and youth in program countries, and contribute to One Acre Fund’s financial sustainability.
  • Support financial analysis, including our budgeting cycle and investment cases for CapEx.
  • Socialize recommendations with key stakeholders across the organization.

Value Chain Development:

  • Own a new market access pilot from end-to-end: diligence, design, and delivery in collaboration with country programs. Ensure these activities are aligned with the interests of smallholder farmers and youth and women in particular.
  • Support country programs in their value chain development learning on operations, quality/technical management, and unit economics.
  • Develop external expert networks to support market intelligence and strengthen execution on sales and market development.
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Special Projects:

  • Contribute your analytical and entrepreneurial talents to critical projects in other market access businesses as needed.

Qualifications
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

  • Entrepreneurial appetite and horsepower: you can learn new chains rapidly, navigate ambiguity, and balance multiple priorities.
  • Excellent analytical skills: you can build and evaluate decision-grade financial models (especially P&Ls); you can use data coupled with sound business judgment to influence business decisions.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills & stakeholder management: proficient at understanding teams’ and leaders’ priorities as well as exercising indirect influence to align stakeholders.
  • Project management & organizational skills.

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.
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Application Closing Date
15th March, 2026.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Go to Value Chain Strategy Lead (Fixed-Term) at One Acre Fund to apply

Sama’ila Muhuddin is a dedicated Registered Nurse and humanitarian professional with over seven years of frontline experience. Since May 2018, he has served with prominent international non-governmental organizations, including Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Holland, Spain, France projects and ALIMA, responding to emergencies and providing critical care in some of the most challenging humanitarian settings.

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