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MEL Data Automation officer

One Acre Fund · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security · $248.2M budget · 82 staff · Since 2005

Why One Acre Fund

FY2025 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filed

Empowering farm families in East Africa to overcome hunger and poverty.

  • The organization started working with 40 farm families in january 2006 and as of december 31, 2025 is serving over 2,000,000 farmers directly reached and 3,900,000 farmers reached through partnerships in africa to teach them more productive farming methods and…$254.3M spent in FY2025

Before you apply

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Pays its leaders
$175K–$262K
11 officers reported
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt VII · Sec A
Budget
$230.2M
spent in FY2024
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 18
Staff
82
employees
9 volunteers
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 5–6
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Surplus or deficit
+7%
of revenue, FY2024
Looks good: revenue was at least expenses in the latest filing.
Pt I · Ln 19
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash and securities
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file
IRS status
501(c)(3)
tax-exempt since 2006
Looks good: listed by the IRS.
IRS BMF
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About the role

The org's own posting, as written

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…

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About One Acre Fund

From its Form 990
  • Budget $248.2M · International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
  • Staff 82 · founded 2005
  • Pays its leaders $175K–$262K (11 reported)
  • Open jobs 55 · Jobs at One Acre Fund · Full 990 report