Research Associate

Pratham Education FoundationJob Opportunities, Program Roles

**About Pratham**
Pratham was founded in 1995, to provide pre-school education to children in Mumbai slums. Over the last 25 years, Pratham has grown in both scope and size to become one of the largest non-profit organizations working with children and youth across India.

**About Pratham’s Digital Innovations**
Pratham started its digital intervention with the Hybrid learning program in 400 villages of Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh in the year 2015. In 2017 with the support of Google.org, and Sarva Mangal Family Trust this program expanded to over 1000 villages. The support led to the formation of core groups within Pratham which produced over 350 videos in and about 70 learning games and software needed to deploy and monitor digital resources in the village communities. These resources are present in 11 regional languages and English.

Subsequently, the digital resources were also made available in Pratham’s foundational programs and in the Early Childhood Education support program on an experimental basis. The digital learning material (games and videos) created for different age groups is available on Google Playstore as the PraDigi app and Read and Speak English App along with YouTube and other learning platforms.

The digital hardware and software are currently available in various Pratham programs across 21 states with content in 11 languages including Punjabi, Assamese, Bengali, Odiya, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi and English.

**Overview of Position**

**Responsibilities will include**
- Undertaking periodic data analysis to inform programmatic decision making
- Managing all project data operations to data quality and timely reporting
- Identifying and implementing strategies to streamline data systems and processes
- Design and develop standardized report formats on Excel and BI tools like PowerBI
- Supporting program management in reporting for all stakeholders
- Leading training of implementation and program management teams involved on data systems quality checks
- Any other responsibilities as needed

**Desired qualifications and experience**
- Working level proficiency in BI tools like PowerBI or Tableau.
- Ability to build rapport with people from various different academic, socio-economic and cultural backgrounds
- Ability to communicate in Hindi or at least 1-2 other regional languages
- Good analytical (qualitative and quantitative) and communication (verbal and written) skills
- Ability to think strategically, handle ambiguity, and problem solve in fast-paced, limited-structure and multicultural environment
- Ability to organize and manage multiple tasks efficiently
- Keeping oneself constantly updated on the broader educational context in assigned states and in India
- Willingness to travel regularly and extensively in rural areas of India, with limited amenities (as per the COVID-restrictions)
- Willingness to commit to at least 2-3 years of work with Pratham

**Preferred**:

- 1- 3 years of prior work experience in a similar role in private sector firms, NGOs or foundations
- Experience of handling big datasets using SQL and R
- Exposure to the non-profit sector through previous experience or otherwise
- Experience living and working in a developing country

**Location**

**Application Process**
**1. Current Resume**: Resume should contain:
a. Contact Information for Applicant
b. Academic Background
- Universities Attended, Degrees Acquired
- Academic Record (Marks or GPA, if applicable)
- Past work experience, highlighting relevant skills
- Relevant Coursework: List Courses in Development, Management, and Education
- Experiences in development, teaching and/or education (if applicable)
- Languages Spoken

**2. Statement of Purpose**
Early applicants will be given preference.
Date of Joining: Immediate