Policy Manager – Scale-ups (ASPIRE- Gender Equity Curriculum)

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About the Organization

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is a global research center working to reduce poverty and fight climate change by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. Anchored by a network of more than 1,000 top researchers at universities around the world, J-PAL conducts innovative research and builds powerful partnerships to solve the world's greatest challenges. They build partnerships with governments, NGOs, donors, and others to share this knowledge, scale up effective programs, and advance evidence-informed decision-making. J-PAL South Asia (SA) is based at the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) in India.

The Policy vertical at J-PAL South Asia (J-PAL SA) disseminates findings of J-PAL's research: develops relationships with government, civil society, and academic stakeholders; catalyses scale-ups and replications of effective projects; and assists in conceptualising new research projects. In line with its mission to create a long-lasting culture of evidence-informed decision-making, over the past decade, J-PAL SA has continuously developed and refined a model of engaging with state governments in India which ensures that they continue to build on evidence generation through rigorous research, and most importantly, enable the translation of research into action.

Job Description

J-PAL South Asia at the Institute for Financial Management and Research seeks qualified applicants for the position of Policy Manager (PM). The position offers an opportunity to gain first-hand overall program management and in-depth experience of working with NGOs and the government machinery as a representative of  an organization undertaking cutting-edge development research. The position also offers the opportunity for growth through dedicated mentorship programs and an opportunity to increase managerial skills to be able to mentor and manage associates working on the project. The PM will primarily work on scaling up the Gender Equity Curriculum in collaboration with Breakthrough and other NGO partners and will also contribute towards other scale-up projects under ASPIRE. The additional projects focus on Gender, Crime Violence and Conflict, and Education as thematic areas.

The PM will report to the Senior Policy Manager and  work closely with the ASPIRE Unit Director, Principal Investigators (PIs), the Research and Policy Team at J-PAL SA. 

The PM will represent the J-PAL SA team within the ecosystem of Governments, NGO partners, donors and play a critical role in supporting overall learning and knowledge development within the ASPIRE unit.  The PM should have previous experience of working closely with governments and NGOs and in preparing high quality knowledge products.

Job Responsibilities

The Policy Manager will work closely with program stakeholders including NGO Partners, Government, donors, J-PAL SA policy team, academic researchers assigned to the project and other staff to perform a variety of tasks including, but not limited to:

Management of Scale-up project:

• Oversee and drive the achievement of programmatic deliverables of the ongoing scale-ups in Punjab and Odisha
• Work closely with the Senior Policy Manager to strategize and identify avenues to expand the scale of the program
• Collaborate with different stakeholders including governments and NGO partners to ensure smooth running of program
• Bring together a collaborative to share, learn and iterate the intervention for scale and managing expectations of stakeholders with varying motivations
• Define and implement a knowledge management strategy for the gender equity curriculum scale-up in collaboration with Breakthrough
• Ensure dissemination of necessary information to promote the learnings and highlights from current scale-ups and expansion to new states
• Ideate, drive and develop  high-quality knowledge products in collaboration with other team members
• People Management: Manage and mentor Policy Associates and/ or ASPIRE Fellows giving them support to perform better and prioritizing their learning and skill development.
• Cross-vertical collaboration: Participate in cross-vertical collaboration opportunities such as providing systematic support to an ongoing research project, capacity building of internal staff, etc.
• Work closely with the Senior Policy Manager and ASPIRE Unit Director, as needed, on planning and implementing other scale-up projects
• Provide inputs to drive J-PAL SA’s overall strategy for scaling up evidence based projects and participate in external meetings with relevant stakeholders
• Maintain compliance with all J-PAL SA protocols and policies.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Master's degree in economics, social sciences, public policy, or related fields
• Relevant Experience-5 years or more
• Willingness to travel
• Excellent management/ organizational skills and able to solve unexpected problems
• Ability to persuasively and accurately describe our work orally and in writing in a manner that builds enthusiasm and motivates others to want to partner with us. Outstanding writing skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders. Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy related to preparation of materials and presentations
• Familiarity with RCTs
• Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and team player
• Demonstrated ability to manage high-level relationships with partner organizations focusing on building and strengthening relevant networks
• Ability to deal with unstructured and dynamic environments
• Prior experience in conducting process evaluation assessments
• Enterprising in building coalitions and partnerships
• Proven ability to handle several different tasks at one time, successfully plan, and complete tasks, and meet deadlines while ensuring high quality work

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