As a manager, the day-to-day responsibilities may include:

Strategy development and execution - Take primary responsibility for determining how the team can most effectively organize and execute to support the success of IDinsight’s 5-year strategy. This includes strategy development and iteration, research and benchmarking, determining team skills and structures, and hiring teammates where relevant.

Internal client liaising - Develop trusted advisor relationships with a wide variety of internal teammates including the CEO, regional/functional leadership, our Research and Data team, and our client-facing teams. Align our work to be maximally useful for these data users.

Technical skills - Deploy a range of data and econometric tools to create actionable insights for internal teammates. Oversee all technical elements of the team’s work, possibly including methodology development, questionnaire design, indicator selection, data piping and management, data analysis, data visualisation, and evaluation design. Engage internal and external experts in developing and refining our analytical approach.

Project management - Support project planning, developing deliverables, and coordinating with contributors and users.  Lead project management, including team management and alignment with strategy.

Communication - Produce high-quality communication materials describing our approach, including technical reports, policy briefs, and presentation materials.

Mentoring junior staff - Professionally develop one or more high-performing early career professionals to help them grow in their role and achieve their long-term career goals.

Outstanding interpersonal and leadership skills to effectively and inclusively engage with a variety of internal and external clients.

Outstanding quantitative and critical thinking skills, with a nuanced understanding of econometric, data, and experiment tools, including but not limited to statistical software (Stata / R wizards welcome, but not mandatory).

Ability to develop a deep and nuanced understanding of how data and associated tools can be tailored to decision-making needs within IDinsight.

Strong oral and written communication skills in English. Fluency in languages spoken in countries where IDinsight works is a plus, such as Hindi or French.

Experience managing client-facing social sector advisory teams. Ability and interest in sharing knowledge, mentoring others, presenting work and reviewing the work of others.

Open-minded self-starter who will thrive while tackling new, unusual and unpredictable challenges.

Excited about building a long-term function within IDinsight with evolving sub-projects. Ability to consistently drive the main objective forward.

Intellectual curiosity and a sense of humour.

Professional development
Skill and career development are core to IDinsight's values and long-term impact strategy, and have been noted highlights of teammates’ experiences. IDinsighters receive significant mentorship from IDinsight leadership, support from talented peers, and are given considerable autonomy when ready. They maintain professional development plans and are given "stretch" opportunities designed to strengthen a variety of skills. Real-time feedback is embedded in our culture and formal structure enables maximum professional growth. Additionally, teammates have access to an annual professional development stipend that they are encouraged to utilize to explore their career interests and develop their skills.