Uganda Rural Retail And Marketing Lead [fixed-term]

About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips more than 4 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 her income and assets on supported land by more than 40 percent, while permanently improving her climate resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 8,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions.

Our Uganda program, founded in 2016, serves approximately 27,000 farmers. We offer bespoke training to coffee farmers to help them improve their yields, and distribute a range of different tree species through local nurseries situated close to farmers. Our team in Uganda is headquartered in Jinja, close to the districts we serve, and supported by a small presence in Kampala. To learn more about our work, look at our Uganda program blog

About the Role

The Rural Retail and Marketing Lead is responsible for the sales and marketing of products for farmers and coordination of payments during input sales, and delivery of inputs to farmers in the Uganda program.

You will help increase revenue, enhance farmer engagement, and work with the head of commercialization strategy to lead the successful implementation of the Rural Retail and Marketing strategy.

You will report directly to the Head of Commercialization.

Responsibilities

Project Design and Operations Execution:

• Design and implement project plans, in collaboration with regional execution leads, to achieve rural retail and marketing (revenue generating) goals, and reach as many farmers as possible.
• Develop systems required to mitigate fraud.
• Work with the execution leads of the different regions to design and implement rural retail and marketing trials, and strategies towards set out targets.
• Collaborate with different teams to lead process improvements within the rural retail and marketing functions.
• Lead /execute input delivery for all regions in collaboration with execution and support teams.

Team Management & Representation:

• Line manager of the Rural Retail Coordinator (supporting warehouse management, input distribution, and team training)
• Provide mentorship and professional development opportunities for your team.
• Represent the Rural Retail and Marketing team within the country program

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:

• A Bachelor's degree.
• 3+ years of experience working in the field with low-income communities/farmers.
• At least 2+ years of experience working and managing a sales and marketing portfolio.
• Basic financial acumen - able to set some basic pricing models and forecast models.
• Intermediate proficiency in Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets).
• Language requirement: English is required, and Lusoga/Luganda is an added advantage

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Jinja, Uganda 

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off 

Contract Duration

2 Years

Eligibility

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

Application Deadline

16th March 2025. 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 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.