Rwanda Mechanisation Research & Station Trials Senior Specialist (Fixed

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 work is made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions.

About Our Rwanda Program

Our Rwanda program, founded in 2007, is our largest operation and operates under the local brand Tubura. We have more than 3,000 staff across all four provinces of Rwanda, as well as in Kigali. Together, we served more than 2.8 million farmers in 2024.

We work closely with the government to support national efforts to improve food security. Additionally, we help channel funding and resources to promising agri-SMEs, supporting farmers by providing a market for high-impact crops such as coffee, avocado, and chili.

About the Role

We are seeking a creative agricultural mechanization researcher to test and iterate on smallholder farming technologies, evaluate their impact on farmers in terms of productivity boosts and cost reductions, and help improve the rigour and efficiency of trials at research stations.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Mechanisation Research & Feasibility Assessment

• Conduct phase 0 research to identify high-impact smallholder mechanisation opportunities through market scans, feasibility studies, adoption analysis, and financial modelling
• Assess risks, scalability, and farmer adoption potential to prioritise mechanisation research investments

Design, Adapt & Validate Mechanisation Solutions

• Select, adapt, and refine mechanisation technologies (e.g. planters, weeders, harvest and post-harvest equipment)