Senior Associate – Strategy and Operations in Bengaluru | The/Nudge Institute

aikyam; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

L&D wallet

Job summary

The/Nudge Institute in Bengaluru seeks a Senior Associate to drive Strategy and Operations, ensuring the Economic Inclusion Program runs smoothly as it scales across states. You will turn data and field stories into clear reports for leaders and donors, and help remove bottlenecks to accelerate impact.

The role requires strong MS Excel and PowerPoint skills, experience in data management, and comfort with SQL. Willingness to travel to field locations is essential for monitoring and reporting.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Rural Management, Social Work, Public Policy, Business Administration, or a related field from a recognised university
• 3-5 years of experience in program management, operations, or strategic reporting
• Strong experience in stakeholder management and bringing different departments together around one goal
• Strong skills in MS Excel for data management and PowerPoint for presentations
• Working knowledge of SQL and data management for large scale analysis; experience using AI or ML tools for this is a plus
• Comfortable with, or willing to learn, design tools like Canva or Adobe Illustrator, or AI tools, to improve the visual quality of reports and materials
• Genuine empathy for rural communities living in poverty, along with a sense of urgency for timely, high quality work
• Willingness to travel to remote field locations for monitoring and reporting
• An L&D wallet to spend on your own learning and growth.

Responsibilities

• Manage the programme's central reporting engine so that progress across teams stays on track.
• Set up and run regular review meetings with the different teams.
• Bring stakeholders together so that discussions focus on outcomes, not only on status updates.
• Turn complex programme data into clear, high-quality reports for senior leaders, donors and institutional partners.
• Lead knowledge management by recording what the programme learns and keeping it well organised.
• Make it easier for teams to share information with each other.
• Gather case studies from the field and turn them into reports, organisation-wide emails and strong presentations.
• Help the Strategy and Operations team spot what is slowing down operations.
• Coordinate the people and resources needed to clear those bottlenecks.
• Take on other duties the organisation assigns from time to time.

Skills

Stakeholder management

MS Excel

PowerPoint

SQL

Data management

AI tools

Canva

Adobe Illustrator

Empathy

Willingness to travel

Education

Master's degree in Rural Management, Social Work, Public Policy, Business Administration, or a related field

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

SQL

Canva

Adobe Illustrator

AI tools

Job description

Senior Associate – Strategy and Operations in Bengaluru | The/Nudge Institute

The/Nudge Institute

The/Nudge Institute is an action institute that helps families build steady livelihoods and move out of poverty. It works with women, farmers, tribal communities and young people on rural development, agriculture, skilling and economic inclusion, in partnership with more than 15 central and state governments. Its economic inclusion work spans 10 states, reaches over 1.5 million people, and aims to serve 25 million Indians. Through its incubator, accelerator and grand challenges, it has supported more than 200 social entrepreneurs, and it is backed by over 130 philanthropists, 40 companies and 15 foundations.

Role

As Senior Associate, Strategy and Operations, you will keep the Economic Inclusion Program running smoothly as it grows from a three-year pilot into a programme across several states. The programme supports households that are poor and also financially and socially vulnerable, through a step-by-step model called the graduation approach. You will run the reporting rhythm across teams, turn data and field stories into clear reports for leaders and donors, and help remove the blocks that slow the work down. The role is based in Bengaluru, with travel to field locations.

Responsibilities

• Manage the programme's central reporting engine so that progress across teams stays on track.
• Set up and run regular review meetings with the different teams.
• Bring stakeholders together so that discussions focus on outcomes, not only on status updates.
• Turn complex programme data into clear, high-quality reports for senior leaders, donors and institutional partners.
• Lead knowledge management by recording what the programme learns and keeping it well organised.
• Make it easier for teams to share information with each other.
• Gather case studies from the field and turn them into reports, organisation-wide emails and strong presentations.
• Help the Strategy and Operations team spot what is slowing down operations.
• Coordinate the people and resources needed to clear those bottlenecks.
• Take on other duties the organisation assigns from time to time.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Rural Management, Social Work, Public Policy, Business Administration, or a related field from a recognised university
• 3-5 years of experience in program management, operations, or strategic reporting
• Strong experience in stakeholder management and bringing different departments together around one goal
• Strong skills in MS Excel for data management and PowerPoint for presentations
• Working knowledge of SQL and data management for large scale analysis; experience using AI or ML tools for this is a plus
• Comfortable with, or willing to learn, design tools like Canva or Adobe Illustrator, or AI tools, to improve the visual quality of reports and materials
• Genuine empathy for rural communities living in poverty, along with a sense of urgency for timely, high quality work
• Willingness to travel to remote field locations for monitoring and reporting
• An L&D wallet to spend on your own learning and growth.
• Opportunities to grow into new roles within the organisation
• A team hired for intent, attitude, smarts and skills, in that order, supported by people-centred policies.
• Exposure to work across 50,000+ households, 15+ governments, 200+ social enterprises and Charcha, India's largest social sector convening forum.
• Freedom to try bold plans in a fast-moving, action-focused workplace.
• An inclusive employer that welcomes qualified people of every religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity and age.

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