About The/Nudge
The/Nudge is an action institute building resilient livelihoods to alleviate poverty. We work with women, farmers, tribals and youth on rural development, agriculture, skilling and economic inclusion, along with 15+ central and state government partners. Our economic inclusion journey for 25 million Indians, has reached 10 states with $250M of government funding to cover 1.25M people. Our incubator, accelerator and grand challenges have supported 200+ social entrepreneurs including 17 Forbes 30U30, 3 EarthShot Prize winners, 1 Time Magazine cover and more.
Set up with support from 90+ eminent philanthropists , 40+ corporates and 15+ foundations including Gates, Mackenzie Scott, Vinod Khosla, Nandan Nilekani, Tata Trusts, Skoll, Meta, LinkedIn, HDFC, Mphasis, KPMG and L'Oreal, we are contributing towards a "poverty-free India, within our lifetime". What are we solving for?
We are solving for households in poverty who are also financially and socially vulnerable through a targeted, multi-faceted, and sequenced model called the graduation approach, which has demonstrated that we can durably pull households out of poverty.
At The/Nudge Institute, we have been piloting this program for the past 3 years and are now scaling it across multiple states. Our purpose is to enable the most excluded individuals to become contributing members of the economy. We will
- Enable the government to adopt by providing research, design, and implementation support
- Continue to iterate on the program design to create impact at scale through our own implementation efforts
- Support more NGOs in adopting the graduation approach by offering technical expertise and capacity building
- Build evidence on the graduation approach to nudge governments to adopt at scale
- Develop technology solutions that enable NGOs and governments to adopt and implement the program at scale and with quality
What are some of the principles/ approaches we use?
- First principles thinking
- Human centered design (thoughtful, action oriented, experimental & iterative process) with a gender lens (unbiased and reflective approach)
- Systems thinking (analytical, stakeholder oriented and holistic)
- Strategic planning (result oriented, logical & coherent with clearly defined outcomes, grounded in current realities)
What will you do?
1. Learning strategy for field teams
- Translate program goals and competency frameworks into role-wise learning plans for state field teams.
- Prepare and implement program level, annual and quarterly learning calendars for field teams, aligned to program timelines (cohort cycles, key interventions, audits).
- Coordinate with Operation leads and state leads to identify critical capability gaps and prioritize interventions (technical, process, behavioral).
2. Design and delivery of learning
- Support design and contextualization of training modules, and micro-learning content for economic inclusion (livelihoods, coaching, case management, data use, dashboards).
- Deploy a mix of learning methods: in-person training, coaching, field exposures, online modules, and refresher sessions.
- Facilitate train-the-trainer (ToT) for field teams and manage a pool of internal trainers and champions at field level.
- Identify and onboard external trainers, wherever needed.
3. Performance tracking, coaching, and continuous engagement
- Analyze performance and field outcome data with program teams to identify patterns, root causes, and learning needs.
- Design and run people-excellence needs assessment and initiatives.
- Regularly review feedback from learners, trainers, and managers to refine content, delivery formats, and support systems.
4. Systems, processes, and documentation
- Work with internal teams to design learner pathways and journeys, content (LMS/Zoho, shared drives, playbooks)
- Create reports that are well documented and accessible.
- Support setup and smooth functioning of tools and automation processes.
- Contribute to knowledge products (case studies, process notes, toolkits) that can be replicated across states and programs.
5. Automation, data, and AI first mindset
- Automate key people- and learning-related processes, workflows, and data flows to improve efficiency, reduce errors, and free field teams to focus on core program work.
- Champion the use of AI tools to accelerate content creation, personalize learning, sending nudges and streamline routine L&D operations.
- Continuously scan for new automation and AI opportunities that can increase productivity of field teams and L&D
Who are we looking for in this role?
- Postgraduate degree in rural management, education, development studies, economics, HR, or related field.
- 8-10 years of work experience, preferably in Learning & Development, capacity building, or people development, preferably in large-scale field programs (economic inclusion, livelihoods, public health, financial inclusion, or similar).
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing training or people-development initiatives for frontline or distributed teams.
- Experience working with government or non-profit programs is an advantage.
- Strong facilitation and coaching skills with comfort in field settings.
- Ability to translate program design and data into practical learning interventions and tools for field staff.
- Understanding of Learning design and Implementation in rural Indian setups.
- Data comfort: basic analysis of program and learning data to generate insights and recommendations.
- Comfort with workflow automation and LMS, forms, app script, basic integrations, with an eye for simplifying and standardizing processes.
- Openness to experimenting with AI tools for productivity (content generation, analytics, dashboards) while maintaining human oversight and contextual judgment.
- Relationship-building skills to work with leadership and field teams.
- High ownership, adaptability, and willingness to travel extensively.
What We Offer:
- Impact at Scale: Be part of a transformative mission aimed at lifting millions out of ultra-poverty.
- Growth Opportunities: Work with a high-impact, mission-driven team, engaging with diverse stakeholders across India and globally.
- Inclusive Environment: We are committed to diversity and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.
We aspire to be an inclusive and diverse organization and encourage qualified individuals irrespective of their religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, or any other dimension of identity, to apply. Please visit The/Nudge Institute career page to apply online.
