Tupande Soko Chief of Staff

## **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**

As the Soko Chief of Staff (CoS) you will provide execution support to the Market Access Director, coordinate team-wide communications, and propel special projects. To succeed in this role, you will need to excel as a generalist and be intrinsically motivated by results.

## **Responsibilities**

Strategic Projects & Execution:

- Collaborate with the Director of Market Access and senior leadership to develop and implement strategies that align with Tupande's business objectives and improve operational efficiency
- Lead time-bound initiatives directly for the Soko MD (e.g., new product launches, investor/partner engagements, organisational restructuring)
- Step in as project lead on critical initiatives where leadership bandwidth is limited
- Provide analytical support for new business opportunities or expansion decisions

Cross-Functional Coordination:

- Collaborate with Soko's support teams, Finance, Procurement, Sales, and Processing to identify and resolve cross-functional bottlenecks that affect service delivery, growth, or impact
- Work with customer-facing teams to ensure customer service standards are maintained, using feedback and data to identify areas for improvement

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