ConveGenius Hiring For Associate /Senior Associate – Research and Assessments at India Full Time

ConveGenius Insights (CGI) is seeking an ambitious professional with result-oriented approach to join as Senior Associate / Associate – Research and Assessments. The person in this position will be working as part of Research Project Management vertical responsible for managing execution of CGI’s educational assessment, research, and M&E projects. She/he will also be involved discussions with our clients (typically large philanthropic organization or state government bodies) in strategizing, designing, planning, and implementing our services to transform how assessments drive systemic change in the field of Education.

You are a highly motivated professional, interested to build your career in the field of education research and M&E. We are looking for candidates who have knowledge, interest and experience in social research/M&E related project management. Freshers are expected to have fundamental understanding of research and statistical analysis techniques and effective communication skills. The candidates should have exceptional project management skills and can manage work by themselves with minimal supervision. The work location could be either out of CGI’s Delhi NCR or Hyderabad office, based on work requirement.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Implementation of education assessment/M&E projects as per assessment methodology, workplans, budgets, timeline, and contractual obligations
• Developing research methodology (research design and sampling), working with the content team to develop assessment instruments, pilot testing of instruments, managing field team trainings and data collection, supporting in data analysis, reporting and client presentations
• Client engagement and stakeholder management during the entire project cycle
• Managing field operations and ensuring quality assurance protocols are followed during data collection.
• Contributing to business development with proposal writing and collaborating with the marketing team for various collaterals
• Supporting in other assessment related activities

Education & Experience

• Master’s degree in any of the following areas: development management, business management, general management, education, research, statistics, or related field
• 0-3 years of full-time related work experience in assessments/ social research/ M&E, preferably within the field of educational assessments

Competencies

• Knowledge and experience of research methodologies, statistics, and quantitative data analysis.
• Effective communication & presentation skills. Ability to work independently and communicate pro-actively and professionally with customers and within the organization.
• Strong facilitation skills and proven experience in training others
• Demonstrated commitment to quality and innovation.
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple deliverables.
• Experience working in social research, M&E or consulting organizations would an advantage. An ideal candidate should have technical (research and quantitative techniques) and managerial (project management) experience.
• Knowledge of how education interventions work is desirable.
• Experience working with one or more statistical software packages (e.g., R, Conquest, Stata SPSS etc.) is desirable.
• Experience in grant proposal writing and business development is a plus.

Skills: social research,m&e,assesments