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.

About the Role

You will play a critical role in supporting executive communications, strategic initiatives, and stakeholder engagement. You will work with the One Acre Fund CEO to craft compelling narratives, manage the main communication channels, and ensure the CEO’s messaging aligns with the organization’s strategic objectives. You are a dynamic professional with a background in corporate communications. You will be a part of the Office of the CEO and will report directly to the Senior Manager. This role will be based in Kigali.

Responsibilities

Be the voice of the CEO

• Develop strategic communication that embodies the CEO voice for key communications channels and platforms, including townhalls, email communication, in-person events, etc.
• Ensure consistency in messaging, tone, and alignment with the CEO voice and organizational strategy.
• Establish feedback loops to refine key messaging and ensure alignment with real-time organizational dynamics.
• Collaborate with the Global Communications team to align on key messaging from the CEO.

Conduct Strategic Research & Analysis:

• Conduct research, and synthesis on behalf of the CEO to provide actionable insights.
• Help develop reports, dashboards, and presentations for leadership meetings.
• Support key stakeholders such as Global Communications and BizDev with messages from the CEO on strategic priorities and/or projects.

Drive major organization-wide initiatives

• Directly implement the organization's strategic priorities by contributing to key change management initiatives that will directly shape the future of One Acre Fund.

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 Communications, Business, Public Relations, or a related field.
• 3 or more years of experience in corporate communications, consulting, or a similar strategic role.
• Experience working in a corporate, government, or nonprofit executive office.
• Familiarity with stakeholder engagement and corporate governance best practices.
• Strong writing, editing, and presentation skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to different audiences.
• Excellent research and analytical skills, with experience synthesizing complex information.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Kigali, Rwanda

Benefits

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Eligibility

One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role. However, nationals of (or those with an extensive professional background and work history in) our countries of operation are preferred.

Application Deadline

14 July 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.