Description of the organization
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund helps 5.5 million smallholder farmers increase their farm productivity. Operating in nine countries, home to two-thirds of Africa’s farmers, we provide quality agricultural products, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agricultural training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model allows farmers to increase their income and assets by more than 35% on the land they farm, while sustainably improving their resilience. All of this is made possible by our team of more than 9,000 full-time employees from diverse backgrounds and professions.
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Job Description
As a Seed Production Coordinator, you will play a strategic role in implementing One Acre Fund’s certified seed multiplication program in the DRC. You will work closely with agro-multipliers, public institutions, and research centers to improve access to quality seeds for smallholder farmers. This position combines field supervision, quality management, partnerships, and structuring regionally replicable systems.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Design and Entrepreneurship Manager, you will be responsible for:
Supervision of field activities
- Coordinate all stages of seed production, from plowing to harvest, at sites managed by One Acre Fund or in partnership.
- Carry out regular visits to monitor crop developments and provide solutions in real time.
- Manage the distribution and traceability of inputs
- Collect, analyze and report performance indicators
Quality control and certification
- Apply quality control protocols
- Coordinate inspections, sampling and certifications with SENASEM.
- Supervise post-harvest steps:
Capacity building and standardization
- Contribute to the development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for production and quality control.
- Provide technical support for the development of training modules for agro-multipliers.
- Lead training sessions for partner cooperatives.
Partnership and logistics management
- Develop a network of approved agro-multipliers.
- Represent One Acre Fund with technical partners, local authorities and public institutions.
- Monitor logistics flows between production, storage and distribution sites.
- Facilitate official visits (authorities, donors, management).
Career growth and development
One Acre Fund invests in the development of management and leadership skills. Your manager and a global support team will dedicate significant time to your professional development. We provide ongoing, concrete feedback through mentoring and regular career reviews in the form of management advice. We also hold regular one-on-one meetings, during which we listen and discuss career goals, and work collaboratively to create truly exciting roles. Due to our rapid growth, we constantly have new senior roles opening up and plenty of opportunities in various functions.
Requirements:
We are looking for a professional with a strong commitment to agricultural development and expertise in seed production:
- Minimum 2 to 3 years of experience in agronomy, particularly in certified seed multiplication.
- Mastery of good agricultural practices (GAP) and post-harvest techniques
- Excellent skills in field team management and coordination of multi-site projects.
- Proficiency in digital tools: Excel, mobile data collection, basic GPS.
- Fluent written and spoken French; knowledge of Lingala or a local language is an asset.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with public, private and community stakeholders.
- Autonomy, rigor, team spirit, and commitment to the values ​​of the One Acre Fund.
Date of entry into office
As soon as possible
Workplace
Kimpese, DRC
Benefits
Medical coverage, paid annual leave
Eligibility
This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Application deadline
October 5, 2025.
One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official emails from One Acre Fund will always come from an address containing @ oneacrefund.org . Please report any suspicious communications here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send your application materials to this email address .
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund strives to build a culture where all employees feel valued, represented, and connected—so our team can thrive as professionals and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.
We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, descent, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender, gender identity, or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.