Regional Agricultural Manager

Position: Regional Agricultural Manager

Location: Thies or Dakar, Senegal (minium 2-3 days in Thies per week)

Reports to: COO

About myAgro:

myAgro is an award-winning non-profit social enterprise based in West Africa. We have developed a mobile savings model that allows farmers to invest their own funds in high-quality seed, fertilizer, and agricultural training to increase their harvest and income by 50-100%. Our North Star is to help 1 million farmers increase their incomes by $1.50 per day by 2026 and lift themselves out of poverty. Learn more from myAgro's founder and CEO here.

About the Role:

You will lead and coordinate multiple agricultural initiatives—from pilots and trials to training programs—ensuring they are well-designed, well-executed, and aligned with farmer needs to improve their outcomes and support myAgro's rapid regional expansion. While this role contributes to agricultural R&D and innovation, success depends on your ability to translate ideas into field-ready programs and manage them end-to-end.

You will work closely with the Innovations team, Sales team, and other departments to move pilots through the innovation pipeline and into scalable programs. You will be based in Thies, Senegal and report to the COO.

You Will:

Project Management

• Lead the design, planning, and execution of regional agricultural projects, pilots, and trials (e.g., inputs, production systems, ag-forestry, poultry, or new service models).
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring clear work plans, timelines, budgets, and accountability, as well as coordination with other departments. 
• Implement quality control systems to ensure high standards of field execution.
• Collaborate closely with the Innovations and Development teams to align pilots and projects with broader innovation and fundraising priorities.

Agricultural Training & Capacity Building

• Design, manage, and continuously improve agricultural training programs for farmers and field staff.
• Ensure training content is practical, user-centered, and adapted to local contexts.
• Work on making existing and future curriculum digital-ready.
• Support field teams with tools, guidance, and feedback to improve program delivery and farmer adoption.

Applied R&D and Pilots

• Lead applied agricultural R&D activities focused on testing, piloting, and validating new products, practices, or services.
• Set up simple but robust frameworks for trials, data collection, and learning.
• Use data and field feedback to inform decisions on scaling, iteration, or discontinuation of pilots.
• Contribute to improving and standardizing processes across the R&D and innovation pipeline.
• Monitor trends, partners, and initiatives in the agricultural ecosystem for learning and collaboration opportunities.

You are RIGHT for this role if…

• You are motivated to design and manage innovative pilots / programs / products for farmers.
• You thrive in an environment where collaboration and adaptability are critical.

You are NOT right for this role if…

• You are not flexible to work with Sales and other departments to adjust ag programs to the reality of field and sales needs. 
• You are only interested in being the “technical” leader of an agricultural department.  

You Have:

• 6+ years of experience in agriculture, rural development, or related fields.

• Strong hands-on experience managing agricultural programs, pilots, or projects in rural contexts.

• Demonstrated ability to work at the intersection of multiple departments and stakeholders.

• Experience designing and implementing programs or projects in rural Africa.

• Comfortable working with data to inform decisions, without needing to be a technical agronomy specialist.

• Fluency in English & French required.  Wolof is a big plus.

Our Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Approximately 4 weeks of paid time off each year
• Retirement plan contributions / match
• Professional development and laptop stipends
• Shape and scale innovative farmer programs in Senegal.
• The opportunity to make a difference for farmers every day!

Application Process and Deadline

To apply, submit an application on our website. Include a cover letter (motivation letter) and a resume or CV. Please submit your application and documents in English. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by our team.

There is no fixed deadline as we hire on a rolling basis. If someone else is selected while you are interviewing, we will let you know and consider your application for future positions. The interview process includes the application form, short virtual interviews and typically a short written assignment or a visit to the field or one of our offices.

myAgro provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, marital/parental status, national origin, age, disability, political opinion, social status, veteran status, and genetics. myAgro complies with all applicable federal, provincial and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.