Uganda Regional Innovations Supervisor (Fixed-Term)

• PositionUganda Regional Innovations Supervisor (Fixed-Term)
• CompanyOne Acre Fund
• LocationJinja, Uganda
• Job TypeFixed-Term (1 year contract)
• CategoryAgriculture Jobs in Uganda
• IndustryAgriculture / Non-Profit
• DepartmentINN, Product Innovations (reports to the Agronomy Lead)
• DeadlineFriday, 13 November 2026 (rolling review)

One Acre Fund, founded in 2006, equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine African countries it provides high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training and other agricultural services, and it says supported farmers increase income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent on average.

Its Uganda programme started in 2014 and serves more than 34,000 farmers with quality farm supplies and fruit trees such as avocados. The Uganda team is headquartered in Jinja, close to the districts it serves, with a small presence in Kampala.

One Acre Fund works mainly in eastern Uganda, in Iganga, Jinja, Kamuli and Buikwe districts, and is expanding into the Central region. The organisation employs more than 9,000 full-time staff.

The Regional Innovations Supervisor helps One Acre Fund test and roll out new ideas that raise farmer impact. You will identify knowledge gaps, coordinate regional field trials and manage data collection from ideation through to rollout, with a primary focus on agronomy: trial monitoring, extension work and training, including nursery management, across coffee, trees and nurseries.

You will also give technical guidance to programme teams, design standardised data collection tools and support cross-department product rollouts. Regular field visits keep you close to farmers and to how operations really run. The role reports to the Agronomy Lead and offers weekly check-ins, mentorship, training and six-monthly career reviews, making it a good fit for an early-career agronomist who wants project management and research experience.

• Identify knowledge gaps, coordinate regional field trials and manage data collection across the entire product lifecycle from ideation to rollout.
• Provide technical guidance to program teams, facilitate knowledge transfer and design standardised data collection tools to scale new initiatives effectively.
• Conduct regular field visits to build fluency in operational contexts, understand longitudinal trends and support farmer training sessions.
• Support regional teams, assist with training initiatives and help execute field trials and innovations from start to finish.
• Support trial monitoring, contribute to extension work and assist with training, including nursery management, across coffee, trees and nurseries.
• Support cross-department collaboration and assist with cross-functional product rollouts from ideation through execution.

Required Education

• Not stated in the advert. Check the full posting on One Acre Fund’s careers page.

Work Experience

• 1 to 2 years of experience in agronomy, extension work, or climate-smart sustainable agriculture.
• Some project coordination experience, with good stakeholder collaboration and the ability to follow through on tasks.

Additional Requirements

• This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Uganda.
• Preferred start date: as soon as possible.
• Contract duration: 1 year.

Technical Skills

• Research methods: familiarity with the scientific method, experimental design and randomised controlled trials.
• Data analysis: foundational data analysis and statistics skills.
• Synthesis: ability to help interpret qualitative and quantitative data into practical recommendations.
• Reporting: good report writing skills.

Soft Skills

• Communication: good communication skills.
• Judgement: good judgement, creative problem-solving and the ability to adapt quickly.
• Design thinking: interest in human-centred design and product development.
• Training: interest and ability to support training initiatives.

Health insurance and paid time off. One Acre Fund also offers weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programmes, regular feedback and career reviews every six months.

• Only 1 to 2 years of experience is required, so recent agriculture graduates with field exposure can compete.
• Work on real field trials and product rollouts that reach thousands of Ugandan farmers.
• Health insurance and paid time off are stated in the advert.
• Weekly manager check-ins and six-monthly career reviews support your growth.
• Build research skills in experimental design and randomised trials that NGOs and research bodies value.
• Based in Jinja, near the Iganga, Kamuli and Buikwe districts the programme serves.
• The role is reserved for Ugandan citizens and permanent residents.

Apply online through One Acre Fund’s careers page: Uganda Regional Innovations Supervisor (Fixed-Term). The application deadline is 13 November 2026, but One Acre Fund hires on a rolling basis, so applications are reviewed continuously until a hire is made. One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay money or pay for tests, and official emails only come from an @oneacrefund.org address.

• Apply early: rolling review means the role can be filled before 13 November 2026.
• Describe any field trial, demonstration plot or research project you supported, including your role in data collection.
• Show coffee, tree or nursery management experience if you have it, since the role covers all three.
• Mention statistics or data tools you have used, such as Excel, SPSS, R or ODK.
• Highlight farmer training or extension work, with numbers of farmers or groups reached.
• Ignore anyone asking for payment; One Acre Fund only contacts candidates from @oneacrefund.org addresses.