Associate

Inspira Advisory & Consulting Limited is hiring Associates.
Nature of Job: Full time
Number of vacancies: 02
About the organization:
Inspira Advisory & Consulting Limited (www.inspira-bd.com) is a strategy consulting & business research firm based in Dhaka. Within a span of 7 years, Inspira has served 100+ clients including Key directorates and ministries of the Government of Bangladesh, Bi-lateral donors, Corporates, Local Conglomerates, UN agencies, and nonprofit organizations (NPO) for conducting evaluation studies, sector research, socio-economic studies, market system assessment, feasibility studies, market scanning, and private sector development. To learn more about who we are and what we do, see our Company Brochure. https://drive.google.com/file/d/125kFZMpXpTUlUfNEv1akqjaHPILCUC_l/view?usp=sharing
Consultancy Asia features Inspira: https://www.consultancy.asia/news/2985/bangladesh-based-inspira-celebrates-five-years-in-business 

About the Role:
The associate will be expected to handle client engagements & project delivery in association with Inspira’s Senior Associates. Specific job description includes:

• Support Senior Associates/Team Leads in designing the research plan, project proposals, concept notes, etc.
• Participate in data collection activities under the guidance of Senior Associates.
• Capture meeting minutes, discussion summaries, and interview transcripts for the general onboarding of the team. 
• Participate in data analyses in accordance with the feedback shared by the Senior Associates. 
• Synthesize research findings with the guidance of the project supervisor to develop valuable insights/conclusions.
• Draft reports and prepare dissemination presentations in association with team members. 
• Conducting field visits (inside and outside of Dhaka) whenever necessary.
• Ability to effectively communicate with clients in verbal and written communication channels to maintain good relations

Desired Traits:

• Passion for research and data.
• Curious & tenacious enough to dig deep and get to the bottom of a problem.
• Being a team player, supporting team members in difficult situations
• Being able to excel in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficient in writing analytical narratives.
• Well-rounded exposure to MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) suits usage.

Expected Educational Background:
Inspira believes in multidisciplinary approaches to work. People from all disciplines can apply so long as they have a keen interest to engage in problem-solving. 

Work Hours: 9 am – 6 pm, 5 days a week

• Office location is in Gulshan 1, Dhaka 

Work from home will be possible: We are currently operating a 2-3 days work from office policy which may evolve with COVID-19 restrictions.

Salary and Benefits:

Monthly Salary: Negotiable, will be determined in accordance with the expectation of the candidate, performance in the assessment test, and relevant experience in the sector (if there is any). There will be 2 Festival bonuses and yearly increments as per company policy.

Other features of the opportunity

• Two festival bonuses (to be applicable after probation period)
• Yearly evaluations and above-market increment rates. For high performers, the compensation doubles within a couple of years. 
• Internet and Mobile bills for the WFH period will be provided by the office.
• Any travel/field research expense will be borne by the office.

Application Instructions: Interested qualified applicants should email her/his CV with recent photographs to “hello@inspira-bd.com”. Please mention your expected salary in the email. Please apply with the subject line: Applying for Associate_(expected salary).

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted for assessment within 7 days.
Application Deadline: February 20th, 2022