Trees Field Manager

Who We Are

One Acre Fund is one of Africas fastest-growing agricultural social enterprises serving over 1.1 million smallholder farmers across 10 countries. We put Farmers First prioritizing impactful interventions that improve livelihoods. At One Acre Fund investing in people is the most sustainable way to achieve scale and impact.

About the Role:

This role leads the coordination and execution of field activities and other associated processes towards the accomplishment of KPIs for the Nigeria Trees Program within the environs of Niger Nasarawa Plateau and Bauchi States.

Responsibilities:

Essential Function 1: Recruitment and Training of Field Team

• Recruitment and hiring of seasonal staff (e.g. Field Assistants Nursery Managers)
  

• Train motivate mentor and evaluate team members through direct and/or indirect management of seasonal staff (e.g. Field Assistants Nursery Managers).
  

• Support farmers mobilization and enrolment to drive the 50% adoption target within the served communities
  

• Plan and coordinate farmers training to ensure all enrolled farmers are trained
  

Essential function 2: Community Entry and Nursery Scouting

• Conduct meetings with relevant key community leaders to raise awareness of tree program objectives and offerings to garner community support
  

• Conduct scouting visits to communities to identify suitable nursery locations for tree raising
  

• Design a site map to ensure nursery locations are accessible and optimize resources for field assistants
  

• Identify drop locations at the pod/site level for the delivery of nursery inputs seedlings and other materials
  

• Liaise with Government officials to obtain necessary approvals and operational support during the season
  

Essential function 3: Nursery Management

• Perform frequent field visits to monitor training activities solve problems and guide trial direction.
  

• Ensure compliance with nursery management practices guidelines and protocols e.g. seed pre-treatment pot filling planting watering weeding and pruning.
  

• Monitor field KPIs and trial performance on a daily/weekly basis making necessary follow-ups and quality checks.
  

• Review nursery performance information daily and prioritize support to poor-performing locations in a timely manner
  

• Regularly submit nursery performance data at least twice a week
  

• Troubleshoot problems encountered by Field Assistants and Nursery Managers.
  

Essential Function 4: Distribution of Tree Seedlings

• Plan site distribution to ensure that distribution is completed timely and effective manner
  

• Lead the distribution of healthy tree seedlings to farmers ensuring that farmers receive the correct number of seedlings either free or paid for
  

• Supervise completion of all nursery distribution tools such as TGL Collection sheet vouchers nursery manager payment sheet etc
  

• Complete distribution reconciliation for all nurseries in a timely manner with accompanying evidence
  

• Capture and report farmer adoption data at the nursery level
  

• Capture the distribution process in media formats and media release consent forms
  

Essential function 5: Post distribution

• Follow up with the tree group leaders to ensure last-mile delivery for tree seedlings
  

• Conduct field visits to observe and document farmer planting
  

• Support post-planting care training for farmers where relevant
  

• Coordinate the clean-up of all your nurseries
  

Essential function 6: Program Execution

• Coordinate trials and mini projects as assigned on different aspects of the tree program and document results
  

• Prepare reports on successfully completed trials capturing results and recommendations where relevant
  

• Provide the program lead with operational insights and feedback in an actionable way
  

Essential function 7: Document completion training and meetings

• Attend all department training as required including refresher training and review all relevant training materials
  

• Attend all meetings including ad hoc meetings for the field team
  

• Complete weekly work plans and submit timely to your manager
  

• Complete check-in documents on a weekly/bi-weekly basis and submit timely to your manager
  

• Could manage up to 7 people at job levels 1 - 2
  

Requirements

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

• Education: Higher National Diploma preferably in Agriculture or related fields
  

Experience:1-2 years of relevant work experience

Experience implementing projects at the field level

• Skills:
  

Technical Skills:

• Basic knowledge of Google Tools - Docs Slides GSheet
  

• Advanced numeracy and literacy skills
  

• Basic report writing skills
  

Soft Skills:

• Experience in management or team leadership
  

• Takes initiative to enhance work efficiency and skills
  

• Work planning skills
  

• Decision-making skills
  

• Problem-solving skills
  

• Communication skills
  

• Fluency in English and Hausa is required
  

• Fluency in the local language of work locations - Nupe Gbagyi is desirable
  

Language Skills

• Required Skills:

  Across all roles these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically you will have: Education: Higher National Diploma preferably in Agriculture or related fields Experience:1-2 years of relevant work experience Experience implementing projects at the field level Skills: Technical Skills: Basic knowledge of Google Tools - Docs Slides GSheet Advanced numeracy and literacy skills Basic report writing skills Soft Skills: Experience in management or team leadership Takes initiative to enhance work efficiency and skills Work planning skills Decision-making skills Problem-solving skills Communication skills Fluency in English and Hausa is required Fluency in the local language of work locations - Nupe Gbagyi is desirable Language Skills