About The/Nudge
The/Nudge is an action institute building resilient livelihoods to alleviate poverty. We work with women, farmers, tribals and youth on rural development, agriculture, skilling and economic inclusion, along with 15+ central and state government partners.
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 L'Oreal, 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 have been piloting this program for the past 3 years and are now scaling it across multiple states. Our purpose is to enable the most excluded individuals to become contributing members of the economy. We will
- Enable the government to adopt by providing research, design, and implementation support
- Continue to iterate on the program design to create impact at scale through our own implementation efforts
- Support more NGOs in adopting the graduation approach by offering technical expertise and capacity building
- Build evidence on the graduation approach to nudge governments to adopt at scale
- Develop technology solutions that enable NGOs and governments to adopt and implement the program at scale and with quality
What are some of the principles/ approaches we use?
- First principles thinking
- Human centered design (thoughtful, action oriented, experimental & iterative process) with a gender lens (unbiased and reflective approach)
- Systems thinking (analytical, stakeholder oriented and holistic)
- Strategic planning (result oriented, logical & coherent with clearly defined outcomes, grounded in current realities)
What will you do?
- Understand the needs of donors, national and state stakeholders to define dashboard goals and metrics
- Translate user requirements into clear, intuitive, impactful dashboard visualizations
- Lead the design and delivery of dashboards that support program performance monitoring and decision making
- Conduct analytical deep dives to generate insights for state teams and inform decision making
- Collaborate with data analysts to build high performing, scalable and reliable dashboards
- Define and standardize key metrics and indicators across programs and states
- Ensure data consistency, accuracy and reliability across large datasets
- Continuously improve dashboards based on user feedback
Who are we looking for in this role?
- 7-10 years of work experience in product strategy, consulting, product management or data analytics
- Proficient in data analytics tools and scripting (e.g., SQL, Python)
- Ability to learn, iterate and pivot based on new information or constraints
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Passion and hunger for solving big social problems at scale
- Growth mindset to learn new concepts
- Ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders
- Written and spoken fluency in Hindi and English
- Willingness to stay and travel in deep rural areas
What We Offer
- Impact at Scale: Be part of a transformative mission aimed at lifting millions out of ultra-poverty.
- Growth Opportunities: Work with a high-impact, mission-driven team, engaging with diverse stakeholders across India and globally.
- Inclusive Environment: We are committed to diversity and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.
*We aspire to be an inclusive and diverse organization and encourage qualified individuals irrespective of their religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, or any other dimension of identity, to apply. Please visit The/Nudge Institute career page to apply online.*
