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Join One Acre Fund's team as an analytical research and evaluation professional to transform African agriculture and impact millions of smallholder farmers. Be prepared to innovate, learn and make a difference.
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Location
Kigali, Rwanda
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One Acre Fund is an organization committed to bettering the lives of smallholder farmers in Africa by providing essential services and training. Founded in 2006, we now support over 5.5 million farmers across nine countries, with our diverse team of more than 9,000 staff members. Join our team in Kigali, Rwanda, in the role of an analytical research and evaluation professional within our Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning team. Your main responsibilities will include enhancing our tree and farmer training programs, handling data to enhance our operations, and coordinating activities across numerous programs and teams.
Role Summary
- Developing our tree and farmer training programs
- Utilizing data to enhance operations
- Coordinating MEL activities across various programs and teams
- Working with leadership and other teams to inform long-term strategies
Role Requirements
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in designing research tools, implementing evaluations, conducting statistical analysis, and managing teams
- Strong knowledge of evaluation methods and proficiency in experimental and quasi-experimental evaluation designs
- Ability to analyze data (e.g., regressions, propensity score matching, difference in difference design)
- Familiarity with statistical software (e.g. Stata, R, Advanced Excel) and ability to maintain complex spreadsheets
- A Bachelor's degree in Research methods, Statistics, Economics, Agronomy, or a related field
- Proficiency in English; knowledge of Kinyarwanda is an advantage
Application Process Details
- The role is open only to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Zambia, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, and Democratic Republic of Congo
- We review and process applications on a continuous basis until the position is filled
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 We are seeking an analytical research and evaluation professional to join our Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning team in Kigali, Rwanda. You will focus on our tree and farmer training programs, and you will use data to improve our operations, and coordinate our MEL activities across multiple programs and teams. You will contribute to make informed decisions for our long-term strategy by working with leadership and the program team in Rwanda. You will report to the Rwanda MEL Lead. You will manage 1 deputy, and wider team of 30+ staff.
Job requirements 3+ years experience designing quantitative and qualitative research tools, implementing evaluations, designing data collection tools, statistical data analysis, reporting and team management at a high level. Knowledge of evaluation concepts and mastery of experimental and quasi-experimental evaluation designs. Data skills and ability to conduct analysis such as regressions, propensity score matching, difference in difference design Knowledge of statistical softwares (e.g. Stata, R, Advanced excel) and ability to maintain complex spreadsheets. A Bachelor's degree in Research methods, Statistics, Economics, Agronomy, or related field Language – English required, ability to speak Kinyarwanda will be an added advantage.
Benefits Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits.
Applications details This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Zambia, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo. Application Deadline 28 July 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.
One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @ oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here ( [email removed - click apply for more details] ), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.
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.
