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    "description": "<p><span style=\"color: #1c2f62; font-family: Inter,sans-serif; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: bold\">AI Advisory Senior Manager/ Associate Director</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold\">Location:  Delhi, India <br><br></span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"color: rgb(28, 47, 98); font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">About the role </span></span></span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"color: rgb(28, 47, 98); font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold\"><br></span></span></span><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">We are hiring an entrepreneurial Associate Director / Senior Manager to strengthen and develop our AI Advisory practice, for government and social sector clients in India. You will collaborate with IDinsight’s Senior Leadership, Executive, and Data Science teams to develop AI and technology aspects of current engagements, develop new engagements primarily with government partners, and support delivery of projects. </span><a href=\"https://www.idinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/AI-Strategy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Read more about our AI strategy</span></a><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">.<br><br></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">The role is particularly suited to someone who understands technology transformation and policymaking in Indian government institutions. It combines client-facing advisory work with business development, and sits at the intersection of AI, governance, and public sector consulting.<br><br></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">This role is a full-time, one-year contract, subject to extension based on performance. The role is based in Delhi, at the Senior Manager or Associate Director level, depending on experience. <br><br></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: rgb(68, 71, 70); font-size: 10pt\"><br></span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">About IDinsight</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic\">We amplify social impact by partnering with leaders to develop tailored solutions. Our mission is to improve lives with data and evidence. We transform how the world fights poverty.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">IDinsight is a global nonprofit that equips leaders with the data, evidence and technology to improve lives at scale. We partner with governments, NGOs, multilaterals, and funders to support decisions at every stage of their impact journey – from bold pilots to nationwide scale-ups. Our teams bring rigorous evidence and practical insights so leaders can make informed decisions that truly change lives. With our partners, we are pioneering the next frontier of social impact, where data and technology accelerate progress for millions. We help leaders overcome the three main barriers to impact:</span></p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Figuring out what works</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Learning and improving</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Reaching and operating at scale</span></li>\n</ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">We work in multiple countries across Asia and Africa. Our work spans a wide range of sectors, including agriculture, education, health, governance, sanitation, financial inclusion, and other areas. </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">We have expertise in a variety of rigorous approaches and methodologies, which we tailor to each client depending on their needs and constraints. To achieve a positive social impact we:</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Support our partners with the full ‘data and evidence’ value chain – from primary data collection to data systems, monitoring evaluation and learning tools, and data science</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Inform funding decisions – toward high-impact initiatives and away from less effective programs or approaches</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Create cutting-edge AI-for-good products that make the delivery of social interventions and learning tools more cost-effective and scalable</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Our diverse, growing team of roughly 250 outstanding colleagues operate in nearly two dozen countries around the world.  Learn more about our mission, values, and principles at </span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"https://www.IDinsight.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.IDinsight.org</a></span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">.   <br><br></span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(28, 47, 98); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold\">What you will do</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">Lead policy advisory and AI support for governments: </span><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Support IDinsight's current government partners navigate the intersection of technology, AI, and policy, and grow our portfolio by engaging new government departments/agencies in AI and policy advisory.</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Policy advisory on AI:</span><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\"> Support current and new government partners in:</span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Design and deployment of tech-enabled systems, including AI-native tools, data systems, and digital platforms — with a grounded understanding of requirements and constraints in Indian government settings, including data governance, procurement constraints, interoperability, and the political economy of adoption. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Developing policies, regulations, and governance frameworks shaping AI use in India.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Translating broad questions around into concrete, impactful opportunities and recommendations</span></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Client engagement:</span><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\"> Participate in high-level meetings, workshops, and consortium discussions with government officials, funders, and partner organisations as a credible voice on technology, AI, and AI policy in governance contexts.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Government client development:</span><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\"> Identify and develop new opportunities to support governments on AI and technology, through active origination of new AI advisory engagements, conversion of leads, and drafting and reviewing proposals, growing the practice's pipeline and revenue especially with government organisations</span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Represent IDinsight externally through thought leadership and public communications (blog posts, conference presentations, sector convenings, and written outputs) that advance IDinsight's profile and influence on AI transformation.<br><br></span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">Develop new AI advisory and evaluation engagements: </span><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Grow IDinsight's AI advisory and evaluation practice with NGOs, social enterprises, and foundations.</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Client development:</span><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\"> Identify, scope, and structure new engagements. Build relationships with prospective partners and develop proposals that match IDinsight's capabilities to client needs.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">AI Transformation Advisory:</span><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\"> Serve as the senior lead on advisory and evaluation engagements - identifying the right use-cases; building, testing and evaluating AI-based products; and integrating AI products responsibly into client systems and workflows.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Thought leadership:</span><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\"> Represent IDinsight in sector conversations on AI in the social sector through writing and external engagement.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Training and workshops:</span><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\"> Design and deliver executive workshops, workflow redesign sessions, and training programs that build lasting client capability.<br><br></span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">Financial management</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Demonstrate a strong understanding of IDinsight's business model and contribute to a financially sustainable practice through sound strategic decision-making and resource stewardship.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Review budget design and resource allocation, ensuring financial planning supports quality delivery, funder expectations, and growth of the practice.