Impact Manager

Role Description

1. Evaluation and Research

• Lead in the management of internal and external project and program based evaluations, such as baseline, endline surveys, including designing, budgeting, planning for data collection, analysis and report writing
  

• Carry out periodic rapid assessment of programmatic interventions to help refine and scale up strategy
  

• Engage with constituents of MyQuest program periodically to assess their needs and to evaluate appropriateness of the programmatic intervention
  

• Lead research related to the future of work and learning, systems change, 21st century skills and self learning.
  

2. Anchor MyQuest narrative using story and anecdotal evidence

• Support with necessary data to produce documents including case studies, study briefs, impact briefs for use by the team
  

• Use analytical data for writing papers for publication in newspapers and social media.
  

3. Provide technical support in Program Strategy development

• Support the Program lead/ Head in Planning and managing the program review meetings to ensure that evaluation and research data informs program implementation and development.
  

• Support the program team to appropriately format and disseminate project results and impact to program constituency at national, state, district and partner level working closely with the Communication lead.
  

• Ensure MyQuest program reflects the operational standard, strategy and practices of Quest Alliance, national and international good practice on research and evaluation.
  

Eligibility:

• Postgraduate degree/ qualifications in social sciences/ related field
  

• Minimum 5 years experience in research and evaluation, preferably in the skill development sector.
  

• Good communication skills
  

• Understanding of the current M&E trends especially in development organisations
  

• Strong data analysis skills (quantitative and qualitative)
  

• Knowledge of research design and methods; Qualitative and Quantitative research; Knowledge and experience in use of computer-based data analysis packages preferred;
  

• Ability to draft compelling reports grounded in data
  

• Experience in coordinating and conducting field research.
  

• Excellent computer knowledge and understanding of various statistical tools and software.
  

• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
  

• Willingness to travel to field locations, as per need
  

• An interest to look for newer ways of capturing program impact and learnings
  

• Proficiency in English and Hindi/ other regional languages preferred
  

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