• Type: Full-time

• Flexible working options include flexible start and finish times, work-from-home, and compressed hours

• Based in Toronto, New York or D.C. 

• Starting salary (We use a defined rubric to determine placement in the salary band to reflect differences in educational attainment and experience.)

  • US: USD 91,000 - 106,000 per year, plus benefits.

  • Canada: CAD 77,500 - 93,250 per year, plus benefits.

Are you looking for a new challenge and want to join a successful and growing organization dedicated to creating social impact in Latin America? Do you have a passion for public policy and behavioral science? If so, we want to hear from you.

What does a Senior Advisor do?

Key questions your work may answer are:

• How can a more nuanced and realistic model of human behavior help address critical challenges like gender inequality, corruption, public health, climate change, or gender-based violence?

• What qualitative and quantitative methods can we use to design and rigorously evaluate the impact of new ideas inspired by behavioral science given the constraints of our implementation partners? 

• How can we expand our work with Latin American partners (public, nonprofit, and private) to apply behavioral insights in pursuit of social impact goals?  

• How can we best build capacity among partners to apply behavioral science and rigorous evaluation methods?

If you want to answer these questions, why not apply for this role?

You will be involved in things like:

• Leading and managing projects, e.g. leading BIT project teams; overseeing the development and delivery of project deliverables; applying concepts from behavioral science to the design of policies, communications, processes, and programs; overseeing the design and implementation of field experiments; leading work plan development and coordination.

• Research and analysis, e.g. leading and organizing field research and desk research; overseeing statistical analysis and the synthesis of findings.

• Written and oral communication, e.g. writing final reports; presenting findings to senior decision makers; leading client workshops

• Leading and managing people, e.g. assuming line management responsibilities over junior and mid-level staff; contributing to the establishment and effective management of BIT’s Latin American portfolio of projects.

• Client and stakeholder management, e.g. understanding client and stakeholder priorities, developing relationships, managing issues, and leading client meetings.

• Developing new projects, e.g. identifying opportunities and developing proposals for new projects in Latin America with the potential for significant social impact.

What makes a great Senior Advisor at BIT?

We are looking for people who understand what we do, share our values, and are keen to learn and develop their expertise. We are looking for candidates with the skills listed below. We expect to provide training and development support in some of the areas.

• Behavioral science: You can explain the implications of theoretical concepts such as defaults, loss aversion, and social norms.

• Language skills: You are professionally fluent in Spanish and have at least 2-5 years of work experience working in Spanish (preferably in Latin American countries). Proficiency in Portuguese or French are desirable but not required.

• Public policy: You can see both sides of an argument, and you think about what makes some policies, programs and services effective and others impractical.

• Experience in qualitative and quantitative research, leading to a solid understanding of ‘causality’ and statistical reasoning. You know that just because sales of sunglasses and ice creams increase at the same time, one does not cause the other. You can also describe how to run a test to prove this.

• Work habits and project management: You can manage your own time and that of your colleagues to produce high quality work within a defined timeline and budget.

• Managing and developing yourself at work: You demonstrate high self-awareness and regularly self-reflect. You are aware of the impact that your actions and words have on those around you. You are resilient and accept responsibility for decisions whether they achieve the desired outcome or not.

• Supporting and developing others: You are supportive and energize people to perform at their best. You care about the success, development and wellbeing of others and can have meaningful (and sometimes difficult!) conversations.

• Clear and effective communications: You can explain complex topics in simple terms. You can lead a workshop or presentation and you write clearly and concisely.

• Scoping projects and winning work: You are able to lead business development by spotting opportunities with new and existing partners and then develop the relationships required to form positive ongoing partnerships.

Who are we and what can we offer you?

The Behavioral Insights Team is the world leader in applying behavioral science to public policy challenges in order to strengthen communities and improve lives. 

We design and rigorously test new ideas across a range of areas such as health, crime, and education to help understand what works and what doesn’t. We have helped Tuberculosis patients take their medicine; reduced police susceptibility to cyberattacks; and helped organizations close their gender pay gap.

We are looking for a passionate and imaginative individual who understands behavioral science and shares our thirst for evidence-based solutions to join our team.

BIT is a great place to work:

• The BIT team is kind, curious, and supportive. 

• We employ effective, tested tools and methodologies in our work. 

• We are committed to the quality and relevance of our applied research. 

• We encourage flexible working and have a culture which enables this; for example flexible start and finish times and an IT set up which allows for easy working from home options.

• We offer competitive salaries and good supplementary benefits. 

How to apply

We use a great platform called Applied to reduce bias in the recruitment process. You will need to answer a few work-based questions which will be anonymously marked by members of our team. Our selection is based on performance in these questions, rather than looking at your CV. 

Candidates with the top scoring answers will be invited to a structured interview where you get to meet some of the team. At the interview stage you will be asked questions that reflect the role and also to complete a work-based task, so you have the chance to demonstrate your skills. It’s at this stage we first see your CV. We always give all applicants feedback, no matter what stage your application reaches.

Start your BIT journey here and apply now!

Please note:

Some of the personal data you provide to Applied when you apply for a role with The Behavioral Insights Team will be passed on to The Behavioral Insights Team for the purposes of (a) reviewing your application; (b) inviting you for interview; and/or (c) offering you a job and getting you set up as an employee/contractor. For full details on how BIT collects and uses your personal data please visit our website - https://www.bi.team/bit-global-recruitment-privacy-notice/ 

If your application is not successful, any personal data provided to us by Applied (including any personal data relating to equal opportunities monitoring as set out above) will be retained by The Behavioral Insights Team for no longer than 6 months after the application deadline has passed (other than in exceptional circumstances where we may need to retain your personal data for longer), at which point your personal data will be securely deleted. We only keep your information for that period in order to allow us to comply with relevant legal obligations.