MEL Data Automation officer

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 more than 4 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across ten countries that together are home to more than 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 her income and assets on supported land by more than 40 percent, while permanently improving her climate resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 8,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. 

To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

About our Internship Program

Join the One Acre Fund 2026 Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Internship Program to jump-start your career. We empower you as you grow in this program which is especially designed for motivated young professionals.

When joining, you will participate in an onboarding program and receive training on how to accomplish your assigned projects. Over the period of your internship, you will also receive opportunities to learn directly from inspiring leaders to build foundations for your future career.

About the Role

We are seeking One MEL Data Automation officer for 6 month internships to support our Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team. As an intern, you will contribute to impactful projects aimed at enhancing One Acre Fund’s ability to serve farmers and improve agricultural productivity and incomes. You will gain exposure to real-world data challenges and opportunities to generate actionable insights. You will work as a part of our dynamic MEL team and will directly report to the MEL Leads.

This is a JL3 internship position with a 6-month fixed-term contract. No extension will be offered.

Your responsibilities may include one or more of the following

• Clean and analyze primary data collected from the farmers and markets.
• Visualize results and compile them into actionable reports and automated dashboards. 

You have

• Education in Economics, Statistics, or a related field.
• Experience cleaning and analyzing large datasets.
• Proficiency in R or Stata.
• Skills in data visualization and report writing.
• Fluency in English.
• Prior experience is an advantage, ideally at least one year in a relevant role.

Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

• Addis Ababa or Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Contract Duration

6 months

Eligibility

These internships are only open to citizens or permanent residents of Uganda or Ethiopia. 

Application Deadline

October 5th, 2026. Please note that we hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed until a hire is made.

To apply, please submit your CV and respond to the application questions. 

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 opportunities 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.