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 in the process of catalyzing the propagation of the same. Our purpose is to contribute to making the most excluded individuals a contributing member to the economy:
Enable govt to adopt by providing research, design, and implementation support
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 to nudge governments to adopt at-scale
Build technology solutions for NGOs and governments to adopt and implement at scale & with quality.
Position Overview:
The/Nudge is working with the Jharkhand State Livelihoods Promotion Society (JSLPS), Government of Jharkhand, to help increase adoption of the graduation approach/ economic inclusion program by targeting ultra-poor/ poorest of the poor, and other marginalized / vulnerable communities like PVTGs and women engaged in producing and selling country liquor. We are currently working on 3 different programs with the Govt. of Jharkhand - a special project with MoRD, GoI targeting 4000 ultra-poor families, a program focused specifically on PVTGs and another focused specifically towards women engaged in production and sale country liquor. As part of this effort, Project Management Units (SPMU) are set up at JSLPS, Ranchi, to help the Government of Jharkhand to design and implement these programs through graduation approach integrated into the community institutions of JSLPS. Additionally, we also have our direct implementation (with little or no government involvement) in Jharkhand at a small scale (~1500 households). This position is for the SPMU at Ranchi, JSLPS and will report to the Head of Operations.
At The/Nudge Institute, you will:
Provide leadership to The/Nudge’s efforts in the State by creating an agency-ship for The/Nudge in Jharkhand
Should lead all operations and products concerning these programs and cont. Work with all stakeholders, importantly with the Government, to scale up the programs
Work closely with all necessary Departments to ensure the timely flow of budgets for the smooth running of the operations on the ground
Ensure 100% adherence to the stationary compliances, reporting, and documentation as described/ prescribed by the Government and The/Nudge
Support JSLPS in the research and development of a strategy and program design to target the ultra-poor through the ‘Graduation Approach’ / ‘Economic Inclusion Program’ built on top of community institutions enabled by the JSLPS/DAY-NRLM
Support JSLPS in planning the activities, orientation to necessary activities and its regular implementation along with proper monitoring
Support JSLPS in the implementation of action research of the graduation approach through the project based on the strategy and design developed in consultation with key stakeholders
Enable convergence of various state initiatives (social security, livelihood promotion, financial inclusion, social empowerment) and programs towards the end goal of graduating women and their households living in ultra-poverty out of it.
Own the implementation and outcomes of the projects
Support JSLPS and the DAY-NRLM review the progress of the special project periodically in order to iterate and scale
Support the mission on the use of data and technology to ensure continuous flow of data from the field
Build relationships with key government stakeholders in JSLPS such that the special project is successful
Build relationships with key government departments and support in successful adoption of strategies targeting the ultra-poor
Cont. work for the learning and development of the team working in this project/ programs
The ideal candidate for the role has:
About 12-15 years of experience and is a Postgraduate
demonstrated a growth mindset - learning/improving constantly
demonstrated success in starting and leading initiatives, working under uncertainty & able to articulate vision and secure buy-in from stakeholders
excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills. Fluent in English & Hindi
strong analytical and critical thinking skills
the ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholder groups in a fast-paced environment
set aside personal bias to do what is right for the community
experience in designing/managing multi-stakeholder development sector programs designed around (or with) SHGs, Community Institutions and JSLPS
an openness to travel extensively and live in designated districts/blocks/panchayats as per the needs of the program’s goals
a passion for serving those in need with humility & sensitivity
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.
Place of Posting - JSLPS, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi