Website The Convergence Foundation
Role and Responsibilities:
- Develop end to end understanding of the project across various modules
- Literature review, review of relevant legislation/ GOs pertinent to the project
- Own secondary data analysis (capture, data preparation, analysis, and inference/
hypothesis testing - Basis the secondary data analysis, provide insights that will guide the teams
primary outreach - Own interface with client-side stakeholders across the data process cycle
- Develop a sound understanding of the client (Government)s issues and understand
the relevance of the interventions (project) to these issues - Participate actively in larger ideation sessions and client meetings and contribute to
the overall project progress
Required Qualifications, Skills and Abilities:
Education and Experience :
- Bachelors degree (Masters degree or equivalent preferred) in Economics,
Public Policy, Social Science or related fields from a reputed institution - 0 to 3 years work experience in India with organizations working in related
fields of work i.e. research agencies, policy think-tanks, government or private
sector organizations working on government advisory or consulting - Data analysis – expertise in STATA, Excel
- Report writing
- Personal Characteristics and Desired Qualities
- Fluency in English and basic to intermediate proficiency in Tamil
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with an aptitude for research to formulate solutions
- Excellent writing and communication skills (ability to communicate complex ideas in
a meaningful way and across different audiences) - Ability to be able to set priorities, plan timelines and meet deadlines
- Ability to think creatively, willing to take risks to experiment with new ideas and the
ability to turn ideas into action - High ability to collaborate and actively listen to others, understanding and valuing others
views - Operating style suited to working independently and in a small-organization setting,
where teamwork and resourcefulness are highly valued
Location and Compensation: - Candidates with a home base in Chennai are preferred. In addition to providing remote support to the state teams, the candidate should be willing to travel, as required, to the states that CEGIS will have a presence in.
- Remuneration will be competitive with Indian philanthropy and social sector pay scales and will depend on the candidates experience levels.
- Pre-reads for the application process
- Please go through the following materials before sending in your application:
Concept note on CEGIS
Podcast episodes with Prof. Karthik Muralidharan one each on education and healthcare in India.
You are also encouraged to read more of Prof. Karthik Muralidharans work here.
To apply for this job please visit career.theconvergencefoundation.org.
