Value Chain Strategy Lead (Fixed-Term)

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 You will ensure that market access value chains are analyzed against the winner value chain framework thoroughly and accurately to 1) inform org resourcing decisions, 2) guide Market Access stakeholders on how to strengthen those value chains, and 3) deliver impact for smallholder farmers and especially youth and women. Responsibilities Value Chain Analysis Analyze our active market access businesses to drive shared understanding of performance and investment conviction across departments. Lead diligence on new market access businesses that can create significant demand for farmers' crops, opportunities for women and youth in program countries, and contribute to One Acre Fund's financial sustainability. Support financial analysis, including our budgeting cycle and investment cases for CapEx. Socialize recommendations with key stakeholders across the organization. Value Chain Development Own a new market access pilot from end-to-end: diligence, design, and delivery in collaboration with country programs. Ensure these activities are aligned with the interests of smallholder farmers and youth and women in particular. Support country programs in their value chain development learning on operations, quality/technical management, and unit economics. Develop exter