Job Opportunity for Research and Evaluation Officer at Quest Alliance in Bengaluru

At Quest Alliance we transform learning ecosystems through education technology, capacity building, and collaboration to build 21st-century skills for learners and facilitators.

We are a not-for-profit trust that focuses on research-led innovation and advocacy in the field of teaching and learning. We engage with educators, civil society, government institutions and corporate organisations to demonstrate and enable scalable and replicable solutions in school education and vocational training

At Quest you will get the opportunity to apply your skills and contribute to addressing issues around quality education and skills training. The organisation gives you the space to learn and grow in a fun and engaging environment.  We have an eclectic group of people working at Quest drawn from diverse disciplines including Education, Technology, Design, Youth Development and Business.

About the role:

You will be part of the Knowledge Hub team headquartered in Bangalore. You will be reporting to the Senior Research and Impact Manager and will be responsible for supporting research and evaluation studies that are carried out for programmatic interventions. You will be involved in developing the tools to capture qualitative and quantitative data and change stories. Your responsibilities will include undertaking primary research and data collection, monitoring quality and fidelity of surveys as well as carrying out data analysis and report writing. 

As an M&E Officer you will contribute to generating insights to ensure high standards of program implementation.

Responsibilities 

• Support the Senior Research and Impact Manager in Evaluation and Dissemination efforts
• Provide technical support in Program Strategy development informed by Evidence based learning

The role will cover the following:

• Support in Evaluation efforts along with dissemination of findings internally and externally
• Support in the management of internal and external project and programmatic evaluations, such as baseline, end-line surveys, including designing & planning for data collection, analysis and report writing in coordination with the Research team
• Managing qualitative data analysis that gets generated through various media in various channels like LMS, App, discussion forums etc.
• Work with the program implementation team to produce high quality documentation including case studies, evaluation reports, briefing notes based on FGDs, IDIs etc with the aim of improving and communicating program efficiency
• Organize and lead quarterly share outs with program team based on learning and insights from past quarters
• Provide technical support in Program Strategy development informed by Evidence based learning
• Support implementation team and program coordinators by providing relevant evidence and data to formulate strategy for implementation and scale.
• Other duties as required.

You maybe occasionally required to work on weekends and/or public holidays, for which compensatory leave will be granted.

Requirements

• Postgraduate degree/ qualifications in economics,  statistics or Quantitative research
• Knowledge and experience in use of computer-based data analysis packages such as Stata. Alternatively, familiarity in using Python or R for statistical analysis
• Ability to draft compelling reports grounded in data
• 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
• Proficiency in speaking and writing in Indian languages including Hindi, Gujarati, Kannada, Odia, Telugu would be an asset

Desirable

Candidates with 1-2 years of experience in advanced statistical analysis will be preferred.