About the Role
One Acre Fund is a leading international nonprofit organization supplying smallholder farmers with asset-based financing and agricultural training to reduce hunger and poverty. We are currently seeking an exceptional Commercialisation Associate with strong expertise in agri-business modeling and financial analysis to drive dual-sided revenue for smallholder farmers and One Acre Fund by scaling paid tree offerings across our Nigerian locations in Akwanga or Lafia, Nasarawa State.
Key Responsibilities- Design, iterate, and own the long-term Trees Revenue Strategy, establishing viable monetization pathways for tree-based products and services.
- Build robust financial models to evaluate business viability, margin profiles, and return on investment for both OAF and participating smallholder farmers.
- Design and execute a cross-selling and conversion strategy targeting a minimum 30% adoption rate of secondary OAF products among Trees program farmers.
- Partner with Market Access teams to design sustainable off-take, aggregation, and market linkages for tree fruits and timber.
- Lead high-priority commercial pilots from concept to validation, defining KPIs, testing hypotheses, and measuring revenue outcomes in field settings.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Agricultural Economics, Finance, Development Economics, Economics, Strategic Management, or a related commercial field.
- 5-6 years of relevant professional work experience, including leading teams or entrepreneurial experience such as launching new projects.
- Strong proficiency in Excel and financial tools to build unit economic models, pricing sensitivity analyses, and revenue projections.
- Proven ability to create monetization frameworks, product bundling strategies, and go-to-market plans for rural market segments.
- Deep understanding of agricultural market linkages, smallholder supply chains, off-take arrangements, and agroforestry monetization models.
- Health insurance coverage.
- Housing support and comprehensive benefits package.
- Strong culture of continuous learning with mentorship, training programs, and regular career reviews.