Intern, ASPIRE - J-PAL South Asia

Organization: J-PAL South Asia

Project: ASPIRE Fellowship

Location: Remote (Delhi NCR Hybrid Working Preferred) 

Start Date: 1st May, 2024

Length of Commitment: 3 months

Minimum education and experience: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree + previous internship experience

About the Organization

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) J-PAL was established in 2003 as a research center at the Economics Department at MIT. Since then, it has grown into a global network of researchers who use randomized evaluations to answer critical policy questions in the fight against poverty. J-PAL is propelled by a first-rate team dedicated to research, policy, training, and other vital work, supporting J-PAL's mission to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. 

J-PAL South Asia, which is based at the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) in India, analyses and disseminates research results and builds partnerships with policymakers to ensure that policy is driven by evidence, and that programs proven effective are scaled up. We have a growing number of partnerships in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

Project Description

To deepen and expand our work in collaboration with state and central governments in India, J-PAL South Asia recently launched the Alliance for Scaling Policy Impact through Research and Evidence (ASPIRE). ASPIRE is a coalition of governments, philanthropic organizations, civil society groups, and research institutions hosted by J-PAL South Asia. ASPIRE is working to scale up effective programs that tackle some of India’s biggest development challenges .At J-PAL South Asia, we believe that long-term, multi-stakeholder partnerships are essential to solving systemic policy problems, and bring meaningful changes in the lives of people. 

The ASPIRE fellowship offers the opportunity to work with J-PAL South Asia’s network of researchers, government partners and civil society organizations, embedding evidence-based approaches at scale within government systems. The fellowship is a 24 month fellowship which will provide young professionals in or looking to transition to the development sector an opportunity to work with J-PAL South Asia’s government partners and civil society organizations to work on integrating evidence-based approaches at scale.

About the Position 

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with J-PAL SA’s scale-up team to support the generation, dissemination and synthesis of the ASPIRE Fellowship
• Support the internal knowledge management of the ASPIRE fellowship
• Support the team in developing training materials, presentations, manuals and knowledge products for the ASPIRE Fellowship
• Ideate, drive, and develop high quality marketing and promotional materials for the ASPIRE Fellowship
• Develop creative and engaging collaterals that spur interest in the ASPIRE Fellowship
• Assist the scale-ups teams with its public dissemination activities, including planning events (both in-person and virtual).
• Support the J-PAL SA Scale-ups teams on any other tasks, as needed. 

Desired Qualifications & Experience:

Your keen eye for detail, strong communication, and organizational skills, passion for translating research into action, and interest in international development make you an ideal candidate for the position

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
• Prior relevant internship experience a must
• Strong interest in international development, South Asia development, and/or program evaluation as demonstrated by coursework and professional experience will also be preferred. 
• Communication skills: Detail-oriented, strong creative and design skills for creating collaterals
• Proven ability to independently handle multiple diverse assignments simultaneously, successfully complete assigned tasks and meet deadlines while delivering high-quality outputs. Note on Work Authorizations:
• Candidates must have work authorization to work in India.