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Join One Acre Fund for an exciting opportunity to lead Human Centered Design and significantly contribute to boosting agricultural productivity in Africa.
Overview
Salary
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Location
Kakamega, Kenya
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund dedicates its efforts to enhancing farm productivity in Africa, impacting over 4 million smallholder farmers across nine countries. The team provides vital agricultural services, quality farm supplies, and modern agronomic training, thereby increasing farmers' income and climate resilience.
Role Summary
- Lead the Human Centered Design (HCD) team, managing full cycle of research and design from discovery to delivery
- Drive user-centric innovation, shaping strategy and design across Tupande Digital Team projects
- Manage the user research team, delivering actionable, user-sourced insights
Role Requirements
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design, HCI, Anthropology, or related field
- Minimum 5 years of experience in user research or human-centered design
- Experience leading teams and managing research projects
- Proficiency in both qualitative and quantitative research methods
- Experience in managing design teams and using human-centered design methodologies
Application Process Details
- Role is limited to Kenyan citizens or permanent residents
- Applications are reviewed on a continuous, rolling basis until a hire is made
About One Acre Fund Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips more than 4 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 her income and assets on supported land by more than 40 percent, while permanently improving her climate resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 8,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions.
The Role You will lead a diverse team of Human Centered Design (HCD) staff and user research teams to drive user-centric innovation and ensure that products, services, and experiences are aligned with the needs and behaviors of customers. You will manage the full lifecycle of research and design, from discovery to delivery, while supporting a team of specialists and researchers to deliver actionable insights that shape the strategy, design across Tupande. You will report to the Director of the Tupande Digital Team. You will be based in Kakamega.
Job Requirements Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design, Human-computer interaction, Anthropology, or a related field. At least 5+ years of experience in user research, human-centered design, or related fields, with demonstrated experience leading teams and managing research projects. Expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research methods, including user interviews, surveys, usability testing, and data analysis. Experience managing teams of researchers and designers. Proficiency in human-centered design methodologies and tools with experience leading cross-functional teams through the design process.
Benefits Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits.
Application Details This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya. Application Deadline 30 June 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.
