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Join One Acre Fund as a Global R&D Data Analyst to shape the data strategy and impact numerous lives across Africa
Overview
Salary
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Location
Kenya, Rwanda
Expires
Expires at anytime
Visa
Visa sponsor - Kenya
Organisation Summary
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund empowers 5.5 million smallholder farmers in nine countries making their farms more productive. We provide a vast array of agricultural services, increasing their income and assets by over 35 percent. The diverse team of 9,000+ are committed to revolutionizing agriculture in Africa.
Role Summary
- Work across all aspects of One Acre Fund's program
- Use diverse data types for strategic decision-making
- Execute analyses affecting repayment, expansion, and other business functions
- Interact directly with program leaders to make data-driven decisions
- Contribute to One Acre Fund's data strategy, including creating new ways to use data to improve our program
Role Requirements
- A Bachelor's Degree in economics, econometrics, mathematics, or statistics
- Proficiency in R and/or Python
- Knowledge of database connectivity and RESTful APIs
- Experience with data manipulation libraries, data visualisation, statistical analysis and modelling, machine learning frameworks, and spatial data manipulation libraries
- Deep knowledge of statistically rigorous trial design methodologies and survey design methods
- Working knowledge of agronomy and GIS tools such as ArcGIS and QGIS
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.
The Role From R&D to sales to strategy to operations, the Global R&D Data Analyst has the unique opportunity to improve decision-making across all aspects of One Acre Fund's program using many diverse data types, such as sales, yield, demographic and satellite data, to help us reach more farmers with greater impact. The Global R&D Data Analyst will help us reach over one million farmers by executing analyses for strategic decision-making on repayment, expansion, and other business functions, and work directly with program leaders to interpret results and make data-driven decisions. The Global R&D Data Analyst will play an integral role in shaping One Acre Fund's data strategy, including dreaming up and executing new ways to use our data to improve our program.
Job Requirements Bachelor's Degree in one of the following fields: economics, econometrics, mathematics, or statistics. Proficiency in R and/or Python, including working knowledge of database connectivity, interacting with RESTful APIs, data manipulation libraries, packages for data visualisation, advanced statistical analysis and modelling, machine learning frameworks, and spatial data manipulation libraries. In-depth knowledge of statistically rigorous trial design methodologies and survey design methods. Working knowledge of agronomy and GIS tools such as ArcGIS and QGIS.
Benefits Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits are provided. Career growth and development opportunities are available, with access to mentorship and training programs.
Application Details One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role. However, nationals of (or those with an extensive professional background and work history in) our countries of operation are preferred. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until a hire is made.
