M&E Associate (Quantitative Research & Internal monitoring)

The role

This person will perform quantitative research and internal monitoring. They will design socio-economic indices, conduct statistical impact assessments, and manage datasets for development sector projects.

What you will do

• Support design and development of socio-economic indices using unit-level datasets.
• Conduct statistical impact assessment using R or Stata.
• Calculate and validate appropriate sample sizes for surveys and impact assessments.
• Design survey tools tailored for social and development sector projects.
• Extract and work with development sector datasets.
• Validate and triangulate survey data using robust methodologies.
• Combine qualitative and quantitative research approaches.
• Co-develop Key Performance Indicators at the input, activity, and output levels.
• Consolidate disparate datasets using Excel.
• Ensure seamless data integration and basic visualization.

Required qualifications

• Analyst: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related fields with at least 1 year of relevant full time work experience.
• Associate: Master’s degree in Economics, Public Policy, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or related fields with at least 1 year of work experience.
• Specialist: Master’s degree in Economics, Public Policy, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or related fields with a 3 or more years of work experience.
• Prior experience working with unit-level datasets such as NFHS, PLFS, or similar.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the broader development and social sector landscape, with a specific interest in poverty-related issues.

Nice to have

• Prior publications
• Previous experience in Monitoring and Evaluation, designing KPIs, impact estimation, and monitoring frameworks in development projects
• Publication in relevant academic or policy journals
• Familiarity with SQL
• Strong Excel skills
• Basic knowledge of Natural Language Processing (NLP)

About the company

Karya is on a mission to provide AI enabled earning and learning opportunities to economically underserved communities. The company delivers high quality, timely, and price competitive data to its clients.