Senior Associate - Governance

About Busara Since 2014, Busara has evolved from a small behavioral science lab in Nairobi into a boutique research and advisory organization. Our diverse team of over 130 staff from 15+ countries has engaged in diverse projects across more than 50 countries in sectors like agriculture, health, governance and inclusive finance.

While headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, we have expanded our footprint with offices now in India, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, and Latin America.

About the role

The Senior Associate supports both the advisory and research arms of Busara by leading the execution of Busara projects. As the primary project manager and technical lead for all external Busara projects, a Senior Associate quickly gains an expert understanding of the project, challenges, relationships, and research questions and uses best practices and tools, both within and outside Busara to execute to the highest degree, with careful consideration of timelines and budget.

They view research problems with a behavioural lens and have good intuition about potential barriers and levers, while drawing on problem-specific and general behavioral science knowledge. The Senior Associate works directly with clients and partners and takes ownership of the overall project and its end products. The Senior Associate directly manages and effectively coordinates other project staff that work on their project as well as liaise with other Busara teams.

This includes strong upward management skills to engage the Project Division’s vice presidents on substantive components of the project. The Senior Associate works closely with Busara leaders and directly with researchers, clients and partners to perform a variety of tasks including, but not limited to: