Zambia Ag Partnership and Development Lead

You will lead Zambia’s agricultural growth by driving input sourcing, market access, and strategic partnerships. You will shape crop strategy, build offtake channels, and manage government engagement to deliver scalable, market-driven impact for smallholder farmers. Location: Zambia Career Level: Professionals 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 One Acre Fund Zambia is entering a significant growth phase expanding our farmer base to over 50,000 by 2030, scaling our agroforestry program to 30 million trees, and implementing a 5-year Green Climate Fund grant in partnership with the Ministry of Finance and National Planning. You will serve as a senior agricultural expert and partnership lead, working with leadership on program strategy, strategic partnerships, and market development. You will report to the Country Director and work closely with our global sourcing and government relations teams. Responsibilities Strategic Growth partnerships Identify and develop new partnership opportunities aligned with OAF Zambia’s integrated farm system model to grow the customer base Manage partnership agreements, relations, and reporting, ensuring mutual benefit. Build and maintain relationships with local grant providers and internal business development teams Agricultural strategy Serve as one of the program’s key agricu