One Acre Fund, founded in 2006, equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers across nine African countries to make their farms more productive, providing high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and other agricultural services. The Nigeria program, established in 2018, is headquartered in Minna, Niger state, serving over 100,000 farmers. The Chief of Staff will lead the execution of the Country Director's strategic agenda and drive organizational effectiveness across the entire country program, acting as primary strategic architect and operational lead. Responsibilities: serve as the Country Director's principal strategic advisor providing data-driven recommendations; translate organizational strategy into prioritized, actionable execution plans; lead and coordinate strategic, high-stakes initiatives across departments; conduct research and market analysis; facilitate strategic communication and decision-making between the Country Director and senior leadership; cultivate relationships with high-level external stakeholders including major donors and government partners; assume end-to-end ownership of special cross-functional projects; establish accountability frameworks and monitor organization-wide progress; own the development of executive reports, presentations, and briefing materials; prepare Board and senior leadership meetings; and screen and prioritize incoming requests while handling confidential information with discretion. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Management, Development Studies or related field (Master's preferred); minimum 5+ years in roles combining strategic support, project management, and executive operations, ideally in management consulting, corporate strategy, high-growth business operations, social enterprise, or international development; proven ability to work closely with senior leadership; advanced analytical and critical thinking skills. Benefits include health insurance and paid time off. Preferred start date: as soon as possible.
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply via the One Acre Fund careers site. Note: One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process; official emails always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Nigeria.
https://oneacrefund.org/vacancies/nigeria-chief-staff