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MEL State Lead

Khushi Baby

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5-8 years

Mumbai, Jaipur, Bangalore / Bengaluru

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MEL State Lead

Khushi Baby

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Our team is looking to welcome a mature, motivated, mission-driven MEL State Lead to join Khushi Baby

Responsibilities:

Drive evidence-based updates to Khushi Baby s state-level and project-specific theories of change.
Define and update SMART impact KPIs in coordination with state health program directors and field teams.
Oversee regulatory approval for research-related activities at the state level (IRB, ethics committees).
Maintain protocol compliance throughout data collection and analysis
Establish baseline levels for impact KPIs using secondary data (policy documents, official reports) and designing/validating primary survey instruments.
Develop real-time monitoring protocols for these KPIs, delivering timely feedback to internal teams and state stakeholders.
Convert evaluation findings into recommendations for refining intervention design or deployment at the state level.
Link impact evidence to pay-for-performance or other funding models for sustainable organizational growth at the state level.
Recruit and develop internal MEL capacity within Khushi Baby, emphasizing state-based data management and analysis competencies.
Serve as the nodal point for research collaborations with academic and institutional partners.
Conduct regular field visits for data validation, stakeholder engagement, and to strengthen local commitment to data-driven improvements.
Demonstrate and disseminate where Khushi Baby s interventions have improved KPI performance , advocating for broader adoption in state programs.

Requirements:

PhD-level training (or equivalent) in public health, economics, operational research, implementation research, or biostatistics
preferred
. A Master s degree with significant relevant experience will also be considered.
Demonstrated proficiency in:
- Systematic reviews, evidence gap-map analysis
- Theory of Change design
- Qualitative study design and analysis
- Retrospective and prospective cohort study design and analysis
- Randomized controlled trial design (simple, cluster, interrupted, digital twin)
- Quasi-experimental study design and analysis (e.g., difference-in-differences)
- Spatial and spatiotemporal analysis
- Cost-benefit/effectiveness study design
- Grant writing and IRB protocol management

At least 5 years of experience in public health in India , including evidence-based intervention design and/or analysis for a state-level health program.
Experience analyzing large-scale public health datasets ( 100,000 individual-level observations).
Demonstrated dissemination of findings to state or national government stakeholders.

Strong stakeholder engagement skills for state-level advocacy and collaboration.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively present findings to policymakers and funders.
Ability to manage multi-faceted projects under tight timelines

You ll stand out with

Prior experience working with government officials and NHM data sets
Publications with mixed-methods research
Prior experience working with mHealth / digital health projects
Excellence in English writing and communication
Demonstrated work / experimentation in prompt-engineering for tools like ChatGPT

Remuneration

Remuneration offered will be between 15-22 LPA commensurate with the candidate s experience and skill sets

Benefits

Medical insurance
Flexible work policies for those menstruating, needing time for grievance of a loved one, religious fasting, etc
Monthly field visits, annual retreat
Learning opportunities with world-class research institutions (Yale, Harvard)
Learning Stipend Policy
Sponsored Workshops and Seminars

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent