Nigeria Talent Acquisition Associate

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 The Nigeria Talent Acquisition Associate is responsible for proactively building pools of talent for the country program with the ultimate aim of a) Increasing hire quality and b) reducing the time it takes to hire that talent. They will pursue a comprehensive talent strategy for the Nigeria program that will include networking, young talent programs, attending high value events and more. The TA Associate will work very closely with the country program to better understand their talent needs. The customer (Nigeria Program) will consider the Talent Acquisition Associate to be the key business partner on the Recruitment team and a key part of program success. Responsibilities Business Partner Relationship Owner for Nigeria Program Close integration within the Nigeria program to understand their hiring needs Participation in talent committees and other leadership groups Active involvement in forecasting for new hires ‘Go to Gemba’ with department heads to understand the work that they do A willingness to commit to living in Minna for the full first year.. Proactively Build Pools of Talent Follow all talent avenues to build pools of talent that can be used to fill upcoming open roles Participation in events and other networking to build a portfolio of contacts