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Tupande Human Centered Designer (Fixed-term) at One Acre Fund, Kakamega, Kenya

One Acre Fund

Tupande Human Centered Designer (Fixed-term) at One Acre Fund, Kakamega, Kenya

One Acre Fund

Full time Job

Date Posted: December 5, 2024

Application deadline:

Expired on: February 6, 2025 5:00pm

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Job description

Responsibilities

  • Design research & user insights:
    • Guide design research efforts, employing qualitative and quantitative methods such as user interviews, field observations, surveys, and usability testing.
    • Analyze and synthesize research data to uncover user needs, pain points, and opportunities for innovation.
  • Design thinking & innovation:
    • Facilitate design thinking workshops and ideation sessions to foster creativity and problem-solving.
    • Guide teams through an iterative design process from discovery to delivery, ensuring continuous learning and improvement.
    • Prototype and test new ideas rapidly, using both low-fidelity and high-fidelity methods.
  • Product & service design:
    • Collaborate with multiple teams to develop user-centered product, service, and process concepts.
    • Create journey maps, personas, wireframes, and mockups to visualize and communicate design ideas.
    • Ensure that all touchpoints in the user experience reflect the core principles of human-centered design.
  • Stakeholder engagement & collaboration:
    • Collaborate with multiple teams in the organization to translate user insights into actionable design solutions.
    • Present findings, design concepts, and recommendations to leadership and cross-functional teams to influence decision-making.
    • Promote a user-first approach in all projects across departments.
    • Qualifications

      Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

      • Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-computer interaction (HCI), Anthropology, or a related field.
      • Minimum of 2+ years of experience in human-centered design, user experience design, or service design.
      • Experience leading user research and translating insights into successful product and service design.
      • Proficiency in design research methods, user testing, and usability evaluation.
      • Proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, and InVision.
      • Experience communicating with varied audiences, including translating complex research findings into clear, actionable insights.

Application deadline:

Expired on: February 6, 2025

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