Manager - Research

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 teamof 100 professionals, we work across South Asia, South East 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: Manager – Research

Job Location: Noida

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Research Manager to support our research initiatives in Sambodhi’s Child Protection, Education and Skilling vertical. The ideal candidate will have proven mixed-methods research skills with a strong quantitative background, experience designing and managing large-scale social impact and assessment projects, and field team management. The role will require prior domain knowledge of child protection, school education, and technical and vocational education ecosystems in India.

Essential Functions

The candidate will perform the following key functions:

• Supporting, designing and implementing mixed methods research and evaluation studies in the CPES domain.
• Undertaking sampling and managing large-scale datasets to perform cleaning, validation, and quality checks.
• Conducting descriptive and inferential statistical analysis using STATA or other analytical tools
• Collecting and analysing qualitative data analysis
• Developing tools, protocols and training guides for data collection and management.
• Planning, training and coordination with research associates and field data collection teams
• Drafting and preparing research reports, policy briefs, and presentations.
• Ensure data integrity and adherence to research protocols.
• Support senior researchers in literature reviews, proposal writing, and donor reporting.

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: Master’s degree in statistics, economics, education, development studies, public policy, gender studies, or any other relevant Social Science discipline.

Experience: 3-5 years of experience in mixed-methods research and evaluation studies, with hands-on experience in designing surveys

Personal competencies

• Strong analytical skills and experience in data cleaning, management, and statistical analysis using STATA.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary team environment.
• Prior experience working in the Education and Skilling or child care/child protection sector.
• Experience with other statistical tools (e.g., R, SPSS) is an advantage.
• Familiarity with data visualization and reporting tools.

Sambodhi focuses on nurturing an inclusive work environment. We stress and reinforce diversity in our workplace. We welcome all applications regardless of race, religion, caste, place of origin, gender, sexuality, and disability.