About the Associate & Senior Associate role

IDinsight’s Associates and Senior Associates are high-performing early-career professionals passionate about experiencing the front-line realities of evidence-informed decision-making.
Associates and Senior Associates are responsible for the following areas of work:

Managing project team workflow, systems, and deliverables

Driving the... day-to-day execution of the project work according to project plans and leading internal coordination efforts for their team
Conducting and supporting appropriate research design, data collection or acquisition, technical analysis, and results visualization/packaging, etc. for project tasks
Creating client deliverables, including reports, slide decks, and oral presentations to inform decisions and actions of clients
Developing strategic communications to build awareness of IDinsight projects and learnings, contribute to sectoral knowledge, and shift the sector towards more evidence-informed policy and practices

Supporting their team in developing strong client relationships

Preparing talking points and presentations for client and partner meetings
Managing relationships with stakeholders
Contributing to client development, including developing proposals and concept notes

Leading data collection activities

Overseeing all data collection activities to ensure quality, including questionnaire development, sampling, managing data collection teams, analysis, and result synthesis
Traveling to project sites, IDinsight offices, embedded client locations, and other areas as per project needs

Contributing to internal team building

Developing, piloting, and implementing internal systems or other organizational contributions (e.g., event management) for IDinsight, in coordination with functional teams such as Operations, Communications, Finance, etc.
Contributing to office life and culture building, such as facilitating All Hands Meetings; leading team building efforts at team retreats; participating in Social Cultural Committee events; and engaging with the DEI Working Groups.

Qualifications

IDinsight Associates and Senior Associates come from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds, including economics, data science, policy research, development projects, engineering, environmental science, political science, public policy, literature and more. Given that no Associate or Senior Associate comes in with the same exact background as another, we’re typically looking for candidates with a broad range of qualifications and former experiences. Here are some examples of the key qualifications most successful candidates should possess:

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

Strong analytical skills, with exposure to (either via professional work experience or academic coursework) the basics of econometrics, data, and research analysis tools, and quantitative and qualitative research processes or an ability to quickly understand these topics
Strong writing skills with the ability to translate technical jargon into well-structured, writing-based deliverables (e.g., policy briefs, project memos, analytical reports, external blog posts, and more)
Ability to understand complex concepts and topics quickly even with limited prior knowledge or exposure and a willingness to invest in learning new concepts, skills, and methods without being prompted

Behaviors and mindsets

Highly organized, attentive to deadlines, and able to manage a high volume of work with efficiency
Excellent interpersonal skills, can effectively engage with stakeholders ranging from school children to senior government officials to internal colleagues, and places a high value on being a teamplayer
Demonstrated ability to be a self-starter and fast learner; resourceful and resilient in the face of challenges
Intellectually curious and a willingness to share your opinions with the team, question the status quo, and encourage others to expand their perspectives
Excels in diverse team environments, consistently treating colleagues across our global organization with respect.
Embodies our organizational values and demonstrates a steadfast commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in their daily interactions.
Deeply passionate about combating poverty worldwide and improving lives in disadvantaged populations
Willingness to travel for extended periods of time where safety precautions and restrictions allow, including to remote and rural areas

Additional preferred qualifications

Proficient in statistical analysis and data collection software, such as Stata, SPSS, R, SurveyCTO, and/or Open Data Kit
Familiarity with local context as well as working proficiency in the local language(s) of country of placement more

The Role

Building on IDinsight’s strengths and impressive results to date, the CEO will engage the Board and IDinsight senior leadership to co-own the next phase of IDinsight’s ambitious strategy and growth plan to achieve social impact at scale and influence how the development sector makes decisions.
This endeavor demands a leader who can: inspire the broader global development field and its... decision-makers to adopt data and evidence-based approaches. They will attract, empower, and mentor internal leaders; guide IDinsight strategy; demonstrate IDinsight’s values in every action; conceptualize and launch large, high-impact new initiatives; and attract financial resources to fund innovative projects and the organization’s scale-up. IDinsight’s senior leadership, including highly independent regional directors will allow the CEO to focus on the most high-leverage strategic and influential initiatives to achieve our mission.

Lead vision and strategy
The CEO will set, execute, and continually refine IDinsight’s strategy

Set IDinsight’s strategy to achieve its mission and vision; analyze trends within the data and development field and opportunities; communicate organization-wide priorities, shaping the portfolio of work; identify opportunities and lead change when necessary.
Lead long-term and annual planning processes with senior leadership and the Board.
Work with senior leadership to establish systems for tracking and reporting on progress against strategic plans; mitigate risks to successful execution.

Create large scale social impact
The CEO will ensure IDinsight is able to maximize its long-term social impact.

Launch high-impact new initiatives and services to further data- and evidence- driven decision making in global development.
Advise on and drive performance for the organization’s social impact, technical robustness, financial health, project execution quality, and status of client relations for all projects in IDinsight’s portfolio.

