Nigeria Expansion Specialist
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Posted on:
30-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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 learn more please see ourWhy Work Here blog post.
One Acre Fund Nigeria is among our fastest-growing countries of operation. Our goal is to support at least 50% of Nigerian farming households in developing resilient farming practices and diversifying their income sources through agriculture. We are active in 3 states and aim to expand to 8-10 states by 2030.
About the Role
The expansion specialist will oversee efforts to identify new products services and states to accelerate progress toward our vision. You will develop strategies and plans to extend our reach to new regions helping hundreds of thousands of farmers annually. The Expansion Lead will work alongside program leaders to lead these initiatives and will report to the Program Division Lead.
Responsibilities
- Build a long-term strategy for expansion to new areas.
- Translate high-level strategy into actionable annual expansion plans
- Coordinate expansion decision-making and implementation across departments.
- Design and trial existing products/services in new states and pilot new products/services in states.
- Manage communication of main decisions and priorities across all teams from senior leadership to field staff.
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:
- 5 years experience in business development expansion or related field and 3 years experience leading teams and collaborating across multiple departments.
- 3 years track records of expanding into new markets and driving revenue or farmer growth.
- You have enthusiasm for learning feedback and continuous improvement.
- You are willing to be based in rural areas for project durations of up to 18 months followed by reassignment to another rural location.
- Fluency in multiple languages with a focus on languages spoken in target markets like Hausa.
Preferred Start Date
As soon as possible
Job Location
Flexible (Bauchi for now)
Benefits
Health insurance paid time off
Eligibility
This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Nigeria.
Application Deadline
25 January 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 @. Please report any suspicious communication here ()but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.
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:
IC
Key Skills
- Sales Experience
- Crane
- Customer Service
- Communication skills
- Heavy Equipment Operation
- Microsoft Word
- Case Management
- OSHA
- Team Management
- Catheterization
- Microsoft Outlook Calendar
- EHS
About Company
We supply 1 million smallholder farmers with everything they need to grow more food and earn more money. One Acre Fund envisions a world where all farmers have big harvests, healthy families, and rich soil.
