Program Associate/Senior Program Associate

Title: Program Associate / Senior Program Associate

Location: Nairobi, Kenya, with current and ongoing work authorization

Salary: Competitive

Position: Full-time, fixed-term for an initial 12 months; extension of role is subject to project funding and staff performance  

Posted on: October 3, 2025

Application deadline: October 17, 2025, 6 pm EAT (applications may be reviewed as they are submitted)

Summary of the role:

PxD is looking for a driven, creative, and independent person to join a high-performing, flexible team as a Program Associate / Senior Program Associate. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to an evidence-backed intervention with strong potential for impact at scale.

We are seeking a proactive self-starter with strong project coordination skills and the ability to engage with a diverse range of stakeholders. If you are passionate about scaling innovative, evidence-based solutions in agricultural development, we encourage you to apply. 

Responsibilities:

The responsibilities of the Program Associate/Senior Program Associate will evolve with the project’s growth, but initial responsibilities will include:

Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with partners and other key stakeholders to support the successful rollout and scaling of the project.
• Organize and facilitate workshops, training, and sensitization sessions to build partner capacity and buy-in.

Program Support & Coordination

• Contribute to briefs, reports, presentations, and other communication materials.
• Support project documentation, including contracts, toolkits, frameworks, and templates.
• Track progress on different partnerships.
• Coordinate day-to-day program operations to ensure efficiency and timely delivery of activities.

Monitoring, Learning & Knowledge Sharing

• Where applicable, support data collection, monitoring, and evaluation activities.
• Contribute to internal learning, knowledge management, and reporting to funders and other stakeholders.
• Draft briefs, reports, and presentations to communicate progress, lessons, and results.

Innovation & Problem-Solving

• Identify and propose process improvements, operational efficiencies, and opportunities to strengthen program delivery.
• Contribute to testing and refining financial instruments, new assets, and advisory support within the project. 
  

Qualifications and experience in the following domains are important:

• Entrepreneurial, data-driven, and motivated to build and refine operational and programmatic processes
• Experience in project management and financial inclusion
• Strong project coordination and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset, with the ability to work independently and in a team setting.
• Familiarity with data analysis tools (e.g., Stata or R) and mobile data collection platforms (e.g., ODK, SurveyCTO, Kobo) preferred.
• Familiarity with randomized control trials preferred.
• Willingness to frequently travel to field sites in Kenya.
• Commitment to PxD’s mission of improving farmer livelihoods through evidence-based, scalable innovations.

How to apply:

To apply, please visit the PxD website and use the online application form to submit a CV, cover letter, and brief responses to the screening questions. The job position will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the application deadline of October 17, 2025, 6 pm EAT.

PxD is committed to building an inclusive and diverse organization. We don’t make decisions based on gender, gender identity, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation or any other personal characteristics that are unrelated to the role. We understand that everyone has different lifestyles and we accommodate flexible working to make sure you are as productive and happy as you can be. 

We will use any personal data you provide for recruitment purposes only.

About PxD:

PxD is a rapidly scaling global non-profit that harnesses the power of technology, data science, and behavioral economics to provide targeted information to farmers in low and middle-income countries. Providing the right information to the right people, in the right way and at the right time, increases incomes, protects the environment and improves well-being. We are evidence-based: we test our interventions with randomized controlled trials to prove our impact and cost effectiveness, to simultaneously learn from and improve our service, and to demonstrate our value to funders and partners. There are few programmes in international development that are as demonstrably cost effective as ours.