Behavioral Researcher & Strategist, Lead Consultant

Summary

Join Appleseed, a behavioral agency for global development, as a Behavioral Research and Strategy Consultant. This full-time role, initially as a freelance consultant, involves working remotely and in the field on projects lasting 3-5 months. You will conduct ethnographic research, develop strategic recommendations, and lead clients to adopt these recommendations. The ideal candidate possesses extensive practical experience in behavior change, strong consulting skills, and field-readiness. Appleseed offers a flexible and energizing work culture, opportunities for meaningful challenges and travel, and exposure to top social impact leaders.

Requirements

• Possess practical behavior change experience of a decade or more, encompassing research, strategy, and design, always starting with the audience
• If you've worked as a consultant, you've built authentic and lasting relationships with your clients
• Demonstrate mastery in fostering positive and sustainable behavior change, with significant practical experience and theoretical knowledge in a related field (marketing or design)
• Demonstrate B2B consulting ability with a proven track record, great client relationships, and experience running the full project lifecycle
• Demonstrate field-readiness by having led field investigations researching people in places analogous to where we work (e.g., rural villages, informal settlements, etc., of Africa, Asia, and Latin America)
• Possess remote teamwork ability, being self-starting, communicative, accountable, and able to foster trust and belonging within a small remote team
• Possess strong writing skills, demonstrating clear and concise writing in interpersonal communication and research reporting

Responsibilities

• Deliver impact and client satisfaction by supporting and leading the project team in executing engagements from start to finish
• Conduct unbiased, mostly qualitative, ethnographic research (field and remote)
• Develop strategic recommendations
• Lead clients to internalize findings and accept recommendations
• Provide guidance on lean experimentation (if scoped)
• Manage clients
• Maintain a healthy culture and stay true to Appleseed's core values
• Manage and train yourself, junior team members, and possibly other freelancers to achieve objectives on-method, on-time, on-budget

Preferred Qualifications

• Desire to join a small remote team doing hard things and participate in its growth
• Thrive in small, tight-knit groups and help tighten the knitting
• Be a generalist, even if very good at certain things
• Consider no work beneath you
• Always seek wisdom
• Consider feedback a gift, even when hard to give or receive
• Be more of a leader than a follower, but be able to follow
• Be an avid reader and excited to join Appleseed’s Book Club

Benefits

• Flexible and energizing work culture
• Interesting and meaningful challenges and travel experience
• Exposure to a network of top social impact leaders (doers and funders)
• Small team of candid, curious, fun, and motivated colleagues