Senior Behavioral Designer, Global Health, West Africa (French Fluency)

Work Authorization: Candidates must be authorized to work in Senegal.

Compensation:  36901453.57 - 43949093.81 XOF

Who We Are

ideas42 is a nonprofit that applies insights from behavioral science—the study of how people make decisions and act in the real world—to improve lives and drive social change. Working globally, we reinvent the practices of institutions and create more effective products and policies that can be scaled for maximum impact.

For the past 15 years, we've been at the forefront of applying behavioral science to create a more equitable world. As we've developed our expertise, we've helped define an entire field. Our efforts have extended to 50+ countries as we've partnered with hundreds of governments, foundations, NGOs, private sector entities, and philanthropic leaders.

About the role

The Senior Behavioral Designer, Global Health will play an active role on multiple projects within the Global Health domain. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in applied behavioral science, SBC, and/or human-centered design and demonstrated abilities in complex project and partner management. 

Please note that only CVs in English will be reviewed. 

Responsibilities

• Facilitate project execution in coordination with project teams across all stages and aspects of ideas42’s applied behavioral design methodology which includes qualitative research, intervention design, implementation, monitoring, and impact evaluations;
• Contribute to behavioral science and design capacity building, communities of practice, knowledge management, and dissemination internally with partners as well as with external stakeholders
• Develop project plans, structure, and timelines and proactively manage these plans to ensure timely execution of high-quality deliverables;
• Lead project scoping conversations to determine contributions ideas42 can make to different activities on existing or prospective projects and negotiate budgets
• Contributing to grant proposals, policy papers, and other external communications
• Supervising and mentoring more junior staff
• Participating in internal strategic projects, including various aspects of organizational improvement 

Minimum qualifications: 

• Master’s or equivalent plus 3 years OR Bachelor’s with 5 or more years of relevant work experience
• Professional proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in French and English
• Willingness to travel on a flexible schedule as needed (up to 50%)
• Experience working remotely in a globally distributed team
• Experience working in public health, including experience providing technical guidance to large and complex activities
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with behavioral science, SBC, innovation, or human-centered design
• Qualitative research skills, including conducting user interviews
• Experience engaging with government and/or NGO partners in sub-Saharan Africa
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a commitment to high-quality output
• Strong project management skills and highly organized, with the ability to efficiently and effectively coordinate roles, responsibilities, and inputs from different team members and liaise with stakeholders outside the project team
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Box, Zoom, and ability to self-teach other platforms 

Working with Us

We are a culture-first organization where rules or processes do not take precedence – people and their ability to make well-reasoned decisions do. You’ll find that our team members are deeply caring, wicked smart, and both tenacious and rigorous in their work.

Our core values are at the heart of everything at ideas42:

• We live and breathe what we do. We look at everything through a BEHAVIORAL LENS.
• We take OWNERSHIP. We don’t just work at ideas42, we take shared responsibility for it.
• We DO GOOD. We use our expertise to improve millions of lives and create a better world for all.
• We have fun. We let PLAYFULNESS inform the way we work and our approach to the world, helping to drive our creativity and improve our solutions.
• We live with a SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY. We approach our colleagues, partners and people whose lives we seek to improve with an attitude of selflessness and cooperation.
• We are TENACIOUS. We never take the easy route, but push to stretch the limits of what’s possible.
• We are RIGOROUS in how we think and how we tackle problems.

Application Process Overview

• Application: Submit your application and resume
• Case Study: Selected candidates will receive a short assignment, to be completed over approx. 1 week
• First Round Interview: Selected candidates will be invited to interview with an ideas42 program team member
• Final Round Interview: Selected candidates will be invited to interview with an ideas42 senior team member. References will also be requested and contacted during this time.