Networks Administrator

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

Executes and improves networks management; pursues opportunities for automation, cost reduction and enhanced services

Responsibilities

Infrastructure and Platform Management

• Implement and administer IT Networks: LAN, WAN, network segments and Internet
• Network connections are stable
• Network connections comply with InfoSec policies
• High availability
• Install and maintain both hardware and software
• Work through Country ITO (i.e. via SOPs) to manage upgrades and repairs; ensure proper CITO training
• Update documentation
• Identify and pursue opportunities for improvement through automation, cost reduction, or similar

Monitoring and Event Management

• Design and implement monitoring, alerting, and thresholds; detect potential service disruptions
• Manage network events and incidents
• Determine their significance
• Identify and execute the correct control action
• Mitigate network events and incidents
• Implement networking redundancies and backup

Service Networks Requests

• Resolve Tier 2 or 3 incidents within SLAs

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:

• Knowledge
• Basic understanding of industry standards for networks management, device lifecycle
• Basic Project management skills

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Kigali, Rwanda or Nairobi, Kenya

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off 

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya and Rwanda.

Application Deadline

16 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 (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.