Program Associate

Title: Program Associate
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with current and ongoing work authorization 
Position: Full-time, fixed-term for an initial 12 months; extension of role is subject to project funding and staff performance
Posted on: 2 September 2025
Application deadline: 22 September 2025, 6 pm EAT (applications will be reviewed as they are submitted)

Summary of the role:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Program Associate to support a team embedded within an Ethiopian government office. The successful candidate must have a strong interest in and commitment to PxD's mission to provide actionable information and other cost-effective, scalable services to people in poverty so that they can sustainably improve their incomes and well-being.

Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

The role will grow as you develop, but you will start by focusing on the following key responsibilities:

Program/Project Management and Coordination:

• Serving as a key point of contact with the government, supporting day-to-day liaising and coordination
• Build and maintain strong relationships with government officials and key stakeholders to ensure project success and future opportunities.
• Working with government and non-government stakeholders to operationalize use cases, design and support program implementation and monitoring
• Act as an interface between PxD’s tech, research, and program teams, and the government to design and iterate on products.
• Assist in managing partner relations and working with external stakeholders for the implementation of programme operations.
• Review materials shared by government partners; conduct literature reviews and secondary research
• Contribute to general management tasks important for the organization's functioning and success, including but not limited to budgeting, performance management, and hiring.
  

Documentation

• Support the development and maintenance of comprehensive project documentation and progress reports to keep senior leadership informed and ensure successful integration into standard operating procedures.
• Maintain summaries of meetings, support the preparation of reports, presentations, and written communication materials
• Support the team in organizing events; writing blogs and policy briefs, as needed.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have:

• Entrepreneurial, data-driven, and motivated to build and refine operational and programmatic processes
• Experience and interest in working with governments to scale impact
• Experience in a multi-faceted role, with the ability to balance and prioritize across multiple projects and stakeholders
• Humble, curious, and user-oriented, with enthusiasm to spend time in the field designing with and for our users
• Some understanding of PxD’s approach to evidence and data-driven decision making
• Some experience with SQL, Stata, or R is preferred
• Previous product management or tech industry experience is a plus
• Strong writing and oral communication skills in English, with attention to detail and advanced writing and presentation skills
• Willingness to travel to field sites in Ethiopia, subject to security considerations.

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. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the application deadline of 22 September 2025, 6 pm EAT.

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

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

About PxD:

PxD is a 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.