State Capacity (Senior) Manager, India
Location: Delhi, India

The Prospect
Building the capacity of the Indian state is one of the most consequential problems in global development. Governments at every level are making decisions that affect hundreds of millions of people. The quality of those decisions depends on whether the right data, evidence, and institutional capabilities are in place.
As State Capacity Lead, you will develop and hold relationships with senior leaders at influential government institutions and use them to drive reforms that actually stick. You will advise on governance reforms, improving public financial management, developing economic growth strategies, and above all, enabling governments to benefit from cutting-edge digital and AI innovations.
This role sits at the intersection of several things we think matter: governance reform, economic growth, and the use of AI in government, a space that is moving fast and where good judgment is crucial.



You would be working with institutions like the Capacity Building Commission as well as planning and other departments across several key states, alongside a team that takes the analytical side of this work seriously.
This is a senior role with autonomy and agency. You would be shaping what we work on, and then driving a high-performing, motivated team towards delivering success.

About IDinsight
IDinsight is a global advisory, data analytics, and research organisation. We work with governments, foundations, and nonprofits across Asia and Africa, helping decision-makers use data and evidence to design better programmes and allocate resources more effectively. Our team of roughly 240 - including economists, data scientists, statisticians, and policy specialists - operates across nearly two dozen countries.
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About our goverance portfolio in India
We have been working with state and central Indian government organizations for about 13 years. Here are a few examples of what we

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