Senior Program Associate, Market Shaping at Results for Development Institute

• A successful Market Shaping SPA will be highly motivated and passionate about our projects; a creative problem-solver; have strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills; and have a commitment to excellence and producing results. Our team is resourceful, responsible, tenacious, mission-driven, and always has a positive attitude. We hope that you value these traits as much as we do!

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research and analysis to identify market barriers to product introduction or scale up,
• Support design of solutions via hypothesis-driven approach to develop recommendations for global and country level stakeholders,
• Help to develop analytic and written deliverables that synthesize information effectively and communicate key findings and policy recommendations from research and analyses to internal and external audiences,
• Execute project workplans and activities in a high-quality and timely manner,
• Engage with a wide range of domestic and international stakeholders,
• Work with country-based colleagues or consultants to onboard them to our project and test hypotheses with stakeholders,
• Assist in the development of knowledge management and communication strategies to promote the dissemination and uptake of our work,
• Support business development efforts (in collaboration with market shaping team members and across R4D teams) to mobilize resources to finance new opportunities for impact

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 3 years’ relevant work experience OR Master’s degree with 1 year of relevant work experience in public health, economics, international development, business, or other related field of study
• Public, non-profit, or private sector experience in health commodity supply, quantification, procurement, distribution, financing, or regulation preferred, but not required
• Experience working (or supporting work) in LMICs (Low and Middle Income Countries) preferred, but not required
• Genuinely passionate about markets-based approaches to drive sustainable impact
• Demonstrated track record of analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, and independently developing analytical products
• Ability to think and solve problems in a structured and logical manner
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders in multicultural environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including demonstrated ability to develop compelling presentationsand written reports
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a geographically disbursed team, including working across a wide range of time zones, and deliver high-quality results within a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Willingness to periodically travel domestically and internationally, per project need
• Fluency in oral and written English.