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Join One Acre Fund as the DRC Research and Data Lead to revolutionize smallholder farming with impactful data-driven strategies.
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Kinshasa, DRC
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Organisation summary: One Acre Fund is a transformative agricultural organization dedicated to improving the productivity and prosperity of smallholder farmers in Africa. Since 2006, the organization has been providing critical farm supplies on credit, offering agricultural training, and increasing crop yields by 50% on average. With a diverse team of over 8,000 members and operations in six core African countries, One Acre Fund is committed to driving growth and opportunity for the continent's most essential, yet underserved, workers: farmers.
- Role Summary:
- Lead strategic Data, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning initiatives.
- Utilize modern technology to extract insights and influence program design.
- Conduct hands-on fieldwork and collaborate with leadership on strategy.
- Report to the Senior MEL Regional Manager.
- Role Requirements:
- 3+ years experience with statistical software (Stata, R, or Advanced Excel).
- Proficient in quantitative and qualitative research, evaluations, and data analysis.
- Expertise in experimental designs in rural agriculture or agroforestry.
- Fluency in French is necessary for professional or native communication.
- Benefits:
- Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits package.
- Application Process Details:
- Open to citizens or permanent residents of DRC only.
- Rolling application process, with a deadline on January 16, 2025.
One Acre Fund is an equal opportunity employer, deeply invested in diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism, striving to create a valued, represented, and connected workplace for all staff.
About One Acre Fund 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.
The Role As the DRC Research and Data Lead at One Acre Fund, you'll spearhead strategic Data, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning projects that directly improve our operations and farmers' success. You'll work with modern technology to derive actionable insights that shape program design and influence organizational strategy. You will offer a unique blend of hands-on field experience and high-level strategic thinking, allowing you to oversee agricultural research trials while also collaborating with country leadership and global teams. You will report to the Senior MEL Regional Manager.
Job Requirements 3+ years of experience working with statistical software (e.g. Stata, R, or Advanced Excel) and ability to maintain complex spreadsheets. Experience in quantitative and qualitative research tools, implementing evaluations, designing data collection tools, statistical data analysis, and reporting. Knowledge of evaluation concepts and mastery of experimental and quasi-experimental evaluation designs in rural agricultural and/or agroforestry contexts Quantitative data skills and conduct analysis such as regressions, propensity score matching, difference in difference design Professional or native Fluency in French
Benefits Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits
Application Details This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of DRC. Application Deadline 16 January 2025. Please note that we hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.
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.
