IDinsight Managers and Senior Managers – Jobs in Kenya, Malawi, Senegal, Zambia

IDinsight Managers and Senior Managers – Jobs in Kenya, Malawi, Senegal, Zambia


Job Details:

  • IDinsight is a global advisory, data analytics, and research organization that helps 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, multilaterals, foundations, and innovative non-profit organizations in Asia and Africa. We work across a wide range of sectors, including agriculture, education, health, governance, sanitation, and financial inclusion. We have offices in Dakar, Johannesburg, Lusaka, Manila, Nairobi, New Delhi, San Francisco, and Washington DC.
    Managers and Senior Managers – Kenya, Malawi, Senegal, Zambia

    Locations: Dakar, Senegal; Lilongwe, Malawi; Lusaka, Zambia, and Nairobi, Kenya

  • Managers and Senior Managers oversee all aspects of client engagements (with support from an IDinsight Director/Partner) in order to produce high-quality outputs, but more importantly, to drive each client to achieve its social impact goals. Towards this end, vManagers and Senior Managers are expected to develop a diverse skill set, including establishing trusted advisor relationships with clients, mentoring high-performing early professionals (Associates), developing expertise in a broad range of econometric, data, and field experiment tools and overseeing all project and/or office-related safety & security risk management for their teammembers.

  • We are currently building an application pool with candidate profiles for potential
    future hires. Once we confirm that we are ready to hire, we will proceed with formal hiring processes. Candidates may be interviewed before official openings are available in order for IDinsight to meet qualified candidates in preparation for future openings.

    Qualifications

    Ideal qualifications include:

    • Deep passion to improve lives around the world

    • Demonstrated interest in the use of evidence, rigorous impact measurement, and data to improve international development policies and programs, particularly around financial and social protection

    • Advanced degree, preferably in public policy, economics, public administration, business

    • 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 and motivate other staff in a dynamic, multicultural environment

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

    • Self-starter who will thrive in a start-up setting by taking ownership and initiative

    • Intellectual curiosity and sense of humor

    How to Apply

  • Please note, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. More information, including spotlights of current and past teammates, can be found online at IDinsight Careers. Any questions should be directed to

  • careers@IDinsight.org . IDinsight is an equal opportunity employer and strives to create a diverse and supportive workplace.

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