Busara Center for Behavioral Economics is an advisory and research organization focused on advancing and applying behavioral science in the Global South, in pursuit of poverty alleviation. We work with organizations to build behaviorally-informed solutions to help scale their products, programs, and policies. Our rigorous approach to experimentation has generated impact in a broad range of fields from financial inclusion to health and early childhood development.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Research and Advisory Intern (CREME Team)

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Internship

Job Summary

• The Research and Advisory (CREME) Intern will support business development and voice activities for the Ethics Agenda.
• The intern will review past concept notes, analyze recent discussions with partners, and synthesize current literature to develop concept notes that align with our strategic goals.
• This role aims to fast-track business development objectives for the Ethics Agenda and operationalize insights from previous discussions with stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Catalog lessons learned from past ethics initiatives.
• Review and distill key points from recent discussions with partners.
• Develop a database of funder priorities, interests, and suggestions to inform concept note development.
• Conduct a thorough review of the current literature on ethical research practices, identifying trends, gaps, and opportunities to enhance current concept notes.
• Draft new concept notes based on synthesized information from document reviews, partner discussions, and literature.
• Engage in internal projects, if needed.
• Perform any other duty as may be assigned by the project supervisor.

Requirements

• Students in their final semester in masters / undergraduate programs.
• Busara loves diversity of thought and we will accept applicants from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds – Psychology, Sociology, Economics, Public Policy, Political Science, Statistics, Marketing and so on.
• High level of self-motivation and energy, an optimistic “can-do” attitude.
• Interest in business development, stakeholder engagement, and funding landscape analysis.
• Interest in ethical research practices and behavioral science applications in policy and development.
• Strong research and writing skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear, concise documents.
• Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player.
• Interest and experience working in a fast-paced working environment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Application Closing Date
On going.