Empower people, drive culture, and champion values
The CEO will empower IDinsight’s exceptional people, model and drive exceptional organizational culture, and champion organizational values.

Empower IDinsight’s people (a team of 300 individuals from 25+ countries) and help them create a direct link between their work with social impact at scale.
Model and drive organizational culture to create cohesion amongst distributed teams.
Champion organizational values so as to attract and retain mission-driven team members.
Ensure IDinsight is a professional home where team members of diverse backgrounds experience inclusion and equity, and therefore a deep sense of belonging.

Influence actors in global development

The CEO will expand IDinsight’s influence and reputation to promote evidence-based solutions to development challenges.
Create and increase IDinsight’s brand recognition as an exemplary organization in terms of impact, innovation, and influence.
Inspire all of IDinsight’s constituents and position the organization as an influential thought leader.
Maintain pulse and engage in public discussion (e.g., blogs, social media, conferences, etc.) on newest trends and latest debates in global development and identify appropriate opportunities for IDinsight to contribute to and shape these debates.
Provide direction for IDinsight’s communications strategy to facilitate internal and external alignment.
Advocate for evidence-based and innovative approaches to development through conferences, speaking engagements, events, and thought pieces.
Build and maintain influential relationships with appropriate stakeholders.
Position IDinsight leadership as trusted advisors (either formally or informally) to “marketmakers” (e.g., decision-makers in governments, large foundations, NGOs and think tanks).
Build and maintain strategic relationships with influential members of the development community.

Maintain financial health

The CEO will assume ultimate responsibility for maintaining IDinsight’s exceptional financial health, as well as ensuring the business model maximizes social impact.

In partnership with the Regional Directors and Philanthropic Engagement team, and through significant personal investment, identify, cultivate, develop, secure, and steward high impact donors; ensure that funds are properly and strategically allocated to support IDinsight’s core project work and strategic initiatives.
Oversee high-level budget setting to maintain the organization’s exceptional financial health and optimal resource allocation for strategy execution.
Develop and engage board of directors
The CEO will report to, manage, and develop IDinsight’s Board of Directors; facilitate Board engagement.
Engage the Board of Directors in its important governance role by openly communicating about the organization’s opportunities, strategic choices, and progress toward goals.
Recruit committed, strategic Board members who can help IDinsight expand its influence and impact.
Suggest changes to the Board when appropriate, in light of IDinsight’s strategy.

The Ideal CEO

IDinsight’s next CEO:

Must be driven to work with global low-income and marginalized communities, ideally with significant personal and/or professional experience in one of the countries where IDinsight does its work.
Must be passionate about, and with a track record, using cutting edge analytics that help and influence decision-makers (policymakers, funders, NGOs) to make high-impact programs.
Will have a career background related to “data for development”: research, measurement, evaluation, and/or learning; consulting; and/or global development.
Will ideally bring a compelling blend of tangible results and experience:
Identifying, cultivating and securing significant new philanthropic funding.
Attracting, managing and mentoring a large and talented team.
Building a cohesive culture across geographies and offices.
Supporting and overseeing the work of functional leads who enable client-facing teams and organizational growth as well as operational/fiscal discipline, transparency and critical investments in systems. more

Qualifications

Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role. The experience required is 5 years.
Experience developing web applications for desktop and mobile.
Minimum of 2 years experience developing Flask applications.
Familiarity with hosting web applications on AWS (Elastic Beanstalk, RDS).
Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Minimum 2 years experience with a... front-end JavaScript framework like React or Angular.
Familiarity with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred), web servers, (e.g. Apache) and UI/UX design
Excellent communication and teamwork skills
Great attention to detail
Organizational skills
An analytical mind
Degree in Computer Science, or relevant field more

Responsibilities
We are seeking candidates with a strong background in data analysis and visualization, and a passion for using data to tackle difficult social problems. Most importantly, successful candidates should possess the ability to work independently to solve complex challenges, both human and technological.
As an Analytics Associate, the day-to-day work may include:

Working with DoD... team members to document their data and information needs: understanding survey management processes and how they can be supported through analytical reports and dashboards.
Supporting DoD teams to configure IDinsight’s SurveyStream survey management product for new surveying activities.
Writing SQL queries and building dashboard views for new surveying activities.
Helping DoD team members troubleshoot issues with reports and dashboards during ongoing surveying activities.
Streamlining survey support activities by developing generalized reports and dashboard templates.
Coordinating with the SurveyStream data engineering team on issues related to data quality, data governance, and generally supporting users’ information needs.

Qualifications
Required Technical Qualifications=

Experience working with users to document business requirements and translate them into technical requirements.
Proficiency working with SQL.
Strong understanding of data modeling principles.
Proficiency designing and building dashboards using tools like Superset, Tableau, or PowerBI.
Proficiency using git and GitHub for version control.

