One Acre Fund recrute un Health, Safety and Security (HSS) 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.

About the Role

The Health, Safety & Security (HSS) Associate will lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of all health, safety, and security systems for the DRC program. The role is responsible for ensuring staff safety and security across office, warehouse, and field operations in a complex and volatile risk environment. You will serve as the primary technical authority and key advisor to country leadership on staff safety and security topics.

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract, with the option to renew on business terms.

Key Responsibilities

Security Risk Management & Advisory

• Lead regular context-specific security risk assessments across all operational locations, including high-risk security contexts and remote areas
• Develop and maintain location-specific security risk profiles, movement protocols, and mitigation measures
• Serve as the primary security advisor to country leadership during incidents, civil unrest, elections, armed conflict, or other security events
• Act as the focal point for incident management, including coordination, documentation, after-action reviews, and corrective actions
• Act as the budget owner and advocate on all staff safety and security expenditure