Manager, Research and Insights, Social Innovation Lab (SIL)
Job Description
Title: Manager, Research and Insights, Social Innovation Lab (SIL)
Company Name: BRAC
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Graduation in any discipline
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Social Innovation Lab (SIL) is a cross-disciplinary platform for BRAC staff to learn about best practices in development, generate ideas, experiment and share knowledge with the global development community. We look for colleagues who value the importance of collaboration, embody curiosity, situational adaptability, sincere enthusiasm and a commitment to social good. Come join us, to experiment with innovation at scale and know that your work will have a lasting positive impact. Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.
∎ JOB PURPOSE: The incumbent will be placed within BRAC`s Social Innovation Lab (SIL) which is a centralised function leading innovation related effort for BRAC. The incumbent is expected to partner with BRAC programme and functional teams on their respective innovation efforts, in addition to innovation efforts under SIL`s mandate.
∎ SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme`s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Lead Client-centric research to understand latent / unmet client needs for advancing BRAC's enterprises
∎ Manage problem framing for innovation focus areas
∎ Develop detailed research design. This includes: Ethnographic, Human Centered Design-led, empirical surveys, case study research (analogs)
∎ Execute on research plan adopting various research methodologies (depending on project context)
∎ Synthesize insights and ideas from the research; capture and articulate implications of research findings
∎ Entrepreneurial research and education that advances entrepreneurial thinking
∎ Conduct analysis and study entrepreneurial attempts nationally and globally (secondary research)
∎ Analyze and generate knowledge on the process of creating a new viable venture - from idea to launch (Primary research)
∎ Analyze Social entrepreneurs leveraging markets and business for the greater good (e.g. CSA, PPP) (Ethnographic interview/ case study)
∎ Develop and implement strategy and knowledge management framework; develop content such as articles, blog posts, and case studies for internal and external use
∎ BRAC-wide streamlining Innovation through Knowledge based advocacy
∎ Synthesize innovation evidences from field, generate insights and advocate to the organization: Facilitate executive decision-making based on research outcomes
∎ Expose programmes with global innovative good practices and advocate innovation within the organization: Support the development and iteration of new offerings and prototypes
∎ Advocate for tools and frameworks for process innovation
Additional Requirements:
∎ Knowledge on qualitative user research methodologies (e.g. usability testing and experimental design, heuristic and competitive analysis, surveys, analytics, A/B testing, eye tracking, diary and ethnographic studies)
∎ Minimum 3 years of experience. (Preferably in product management and product development)
Salary: Negotiable
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus, Contributory Provident Fund, Gratuity, Health and life Insurance and others.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 29 Dec 2022
Company Information:
∎ 18 Dec 2022
∎ BRAC
∎ Business : BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.
Category: NGO/Development
