Burundi Field Operations Associate
Role Summary
Detailed description available on the official website.
About the Organisation
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 Africa's 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 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our [Why Work Here](https://oneacrefund.org/careers/why-work-here) blog post.
Our Burundi program, founded in 2011, operates under the local brand Tubura. 1662 staff serve close to 400,000 hard-working farmers. Our Burundi headquarters in Muramvya is supported by two regional offices in Gitega and Ngozi, and a small support office in Bujumbura. One Acre Fund works in the center and north of Burundi, in the provinces of Muramvya, Gitega, Ngozi, Kayanza, and Mwaro.
As a Program Associate, you will have the opportunity to learn from field operations and to help improve our program. Your proposed initial role will focus on execution of our core program as well as general program innovation, but the exact makeup of your work will depend on staffing and program needs, as well as your own interests.
Minimum Requirements
Across all roles, these are the [general qualifications we look for](https://oneacrefund.org/work-with-us/application-process/qualifications/). For this role specifically, you will have:
As soon as possible
- Project management: Able to design and lead medium-to-large projects with a high degree of independence, navigating ambiguity with limited manager support.
- Planning and prioritization: Creates and executes work plans independently. Work is characterized by a high degree of collaboration, higher visibility, and longer-term impact on the team and department.
- People management and coaching: Able to recruit, develop and manage a multi-level team, set clear performance expectations, give effective feedback, and progressively delegate as deputies grow.
- Data analysis: Strong analytical ability, using data to drive decisions and monitor performance against KPIs.
- Communication and stakeholder management: Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to influence without authority and coordinate across country teams, global departments and external partners.
- Innovation and process improvement: Leads innovation and process improvement within the department, from identifying opportunities through to embedding change.
- Budget and resource management: Able to build an annual budget, monitor budget versus actuals, and identify cost-efficiency opportunities without compromising program quality.
- Judgment and execution: Able to make interpretive decisions with incomplete information in a fast-moving field environment, and to keep detail-heavy operations on track.
- Technical proficiency: Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills and comfort with the digital systems used to run operations at scale.
- Languages: English required; French strongly recommended; Kirundi preferred.
Working Conditions
Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits
Application Information
03 December 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 @*[*oneacrefund.org*](http://oneacrefund.org/) *address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.*
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s 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.*
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