Responsible for setting up and coordinating trials and pilot projects, recruiting and coordinating participants and host sites, monitoring field activities, managing project data, recording observations, analysing findings, preparing reports, coordinating field teams and partners, and identifying issues that may affect project results. Requires a Bachelor’s degree in a technical, analytical, business, or related field The position is based in Nairobi and requires regular travel to rural project sites.
Key Responsibilities
Trial
& Pilot Execution
- Contribute
insights to emerging initiatives beyond standard trial execution – e.g.
new measurement methodologies or piloting technology-enabled tools for
participant engagement and data collection
- Flag
opportunities where new technology or methodology could improve how
trials, demos, or field interactions are run
- Set
up pilots and trials from scratch
- Identify,
recruit, and coordinate with host sites and participants appropriate to
each trial’s criteria – including recruiting large numbers of participants
where a trial or demo requires scale
- Monitor
active sites on a regular schedule throughout the full project cycle,
flagging deviations, issues, or practices that could compromise results
- Coordinate
stocking and availability of trial products/inputs with local distributors
and partners so sites are never held up waiting on supply
- Work
across whichever counties have active projects at a given time – currently
a mix of Kirinyaga, Nakuru, Nyandarua, and Kakamega – rather than a single
fixed county
Data
Collection, Analysis & Reporting
- Record
trial/demo observations, participant feedback, and site status in a
consistent, structured format after each visit
- Maintain
accurate spreadsheet logs of site-level and trial-level data across all
active sites
- Summarise
field findings and flag issues in a written form the Emerging Trends team
can act on without visiting the site themselves
- Bring
an analytical, strategic lens to reporting – synthesising data across
sites into clear, structured reports that surface trends and inform
decisions, not just log raw observations
- Interpret
and communicate analytical findings clearly, using data to draw
evidence-based conclusions, identify potential drivers of results, and
highlight implications or recommendations for the wider project team
Stakeholder
Relationships & Coordination
- Coordinate
directly with field officers, participants, interviewers, and local county
contacts to keep site visits on schedule
- Maintain
working relationships with host sites, local officials, and field partners
relevant to each trial
- Communicate
site status and risks proactively to the team
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in technical, analytical or business related field (required)
- Minimum
of 2 years work experience (required)
- Fluency
in Swahili and English (required)
- Prior
hands-on experience setting up and running structured pilots and trials
from scratch, with disciplined monitoring through a full project cycle
(preferred)
- Prior
experience recruiting and onboarding large numbers of participants at
scale
- Strong
analytical and data management skills, with the ability to work
confidently with spreadsheets and datasets, perform complex analysis,
identify trends and relationships, troubleshoot data inconsistencies, and
translate findings into clear, decision-useful reports (preferred)
- Prior
experience participating in RCT’s
- Nice
to have: prior experience in ag-tech, working with smallholder farmers, on
digital/data-driven agricultural pilots, and/or on nature-based/soil
carbon projects
- Strong
organisational skills and ability to manage multiple sites/workstreams
simultaneously (preferred)
- Willingness
and ability to travel to and stay in rural farming areas across multiple
counties for extended stretches – location will shift as projects are
confirmed, rather than a fixed twice-a-month schedule to one base
