Agriculture Manager, Africa

Nature

15h•Remote

About The Position

Preferred by Nature is seeking an experienced Agriculture Manager to lead sustainable agriculture initiatives across Africa. This role involves a dual focus: 70% dedicated to leading agriculture services and 30% to serving as the Regional Engagement Lead. The position reports to the Director Agriculture, with a dotted-line report to the Director Regional Engagement for the engagement component. The role combines service delivery, people leadership, and technical oversight with business development, marketing, and external representation. Key responsibilities include leading agriculture services across Africa, managing regional performance, resources, and budgets, leading and developing geographically dispersed teams, strengthening client and stakeholder relationships, managing risks, providing technical expertise, pursuing business opportunities, and representing the organization externally.

Requirements

Graduate or postgraduate degree in Agriculture, Forestry, Natural Resource Management, Natural Sciences or Environmental Science.
6–10 years of leadership experience, including business development and leading dispersed or multicultural teams.
Good working knowledge of English.
Strong client, stakeholder and public communication skills.
Managed operational performance, budgets and business growth in certification, assurance or sustainability environments.
Experience in sustainability certifications, such as Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade, RSPO, FSC, ISO, Organic or Carbon.
Strategic planning, networking, sales and marketing skills, including proposals, negotiation and closing deals.
Established network across NGOs, business, donors and the public sector.
Commitment to our mission and values.

Nice To Haves

Speak French, Swahili or Amharic.
Exposure to sustainability projects and advisory services.

Responsibilities

Lead agriculture services across Africa, ensuring quality, timely delivery and compliance with accreditation requirements.
Manage regional performance, resources and budgets, supporting financial targets and effective operational processes.
Lead and develop geographically dispersed teams through clear goals, coaching, workload planning and performance reviews.
Strengthen relationships with clients, certification schemes, auditors and other regional stakeholders.
Identify and mitigate business, operational and certification risks, including dispute resolution and crisis response.
Provide technical expertise through auditing, task management and report review within your qualification scope.
Pursue business opportunities, support marketing and promotion, and share market intelligence to inform regional priorities.
Represent Preferred by Nature externally and collaborate across teams to strengthen regional visibility and impact.