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Associate & Senior Associate
About IDinsight
We amplify social impact by partnering with leaders to develop tailored solutions. Our mission is to use data and evidence to help leaders combat poverty worldwide.
IDinsight is a mission-driven global advisory data analytics and research organization that helps global development leaders maximize their social impact. We tailor a wide range of data and evidence tools including randomized evaluations and machine learning to help decision-makers design effective programs and rigorously test what works to support communities. We work with governments multilateral agencies foundations and innovative non-profit organizations in Asia and Africa. Our work spans a wide range of sectors including agriculture education health governance sanitation financial inclusion and other areas.
We have expertise in a variety of rigorous approaches and methodologies which we tailor to each client depending on their needs and constraints. To achieve a positive social impact we:
- Support clients use of data and evidence for routine and major decision-making.
- Inform funding decisions toward high-impact initiatives and away from less effective programs or approaches.
- Create and share tools knowledge and ideas that expand the use of data and evidence for social good.
IDinsight is committed to non-discrimination in our recruitment employment practices and organizational culture regardless of peoples age disability gender gender identity national origin race religion or belief or sexual orientation or any other status protected by applicable law.
Our diverse growing team of roughly 180 outstanding colleagues operate in nearly two dozen countries around the world. Learn more about our mission and values at .
About the Associate & Senior Associate role
IDinsight Associates and Senior Associates are high-performing early-career professionals passionate to experience the front-line realities of evidence-informed decision-making. These roles provide a rich varied experience with responsibilities ranging from in-depth research and analysis data collection management client interactions and internal team building. We seek intellectually curious resilient and team-oriented individuals who in addition to developing professional and technical skills are highly motivated to grapple with the difficulties and unpredictability of trying to improve lives at scale.
Associates and Senior Associates are responsible for the following areas of work:
Managing project team workflow systems 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 fit-for-decision and right-fit 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
- Engaging with client and stakeholder relationships
- Contributing to client development including developing proposals and concept notes
Leading data collection activities
- Overseeing all data collection activities to ensure quality including managing data collection teams
- 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; participating in Social Cultural Committee events; and engaging with the DEI Working Group.
Examples of recent Associate and Senior Associate work streams include:
- Embedding in several African and Indian governments to support evidence-based decision-making capabilities
- Supporting household registration and post-distribution monitoring for the governments COVID-19 Urban Cash Intervention response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi
- Conducting remote qualitative data collection to understand drivers and barriers to vaccine demand and uncover possible approaches to better reach poor rural adults with the Philippine Department of Healths Bureau of Health Promotion
- Utilizing visual storytelling to lead Theory of Change workshops for an NGO-led digital menstrual health program for Senegalese young women and girls
- Building a monitoring evaluation and learning system for Rockefeller Foundations Power and Climate Initiative that will influence the direction of their global strategy
- Leading a multi-part process evaluation consisting of multiple rounds of phone surveys; qualitative interviews; analysis of administrative data; and an assessment of the quality of infrastructure for a government social protection program.
- Helping the Delhi Government collect high quality data on employment and unemployment in the city to estimate the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on livelihoods of Delhis residents through primary data collected from 9900 households
- Leading a process evaluation to understand the implementation of digital cash transfers and inform scale up plans with the United Nations Development Program and Pasig City Government (Philippines) as part of the citys COVID-19 economic relief package
- Supporting the creation of remote data collection infrastructure for IDinsights Africa regional project teams when in-person data collection was not possible
- Participating in IDinsights internal Diversity Equity and Inclusion working group on the Recruiting Committee Careers & Promotions Committee and/or the Work Culture Committee
- Analyzing data from IDinsights recruitment processes for our Global Operations team
Associates learn professional technical and life skills while working on some of the worlds most critical problems. No two experiences are the same. Some work deeply on one project for their entire program commitment while others work across a variety of projects. Workstreams can immerse Associates in remote front-line program contexts deep statistical analyses and/or high-level strategic interactions.
Associates and Senior Associates will be staffed on IDinsight projects according to various factors including organizational need timeline and availability team dynamics skills optimization and professional growth and development. While we aim to factor in individual preferences whenever possible to staffing decisions they are one of many factors in the project staffing process.
The Associate role is not a typical 9-5 job and can require early mornings and late nights to accommodate the time zone differences of a dispersed team as well as busy periods within project workflows. Associates work hard and so IDinsight encourages balance with flexible work hours and wellness benefits including comprehensive mental health care support and organization-wide wellness days off. Many find this balance to yield rich professional and personal rewards and therefore progress to more senior roles with IDinsight.
