Sr Social Impact Catalyst

Bevolve; Auroville; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

eBike

Locally sourced lunch

Mentor network

Job summary

Bevolve in India (Auroville) invites applications for a Sr Social Impact Catalyst to lead research design, data collection, and analysis for client programs and initiatives aimed at improving social outcomes.

The role requires a Master’s in Social Sciences or related fields, 3+ years of experience, multilingual capabilities including Hindi, and proficiency with R or Stata for quantitative work. Travel across India is expected, with flexibility on location.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Sustainability, developmental economics, psychology or public policy.
• Minimum 3 years of industry experience.
• Experience creating baseline studies and analyzing social indicators.

Responsibilities

• Lead research design and formulate questions; select methodologies.
• Lead data collection and analyze surveys, interviews, focus groups.
• Assess impact on individuals, communities and societal structures.
• Collaborate with product and impact communications teams; summarize results and advise decisions.

Skills

Multilingual (Hindi fluency)

Education

Master’s in Social Sciences or related fields

Tools

R

Stata

Job description

Join Bevolve as our Sr. Social Impact Catalyst

About Bevolve

Our purpose is to enable organizations towards conscious micro-transformations using research & AI (technology) to create measurable impact. We do that by building an Impact Creation platform that aims to democratize impact measurement, impact communication, and impact creation.

We are based out of Auroville, the largest intentional community on the planet, that has been dedicated to sustainable practices for over 50 years. The founding team of Bevolve comprises graduates from Northwestern Kellogg, & Chicago Booth with over 20 years of experience in technology in the USA, UK, and Singapore.

About the Role

Are you someone passionate about making a positive impact through research and field surveys? Join us as an Sr Social Impact Catalyst and be a beacon of change in our evolving journey. This role involves studying and analyzing the effects of various programs, policies, or initiatives by clients on society and communities. You have to understand the positive and negative consequences of these interventions and contribute insights to inform decision-making and improve social outcomes. We are looking at the social outcomes holistically that goes beyond tangible outcomes such as livelihood creation, income augmentation etc.

Responsibilities

Lead the research design, formulate research questions, select appropriate methodologies, and develop data collection strategies.

Lead data collection and analyze data through surveys, interviews, focus groups, observations, existing datasets.

Assess impact on how these interventions affect individuals, communities, and broader societal structures.

Stay informed about the latest research methodologies, social trends, and policy developments and collaborate with the product team to build social impact models.

Collaborate with the Impact Communications team and summarize complex data and make recommendations based on the research outcomes.

Required Experience

Education – Master’s (Social Sciences, Sustainability, developmental economics, Psychology, Public Policy or related fields)

Minimum 3 years of industry experience.

Proficiency in creating baseline studies and analyzing results for key social indicators such as subjective happiness, inclusion & equity, community empowerment, behavioral changes and capacity building.

Be multilingual and fluent in Hindi

Preferred Experience

Proficiency with quantitative analysis (RCT etc.) and using software packages such as R, Stata or equivalent.

Experience working in rural India.

Specific domain expertise around sustainability – such as handicraft, education, micro finance, circular economy, waste management etc. will be preferred.

Location

This role will be ideally in Auroville, India office but can be flexible based on the candidate.

Approximately 15-20% travel is anticipated in India.

What We Offer

eBike

Locally sourced lunch

Access to world-class mentor network

Bevolve thinks Big & believes you can do well by doing good. Do you?

If you connect with this purpose, come join us to make a difference – for you and for the world.