Job Title: Researcher

Unit: Esade Center for Social Impact

Esade is a global academic institution known for the quality of its education, its international outlook, and its focus on holistic personal development, as well as for its strong ties to the business world. Our academic activity encompasses three main areas: education, research, and social debate. We aim to drive meaningful change through social commitment and innovation.

The Opportunity

The Esade Center for Social Impact (ECSI) aims to conduct research with rigor, reach, and relevance, focusing on social impact. ECSI’s primary role is to generate knowledge that enhances the strategies and activities of organizations in three key areas:

• Impact Investing
• Impact Entrepreneurship
• Impact Measurement and Management

ECSI is seeking a Researcher to lead research projects.

Your Main Responsabilities

We are looking for a researcher with strong qualitative research skills in the social impact space. Ideally, the candidate will:

• Have experience with semi-structured interviews and both qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
• Be focused on solving managerial challenges, eager to collaborate with academic researchers, and capable of working across disciplines.

The researcher will:

• Conduct desk research and literature reviews.
• Collect and analyze data.
• Collaborate with international partners and allies.
• Coordinate with other team members.
• Prepare interim and final deliverables (e.g., presentations, reports).
• Work closely with supervising faculty and the ECSI manager in all areas.
• Manage the research process according to the project timeline.

Qualifications

• Education: University degree in Economics, Business Administration, Social Sciences, or a related field, with a background in research methods.
• Expertise in:
• Qualitative and quantitative research.
• Impact investing, impact measurement and management, and social entrepreneurship.
• Tools: Proficiency in Excel (graphing) and Qualtrics.
• Languages: Proficiency in both Spanish and English (written and spoken).
• Experience: Proven project management experience in a research setting.
• Skills:
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Commitment to academic rigor and practical impact on policy/practice.
• Positive, proactive, and solutions-oriented.

Do Good. Do Better

This encompasses our purpose. It is our pledge to bring about meaningful change by focusing on innovation and social commitment.

As an educational institution, Esade is committed to a set of values consistent with human quality and academic and professional excellence. Integrity, sensitivity, diversity, the common good, justice and sustainability are of great importance in our way of being and acting.

We are known for the quality of our education, our international vision and a clear focus on the holistic development of the individual. Based on these pillars, we work with a unique methodology aimed at developing the talents of our students. This approach is strongly influenced by innovation and the avant-garde. Therefore, we integrate new technological and digital trends with classroom training.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Esade celebrates diversity and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We encourage inclusive leadership, and for us, talent is a key driver of diversity.

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