Career development
Skill and career development are core to IDinsights values and long-term impact strategy and have been noted highlights of the Associate and Senior Associate experience. Associates and Senior Associates receive significant mentorship from IDinsight leadership support from talented peers and earn considerable autonomy in their work. They maintain professional development plans and are given stretch opportunities designed to strengthen a variety of skills. Real-time feedback and structured reviews are regularly provided to enable maximum professional growth. Additionally Associates and Senior Associates have access to an annual professional development stipend that they are encouraged to utilize to explore their career interests and develop their skills.
Alumni placement
The Associate and Senior Associate experience has prepared former IDinsighters for outstanding educational and professional paths. Associates have progressed to IDinsight management and leadership roles started their own organizations and joined leading private and non-profit institutions such as Bain & Company Clinton Health Access Initiative Facebook GiveDirectly International Monetary Fund Lyft McKinsey & Company One Acre Fund SocialCops and more.
Alumni have also enrolled in graduate and Ph.D. programs including Duke Sanford School of Public Policy; Columbia Business School; Harvard Business School; Georgia Institute of Technology; Harvard Kennedy School Harvard Law School; Heinz College Carnegie Mellon University; London School of Economics; MIT Sloan School of Management; Princeton School of Public and International Affairs University of Chicago Booth School of Business; UCSF Medical School; Yale Law School; Yale School of Management and more.
Qualifications
IDinsight Associates and Senior Associates come from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds including economics data science policy research development projects and more. Given that no Associate or Senior Associate comes in with the same exact background as another were 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 the 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
Additional preferred qualifications
- Proficient in statistical analysis and data collection softwares such as Stata SPSS R SurveyCTO and/or Open Data Kit
- Deeply passionate about combating poverty worldwide and improving lives in disadvantaged populations
- Willingness to travel for extended periods of time once COVID-19 allows including to remote and rural areas
- Fluency in the local language(s) of country placement
Candidates will be evaluated for an Associate vs. Senior Associate role based on their qualifications previous experiences and performance in the hiring processes. Additionally candidates may be considered for other available roles based on experience and qualifications.
Nuts & bolts
Location
Associates are based in the Philippines Indonesia or Vietnam. They may be required to undergo regional travel depending on project needs organizational expansion and local COVID-19 restrictions.
Work authorization
IDinsight sponsors employment visas for all nationalities in these locations; however we will prioritize candidates who do not require IDinsight to sponsor work authorization in the aforementioned countries. All candidates who are not currently located in our country offices listed above will be expected to relocate to their office locations at the onset of their employment.
Compensation & benefits
Compensation and benefits are commensurate with the qualifications and experiences IDinsight is hiring for and competitive within the global development sector. We are especially proud of the people-focused benefits we offer including comprehensive international health insurance including mental health coverage; paid vacation sick and parental leave; relocation benefits; a travel stipend; technology and work from home stipends; a professional development budget; and more.
Please note as a non-profit we are unable to provide compensation similar to leading private sector organizations.
How to apply
If interested please click the Apply for this job online button at the top right. Applications are rolling and considered as they are submitted. The application asks various questions in order for us to get to know you and requires a CV and cover letter.
Please ensure that your CV includes relevant professional and personal experience as well as details on academic qualifications. CVs can range from one to two pages. Please note headshot photographs parental details birth dates marital status and other personal information not relevant to the application do not need to be included in your CV. Additionally we strongly encourage you to use your cover letter to highlight why you want to work for IDinsight specifically and what has prepared you to succeed in the role youre applying for. A customized cover letter is an important part of IDinsights recruiting process as it allows us to understand your motivations for the position relevant skills and clarity of writing.
If youve previously applied to an IDinsight Associate role we encourage you to only reapply if youve gained additional relevant experience to strengthen your application since your previous application. More information including details on IDinsights hiring process and frequently asked questions can be found online at IDinsight Careers. Any questions should be directed to .
IDinsights commitment to reducing power asymmetries
We seek a workforce that is inclusive of a variety of perspectives that will help us refine and improve our methods and relationships and strengthen the services we provide our clients and their communities or constituencies. The following commitments represent our vision for the IDinsight team:
- IDinsight will have greater representation from the populations with whom we work and clients we serve.
- IDinsight will have greater representation from the countries in which we work.
- Across all countries in which we recruit we will seek greater representation from historically excluded communities.
- IDinsight will foster an inclusive work culture that empowers a diverse team to do their best work.
IDinsight is an equal opportunity employer and strives to create a diverse and supportive workplace.
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