Manager- Research and Evaluation

Kotak Education Foundation; Maharashtra; In loco; INR 600.000 - 900.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Kotak Education Foundation is seeking a dedicated Research & Evaluation professional to support planning, data collection, and impact assessment activities across multiple projects. You will coordinate with third-party agencies and internal teams to ensure timely execution and data quality.

The role includes preparing field reports, organizing training for field staff, and assisting with digitization of MERA processes. Mumbai-based, permanent position with standard hours.

Competenze

• Essential: Masters in Social Science/Social Work/Statistics/Demography.
• Desirable: Degree or Diploma in Research and Evaluation.
• Formal training in Monitoring & Evaluation or data management is an advantage.

Mansioni

• Align the annual plan with project design, LFA, and ToC for various projects.
• Track the project input and output as per the MERA annual plan.
• Use checklist methods for each research and evaluation activity.
• Submit weekly or monthly reports on project performance and key insights and gaps.
• Coordinate with projects to facilitate field data collection by third-party agencies.
• Support monitoring team for pilot testing or pre-testing for Edtech-based monitoring innovations.
• Provide support in automating MERA processes and digitizing data collection systems.
• Coordinate with funders and third-party agencies for onboarding and execution of assessment as per plan.
• Internal coordination with project teams for execution of impact evaluations.

Conoscenze

Field data collection

Data analysis (SPSS/STATA/SAS)

Data visualization tools

Third-party coordination

Evaluation methods

Secondary data analysis

Formazione

Masters in Social Science / Social Work / Statistics / Demography

Desirable: Research & Evaluation training

Diploma in Research & Evaluation

Strumenti

Power BI

Tableau

Google Data Studio

Descrizione del lavoro

• Alignment of the annual plan with the project design, LFA, and ToC for various projects.
• Track the project input and output as per the MERA annual plan.
• Use checklist methods (before, during, and after plans) for each research and evaluation activity
• Submit weekly or monthly reports on project performance and key insights and gaps.

Operational support for research and evaluation plan implementation

• Adherence to the project-specific planner and coordination with different stakeholders for timely execution.
• Coordinate with projects to facilitate the field data collection work undertaken by the third-party independent agency.
• Support the monitoring team for any pilot testing or pre-testing for Edtech-based monitoring innovations.
• Provide support in automating MERA processes and digitizing data collection systems.

Planning and execution of various impact assessments and impact evaluations

• Co-ordination with funder and third-party agency representatives for onboarding and execution of assessment as per multi-stakeholder plan
• Internal coordination with project teams for execution of impact evaluation as per the completion of the three-year project life cycle.

Reporting of Field Activities:

• Monthly field visit log and report submission to manager
• Reporting of data quality assurance and gaps identified during field visits.
• Weekly coordination and compliance report while working with the third-party independent agencies.

Capacity building and training support for project teams

• Organize and conduct field research data collection training and techniques for project field staff.
• Participate in project trainings/orientations/MIS/data review to strengthen the research and evaluation design.
• Training of the project data team on the standards of research and evaluation processes.

Ohers:

• Contractual agreement or MoU processing with third-party agencies
• Financial management as per the milestone-based financing of research and evaluation projects.

Educational Qualification

Essential: Masters in Social Science/Social Work/Statistics/ Demography

Desirable: Degree or Diploma in Research and Evaluation: Theory and Practices

Formal training in Monitoring & Evaluation or data management is an advantage.

Technical Skills

Application evaluation theory and practices focused on any thematic

Secondary data crunch and analysis

Proficiency in field data collection in different settings

Third-party agency coordination

Basic data analysis skills either in SPSS, STATA, or SAS

Knowledge of data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, or Google Data Studio) is an added advantage.

Job Specifications:

Nature of job Permanent

Location Mumbai HO

Working hours 08:00 AM to 4:00 PM or 9:00 AM–5:00 PM or 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Travelling requirements Travel to project locations in and around Mumbai, Gujarat, and Goa for primary data collection and beneficiary interaction (approximately 30-40% time).