[Hiring] Summer Internship, Senior Signal Associate @60 Decibels

Role Description

This is a 3-month contract (with the possibility to extend) built for a tech-savvy entrepreneurial mind with strong business acumen and strategic foresight. The role sits within our Signal Team, under supervision of the Signal Growth Lead, and general oversight from the Chief Executive Officer.

The role is cross-functional and blends diverse skill sets such as:

• Data analysis
• AI-powered problem solving
• Digital product development
• Marketing and sales

The main focus of this position is to accelerate the growth of 60 Decibels’ impact investing ecosystem map. Your challenge will be to take this map from a promising proof of concept to a value-adding asset for the entire sector.

Specifically, the Senior Associate will:

• Research the existing landscape of solutions providing data in the impact investing ecosystem.
• Source best practices and tools to produce similar maps and data sets.
• Design and iterate various GTM strategies.
• Gather, aggregate, clean, structure and analyse large volumes of data from various internal and external sources.
• Use AI tools (such as Claude, ChatGPT, Clay and other emerging platforms) confidently and creatively to accelerate research workflows, sharpen analysis, and raise the quality of every deliverable.
• Build a data pipeline that is lean, meaning it requires a minimum amount of manual input.

Qualifications

• Some experience (5+ years) in consulting, research, social enterprise, impact investing, international development, marketing, growth, revenue operations, or a fast-paced corporate environment.
• Strong understanding of the impact investing ecosystem — or strong curiosity about it. Practical experience at an investment fund or around impact reporting is a plus.
• A natural affinity for data and comfort with analysis. Excellent Excel / Google Sheets skills (via AI tools or otherwise), and an easy relationship with new software.
• Fluency and confidence using AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Clay, and similar) to support research, analysis, writing, and workflow automation.
• Superb communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Great core skills of teamwork and project management, plus the soft skills — with the understanding that they aren't really "soft" at all.
• A graduate degree (or progress toward one) in business, international development, public policy, or a related field — e.g. MBA, MPA, MPP, MA.
• Comfort in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, with the ability to prioritize across multiple workstreams and a general orientation toward technology.

Requirements

• Problem solving: When you hit a wall — a messy dataset, an unresponsive campaign, a vague brief — you work the problem. You try things, learn fast, and come back with options rather than questions.
• Proactiveness: You don't wait to be told. You see what needs doing, you pick it up, and you close the loop. You'd rather move the ball forward imperfectly than wait for perfect instructions.
• Attention to detail: You spot the stray comma, the duplicate row, the broken logic in a sentence. You double-check before hitting send.

Benefits

• Unlimited leave policy.
• Monthly recharge day, on the first Friday of each month.
• Opportunity to work with a globally distributed team.

Company Description

We are a fun and hardworking global team that is full of smart, mission-driven folks who combine an entrepreneurial spirit with a commitment to make a positive change in the world. We consistently hear from our clients that the best thing about 60 Decibels is the people.

To get a feel for our slightly nerdy, not-take-ourselves-too-seriously vibe, check out our monthly newsletter, The Volume.