Tupande Orchard Associate (Fixed Term)
Core
Develop and execute a fruit and nut supply network business model for 140,000 smallholder farmers, building concentrated orchard clusters to boost income and supply regional/export markets.
Role type
Strategy & Operations Associate (Agribusiness)
Builds
Fruit and nut supply network, orchard clusters, and distribution logistics for smallholder farmers
Domain
Agribusiness / Smallholder farming / Fruit and nut production
Required skills
Business strategy, Financial modelling, Unit economics analysis, Operations management, Cross-functional team leadership, Data management
Preferred skills
Agribusiness experience, Influence and communication
Technologies
Spreadsheets, Data management tools
Responsibilities
Build multi-year business cases and financial models covering unit economics and cost structures; Manage implementation roadmaps, budgets, and SOPs for seedling procurement and distribution; Design recruitment incentives and field workflows to build high-retention farmer clusters; Align yield forecasts with commercial market demand and aggregation logistics; Maintain farmer registries and planting cohorts; Translate agronomic data into operational plans.