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IDinsight

Designs and deploys evidence-generating tools.

Social Scientist/Economist/Researcher

Social & Behavioral SciencesUpdated on Nov 12
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Candidates must be deeply passionate about social, economic, and environmental policies and programs, and social impact.
  • Candidates must have an advanced degree in economics, econometrics, statistics, political science, public policy, public health, sociology, anthropology, or another applied field; a Master's degree with a strong record of success in similar work is acceptable. A PhD is preferred.
  • Candidates must have outstanding quantitative and critical-thinking skills.
  • Candidates must be self-starters who take ownership and initiative in a start-up setting.
  • Candidates must have intellectual curiosity.
  • At least three years of relevant work experience is preferred, including designing and managing evaluations, quantitative analysis, field research, and managerial experience in a developing country.
  • Significant experience with Stata or R is preferred; experience with additional programming languages is a plus.
  • Prior work authorization in one of the position locations is preferred.
  • Candidates should have deep contextual knowledge and experience in the regions where IDinsight works.
  • Candidates interested in the Dakar or Rabat office must be fluent in French.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement evaluations and other research activities for IDinsight clients in collaboration with project teams, including descriptive studies, diagnostic and needs assessments, impact evaluations, process evaluations, monitoring systems, program design and advisory, monitoring and evaluation advisory, and scale-up plans.
  • Support project teams in drafting and refining technical deliverables, including evaluation designs, pre-analysis plans, sample size calculations, data collection instruments, technical reports, and other documents.
  • Provide technical expertise to the country office on short-term issues confronting project teams.
  • Work with project teams whose members may be spread across the globe and come from different nationalities and cultures.
  • Prepare and lead regular training sessions on technical topics such as statistical inference and Stata programming.
  • Provide individualized support to staff on technical professional development.
  • Co-author publications in academic and policy journals to showcase results from IDinsight studies, based on client needs and the Researcher's interest.
  • Develop new projects and client relationships in line with IDinsight's values of client-focused and decision-focused research.
  • Propose, design, and implement new initiatives to support project teams and increase the technical rigor of IDinsight's work.

Desired Qualifications

  • A PhD is preferred.
  • At least three years of relevant work experience is preferred, including designing and managing evaluations, quantitative analysis, field research, and managerial experience in a developing country.
  • Significant experience with Stata or R is preferred; experience with additional programming languages is a plus.
  • Prior work authorization in one of the position locations is preferred.

About the Company

IDinsight

Designs and deploys evidence-generating tools.

IDinsight helps leaders combat poverty by designing, deploying, and promoting evidence-generating tools tailored to partner needs. Its products include experimental evaluations, monitoring systems, data analytics and visualization, process evaluations, and machine learning to generate timely, actionable information for governments, NGOs, foundations, and social businesses across Africa and Asia in health, education, agriculture, livelihoods, finance, energy, and governance. The company delivers rigorous, cost-effective, and demand-driven solutions, ensuring every dollar spent on data work supports impact and aligns with client decision deadlines. Its approach blends evidence with action in nearly two dozen countries, with a team of over 150 staff. The goal is to help clients fuse robust data insights with program decisions to reduce poverty and improve outcomes.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$1.1M
Headquarters
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Founded
2003

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