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".
We are an action institute working towards a poverty-free India, within our lifetime. We partner with governments, markets, and civil society to build resilient livelihoods for all. We are a collective of some of India’s best leaders and entrepreneurs from across the industry, academia, government, and development sectors.
The Institute aims to catalyze social transformations at the scale of what ‘Aadhaar’ and the ‘White Revolution’ have enabled, with a focus on building dignified and resilient livelihoods for urban and rural poor.
About the role:
This role is a rare and exciting opportunity to join a team solving problems for urban street vendors living in poverty and contribute towards a poverty-free India.
In this role, you will:
Conduct regular field visits in Bangalore and other cities for the purpose of qualitative and quantitative research
Responsible for on ground execution of program activities engaging with street vendors, their customers, suppliers and other stakeholders (including mobilization and onboarding of participants, building rapport and trust, facilitating group meetings of participants, enabling financial and digital literacy, helping street vendors get a vendor registration and other necessary licenses and documentation etc.)
Collect data for program monitoring and analyze data gathered during field visits
Work with team members to refine program design and execution activities based on field observations and additional research and analysis
Learn from the work of other organizations that have similar programs
Apply if you have:
1-3 years of experience working on ground with underprivileged urban communities
have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in social work (or psychology, sociology); other educational background is welcome if you have relevant work experience
based in Bangalore and speak fluent Kannada along with Hindi and English
ability to empathize and connect with individuals from diverse backgrounds; you like talking to people and you are a good listener. You can build rapport and trust with people quickly
high ownership and commitment for solving social problems
strong desire to learn a lot and work hard to make program successful
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