
Voice of Environment (VoE)
May 26, 2025 at 03:51 PM
*Job Description for the position of Data and Tech Analyst, Economic*
InclusionProgramAbout The/NudgeThe/Nudge is an action institute building resilient livelihoods to alleviate poverty. Wework with women, farmers, tribals and youth on rural development, agriculture,skilling and economic inclusion, along with 15+ central and state governmentpartners.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 andgrand challenges have supported 200+ social entrepreneurs including 17 Forbes30U30, 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, TataTrusts, Skoll, Meta, LinkedIn, HDFC, Mphasis, KPMG and L'Oreal, we are contributingtowards a "poverty-free India, within our lifetime".What are we solving for?We are solving for households in poverty who are also financially and sociallyvulnerable through a targeted, multi-faceted, and sequenced model called thegraduation approach, which has demonstrated that we can durably pull householdsout of poverty.At The/Nudge Institute, we are in the process of catalysing the propagation of thesame.● Our purpose is to contribute to making the most excluded individuals acontributing member to the economy:● Enable govt to adopt by providing research, design, and implementationsupport● 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 tonudge governments to adopt at-scale● Build technology solutions for implement at scale & with quality.Position Overview:NGOs and governments to adopt andThe/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 poorhouseholds through community institutions. As part of this effort, a State ProjectManagement Unit (SPMU) is set up at ASRLM, Guwahati, to help the Government ofAssam to design and implement a special program called- ‘SETU’ (SustainableEmpowerment through Transforming Poorest of poor in Assam). This position is forthe SPMU at Guwahati, ASRLM and will report to the State Lead, Assam EconomicInclusion Program.At The/Nudge Institute, you will:● Be the single point of accountability for tech products to enableimplementation and monitoring of the program in collaboration with theASRLM● 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 stakeholdersdesign SoPs for tech roll-out in collaboration with the governmentand external● 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 stakeholders, and gathering insights firsthandrural areas, meeting with● identify opportunities to build tech-first solutions as well as tech solutions thatare enablers of rural development programs● support operations in adoption, take feedback, and iterate products to improvethe 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 tocreate impact at scale● demonstrated a growth mindset - learning/improving constantly● ● ● demonstrated uncertainty & stakeholderssuccess able to in starting and articulating a leading initiatives, working vision, and securing buy-in excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills.strong analytical and critical thinking skillsunderfrom● the ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholder groups in a fast-pacedenvironment
● At least 5 years of experience, preferably in tech/MIS development, and is aPostgraduate / Graduate● experience in working with government stakeholders● an openness to travel extensively and live in districts/blocks/panchayats as per the needs of the program’s goalsdesignated● a passion for serving those in need with humility & sensitivity & setting asidepersonal bias.To apply:Send your resume to [email protected].