Work Authorization: Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Salary Range: $70,000 – $91,000 Depending on experience
Role and Responsibilities
You will work closely with the Managing Director of our Financial Health focus area and serve as their “right hand” to help manage projects, capacity planning, compliance, and reporting. You will also work closely with the Principal Behavioral Designers to manage all administrative and operational aspects of the Financial Health team’s work at ideas42, including supporting communications efforts. The Managing Director will lean on you to troubleshoot problems and handle the day-to-day needs of running the focus area with the Principal Behavioral Designers. You will be responsible for identifying key team performance metrics, helping the team achieve those metrics, and tracking progress. You must be able to effectively communicate, think strategically, and proactively identify opportunities for improvement.
Your responsibilities will include (but will not be limited to):
- Oversee the compliance and contracting, grant invoicing and reporting processes of all projects in the focus area
- Track staffing allocation and financial information and ensure key budget and performance metrics are met, managed, and reported
- Ensure our business development trackers, financial and project forecasting, project scoping management, and capacity planning are up to date
- Support communications activities, including managing stakeholder lists and outreach schedules, keeping track of key focus area activities and identifying opportunities for publicizing our work, and potentially drafting communications pieces about insights and activities coming out of the Financial Health focus area
- Manage focus area meetings (agenda setting and facilitation) and lead the team on innovative ways to ensure we achieve impact-driven project management from business development through to project execution
- Be a culture champion within the Financial Health Focus area to ensure the work is done in an environment that supports team development, goals, and drives impact
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
- Substantial experience leading complex projects with multiple work streams
- Strong written and verbal communication with a commitment to high-quality output
- Experience managing project budgets, reporting grants and/or contracts to foundations, government agencies, and private sector partners, resource allocation, and project management for multiple projects of ~$300k+ each
- Experience leading meetings and building positive team relationships (both in-person and remotely)
- Strong proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Suite applications
- Commitment to promoting social good and cultivating psychologically safe work environments
Preferred qualifications
- Experience as a Chief of Staff, Project Manager, or related executive support role
- Experience working in Financial Health, Financial Services, or with low-income communities
- Highly organized with the ability to work efficiently and effectively
- People oriented with the ability to remain even and communicate well with a range of audiences
- Interest in behavioral science and its applications in the Financial Health sector
About ideas42
We’re a non-profit looking for deep insights into human behavior – into why people do what they do – and using that knowledge in ways that help improve lives, build better systems, and drive social change. Working globally, we reinvent the practices of institutions, and create better products and policies that can be scaled for maximum impact.
We also teach others, ultimately striving to generate lasting social impact and create a future where the universal application of behavioral science powers a world with optimal health, equitable wealth, and environments and systems that are sustainable and just for all.
For more than 15 years, we’ve been at the forefront of applying behavioral science in the real world. And as we’ve developed our expertise, we’ve helped to define an entire field. Our efforts have so far extended to 40 countries as we’ve partnered with governments, foundations, NGOs, private enterprises, and a wide array of public institutions.
We value diversity and inclusion and are dedicated to growing our teams with people who have diverse experiences, backgrounds, and skills. We are committed to fair and unbiased hiring practices that support equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, gender, national origin, age, abilities, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
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, smart, and both tenacious and rigorous in their work. We are committed to building an inclusive team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences.
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.
Benefits
We hope that you are excited by the opportunity to work with us. We are proud to offer a comprehensive and behaviorally designed benefits package and other perks to support our team and allow us to focus on our work of solving tough social problems.
- Insurance: We offer fully-covered medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage for you and your families.
- 401(k) Match: We contribute 3%, even if you don’t contribute at all.
- Generous Vacation and Paid Time Off: We’ve built infrastructure to encourage our team to rest and recharge throughout the year.
- Paid Parental Leave
- Fitness benefits
- Dependent Care Accounts
- Phone benefits including reimbursement towards a new smart phone
- Professional Development fund
- Loan Forgiveness: Based on our 501(c)3 status, you are able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Application Process Overview
The ideas42 application process has four stages:
- 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.
