Senior Associate - Impact Assessment

An important aspect of giving is the impact that it creates on ground - every donation small or large creates a significant impact in the lives of the people who we are serving. This impact needs to be assessed, tracked, and then communicated to different stakeholders through different channels and in different formats. The role requires the candidate to lead and deliver impact assessment projects for our CSR clients.

Required background and qualifications

A min. of 3 years of experience in social sector research, assessments coupled with a formal education (Masters) in Anthropology / Economics / Sociology / Development Studies / allied subjects

Exposure and experience of program design / assessment in at least some of the below cause areas (indicative list):

Healthcare: Mobile Health Units, Elderly care, Cancer care, Nutrition and maternal health, health awareness projects etc.

Education: Primary, secondary and tertiary education support, education infrastructure, scholarships, digital and STEM education, remedial education, teacher training, development of content etc.

Skilling: Vocational skills for youth, women, entrepreneurship development, micro-entrepreneurs, NSDC based, employment generation and readiness programs etc.

WASH - Health and sanitation, Improvement in infrastructure, awareness, Water conservation, rural development etc.

Others - Road safety, improvement and/or creation of community infrastructure, restoration of heritage sites, Disaster Relief, COVID relief, promotion of sports, environment etc.

You will be successful if you come with

Excellent report writing skills, data analysis skills,

Outstanding communication skills in English

Ability to spearhead delivery of impact assessment projects for the client by leading a team of associates in the Impact team, enumerators on field and external agency if needed

Experience in using technology tools and also possess the ability to master new technology tools, as required

Highly organized individual, capable of handling multiple priorities, meeting deadlines, and managing time effectively

Ability to work independently under minimum supervision as well as an effective team player

Willingness to travel within India, as and when required

You will be primarily responsible for

Lead delivery of impact assessment studies for CSR clients

Lead a small team of associates and/or enumerators on the field

Setting expectations with the clients and the team and ensuring timely and quality delivery

Review and finalize Impact Assessment tools

Prepare the log frame analysis, SWOT and theory of change of a program, finalize the outcomes and impact indicators as well as corresponding process indicators

Finalize metrics to measure key outcomes and impact

Finalize timelines and develop the design for midline and end-line evaluations

Data Collection Processes

Identifying the methodology for data collection and managing timelines

Reviewing and finalizing survey tools in line with the designed metrics for the primary data from key stakeholders of the program

Orienting and monitoring the team responsible for administering surveys for primary data collection

Leading secondary research for landscape mapping

Data Management, analysis and report writing

Creating and enforcing policies for effective data management

Ensuring zero-error data analysis and drawing of key insights and

Drafting report including the findings from the assessment, analysis and recommendations

Collaborating with external agencies, if necessary for publishing findings on other platforms

Impact Communication

Drafting write-ups with impact stories for Give Grants website / social media pages

Facilitating social media post of a key assessments

Presenting the findings of the assessment/evaluation to the client