Job Opportunity for Policy Associate at J-PAL South Asia in Bengaluru, India or Delhi, India

## Policy Associate – Artificial Intelligence for Social Good – J-PAL South Asia

**About J-PAL South Asia:**

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a global research center working to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. J-PAL South Asia, based at the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) in India, is one of J-PAL’s seven regional offices. It conducts rigorous research on a range of development issues, including education, health, and financial inclusion, and works closely with governments and other stakeholders to translate research findings into effective policy.

**Job Location:** Bengaluru, India or Delhi, India

**Experience Required:** 1-2 years of relevant work experience. Previous experience in research and/or policy, ideally intersecting with technology, is required.

**Job Description:**

J-PAL South Asia seeks a Policy Associate to contribute to its emerging and rapidly developing initiative on ‘Artificial Intelligence for social good’ and work on private sector CSR Landscaping. The Policy Associate will support the Policy team and the Director of Strategic Initiatives in establishing new organizational partnerships, public speaking engagements, exploring new randomized evaluations, tracking developments in technology and policy response from governments, and supporting ongoing partnerships with governments, international organizations, philanthropic foundations, and NGOs in India. 

**Key Responsibilities:**

* Work closely with the Director – Strategic Initiatives, J-PAL South Asia to support relationship building with external partners, public speaking engagements, and shape the agenda for the initiatives.

* Work with partner organizations, governments, and researchers to initiate discussions, showcase J-PAL’s vision and existing work, and facilitate the development of new randomized evaluations.

* Track changes in the Indian and International policy landscape in the area of CSR, technology, and Artificial Intelligence through policy trackers, news-tracking, and notes. Lead the development of landscape notes that support the development of J-PAL SA’s AI for Social Good strategy.

* Assist senior staff in preparing background notes, memos, updates, and presentations for J-PAL SA’s partnerships with governments, implementing partners, and donors.

* Track changes in private sector CSR giving, technology & Artificial intelligence, and create trackers and other mechanisms to summarize developments periodically.

* Support Director-Strategic Initiatives, and other J-PAL staff in disseminating and synthesizing evidence related to AI for Social Good from the J-PAL network, for external stakeholders in the form of evidence reviews, memos, or policy advisory notes.

**Qualifications:**

* **Education:** While candidates with a bachelor’s/master’s degree from different fields can apply, familiarity with Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence as demonstrated by coursework or professional experience is required. A technical understanding of impact evaluations is necessary to enable discussions and support setting up new evaluations.

* **Experience:** 1-2 years of relevant work experience. You must have previous experience in research and/or policy ideally intersecting with technology.

* **Subject Matter Knowledge:** You must be familiar with recent developments in the field of Artificial Intelligence and aware of the tools and products from major technology companies. You must have first-hand experience using these tools. Awareness of the discourse around the ethical use of AI would be a plus.

* **Communication:** You pay attention to detail and are comfortable with creating documentation, notes, and briefs, varying in complexity and scope depending upon the purpose. A good intuition to communicate effectively to different kinds of audiences would be ideal.

* **Attitude:** You are goal-oriented and be willing to continuously learn in a rapidly changing field and contribute in any way possible towards J-PAL’s vision in directing the use of AI in the social sector. You are self-motivated, work hard, and enjoy collaborating.

**Candidates must be authorized to work in India.**