Job ID: 314519

Tupande Crop Sourcing Specialist

One Acre Fund

Location: Sagana, Kenya

Apply by: 03 Dec 2026

Relevant Sectors

Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural

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Tupande Crop Sourcing Specialist (Fixed-Term)

Location: Sagana, Kenya

This role provides critical day-to-day coordination for the Crop Sourcing Team, ensuring smooth operational execution across value chains including avocado, macadamia, dried fruit and cash crops by managing sourcing calendars, tracking KPIs, and generating performance reports. The Specialist helps align field and office-based teams with tools, schedules, and data insights that keep aggregation activities on track.

Responsibilities include maintaining daily/weekly sourcing trackers and dashboards; monitoring performance against seasonal targets and flagging bottlenecks; supporting planning and rollout of aggregation timelines and logistics coordination; preparing reports and dashboards for leadership and field teams; coordinating execution resources for sourcing teams; designing and piloting loyalty or incentive schemes to boost farmer retention and supply volumes; ensuring compliance with quality thresholds; identifying gaps in farmer engagement; maintaining TA-facing aggregation toolkits and briefing materials; and managing Coordinators, Supervisors and the crop sourcing team.

Requirements: 3+ years of experience in agriculture; critical thinking and organizational excellence; strong numerical and analytical skills; prior experience in agricultural operations, market access projects, or agribusiness with a focus on smallholder farmers and value chains; understanding of certification processes (e.g., FSSC 22000, Rainforest Alliance, GlobalGAP); practical understanding of tree crops and value chain productivity levers; and project management expertise.

Contract duration is 2 years (renewable), with health insurance and paid time off. This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.

Deadline 03 December 2026

HOW TO APPLY:
Apply via the One Acre Fund careers portal listing for this vacancy.
https://oneacrefund.org/vacancies/tupande-crop-sourcing-specialist-fixed-term