Junior HR Business Partner

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 Africas 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 9000 full-time staff drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more please see our Why Work Here blog post.

The Nigeria program established in 2018 is headquartered in Minna Niger state. Were currently serving over 100000 unique farmers across the state via our inputs on credit Core program inputs on cash Retail program and have a free tree seedling distribution Agroforestry program. To learn more about our work look at our Nigeria program blog.

About the Role

Reporting to the Nigeria People Lead the Junior HR Business Partner is a strategic partner to the farmer-facing departments and other business leaders within the Nigeria Country program aligning human resources initiatives with organizational goals. You will manage a team with a specific focus on recruitment employee relations and talent management. You will collaborate with the human resources team and stakeholders to manage daily operations and implement HR strategies to improve the organizations effectiveness

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business leaders to understand organizational objectives and HR-related requirements and develop solutions to support them
• Build the competence of the team to carry out all critical tasks within the field recruitment employee relations learning and performance management docket
• Be a primary contact for talent management and employee relations matters guiding managers on HR policies procedures and regulation
• Implement performance management processes and guide managers on performance management frameworks
• Prepare regular reports and dashboards for the People Lead on key HR metrics

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. Youll 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. Youll 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:

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration or related field
• Certified Human Resources Management practitioner
• At least five years of progressive experience working in a similar role
• Demonstrated knowledge of employment law
• Demonstrated experience working with HR Information Systems and data tools
• Demonstrated project management skills

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Minna or Lafia Nigeria

Benefits

Health insurance paid time off

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Nigeria

Application Deadline

30th October 2025. 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 organizations 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.

Required Experience:

Junior IC