Senior Research Associate- CSR-IICA

Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA); Gurugram District; On-site; INR 762,000 - 912,000; Part time

Job summary

Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) invites applications for Senior Research Associate on a purely contract basis. The role will lead CSR and sustainability research, including needs assessments, baseline surveys, and impact evaluations, with strong data collection and reporting responsibilities.

The candidate should hold a postgraduate degree in social sciences or statistics, with 3–5 years of relevant experience, excellent English writing, and proficiency in MS Office and data tools.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in Social Sciences, Statistics or CSR-related field.
• 3–5 years of CSR and sustainability experience.
• Strong research and reporting skills for needs assessments and impact evaluation.
• Proficiency in data collection, analysis and MS Office/workflow tools.

Responsibilities

• Conduct CSR and sustainability research, focusing on needs and impact.
• Organize studies including baselines, SROI, and literature reviews; support proposal development.
• Develop assessment tools for data collection and field work; analyze results.
• Prepare and publish assessment reports and briefs; maintain documentation.

Skills

CSR & Sustainability

Research design

Data collection

Data analysis

Report writing

English writing

Team coordination

Literature review

Proposal development

Education

Postgraduate degree in Social Sciences or Statistics

PhD preferred in related discipline

Tools

MS Office

Statistical data analysis tools

Job description

Nomenclature of Position: Senior Research Associate

Monthly consolidated remuneration :Rs. 75,000/-

Mode of Recruitment :Purely Contract

Maximum age limit

(As on closing date) :Upto 63 years as on date of closing date of advertisement. However, condition may be relaxed in case of exceptional candidate.

Educational Qualifications & Experience required

• Full-Time post-graduate degree in Social Sciences, Statistics or qualification related to CSR and Sustainability or related to Needs assessments, SROI, Baseline surveys, Impact evaluation etc.(Ph.D. in relevant disciplines preferred)
• Minimum 3-5 years of general experience in CSR and Sustainability.
• Proven skills in research and report writing connected to need analysis and impact assessment.
• Excellent command of research design, data collection and analysis, MS-Office suite and other data analysis tools
• Professional experience in writing and publishing need and impact assessments.
• Proven experience in developing research proposals, implementing field studies and report writing connected to need and impact assessment.
• Assessing Social Return on Investment (SROI) would be an added advantage.

Skill Set & Experience

• For needs and impact assessments, SROI, etc. the candidate should possess the following skills -
• Ability to Conduct and Review literature reviews for various studies- baseline surveys, needs assessments and impact assessment
• Develop assessment and evaluation tools for data collection for field study
• Compilation and analysis of data for assessment reports.
• Collect and analyze data, prepare draft reports for baseline surveys
• Writing and producing reports, research papers or briefs
• Excellent written English communication skills with documentation abilities
• Provide Project/program coordination including facilitating client communications and data collection and analysis processes
• Pull out data from secondary sources, journals.
• Ability to work with a team(s).

Key Tasks/ Nature of Activities

• Conduct general research connected to CSR/sustainability.
• Organize research specifically related to needs and impact assessment, baseline studies, SROIetc., connected to developing proposals, conducting literature review, framing questionnaires, doing field surveys, data collections and other sources of information and collect, record, analyze, evaluate data/facts.
• Support, facilitate and maintenance of CSR data;
• Do any other duty as entrusted by the Competent Authority.

C Competency

• High levels of drive and willingness to learn.
• Strong work ethic.
• Ability to achieve stretched targets.
• High levels of emotional stability.