Job Title: Research & Development Officer
Organisation: EarthEnable Uganda
Duty Station: Mbarara, Uganda
About Organisation:
At EarthEnable, we believe that our clients deserve our very best, that morning high-fives are the best way to start the day, and that the best ideas could come from any part of the company. We celebrate each other’s wins, learn from our setbacks, and are deeply proud of the impact we make every day. We believe that a clean, dust-free floor means more than living in a healthy home. It means pride and dignity in the place our customers most treasure: their homes. Being a part of our team means more than building floors: it means building an organization and building a better future for rural families.
Job Summary: The R&D Officer will support EarthEnable’s innovation and experimentation agenda, designing and executing experiments, documenting learnings, and piloting solutions across districts. This role requires hands-on technical work in labs and field sites, attention to detail, and strong collaboration with district teams.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: The responsibilities of this role will include, but not be limited to:
- Design and Implement Experiments
- Design experiments and develop detailed protocols
- Execute and document findings of experiments in a detailed and organized database, in case of unsuccessful experiments, document reasons for failure
- Piloting experiment to different districts
- Plan for pilots: Organize resources required to pilots a given project in different districts.
- Document learning whether successful or failure experiment to inform future workload.
- Work with the construction/ district to ensure pilots are implemented collaboratively and new learning is captured and shared.
- Develop manuals that will be used during the dissemination of the projects.
- Collaboration with District Team
- Visit district to collect data and understand their needs, innovation challenges to inform R&D research agenda
- Help the district team to develop a protocol of experiments and oversee execution to ensure they are being done accordingly and all learnings are documented and shared with other districts.
- Meet with clients and analyze other sources of feedback and data to identify product failure and product improvement
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Chemistry, Physics, or Civil Engineering Background
- Willingness to spend more time in our lab running different experiments.
- Willingness to touch mud and work with mud
- Understanding of R&D processes like protocol development or planning experiments, e.g. through previous experience or education
- Excellent attention to detail
- Hard-working and committed to do whatever it takes to get work done
- Curiosity-driven
- Commitment to excellence and outstanding work ethic
- Ability to be creative, strategic, analytical, and think outside the box to solve problems
- Flexible and adaptable to changing environments; thrives in a bootstrapped culture
- An optimistic attitude, curiosity to learn new things
- Humble and patient team-player with a sense of humor
- Strong technology skills (e.g., Word, Excel, Salesforce, Google Docs, and Dropbox)
Why Join Us
- Contribute to innovative projects that improve health and dignity for rural families.
- Work in a dynamic, supportive, and learning-focused environment.
- Develop technical and field skills in sustainable building solutions.
- Women are Encouraged to Apply
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below
Deadline: 24th October 2025
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: no experience required