Tupande Market Access Associate

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, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

Our Kenya program, founded in 2006, is our second largest. We operate under the farmer brand Tupande, serving over one million farmers and employing 2200 staff. We aim to transform every farming community in Kenya by delivering sustained food security and pathways to prosperity.

About The Role
The Tupande Market Access Associate is an essential part of the Kenya Tupande team and part of one of the largest social enterprises in Africa. Our culture code guides us in how we seek to achieve this vision.

As the Market Access Associate, you will work with the Kenya Market Access team to lead innovation, growth and continuous improvement across markets to maximize impact for smallholder farmers and value for Tupande. You will lead a section of the Market Access team directly managing 2-3 staff members, and reporting to the Market Access Manager.

This is a remote position based in Nairobi, Kenya with field travel required.

Responsibilities
This role is an opportunity for you to directly improve results, advise leadership, shape organisation culture and make your colleagues better at their jobs. Specifically, you will:

• Lead strategic projects: You will lead and implement high priority market access projects needed to achieve Tupande's vision for farmer impact

• Market Access Associate Project examples:

• Devise strategy and work with your manager to marshal resources to execute on it with the end goal of optimizing aggregation for one of the value chains we operate in.

• Take note of, and make contributions to close operational gaps within the market access department.

• Team management: You will also spend time supporting your direct reports on their professional development and daily work.

• External relationship management: With support from your manager you will build strategic partnerships with industry players to grow market access opportunities

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:

• 4+ years of working experience with 3+ years of strategy or management consulting experience
• A background in managing complex projects and coordinating across multiple teams in a fast-growing organization, and a propensity for innovation
• Experience working in a fast paced, results-oriented work environment.
• Experience building and maintaining simple to complex spreadsheets (can perform complex functions)
• A Bachelor's degree is a minimum requirement for this role
• Fluency in English with an ability to work in rural environments

Preferred Start Date
As soon as possible

Job Location

Nairobi, Kenya

Benefits
Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Contract Duration

This is a full-time position.

Eligibility

This role is only open to Kenyan citizens or permanent residents authorized to work in Kenya.

Application Deadline

06 October 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.

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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.
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