Applied Research Insights Manager

Location: India (Remote, with periodic travel)
Experience: 4–7 years
Reports to: Co-CEO
Team: Research
Compensation: Competitive, commensurate with experience

About Ek Kutumb

Ek Kutumb is a research organisation working to strengthen the legitimacy and adoption of climate action in India. We conduct deep, values-based research to understand how people think about responsibility, risk, fairness, development, and change. Our approach moves beyond surface opinions and demographics to uncover enduring value systems that shape behaviour and public acceptance.

We translate this research into human intelligence for institutions - helping governments, funders, intermediaries, and large organisations design climate policies, programs, and investments that are socially grounded and politically viable. Our work sits at the intersection of research, public policy, and institutional strategy.

About the Role

The Research Application Manager will convert Ek Kutumb’s research into structured, decision-relevant outputs that institutions can use.

Based within the research team and reporting to the Co-CEO, this role ensures that insights generated through qualitative and quantitative work are translated into clear frameworks, diagnostics, and guidance that travel beyond the report. The position sits at the intersection of research, behavioural science, public policy, and strategic thinking.

You will work closely with senior researchers and ecosystem engagement team to extract implications, build applied tools, and ensure that Ek Kutumb’s outputs remain rigorous, relevant, and practically usable for the larger ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

1. Build Repeatable Knowledge Products

• Design and refine structured knowledge products (e.g., framing guides, adoption diagnostics, policy stress-tests, narrative frameworks)

• Develop templates that can be adapted across states and institutional contexts

• Ensure outputs are rigorous, concise, and usable by decision-makers

• Contribute to building Ek Kutumb’s suite of applied research products over time

2. Translate Research into Implications for Institutions

• Work with researchers to extract strategic implications from complex findings

• Convert qualitative and quantitative insights into structured guidance

• Identify adoption risks, framing considerations, and institutional trade-offs

• Draft decision-oriented briefs and memos tailored to institutional audiences

3. Strengthen Ek Kutumb’s Research Translation Capability

• Embed application thinking earlier into the research process

• Develop internal frameworks that reduce ad hoc translation

• Contribute to refining how research is positioned for ecosystem relevance

• Support cross-state replication of translation formats and products

Ideal Profile

We are looking for a structured, analytical thinker with 4–7 years of experience in roles that combine research and strategy.

You may have worked in:

• A public policy or governance research organisation

• A behavioural insights or applied research team

• A strategy consulting firm

• A development sector think tank or advisory setting

You bring:

• Strong analytical synthesis — ability to move from research findings to structured insight

• Experience building frameworks, tools, or diagnostic approaches

• Clear and disciplined writing suited to decision-makers

• Familiarity with how public institutions, funders, or large organisations make decisions

• Intellectual maturity and comfort working with ambiguity

• A serious interest in climate, development, and public policy in India
  
  

This role is best suited to someone who values rigour, structure, and impact over visibility, and who is motivated by strengthening the bridge between research and institutional action.