Research and Evaluation Coordinator

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About the role:

The Research and Evaluation Coordinator will work closely with the Senior Manager, Research and Evaluation and contribute to designing, implementing and disseminating research and evaluation studies that assist the organisation deliver programs that are impactful, contextualised and address the learning needs of educators and learners in secondary schools and in TVET institutions.

Research and Evaluation Design and Planning:

• Lead the development of research and evaluation frameworks, methodologies, and tools, with a strong emphasis on qualitative approaches to gather appropriate insights to measure outcomes and facilitate review and reflection
• Contribute to framing evaluation questions for both qualitative/ quantitative and mixed methods study design, indicators, and appropriate data collection strategies while keeping in mind ethical data practices.
• Carry out literature review to enhance and complement the research and evaluation studies

Qualitative Data Collection:

• Conduct qualitative data collection activities, including:
• In-depth interviews with program participants, stakeholders, and community members.
• Focus group discussions.
• Participatory observation.
• Carry out review and assessment of organisational assets/ knowledge products such as curriculum, toolkits, ed-tech products as well as previous evaluation and research reports.
• Adapt data collection methods to suit diverse cultural contexts and participant needs while ensuring data quality and integrity throughout the collection process.

Qualitative Data Analysis:

• Analyze qualitative data using appropriate methods (e.g., thematic analysis, narrative analysis, discourse analysis).
• Identify key findings, patterns, and trends in the data to complement / add to quantitative analysis

Facilitate Sharing and Learning internally:

• Contribute to the preparation of research and evaluation reports, presentations, and other communication materials by collaborating with the program and internal Communications team.
• Present evaluation findings to diverse audiences, including program staff, donors, and community members.
• Produce with diverse types of short narrative pieces based on research/ evaluation findings for internal audience members
• Work with program monitoring team to enhance monitoring tools ability to capture field level nuances and insights more effectively
• Provide support and guidance to field staff on qualitative data collection methods.

Relationship Management

• Assist in information dissemination within the various programs in Quest as well as to external stakeholders for different purposes
• Work in close coordination with other teams / functions of QUEST Alliance
• Submit all the relevant reports on time. Ensure all the relevant data for the team is available well in time
• Be available for regular line management meeting and the appraisal processes
• Participate actively in the team meetings and review processes

Eligibility:

• Postgraduate degree/ qualifications in social sciences or related field
• At least 4-5 year of experience in Evaluation or Research with a development organization
• Knowledge of the current evaluation and research trends in India and globally
• Prior experience of designing qualitative tools and implementing evaluation studies for educational programs designed for youth and adolescents
• Strong interest in the field of education and a desire to work with high performance teams
• Familiarity with participatory research and evaluation frameworks would be an advantage
• Strong data analysis skills especially qualitative data analysis
• Ability to draft compelling reports grounded in data
• Excellent computer knowledge and working knowledge of statistics for quantitative research
• Proficiency in using software such as NVivo or Atlas.Ti for qualitative data analysis
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to travel to other locations, as per need
• An interest to look for newer ways of capturing program impact and learnings

Salary:

Women candidates are encouraged to apply!

Due to the enormity of applications received, Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted!

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