Position: Design and Outreach Associate, NCAER National Data Innovation Centre
Number of Positions: One
Last Date: August 25, 2026. The position will remain open until filled.
Compensation: A salary that is commensurate with the market and experience of the right candidate.
Main Responsibilities and Duties
The Design and Outreach Associate will report to the NCAER National Data Innovation Centre (NCAER-NDIC) Director.
Their duties will involve:
- Support NDIC’s overall external engagement, working under the supervision and guidance of the Centre Director and Senior Fellows.
- Support NDIC's print and digital communications programme by developing innovative and creative communication products.
- Develop, manage, and publish content on NDIC's social media platforms and website on a regular basis using a social media calendar.
- Design presentation templates, brochures, and outreach materials while maintaining a consistent institutional brand identity across communication products.
- Produce short videos and multimedia content documenting NDIC's research, fieldwork, events, and data collection activities.
- Collaborate with NDIC researchers to develop newsletters, data briefs, infographics, and other communication products.
- Derive multiple messages calibrated for different stakeholder audiences and across the latest multi-media and other platforms, while ensuring these are always consistent with NDIC’s and NCAER’s key brand, messaging, and values.
- Actively seek to promote a culture of knowledge sharing across teams.
- Other additional tasks as deemed necessary by the Centre Director.
Qualification, Experience and Demonstrated Skills
- Educational Qualification: A Bachelor's or Master’s degree/diploma in Mass Communications, Journalism, Graphic Design or related fields from a reputed institution.
- Experience: Prior experience in communications, graphic design, or digital outreach for a research organisation, think tank, university, public policy institution, or development organisation is highly desirable.
- Time Management: Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines while maintaining attention to detail and managing multiple tasks efficiently.
- Communication Skills: Excellent writing and communication skills are essential.
- Software Skills: Proficient in MS Office, designing, editing and writing digital tools including Canva, Mailchimp, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc., and web content management software such as WordPress.
The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) is India's oldest and largest national, non-profit, independent economic research institute. NCAER has, over its 65+ years of existence, contributed to high-quality economic research with policy impact. It is among the few think tanks globally that have strong field data collection capabilities for national surveys. Its research covers almost the entire horizon of policy-focused applied research in economics, from macroeconomics to poverty and consumer behaviour. NCAER offers a wonderful place to grow as a career professional within a vibrant and dynamic academic environment with both world-class faculty and physical infrastructure. If you run into a writer’s block, there are lovely views of Delhi and plenty of opportunities to unwind, play a game of table tennis or badminton or enjoy a relaxing walk around the campus with a colleague to spur your creativity.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should send a detailed CV, with a covering letter, and contact details of three references to hr@ncaer.org with the subject line “Design and Outreach Associate”.