Rwanda Senior Agronomist, Conservation Agriculture

Description (Public)

About One Acre Fund 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

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

Develop and continuously improve scalable conservation agriculture advisory models in collaboration with farmer advisory and field teams.
Design practical extension materials, training manuals, visual guides, and digital tools tailored to diverse farmer needs and contexts.
Translate technical concepts including cover cropping, minimum tillage, agroforestry, and integrated pest management into practical field-based curricula.
Adapt advisory approaches and materials based on climate, soil, socioeconomic conditions, farmer feedback, and field learning.
Provide hands-on technical guidance to field teams delivering farmer trainings, workshops, Farmer Field Schools, and demonstration plots.
Build the capacity of field staff and local extension agents to effectively promote and support conservation agriculture adoption.
Provide timely agronomic troubleshooting to farmers and field teams addressing crop, soil, pest, and climate-related challenges.
Work with MEL and field teams to develop and implement systems that track adoption, farmer outcomes, and opportunities for scaling.

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

Qualifications & Experience:

Master’s degree in Agronomy, Agroecology, Crop Science, Soil Science, or a closely related agricultural field.
Minimum 6 years of relevant professional experience in agronomy, conservation agriculture, regenerative agriculture, or agroecological farming systems.

Skills & Competencies:

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
Proven experience developing agricultural extension materials and leading farmer-facing training, capacity building, or advisory programs.
Demonstrated experience coordinating multi-stakeholder projects involving government, NGOs, research institutions, academia, or private-sector partners.
Strong hands-on experience working directly with smallholder farmers and field teams, with willingness to travel extensively and spend significant time in rural settings.
Proficiency in English is required; additional regional or international languages are an advantage.

How to Apply

About One Acre Fund Rwanda

One Acre Fund is a non-profit social enterprise that partners with millions of smallholder farmers across Africa to help them grow their way out of hunger and build lasting pathways to prosperity. By providing a 'market bundle' of financing, quality farm inputs, training, and post-harvest support, we empower farmers to increase their productivity and build resilient communities. We are committed to a 'Farmers First' approach, operating with the efficiency of a business to deliver measurable impact at the last mile.