Tupande Crop Sourcing (Extension &Aggregation) Specialist (Fixed-Term)

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update daily/weekly sourcing trackers and dashboards
• Monitor performance vs. seasonal targets and flag potential bottlenecks
• Support planning and rollout of aggregation timelines and logistics coordination
• Prepare reports, summaries, and visual dashboards for leadership and field teams
• Coordinate execution resources (forms, tools, logs) for sourcing teams
• Serve as the bridge between strategy and field execution through real-time insights
• Design and pilot loyalty or incentive schemes to boost farmer retention and supply volumes.
• Ensure compliance with the set quality thresholds
• Identify gaps in farmer engagement and recommend targeted support interventions.
• Design and maintain the TA-facing aggregation toolkits, briefing materials and quality routines
• Build trackers, tools and reports crop-agnostic by design, so teams and portfolios can move across value chains without rework.
• Manage Coordinators, Supervisors and the crop sourcing team below them.

Qualifications

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

• Critical Thinking: Ability to analyze complex problems and develop effective, evidence-based solutions that enhance project outcomes.
• Organizational Excellence: Exceptional personal organization and attention to detail, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in project execution and documentation.
• Positive Work Ethic: A proactive attitude, demonstrating a strong commitment to teamwork and collaboration across diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Continuous Learning and Adaptability: Eagerness to learn new concepts, teach others, improve existing processes, and innovate operational strategies to enhance project effectiveness.
• Humility and Empathy: A humble approach to leadership, valuing the contributions of others and prioritizing the needs of smallholder farmers and stakeholders.
• Passion for Community Development: A genuine commitment to serving smallholder farmers and improving their market access and livelihoods.
• Numerical and Analytical Skills: Strong quantitative skills for data collection, analysis, and interpretation, enabling informed decision-making and performance evaluation.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Proficient in building and maintaining relationships with diverse stakeholders, facilitating collaboration and driving project success.
• Project Management Expertise: Familiarity with project management principles and methodologies to effectively plan, execute, and monitor projects.

Knowledge:

• Industry Experience: Prior experience in agricultural operations, market access projects, or agribusiness, with a focus on smallholder farmers and value chains.
• Understanding of Certifications: Knowledge of relevant certification processes (e.g., FSSC 22000, Rainforest Alliance, GlobalGAP) and their impact on market access and product quality.
• Crop production: Practical understanding of tree crops and value chain productivity levers
• Regulatory Knowledge: Awareness of relevant regulations and compliance requirements affecting smallholder farmers and agribusiness operations.