Tanzania Market Access Coordinator (Fixed - Term)

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 Tanzania program, founded in 2013, supports more than 100,000 farmers with quality farm supplies, as well as fruit trees. Our team in Tanzania is headquartered in Iringa and supported by three smaller offices—Mbeya and Njombe in the southern highlands, and Moshi in the north where the team is focused on expanding our services to new clients. One Acre Fund works in select areas in the Iringa and Mbeya regions, with a growing presence in the country’s north

About the Role

Seeking an exceptional Regional Program Coordinator with at least 2 years of experience to lead & execute our farmer-facing program at the regional level

Responsibilities

Farmer Engagement and Market Access Coordination

• Coordinate farmer-facing market access activities in assigned areas, in line with program strategy.
• Work with farmers, farmer groups, and cooperatives to strengthen market participation and commercial readiness.
• Identify field-level barriers to market access and support practical solutions.

Aggregation, Quality, and Market Linkages

• Support aggregation, quality control, and post-harvest handling to improve market readiness.
• Coordinate linkages between farmers and buyers, processors, or other off-takers.
• Help align farmer supply with market requirements on quality, timing, and volume.

Training and Capability Building

• Facilitate farmer training on quality standards, post-harvest practices, collective marketing, and basic business skills.
• Support inclusion of youth, women, and underserved farmers in market access activities.

Processing and Value Addition Support

• Provide ad hoc support to processing and value addition activities when required.
• Coordinate farmer-side supply and field-to-processing linkages as needed.

Cross-functional Coordination and Reporting

• Work closely with the Market Access Specialist and relevant teams including Extension, Logistics, MEL, Procurement, and BizOps.
• Track implementation progress, key results, and field insights, and share updates with the line manager.
• Support temporary staff or data collectors where needed and ensure quality of data and execution.

Other

• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager or senior leadership, as required.

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:

• Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Business Administration, Marketing, International Development, Social Sciences, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in market access, agricultural value chains, or agribusiness.
• Hands-on experience working directly with smallholder farmers, farmer groups, or cooperatives (essential).

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Mtwara, Tanzania

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off 

Contract Duration

1 year

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Tanzania.

Application Deadline

04 September 2026. 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 ([email protected]), 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.