About the Role
Seeking an experienced professional with over 3 years of experience managing agroforestry or other field-based rural/development projects, with great team and project management skills, to help us reach more farmers & serve them with tree products.
Responsibilities
Delivery of Program KPI
Support the successful execution of Trees field operations at state/regional level, which includes field team set up, nursery set up and management, seedling production and sales, farmer enrolment, farmer adoption and post distribution activities with the target of 100% timely completion across all.
Support the successful delivery of other program division targets as assigned to ensure OAF is serving farmers holistically across multiple business units.
Team Management
State-wide field team management, including field directors, assistant field directors, field managers, field assistants (and/or other casuals engaged at the site and nursery level), and nursery managers with a responsibility to serve a minimum of 160,000 farmers annually.
Train, motivate, mentor, and evaluate team members through direct management, as in the case of FDs/AFDs and/or indirect management of field managers to drive program goals across the state.
Talent Management
Conduct regular skills gap assessments in collaboration with L&D to identify team training needs for trees, either at the state, regional or program-wide level.
Lead annual recruitment campaigns for open roles.
Research and Program Execution
Undertake independent stretch projects that contribute to the program's success as specified by the program leadership.
Liaise with collaborators from other farmer-facing and support departments to support innovations and new approaches that will help OAF serve more farmers in better/more sustainable ways
Training and meetings
Attend all relevant Programs Division and Trees department events as required, including trainings and meetings.
Support and participate regularly in district-level meetings and occasionally pod-level meetings to build fluency of field-level challenges, farmer insights and execution approaches.
Qualifications
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
Seeking an experienced professional with over 3+ years of experience managing agroforestry or other field-based rural/development projects.
Data analysis & drawing insights from raw data: Ability to collect, interpret, and analyze raw data for decision-making.
Report writing: Prepare comprehensive reports that clearly communicate findings, recommendations, and performance metrics.
Budgeting and budget management: Develop, monitor, and manage budgets to ensure financial efficiency and alignment with organizational goals
Attention to detail: Maintain accuracy and precision in all aspects of your work.
Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
English required; proficiency in Hausa is an added advantage