Nigeria 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.

The Nigeria program, established in 2018, is headquartered in Minna, Niger state. We're currently serving over 100,000 unique farmers across the state via our inputs on credit 'Core' program, inputs on cash 'Retail' program, and have a free tree seedling distribution 'Agroforestry' program. To learn more about our work, look at our Nigeria program blog.

About the Role

This role will lead the execution of the Country Director's strategic agenda and drive organizational effectiveness across the entire country program. The Chief of Staff will act as a primary strategic architect and operational lead, ensuring that key priorities are implemented at scale, requiring advanced cross-functional influence and ownership of critical, high-risk initiatives.

Responsibilities

Strategic Support & Leadership Enablement

• Serve as the Country Director's principal strategic advisor, providing incisive analysis, high-level insights, and data-driven recommendations on mission-critical organizational issues.
• Drive the translation of organizational strategy into prioritized, actionable execution plans, maintaining rigorous accountability for the Country Director’s agenda and key organizational outcomes.
• Lead and coordinate strategic, high-stakes initiatives across all departments to ensure maximum alignment, resource allocation, and timely execution.
• Conduct research and market/industry analysis to inform and accelerate executive decision-making.

Executive Coordination and Strategic Stakeholder Management

• Facilitate and manage the flow of strategic communication and decision-making between the Country Director and the senior leadership team, ensuring clarity, alignment, and full follow-through on all executive commitments.
• Strategically manage and cultivate relationships with high-level external stakeholders, including major donors, government partners, and strategic allies, acting as a direct representative of the Country Director.

High-Impact Project Leadership

• Assume end-to-end ownership and executive sponsorship for special, cross-functional projects on behalf of the Country Director, driving them from strategic conception through to successful delivery and integration.
• Lead multi-team, high-complexity initiatives, establishing accountability frameworks and ensuring all milestones are delivered against strategic objectives and scope.
• Establish and maintain the system for monitoring organization-wide progress against strategic priorities, providing high-level performance metrics and risk identification to the executive team.

Organizational Governance and Executive Operations:

• Direct the operational efficiency and prioritization of the Country Director's executive function to maximize leadership time and strategic focus.
• Own the development and quality control of high-stakes executive reports, presentations, and briefing materials for internal governance and external engagements.
• Drive the preparation and follow-up for Board and senior leadership meetings, managing the agenda, critical documentation, and ensuring timely execution of high-level decisions.

Executive Assistance and Administration:

• Screen and prioritize incoming requests, communications, and invitations.
• Ensure confidential information is handled with discretion and professionalism.

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 Business Administration, Economics, Management, Development Studies, or a related field (Master's preferred).
• Minimum 5+ years in roles combining strategic support, project management, and executive operations, ideally gained in management consulting, corporate strategy, high-growth business operations, social enterprise, or international development.
• Proven ability to work closely with senior leadership to drive strategy execution and results.
• Ability to translate, drive, and analyze organizational strategy, providing critical insights and ensuring effective implementation at the executive level.
• Elite ability to conceptualize the big picture while directing high-level operational execution.
• Advanced analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to diagnose complex organizational challenges, propose strategic solutions, and implement practical, large-scale improvements.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Minna, Nigeria

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off 

Eligibility

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

Application Deadline

14 October 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.