Data and Tech Analyst, EIP, Livelihood Program

Job Description

. Our economic inclusion journey for 25 million Indians, has reached 10 states with $250M of government funding to cover 1.25M people. Our incubator, accelerator and grand challenges have supported 200+ social entrepreneurs including 17 Forbes 30U30, 3 EarthShot Prize winners, 1 Time Magazine cover and more. Set up with support from 90+ eminent philanthropists , 40+ corporates and 15+ foundations including Gates, Mackenzie Scott, Vinod Khosla, Nandan Nilekani, Tata Trusts, Skoll, Meta, LinkedIn, HDFC, Mphasis, KPMG and LOreal, we are contributing towards a "poverty-free India, within our lifetime". What are we solving for? We are solving for households in poverty who are also financially and socially vulnerable through a targeted, multi-faceted, and sequenced model called the graduation approach, which has demonstrated that we can durably pull households out of poverty. At The/Nudge Institute, we are in the process of catalysing the propagation of the same. Our purpose is to contribute to making the most excluded individuals a contributing member to the economy: Enable govt to adopt by providing research, design, and implementation support Continue to implement on its own to iterate the design for impact at scale Enable more NGOs to adopt technical and capacity-building support Continue to generate data on poverty and evidence on graduation approach to nudge governments to adopt at-scale Build technology solutions for NGOs and governments to adopt and implement at scale & with quality. Position Overview: The/Nudge is working with the Assam State Rural Livelihoods Mission (ASRLM), Government of Assam, to help increase adoption of the graduation approach/ economic inclusion program by targeting 4000 ultra-poor/ poorest of the poor households through community institutions. As part of this effort, a State Project Management Unit (SPMU) is set up at ASRLM, Guwahati, to help the Government of Assam to design and implement a special program called- SETU (Sustainable Empowerment through Transforming Poorest of poor in Assam). This position is for the SPMU at Guwahati, ASRLM and will report to the State Lead, Assam Economic Inclusion Program. At The/Nudge Institute, you will: Be the single point of accountability for tech products to enable implementation and monitoring of the program in collaboration with the ASRLM build and execute end-to-end tech product roadmap for End Ultra-Poverty facilitate MIS build-out for ASRLM as per their requirements build partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to build the products analyze data and present reports of the product to internal and external stakeholders design SoPs for tech roll-out in collaboration with the government conduct market research to identify solutions and gaps in the current solution, and proactively iterate designs and product roadmaps be enthusiastic about traveling to remote rural areas, meeting with stakeholders, and gathering insights firsthand identify opportunities to build tech-first solutions as well as tech solutions that are enablers of rural development programs support operations in adoption, take feedback, and iterate products to improve the performance of the overall program Conduct trainings for the project team and cadre. The ideal candidate for the role has: Fluent in English & local language is desirable immense interest and knowledge in technology & applying its potential to create impact at scale demonstrated a growth mindset - learning/improving constantly demonstrated success in starting and leading initiatives, working under uncertainty & able to articulating a vision, and securing buy-in from stakeholders excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills. strong analytical and critical thinking skills the ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholder groups in a fast-paced environment At least 5 years of experience, preferably in tech/MIS development, and is a Postgraduate / Graduate experience in working with government stakeholders an openness to travel extensively and live in designated districts/blocks/panchayats as per the needs of the program s goals a passion for