Job Opportunity for Senior Analyst (Impact) at Social Lens in Mumbai

About Social Lens

Social Lens was founded in 2016 out of Mumbai as a for-purpose organisation that brings professionals working in close collaboration with philanthropy and grant making institutions to drive transformation for SPOs in India. Social Lens services INR 200+ crores of philanthropy capital working with change makers and grant giving bodies with solutions that touch over a million end participants. We have the expertise to strengthen the Impact Ecosystem, by making value driven changes. It addresses the critical challenges in organisation development or program building. We collaborate and design sustainable solutions to achieve better outcomes for end beneficiaries that encompass education, livelihood, women’s empowerment, water, micro-finance, and healthcare initiatives.

About the position

Role and responsibilities

• Design and development of research tools and frameworks for needs assessments, impact assessment, program evaluation, baseline surveys, etc.
• Recruit and train field researchers to assemble field teams for conducting primary research in evaluations.
• Conduct and supervise field visits by leading the field teams in the project locations
• Perform data collection and data entry with the field researchers and the Social Lens team
• Analyse quantitative and qualitative data and present findings through the help of data visualisation tools
• Conduct secondary research and analyse and summarise the findings in the form of reportsPrepare PowerPoint presentations and written reports, analysing research data including operational and financial and other data
• Develop standard operating procedures and frameworks for projects and processes, conduct risk analysis and design recommendations
• Development of materials and assignments for training workshops.
• Liaison with NGOs, funding partners, and implementing stakeholders
• Work closely with the CEO including attending meetings with the CEO
• Supporting the communications function where necessary on writing blog posts/social media posts.

Competencies

• Master’s degree – Economics/ Statistics
• Excellent knowledge of Statistics/ Econometrics
• Excellent English communication skills – speaking and writing
• Ability to multi-task and work in tight deadlines
• Advanced MS Excel skills, proficient in MS office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and GSuite and tech-savvy in general
• Passion for high-quality work and attention to detail
• Analytical thinking and great problem-solving skills

Preferred

• Past experience in the development sector/consulting/advisory
• Experience with data collection tools and data analysis tools
• Background of research with knowledge of R/ Stata

Past experience: 2 – 3 years

Employment Type: Full time

Joining Date: At the earliest

To apply: Please send your CV with a cover letter describing your fit for the position to: contact@slens.co with the subject: “Application for the role of Senior Analyst”