Key Internship Information
Organization: One Acre Fund
Country: Kenya
City: Nairobi
Office: One Acre Fund Nairobi, Kenya
Application Deadline: 02 August 2026.
About One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to 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 their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our “Why Work Here” blog post.
About the Young Professionals Program
One Acre Fund’s Young Professionals Program offers high-performing African graduates meaningful internships and training opportunities at a high-performing, mission-driven organization. Our internships are paid and all interns can expect to receive substantive work assignments working on high-impact projects that support One Acre Fund’s operations.
When joining, interns will participate in an onboarding program and receive training on how to design and execute projects. Over the period of your internship, you will get the opportunity to work with like-minded individuals and receive learning opportunities to build strong foundations for your future career.
About the Role
This role supports the execution of the loan compliance and reporting function, the department’s operations, lender due diligence, and one-off analytical projects.
Responsibilities
Support the Execution of loan compliance and reporting function
Draft reports required by lenders (e.g. annual questionnaires, quarterly financial reports, ad hoc requests) with oversight of the Investor Relation Specialist for review by the relationship managers
Work with payments team to ensure we make interest payments on time
Support reconciliations related to IR’s work (debt, refundable advances, FX hedging) while working with accounting team on the quarterly close process
Draft the quarterly financial health dashboard to allow senior IR team members to report on the health of the balance sheet to the Finance Committee
Support Investor Relations team operations
Support processes and systems used by the IR team (Loan tracker, Salesforce, RiskScreen). Enter information to make sure that they are up to date.
Retain loan documents as required by document retention policies. Keep the IR folder organized so that the IR team works efficiently
Provide administrative support when signing new retail notes and loans
Lender relationship management and Due Diligence
Assist on due diligence analyses and proposals as requested by relationship managers, under the supervision of the Investor Relations specialist. Work may include preparation of spreadsheets, prep of written summaries of One Acre Fund’s operations, finding requested information by working with other teams and leveraging existing resources.
Support the maintenance of Due Diligence resources by updating resources and improving IR’s Resources Management system.
Help update the key outreach materials with up to date audited financials, impact results, and other relevant updates.
Analytical Special Projects
Support the execution of data analysis and financial modeling projects
Other one-off projects to support the Investor Relations team or other teams in the Finance Department
Career Growth and Development
We have a strong culture of constant learning and we deeply invest in our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training, and regular feedback on your performance. We’ll hold career reviews every one-three months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and gain rewarding technical experience.
Qualifications
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
Knowledge: Good understanding of finance and accounting; some exposure to financial statement analysis preferred
Technical skills:
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
Strong knowledge of MS Excel (google sheets a plus). Experience with Financial Modeling in Excel and complex formulas (e.g: Index, Match, Lookups) preferred
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to consolidate information from multiple sources in a clear way
Top-performing undergraduate background
Soft skills:
Ability to work both independently and part of a team depending on the project. Ability to work remotely
Combine strong leadership skills with good humor, patience, and a humble approach to service
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible
Job Location: Nairobi, Kenya.
Benefits
Interns will be provided with a reasonable stipend for the duration of their contract. Rural area based fellows will be provided assistance in locating suitable housing.
Eligibility
This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.
Application Deadline
We hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.
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 (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), 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 opportunity 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.
Application Link:
https://oneacrefund.org/vacancies/investor-relations-graduate-trainee?gh_jid=7891971
