Senior Impact and Research Associate

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.

To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

About 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.

Responsibilities

• •  You will collaborate with teams, identify research objectives, and draft survey tools for impact analyses and strategic queries.

• •  You will oversee data collection using quantitative and qualitative methods from 30+ field agents.

• •  You will contribute to the analysis and triangulation of monitoring data and share findings with the country and global teams for learning and accountability purposes.

• •  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

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Kigali, Rwanda

Benefits

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Eligibility

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 (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org),  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.