Ethiopia Program Support Intern

One Acre Fund is a nonprofit organization that supplies smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa with the farm inputs, financing, training, and market access they need to grow more food and earn more income. Operating across nine countries including Kenya, Rwanda, Nigeria, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the organization works with millions of farming families who rely on small, rain-fed plots of land as their primary source of livelihood. By delivering quality seeds, fertilizer, and agricultural services directly to rural farmers, One Acre Fund reports helping clients achieve approximately 45% more farm income on the same land area. One Acre Fund's sustainability and climate mission is embedded throughout its programs. The organization focuses on climate adaptation and mitigation strategies, including agroforestry and tree-planting initiatives, financing and insurance products to help farmers weather climate-related shocks, and innovation in climate-resilient agricultural practices. These efforts are designed to strengthen the long-term resilience of smallholder farmers who are among the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, while also contributing to carbon sequestration and reduced agricultural emissions across the continent. What distinguishes One Acre Fund is its last-mile delivery model, which brings bundled services directly to farmers in remote rural areas, combined with a rigorous impact measurement methodology including social return on investment analysis. The organization also prioritizes gender-smart agriculture, with women comprising more than 50% of its client base, and maintains a strong commitment to evidence-based programming and transparent reporting on outcomes.

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 Internship Program

One Acre Fund’s Internship Program offers high-performing African graduates meaningful internships and training opportunities at a high-performing, mission-driven organization. Our internships are paid, and all interns can expect to receive substantive work assignments working on high-impact projects that support One Acre Fund's operations.

When joining, interns will participate in an onboarding program and receive training on how to design and execute projects. Over the period of your internship, you will get the opportunity to work with like-minded individuals and receive learning opportunities to build strong foundations for your future career. 

About the Role

You will support the Expansion team's logistics by ensuring scheduling, recruitment administration, and records are up to date.

Responsibilities

Field and scouting logistics

• Prepare trip logistics with the Coordination Lead for each scouting round: vehicle bookings, lodging, travel schedules and per-diem calculations, following the approved field calendar.
• Prepare advance requests and complete settlements with full receipts within the deadlines set by OAF finance policy.
• Prepare contracts, attendance sheets and payment requests for temporary enumerators, guides, translators and drivers.
• Maintain the daily security check-in log during field trips; escalate any missed check-in immediately to the Coordination Lead and the security focal person.
• Submit procurement requests prepared by the team and follow them up until delivery; keep the procurement and logistics tracker current.
• Join selected field visits to run on-site logistics and administration.

Recruitment and onboarding administration

• Post job ads for field recruitments, receive applications & shortlist candidates
• Schedule written exercises and interviews; send invitations, reminders and outcome messages using approved templates.
• Book venues; print, pack, and safeguard exercise materials before and after each session.
• Organise logistics for hiring events and onboarding sessions (venues, materials, travel, attendance lists). 
• Keep the recruitment tracker up to date and share a weekly status with the hiring manager.

Team scheduling and information flow

• Maintain the team calendar; schedule internal meetings, Steering Committee meetings, and stakeholder visits.
• Take meeting notes, circulate action items, and send reminders as deadlines approach.

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we deeply invest in our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training, and regular feedback on your performance. We’ll hold career reviews every one-three months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and gain rewarding technical experience.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

• Bachelor's degree (recent graduate).
• Working proficiency in Google Workspace or MS Office: Sheets/Excel (data entry, sorting, filters, basic formulas), Docs, Gmail, and Calendar.
• Clear written and spoken English and Amharic.
• Organised follow-through: tracks many small tasks and deadlines at once and closes them without reminders.
• Attention to detail (accuracy with numbers and financial documents for per diems, receipts, settlements).
• Willing to travel to rural areas, including overnight stays.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Addis Ababa

Benefits

Interns will be provided with a reasonable stipend for the duration of their contract.

Eligibility

This role is only open to Ethiopian citizens, permanent residents, and origin cardholders.

Application Deadline

We hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here ([email protected]), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.