Associate, Prize

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".

Position overview:

the^delta Prize is looking for a sharp generalist to join our product function — the team behind the research, design and institutional memory that underpins every grand challenge the^delta runs, across Climate Futures, Future of Women in Work, and Micro-Enterprise Futures. This is a research and design-support role, not a single-challenge operating role. You'll move across themes simultaneously — research, documentation, MEL, and programme design support — rather than owning the delivery of any one challenge.

We are looking for someone who:

• •Thinks in first principles: can argue a position with real reasoning, and is willing to self-interrogate rather than defend a position for its own sake
• •Can research fast and well: gets to the bottom of a topic quickly, and pushes past the "what" to the "why"
• •Understands and plays with technology: an AI power user, comfortable vibe-coding if the task calls for it
• •Has done professional work before, and knows what quality looks like and how to raise the bar on it
• •Is systematic: manages documentation and process rigorously, not as an afterthought
• •Is comfortable with decks and content: can turn research into a brief, a synthesis note, or a sharp slide
• •This could fit a strong generalist from research, strategy, consulting or programme design, or a founder-adjacent operator, looking to apply that range to India-scale problems.
• •2–3 years of experience in high-performing, intrapreneurial set-ups; a graduate or postgraduate degree, ideally research-adjacent, social science, or development-focused.

Important filter: We are specifically looking for candidates who can demonstrate independent, rigorous research and structured documentation, not just familiarity with these skills. Comfort with ambiguity and multiple concurrent workstreams is essential.

Apply if you have:

• •A graduate or postgraduate degree — an added bonus if in a research-adjacent, social science, or development field
• •1–4 years of work experience in high-performing set-ups and intrapreneurial roles
• •Demonstrated research skills, ideally across both secondary research and primary data collection
• •Comfort with MEL frameworks, or a strong willingness to build this skill
• •Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to structure research into clear
• •documentation
• •Proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• •Comfort working from the office (based out of Bangalore)
• •Written and spoken fluency in English; other languages are a bonus
• •Willingness to travel as required for field research
• •Comfort with nonprofit sector salaries