Research Manager, Delhi

Position Description

Lead LLF's research initiatives, driving programmatic and ecosystem-driven studies. Implementing comprehensive methodologies, you'll contribute to evidence-based improvements in education, collaborating with stakeholders and ensuring impactful program design modifications across diverse geographies.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Programmatic research:

• Identify and inquire into specific themes of the program that require strengthening, through process evaluations and other appropriate research methodologies. This would include making visits to the field and engaging with the program team to understand the program intervention in detail
• Design and manage research studies across specific programmatic themes, as well as other studies that serve the larger organisational interest, eg, classroom practices, teacher beliefs and attitudes, textbook/curriculum review etc
• Assist programmatic teams by providing specific feedback from research study findings and help them make changes in program design across project sites, namely Uttar Pradesh Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan & any other states where LLF operates

Larger ecosystem-driven research:

• Undertake larger (including longitudinal) research studies on critical thematic areas identified by the education ecosystem. Eg, Multilingual Education, addressing multi-grade multi-level situations in classrooms. 
• Project sites for these studies could include geographies outside LLF .
• Identify and work with project partners across organisations as well as leading researchers in early learning, on identified themes
• Manage and oversee research studies end to end including design, overseeing data collection, data analysis and report writing, as well as dissemination.
• Ensuretimelyimplementationofresearchprojectswithastrongfocusonexecutionandquality assurance - including data validity checks, analysis / interpretation and editorial support

Study Designs and Data Collection

• Develop clear and concise study designs for 5-7 small studies, incorporating inputs from the academic and state teams.
• Create tools and guidelines to facilitate data collection from the field.
• Visit schools and field locations to gather data and document best practices.
• Guide and orient the field team to ensure accurate information gathering.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather information on existing processes and identify areas for evaluation.

• Analyse current processes to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and areas for improvement.
• Conduct data collection through interviews, surveys, observations, and data analysis tools.
• Analyse data and make recommendations

Recommendations and Implementation

• Interpret data to identify trends, patterns, and areas of improvement.
• Prepare brief reports and presentations summarising the study findings.
• Make data-driven recommendations to support teams and facilitate changes in program design across projects.
• Prioritise improvement opportunities based on data analysis and stakeholder input.

Support teams by providing specific feedback from process study findings and help them make changes in program design across projects

• Identify and prioritize improvement opportunities based on data analysis and stakeholder input.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop actionable recommendations for enhancements.
• Create detailed reports and presentations outlining evaluation findings, recommendations, and implementation plans.

Educational Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Post Graduate degree from a reputed institute with focus on research methods including quantitative analysis. Higher degree (M.Phil /PhD) preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience of having worked in research projects, preferably in the area of Primary Education (desirable)
• Knowledge of a wide range of research methodologies and techniques, including qualitative and quantitative approaches
• Ability to analyse complex qualitative and quantitative data
• Ability to engage actively with leading researchers in India and around the world.
• Ability to commission and monitor research and exercise a degree of innovation and creative problem-solving
• Should have a thorough understanding of evaluative research design and its application in different settings and contexts
• This position will require field travel.

Hiring Note: Applications will be reviewed on rolling basis. This job is first posted on Aug 13, 2024 on GroundZeroJobs.com

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