Sambodhi Research and Communications Pvt. Ltd. Looking For Research Associate at Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Full Time

About us

Sambodhi Research and Communications helps create high-impact knowledge and catalyze accountability in the public domain through its project management and monitoring and evaluation solutions. At Sambodhi, we offer objective, evidence-based support to implementers, government, donors, and corporates. Over the past decade, we have emerged as a pioneer for developing cutting-edge methodologies for evaluation of large-scale development interventions. With a close-knit team of 100 professionals, we work across South Asia, Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Headquartered at Noida (Delhi National Capital Region), India, we have full service regional offices in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) and Dar-e-Salam (Tanzania).

Sambodhi provides services to federal agencies, donors, foundations and corporates, in areas of public health, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, water and sanitation, environment, and renewable energy. We have made valuable contribution in monitoring, learning and evaluation programs and have influenced development policies and improved implementation efficiency.

Why Sambodhi

Sambodhi offers an exciting and challenging opportunity to contribute to high quality multi-input development programs and to work closely with government, and with key development actors like the World Bank, UN and Bilateral agencies, philanthropies like Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation etc. Being one of the leading and largest M&E service- provider in South Asia, Sambodhi offers an extraordinary platform to learn, mentor and innovate in a perceptive environment. Driven by deep rooted wisdom of “Equity in Knowledge”, learning is integral to our work; be it investing in peer driven intensive professional development within Sambodhi or field building on M&E globally. In line with it, it offers an enabled environment for professionals to write, publish and network; to locate themselves in the contemporary discourse on M&E and be a part of the global think-tank

Job description

Job Title: Research Associate

Duration: 6 months

Job Summary

Sambodhi is currently looking to hire Research Associate from campuses across India to provide technical and operational support to our evaluation, research and technical assistance projects across India. The position is based at Sambodhi head office in Delhi-NCR and involves extensive travel. The work-mix includes project execution and field work. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to contribute to high quality multi-input development programs

Essential Functions

The candidate will perform the following key functions:

• Overall coordination of projects including client liaison, coordination with field, data and support teams at various levels
• Manage project implementation and ensure data quality with active involvement in the pre-data collection stage including:

– Development, pre-testing and finalization of data collection instruments and protocols

– Support in recruitment and selection of field teams

-Deliver training to field teams

-Implement sampling strategy including sample distribution

-Conduct field practice and debriefing sessions for field teams

• Travel extensively to different project locations for monitoring of data collection and field activities
• Collate data and prepare comprehensive data analysis plans and protocols
• Analyze data using appropriate software programs viz. SPSS, STATA, SAS, EXCEL, CS Pro, EPI etc.
• Prepare detailed reports to document research findings
• Develop proposals including quantitative and qualitative methodologies in response to request from potential clients

The above essential functions are representative of major duties of positions in this job. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary. Other duties may be assigned like the above consistent with the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job.

Desired profile

Education

Postgraduate degree in Rural Management, Social Sciences, Social Work, Public Policy, Public Health, Economics, or related discipline

Experience

0-3 years of progressively responsible experience in Social Research & Advisory or Monitoring & Evaluation domains

Personal Competencies

• Knowledge of Research, Evaluation, Data Analysis and related aspects
• Ability to operate effectively in teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Willingness to travel extensively
• High level of involvement, engagement and ownership
• Strong time management skill and ability to prioritise
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation ability

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS :

Interested applicants may send their updated resume to debjyoti.roy@sambodhi.co.in or hr@sambodhi.co.in