About the Role
We seek a Global Human Centered Design (HCD) Lead to use HCD methodologies to improve One Acre Fund's program design, product offerings, marketing and extension. You will report to the Senior Director of R&D and collaborate across multiple teams to integrate HCD into One Acre Fund’s strategy and program design. You will create research methodologies to explore how we can better meet farmer needs, and support in-country teams to implement the research. You will also lead the analysis and synthesis of this data to develop actionable recommendations for improved product catalogs, marketing, SBCC and extension.
Requirements
Bachelors degree in a relevant field
Minimum of 3 years of experience using qualitative research approaches, including focus group facilitation, interview-based approaches, and design workshop approaches in the context of smallholder agriculture.
About the Company
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, we make farmers more prosperous by providing quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests. On average, the farmers we serve harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.