Innovations Associate

Position:   Innovations Associate 
Location:  Thiès, Senegal
Reports to: Senior Impact & Training Associate

About myAgro:

myAgro is an award-winning non-profit social enterprise based in West Africa. We have developed a mobile savings model that allows farmers to invest their own funds in high-quality seed, fertilizer, and agricultural training to increase their harvest and income by 50-100%. Our North Star is to help 1 million farmers increase their incomes by $1.50 per day by 2026 and lift themselves out of poverty. Learn more from myAgro's founder and CEO here.

About the Role:

The Innovations Associate will play a key role in designing, testing, and scaling new farmer engagement approaches at myAgro. Reporting to the Senior Impact & Training Associate, this role combines developing new solutions, curriculum development, and digital learning tools design, with hands-on field work to ensure that innovations are grounded in the realities of the farmers we serve. The Innovations Associate will collaborate closely with field teams, data analysts, and country leads to develop training content, run pilot experiments, and track implementation outcomes.

You Will:

• Design and develop training curricula and learning materials for farmers and field staff, including digital and audio-visual content adapted to rural contexts.
• Conduct field visits to test new approaches, gather farmer feedback, and follow up on the implementation of innovation pilots.
• Partner with the Innovations team to operationalize new hypotheses into structured, measurable experiments.
• Develop and iterate on training modules based on field observations, A/B testing, and outcome data.
• Collaborate with country teams to ensure that innovation content is culturally relevant, locally resonant, and adapted to farmer needs in Senegal.
• Support data collection and validation efforts to track the progress and results of innovation initiatives.
• Present findings and curriculum updates to cross-functional teams, including field staff, managers, and senior leadership.
• Maintain feedback loops between field teams and the Innovations team to continuously improve program design.
• Coordinate the production and publication of short-form content promoting digital training for platforms such as TikTok and WhatsApp.
• Track engagement metrics (views, shares, comments, click-throughs) to assess reach and farmer interest in digital content.
• Test and iterate on different content formats on social media, such as TikTok, to improve farmers’ reach.
• Work with field teams to identify relevant farmer stories, questions, and insights that can inform social media content.

You Have:

• A bachelor's degree in education, agronomy, international development, social sciences, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in curriculum or training development, preferably with progressively expanding programs.
• Experience working with and training rural farming communities in West Africa.
• Familiarity with digital learning tools and the ability to create engaging audio-visual and digital training content.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort with data experience with tools such as Metabase, Tableau, or Excel are a plus.
• Demonstrated project management skills with managing multiple ongoing priorities while problem-solving across both strategic and day-to-day challenges.
• A passion for myAgro's mission, vision, and values.
• Fluency in French and English required. Wolof a plus!

Our Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Approximately 4 weeks of paid time off each year
• Retirement plan contributions / match
• Professional development and laptop stipends
• The opportunity to make a difference for farmers every day!

Application Process and Deadline

To apply, submit an application on our website. Include a cover letter (motivation letter) and a resume or CV. Please submit your application and documents in English. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by our team.

There is no fixed deadline as we hire on a rolling basis. If someone else is selected while you are interviewing, we will let you know and consider your application for future positions. The interview process includes the application form, short virtual interviews and typically a short written assignment or a visit to the field or one of our offices.

myAgro provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, marital/parental status, national origin, age, disability, political opinion, social status, veteran status, and genetics. myAgro complies with all applicable federal, provincial and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.