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.

Responsibilities

• Design research tools and train field teams to use them to-
• Elicit insights on farmer priorities, barriers, needs and aspirations
• Prototype, co-design and validate new products and communications e.g. digital or paper-based decision-support tools, marketing messages, training content
• Elicit and apply insights to inform strategy and programming:
• You will translate these insights into actionable recommendations for program design, product / service design, marketing, training and SBCC.
• You will collaborate with country programs to co-design and implement strategy to extend reach and deepen impact for smallholders based on HCD insights.

Requirements

Qualifications

• 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.

Preference Will Be Given To Candidates With

• Experience using data to support decision-making with senior leadership and implementing teams.
• Experience managing multiple research projects at once across multiple countries, guiding and working through teams on the ground in rural, agricultural communities.