(Associate) Director, Expansion, AI Access Initiative (EAII)

About the role

2AI is building fast. We have a founding team, two live program portfolios, and a pipeline of opportunities that will drive significant expansion. The programs we are running have credible pathways to 100s of millions of people. While incubated at Evidence Action, we plan to spin out in Q4 '26. The next phase is to expand this work: deciding which countries we move into next and building what it takes to operate there.

What you'll do

• Drive expansion: In conjunction with the VP, Agriculture, develop the criteria for market selection, prioritize countries to expand into
• This includes understanding the state of AI-enabled forecasts and other agriculture innovations in the region
• Lead telco partnerships: Build telco partnerships that extend our reach and strengthen what we deliver to farmers
• Identify target telcos and lead engagement, negotiation, and relationship management to set up sustainable telco-based dissemination systems
• Hire and manage in-country scoping support: Where staff on the ground are needed to determine whether there is an opportunity in a new market, hire and oversee them

What you need

• 7–10 yrs of experience
• Machine learning
• Lean
• Go-to-market
• Roadmapping
• Any graduate