Manager/Senior Manager Job Description

IDinsight Careers
MANAGER / SENIOR MANAGER
Locations: India (various cities); Nairobi, Kenya; Lusaka, Zambia
About IDinsight
IDinsight is an international development consulting organization that helps policymakers and managers make socially
impactful decisions using rigorous evidence. We carefully tailor a wide range of analytical and quantitative tools to enable
our clients to design better policies, rigorously test those ideas and take informed action at scale to improve lives. Our
services include experimental evaluation methodologies - including, but not limited to, randomized controlled trials –
tailored to the priorities of international development decision-makers; monitoring and performance management
systems to facilitate continuous data-driven improvement; policy design consulting and scale-up support. Our advisory
teams are closely integrated into client organizations, and we strive to provide comprehensive support for clients who
want to maximize their social impact through evidence-based policymaking. IDinsight’s vision is to improve millions
of lives by transforming how the social sector innovates, learns and improves.
IDinsight works across Asia and Africa. Our clients include state governments in India, national Ministries across Africa,
the World Bank, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, international NGOs and innovative social businesses. We work
across a range of sectors, including governance, health, education, energy, agriculture, and sanitation.
IDinsight is rapidly expanding and seeks dynamic leaders who are driven to make a difference, possess exceptional interpersonal skills, have strong quantitative backgrounds, and would thrive in entrepreneurial, developing country settings.
IDinsight Engagements
IDinsight provides a range of data-driven policy advisory services. Example engagements include:
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Designing and evaluating anti-corruption reforms: An Indian State government seeks to decrease corruption
in a $300 million per year school feeding program that reaches 9 million beneficiaries. IDinsight is helping to
design a set of policy reforms and will conduct a randomized evaluation to determine which combination of
strategies is most cost-effective. The results will guide the government’s decision of which reforms to scale up.
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Evaluating innovations to improve water, sanitation and hygiene: A large multilateral institution has asked
IDinsight to help them increase their impact on water and sanitation outcomes. IDinsight will run experimental
impact evaluations in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia to directly inform their programmatic strategies.
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Concurrent learning and evaluation cell: The energy department of one of India’s largest, poorest, and most
energy-deprived states seeks to improve electricity distribution. To support their reform efforts, IDinsight
created and staffed an in-house learning cell that works closely with the Managing Director of the Energy
Ministry to refine monitoring systems, design and evaluate innovations, and provide ongoing analytical support
to answer critical policy questions, such as how to increase unsustainably low revenue collection.
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Catalyzing uptake of improved root crop varieties: A top international development foundation is funding a
large government program to increase uptake of improved sweet potato varieties across Tanzania and Uganda,
through market-based interventions, education campaigns, and community outreach. IDinsight will use process
monitoring to refine the interventions and then conduct a randomized controlled trial on the revised program.
This work will inform whether, how and where this model is scaled up.
Job Description
Managers are expected to establish stakeholder relationships, manage evaluation and advisory projects, and contribute
to IDinsight’s growth.
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Relationships: Managers establish themselves as experts and trusted advisors amongst stakeholders in their
geographic and sectoral domains. Managers use this position to provide high quality counsel and support based on
rigorous evidence for senior leaders in governments, foundations, NGOs and socially impactful businesses.
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Projects: Managers harness and direct the intellectual horsepower that fuel our project teams. Managers lead all
elements of IDinsight evaluation and advisory projects, including evaluation design, project management, oversight
of analytical processes, engagement of internal and external experts, and construction of high-quality communication
materials, including policy briefs, technical reports and presentation materials.
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IDinsight growth: Managers leave their personal stamp on IDinsight’s organization through intellectual
contributions to the IDinsight approach, mentorship of IDinsight junior staff, new client development, country
office oversight, and the potential to open new IDinsight offices or practices.
Career Development
Skill and career development for Managers is essential for IDinsight’s long-term impact. With support from IDinsight
Management, Managers maintain self-directed professional development plans and are given stretching opportunities
designed to strengthen their professional skills. Real-time feedback and structured reviews are regularly provided to
maximize each Manager / Senior Manager’s expertise. IDinsight’s entrepreneurial culture allows roles to be tailored to
individual passions, goals and preferences. Due to IDinsight expansion, fast career growth is expected for high
performers.
Qualifications
• Deep passion to improve lives around the world
• Advanced degree, preferably in public policy, economics, public administration, business or public health
• 4-10 years relevant work experience, including managerial experience in a developing country
• Outstanding interpersonal, leadership and communication skills with senior officials
• Proven ability to lead in a dynamic, multicultural environment and motivate other staff
• Outstanding quantitative and critical thinking skills, including experience with statistical software
• Self-starter who will thrive in a start-up setting by taking ownership and initiative
• Intellectual curiosity and sense of humor
Manager / Senior Manager title will depend on qualifications
Compensation and Start Dates
Highly competitive. Commensurate with relevant experience and background. Rolling start dates (start dates range from
immediate to flexible), with a two-year minimum commitment.
To Apply
Please use this link to apply: http://www.myjotform.com/IDinsight/Manager. We encourage you to apply early as
applications will be considered on a rolling basis. You will be asked to fill in information (including standardized test
scores, relevant coursework, and geographic preferences) and submit relevant documents (resume and brief cover letter).
Any questions should be directed to careers@IDinsight.org.