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Build trust with clients and funders through timely, accurate, and strategic financial reporting.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(28, 47, 98); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold\">Who we are looking for </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">Qualifications</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Commitment to IDinsight's</span><a href=\"https://www.idinsight.org/about-us/our-values/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">values and mission</span></a><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">6-10 years of professional experience, with significant time in consulting, digital transformation, product management, or technology implementation, ideally serving governments, foundations, or social sector organizations.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">Technical fluency:</span><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\"> Strong understanding of LLM capabilities and limitations, AI agent architectures, and the practical realities of deploying AI in organizations. Ability to credibly direct a technical team. The role does not require production coding skills. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">Direct experience working with Indian government</span><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">: Ideally ministries, national commissions, or large national programmes, with a strong understanding of how decisions get made and how change actually happens in these institutions, and the requirements that technology and AI systems must meet in government settings</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">Client-facing consulting:</span><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\"> Experience leading complex advisory engagements, managing senior client relationships, and delivering results against defined success metrics.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">People management: </span><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Track record of building, managing, and developing high-performing teams that include both technical and non-technical roles.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">Demonstrated experience in client development:</span><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\"> identifying opportunities, scoping engagements, developing proposals, and building relationships with senior stakeholders.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with limited structure</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Entrepreneurial — can identify an opportunity and build from it without waiting for a fully defined brief.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Strong communicator who can adapt between technical, bureaucratic, and donor audiences.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Based in Delhi, or willing to relocate for the duration of the engagement.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><br><br></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(28, 47, 98); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold\">Professional development</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Skill and career development are core to IDinsight's values and long-term impact strategy and have been noted as highlights of teammates' experiences. IDinsighters receive significant mentorship from IDinsight leadership, support from talented peers, and considerable autonomy when ready. They maintain professional development plans and are provided \"stretch\" opportunities designed to strengthen various skills. Real-time feedback is embedded in our culture, and a formal structure enables maximum professional growth. Additionally, teammates have access to an annual professional development stipend that they are encouraged to explore their career interests and develop their skills.<br><br></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(28, 47, 98); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold\">Nuts &amp; bolts</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(33, 46, 56); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Location</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">This position would be based out of IDinsight's Delhi office, however we are open to making flexible arrangements for the right candidate. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(33, 46, 56); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Start date</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">We would prefer for the candidate to start immediately and in light of the urgency would be evaluating applications on a rolling basis.  </span><br></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(33, 46, 56); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">References</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Applications should include three references, including email, phone, and title. Briefly state in what capacity you worked with each reference.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(33, 46, 56); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Work authorization</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">IDinsight can sponsor employment visas for all nationalities; however, we will prioritize candidates who do not require IDinsight to sponsor work authorization in India. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(33, 46, 56); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Compensation</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Compensation and benefits are commensurate with the qualifications and experiences IDinsight is hiring for and are competitive within the global development sector. We are especially proud of the people-focused benefits we offer, including comprehensive international health insurance, including mental health coverage; paid vacation, sick, and parental leave; relocation benefits; a travel stipend; technology and work-from-home stipends; a professional development budget; and more. Please note, as a non-profit, we are unable to provide compensation similar to leading private sector organizations.<br><br></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(28, 47, 98); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold\">How to apply</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Please click the \"Apply for this job online\" button at the top right. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The application asks various questions for us to get to know you and requires a CV. </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Please ensure that your CV includes relevant professional and personal experience and details on academic qualifications. CVs can range from one to two pages. Please note that headshot photographs, parental information, birth dates, marital status, and other personal information not relevant to the application do not need to be included in your CV. Additionally, we strongly encourage you to use the application questions to highlight why you want to work for IDinsight specifically and what has prepared you to succeed in the role you're applying for. Thoughtful answers to the screening questions are an important part of IDinsight's recruiting process as it allows us to understand your motivations for the position, relevant skills, and clarity of writing.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">More information, including details on</span><a href=\"https://www.idinsight.org/careers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">IDinsight's hiring process</span></a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"> and</span><a href=\"https://www.idinsight.org/careers/faqs/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">frequently asked questions</span></a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">, can be found online at IDinsight Careers. Any queries should be directed to <a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[email protected]</a>.<br><br></span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(28, 47, 98); font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold\">IDinsight's commitment to reducing power asymmetries</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">IDinsight is committed to</span><a href=\"https://www.idinsight.org/article/reducing-power-asymmetries/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"> reducing power asymmetries in the social sector</span></a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion reflects our understanding of the need for the sector to abandon unhealthy practices of the past. We wish to be part of a new generation of international NGOs who are honest about this history and transparent about our role in the present. Our commitment is also aligned with the impact of our work.</span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">We seek a workforce that is inclusive of a variety of perspectives that will help us refine and improve our methods and relationships and strengthen the services we provide our clients and their communities or constituencies. 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