Impact Analytics & Monitoring Associate

Karya; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Karya seeks analysts and researchers to drive socio-economic impact studies in the development sector. You will design indicators, conduct impact assessments using statistical methods, and craft survey tools for field data collection.

We value experience with unit-level datasets, data validation, and mixed-methods approaches, with publications considered a bonus. Equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants in the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Data Science or related field with 1+ year of full-time work experience.
• Master’s degree in Economics/Public Policy/Development Studies or related field with 1+ year of work experience.
• Master’s degree with 3+ years of work experience is preferred for Senior roles.
• Experience with unit-level datasets such as NFHS, PLFS, or similar is advantageous.
• Experience in Monitoring and Evaluation, KPI design, impact estimation, and monitoring frameworks is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Index development for socio-economic indicators using unit-level data.
• Impact estimation using R or Stata, including RCT or quasi-experimental methods.
• Sample size estimation for surveys and impact assessments.
• Design survey tools for social and development projects.
• Handle and validate development sector datasets (NFHS, PLFS, etc.).
• Validate data and triangulate survey data using robust methods.
• Combine qualitative and quantitative approaches (mixed methods).
• Publications in academic or policy journals are a plus.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data visualization

Statistical analysis

Survey design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Data Science

Master’s degree in Economics, Public Policy, Development Studies or Social Sciences

Master’s degree in Economics, Public Policy, Development Studies or Social Sciences (3+ years experience)

Tools

SQL

Excel (Pivots, VLOOKUP)

R

Stata

NLP basics

Job description

Karya seeks analysts and researchers to drive socio-economic impact studies in the development sector. You will design indicators, conduct impact assessments using statistical methods, and craft survey tools for field data collection.

We value experience with unit-level datasets, data validation, and mixed-methods approaches, with publications considered a bonus. Equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants in the United States.