Location: Phnom Penh | Deadline: 20/Jan/2021 | Salary: Negotiable
We are looking for qualified candidate to fill for the position below.
Announcement
Description
iDE is a global development
organization with a mission to create income and livelihood
opportunities for poor rural households. iDE was founded in 1982 and has
played a pivotal role in developing social
enterprises and using market-based approaches. iDE invests in entrepreneurs,
creates social enterprises, and provides solutions to solve
some of the world’s toughest problems, primarily in agriculture and WASH.
Our headquarters is based in Colorado, USA and there are currently
offices in 14 countries, in Africa, Asia, and Central
America.
Do you want to design for (and
with) the other 90% of the population?
THIS POSTING IS FOR CAMBODIAN NATIONALS ONLY.
WOMEN ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
Apple, IKEA, Google, Netflix... the list
goes on. For those who get design right, the rewards are boundless.
Successful companies in developed economies use innovation methodologies
(HCD, Design Thinking, etc.) as a core business practice. But
largely, innovation methodologies are used almost
exclusively to create products and services for the
richest 10% of the world.
But what if we could apply Design
Thinking and HCD (Human-Centered Design) to problems
that are of life and death importance? We believe
that a structured approach to design and innovation
can energize developmental impact in the social sector.
iDE is a global organization
spanning offices in 14 countries, employing over 1,000 people
directly, and indirectly enabling income, and opportunities for the
rural poor through our market-based approaches in agriculture, water,
sanitation, hygiene, and finance. Find out more here!
Announcement
Positions
Qualitative ResearcherApply Now
Capacity development,
Research / Development
- Location:Phnom Penh Capital
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary:N/A
You will be working with
iDE's Innovation Lab, embedded within iDE’s country office in Cambodia with a mission to champion an integrated
approach to innovation that drives lasting impact for iDE’s
multi-sectoral programs. We also function as a strategy and innovation
consultancy with a portfolio of work with international
developmental organizations such as Care International, Hellen
Keller, USAID, UNICEF, World Bank Group, Plant and Food Research,
Save the Children, etc.
We are in the business of driving
lasting, impactful innovation for the world’s other
90% and we
are looking for a world class
expert in innovation to join our multidisciplinary and multi-cultural
team.
IS THIS YOU?
PROJECT OR DIVISION iDE Innovation Lab, Cambodia
REPORTS TO iDE Innovation Lab Cambodia Director
RELATIONSHIPS
(Reporting, collaboration, and supervision
relationships may change over time with the addition or departure of staff or changes in organizational
structure)
·
Direct reports to iDE
Innovation Lab Cambodia Director
·
Liaison with internal and external
auditor on the audit of the Program and support on annual
audit for whole iDE Cambodia.
·
Coordinates with other
stakeholders as deemed necessary
RESPONSIBILITIES
(The scope and emphasis of the position responsibilities
may change over time: new responsibilities may be added and existing
ones dropped or modified as required.)
You will join a team of researchers,
designers, innovation experts from different
backgrounds, from around the world. You will be a key
player in a team that will work together to design innovations for the rural
poor.
Duties
- MAJOR
o Planning and conducting qualitative
researches in the field of WASH, Agriculture and Health
(planning the strategy research, organizing fieldwork logistics and conducting research in the field)
o Running co-creation/brainstorming
workshops in the field and in the office
o Running testing and validations
through prototypes in the field
o Establishing and nurturing good
client relationships
o Conducting and sometimes
overseeing the simultaneous end to end projects
o Managing day-to-day operations of a research
team, including setting priorities
o Mentoring your team
o Inspiring the team
- OTHER
o Develop a good understanding of iDE
Cambodia’s development approach
o Create friendly environment within the department and good
communication with other programs
o Utilize teamwork to develop
departmental synergy
o Any other tasks as assigned
Requirements
- QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
- 2-4 years of practical experience in research
and/or innovation
- Proven experience in qualitative research
- Proven ability to lead
design/research/strategy projects from end to end
- Experience to plan, structure and lead design research,
extract patterns and generate insights and opportunities,
run co-creation workshops and able to design experiments/prototypes to test/validate
ideas
- Experience mastering innovation methodologies as HCD or Design
Thinking
- Experience collaborating in multidisciplinary
teams
- Fluent spoken and written English
- Curious and provocative thinking and passionate
about innovation and design
- Cultural sensitivity and respect towards
unfamiliar local contexts
- Creativity, resourcefulness, and comfort in adapting
your way through a hectic day in the field
conducting research as well as in the studio
- BONUS POINTS if you are experience in:
o Experience building innovation capacity and culture in an
organization
o Visual design (graphic design,
illustration, film, new media, etc.)
o Behavior change
o Organizational design
o Project management
o Business skills /business model
generation/ Entrepreneurship
- PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
o Positive team attitude
o Customer service focus
(internal and external customers)
o Strong interpersonal skills
o Creativity
o Strong desire to see results from your
work
o Persistence to overcome obstacles and reach
goals
o A proactive contributor, initiator and communicator
o Trustworthy, honest, and ethical
o Willing to learn new ways of doing
things
o Understands and embraces iDE’s core
values
- WE COVER
o Our intention is to pay our
staff a competitive salary benchmarked with market pay
scales, and commensurate with experience. In addition,
we will cover both health and accident insurance.
Application
Information
Write to us at email
provided in the contact detail with attaching the following:
1.
CV
2.
Portfolio with your
previous projects (or please mention them in your resume)
3.
OPTIONAL:
Through a video, a poster, a sketch/other
creative medium, tell us about yourself, your practice, your motivations to work at the
iDE’s Innovation Lab, and why you are the best candidate.
Just be creative and tell us a good story!
Deadline: January 20th, 2021