Associate - Impact Program

Karya; Bengaluru, Delhi; Hybrid; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation

Flexible work options

Insurance

Networking opportunities

Job summary

Karya is seeking an Impact Associate to work with cross-functional teams to support the design, execution, and tracking of impact programs. The role blends program execution, data analysis, and stakeholder coordination in a hybrid setup across major cities in India.

You will help ensure smooth project delivery, capture insights, and translate outputs into clear communications for internal and external stakeholders. Prior experience and a degree in a relevant field are preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1–2 years of relevant work experience in consulting, research, program management, data analytics/visualisation, or impact/development.
• Degree in Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Development Studies, or related fields.
• Strong analytical thinking and comfort working with data; quick learner.

Responsibilities

• Support design, execution, and tracking of impact programs.
• Build dashboards to monitor project performance and insights.
• Prepare updates for leadership, donors, and partners; document learnings.

Skills

Data analysis

SQL

Excel

Python/R

Education

Degree in CS/Economics/Statistics/Mathematics/Development Studies

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Job description

Role - Associate - Impact Program
Location: Delhi, Chennai & Bangalore (Hybrid)
About Karya:
Why was Karya on the cover of the Time Magazine, highlighted by Satya Nadella, and invited to present its work to Sundar Pichai one on one?
In part, because Karya is on a mission to provide AI enabled earning and learning opportunities to communities with high talent, but low access to opportunities. Karya achieves this while also delivering high quality, timely, and price competitive data to its clients.

Karya builds high quality datasets for large companies like Google and Microsoft, while providing ethical work opportunities and fair wages to its workforce.
Karya's workers make nearly 20 times the Indian minimum wage and through our one-of-a-kind digital work platform, we have delivered over 40 million digital tasks and have positively impacted over 100 thousand workers. In the coming years, our goal is to rapidly scale our impact by bringing economic opportunities to millions of underserved users in India. With a rapidly growing global presence, we are also looking to expand our client base in the Indian market by partnering with leading Indian enterprises.

Role Overview

We are looking for an Impact Associate who will work closely with the Associate Head - Impact and cross-functional teams to support the design, execution, and tracking of Karya's impact programs.

This is a hands-on role situated at the intersection of program execution, data analysis, and stakeholder coordination. You will help ensure projects run smoothly, insights are captured effectively, and outputs are translated into clear communication for both internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Program Execution & Coordination
  Support day-to-day coordination of ongoing impact projects across internal teams (operations, tech, impact, partnerships) and external stakeholders
  Track project progress, timelines, and deliverables across multiple workstreams
  Assist in organising regular check-ins, documenting outcomes, and driving follow-ups
  Support preparation of materials for internal and external meetings, including stakeholder updates
• Data, Analysis & Reporting
  Work with program data to track key metrics, outputs, and impact indicators
  Build and maintain dashboards to monitor project performance
  Support analysis of program data to generate insights for decision‑making
  Assist in evaluation‑related work (surveys, data cleaning, synthesis of findings)
  Tools/Software: Excel, SQL, and Python/R/Stata (at least one preferred)
• Communication & Documentation
  Maintain consistent and structured documentation across all impact projects
  Support creation of updates for leadership, donors, and partners
  Document learnings, processes, and key insights for internal use

Who We’re Looking For

• Minimum 1-2 years of relevant work experience in consulting, research, program management, data analytics/visualisation, or impact/development
• Degree in Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Development Studies, or related fields
• Strong analytical thinking and comfort working with data, along with the ability to learn new tools quickly
• Proficiency in dashboarding, structured analysis, storytelling using traditional as well as AI tools.
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment

Good to Have

• Working knowledge of Python or R for data analysis
• Exposure to impact programs, development sector, or research/evaluation work
• Comfort working with AI tools and emerging workflows (e.g., AI agents) is a plus

Perks and Benefits

• Flexible vacation and leave policy
• Flexible work options
• Insurance as per industry standards
• Access to industry stalwarts and networking opportunities

Karya is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability. Karya invites all qualified interested applicants to apply for career opportunities. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search to apply for a career opportunity, reach out at [e-mail].