Agroforestry Lead (Fixed-Term)

About the role

One Acre Fund's Uganda program, based in Jinja and serving farmers in the eastern region of the country, is looking for an Agroforestry Lead on a 2-year fixed-term contract. You will coordinate the annual tree production cycle, from planning and nursery production to seedling distribution, and act as the single source of truth on tree production performance. The role has no direct reports.

Key responsibilities

• Own the master tree production calendar and milestones, and coordinate activities from production planning to seedling distribution and excess tree management
• Align Product Innovations, Supply Chain, Data, Regional Leads and Tree Nursery Managers, and escalate risks, delays and quality issues to leadership
• Ensure timely nursery setup, weekly supervision, follow-up on interventions and corrective action to meet targets
• Work with the Data & Analytics Lead on dashboards and weekly nursery analyses, turning findings into updates and action plans
• Coordinate seed quality control at delivery, receipt and storage, monitor seedling quality and support pre-distribution audits
• Design and lead seedling distribution plans, pack projections, site transfers and route planning
• Coordinate field trials, support the scaling of new tree species and document lessons learned

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Forestry, Agroforestry, Natural Resource Management, Economics, Agricultural Economics or Statistics (or equivalent experience)
• 3 to 5 years of experience in agroforestry or tree production (nursery establishment, seedling production, quality control, agroforestry systems)
• Experience implementing field programmes with supply chain and logistics coordination
• Strong stakeholder management and communication, including influencing without authority
• Comfort with ambiguity in a fast-scaling organisation and willingness to travel regularly to nursery sites
• Citizen or permanent resident of Uganda

Required skills

• Data analysis and dashboard use, able to turn data into action
• Supply chain and logistics coordination

What we offer

• Weekly check-ins with the manager, mentorship and training programs, and career reviews every six months
• Health insurance, housing and comprehensive benefits