Other Required Qualifications

Proven ability to work alone and with teams in a dynamic, multicultural environment.
Passion for improving lives through evidence-informed policy.
Strong oral and written communication skills in English. Fluency in languages spoken in countries where IDinsight works is a plus.
Strong values aligned with IDinsight’s stated values.
Ability and interest in sharing knowledge, mentoring others, presenting work, and reviewing the work of others.
Deeply passionate about global development and improving lives in disadvantaged populations
Open-minded self-starter who will thrive while tackling new, unusual, and unpredictable challenges

Preferred Qualifications
The most competitive applicants will also have experience in one or more of the following:

2 years of relevant experience in a business analyst or data analyst role.
Experience working with dbt.
Experience working with Python.
Understanding of best practices related to monitoring and enforcing data quality at scale.
Experience with workflow orchestration/data pipelining tools like Airflow, Luigi, or Dagster. more

About the Role
We are seeking candidates with a strong background in managing agile software teams, and a passion for building solutions to difficult social problems. Most importantly, successful candidates should possess the ability to lead teams solving complex challenges, both human and technological.
As a manager, the day-to-day work may include:

 Working closely with clients and project... technical leads to define requirements, scope, timelines, and budgets
 Leading business development for select high-profile engagements
 Leading meetings and removing blockers for IDinsight developer teams
 Overseeing and implementing project work plans and budgets
 Creating & maintaining project documentation e.g project plans, status reports, change logs e.t.c
 Client communication, training, and support on products
 Reviewing team deliverables for quality control
 Working with the team leads on refinement of the project lifecycle and how we manage the team
 Mentoring IDinsight junior team members.
 Identifying, defining, and mitigating technical risks on projects

Qualifications
Technical qualifications:

 Advanced degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Project Management, or Information Systems.
 Minimum of 7 years of cumulative relevant experience (10+ years desirable)
 Minimum of 3 years in a leadership role (5+ years desirable)
 Experience managing software development teams, such as serving as a technical product manager.
 Experience using agile principles and tools in a management context.
 Understanding of the software development lifecycle and related concepts such as version control, testing, and continuous integration/deployment.
 Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
 Experience using/implementing project management tools such as JIRA, and Confluence.

Required qualifications:

 Proven ability to work alone and with teams in a dynamic, multicultural environment.
 Passion for improving lives through evidence-informed policy.
 Outstanding interpersonal and leadership skills.
 Strong oral and written communication skills in English. Fluency in languages spoken in countries where IDinsight works is a plus, particularly Hindi or French.
 Strong values aligned with IDinsight’s stated values .
 Ability and interest in sharing knowledge, mentoring others, presenting work, and reviewing the work of others.
 Deeply passionate about global development and improving lives in disadvantaged populations.
 Open-minded self-starter who will thrive while tackling new, unusual, and unpredictable challenges. more

About the Role,
We are seeking candidates with a background in engineering, data science, product & research who are looking to transition into a product management role. The ideal candidate should be passionate about solving difficult social problems.
As an APM, the day-to-day work may include the following:

Participating in team meetings and removing blockers for IDinsight developer... teams
Assisting in sprint planning and retrospectives
Creating and managing project work plans and budgets
Communicating with IDinsight project teams and clients on software planning and execution
Reviewing team deliverables for quality control

Qualifications
Technical qualifications:

Bachelor's degree.
0-2 years of product experience & less than 4 years of cumulative experience to support our software development capabilities.
Experience working with software development teams.
Experience using agile principles and tools.
Understanding of the software development lifecycle and related concepts such as version control, testing, and continuous integration/deployment.
Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Required qualifications:

Proven ability to work alone and with teams in a dynamic, multicultural environment.
Passion for improving lives through evidence-informed policy.
Outstanding interpersonal and leadership skills.
Strong oral and written communication skills in English. Fluency in languages spoken in countries where IDinsight works is a plus, particularly Hindi or French.
Strong values aligned with IDinsight’s stated values.
Ability and interest in sharing knowledge, mentoring others, presenting work, and reviewing the work of others.
Deeply passionate about global development and improving lives in disadvantaged populations.
Open-minded self-starter who will thrive while tackling new, unusual, and unpredictable challenges.

Preferred qualifications:
The most competitive applicants will satisfy one or more of the following requirements:

Advanced degree, preferably in Computer science, Engineering, Business, Public policy, Economics.
Previous experience in Product development/management. You have supported the shipping of at least one product that has delivered meaningful results.
Writing user and developer-facing documentation for software projects.
Familiarity with software systems architecture.
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure using a hosting service like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
Familiarity with user research methodologies.
Strong project management skills including the ability to translate user requirements into actionable user stories. more