Tanzania Carbon Projects Specialist (Fixed-Term)

About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, we make farmers more prosperous by providing quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests. On average, the farmers we serve harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund. 

To learn more about our work, take a look at our Why Work Here blog for more information.

About the Role

As a Carbon Credits Specialist, you will oversee the execution of One Acre Fund’s Carbon Credits program across designated villages while driving impact, financial sustainability and customer service. The main purpose of this role is to lead the enrollment and qualification of farmers into the program, to manage the collection and analysis of high quality data for certification, and carbon credits measurement and sales.

You will report to the Carbon Credits Associate, and you will directly manage 2 - 4 Coordinators, and indirectly manage Carbon Credits Supervisors and Officers. Altogether, your team will manage between 100 - 150 Carbon Credits villages.

Responsibilities

• Enroll and qualify farmers into the carbon program by creating and implementing a marketing strategy
• Distribute high quality seedlings, and create strategies to achieve high planting and seedling survival rates by following best field practices
• Develop training content for all our program milestones and ensure their implementation and knowledge retention on the field
• Design qualitative and quantitative tools to collection and analyze data for all program activities, including program certification. Champion data quality.
• Ensure your team meets their performance expectations by setting goals and creating development plans. Co-create their work plans, and track their performance using a Performance Management System during weekly check-ins and feedback sessions.
• Maintain and foster relationship with the local government
• Promote financial sustainability for your villages
• Foster an excellent team culture

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

• Bachelor's degree in forestry, agroforestry, agronomy, economics, project management, or similar areas
• 2+ years of experience implementing agriculture, agroforestry, forestry or carbon credits programs, or agroforestry, forestry, environmental, or community development projects
• Team and stakeholders management experience
• Project management experience
• Data collection, cleaning and analysis using data analysis software
• Business proficient in Swahili and English

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Iringa, Tanzania

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off 

Contract Duration

1 year

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Tanzania

Application Deadline

28 September 2024

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 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.