Assistant Manager/Manager – Research and Evaluation in Mumbai | Arpan

Arpan

Arpan is an award-winning non-profit working to end child sexual abuse in India. Based in Mumbai, it is the country's largest non-profit offering child sexual abuse prevention and support services for both children and adults, with a team of over 155 people. Its main programme teaches children aged 4 to 18 about personal safety in schools, so they can spot unsafe situations and ask for help. Arpan also trains teachers and parents to prevent and respond to abuse, and uses research and advocacy to push for better policies at the local, state and national levels. Since 2007, Arpan has reached over 19.2 million children and adults and has won 8 national and 2 international awards.

Role

As Assistant Manager or Manager for Research and Evaluation, you will lead research and evaluation projects that show how well Arpan's programmes work and where they can improve. You will design studies, analyse data, guide outside research partners and turn findings into clear reports that help shape programmes, training, government partnerships and fundraising. Much of this work touches on sensitive child protection topics, so care with ethics is central to the role.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal and external research projects and evaluations independently, from start to finish.
• Design and test surveys using numbers, interviews and mixed methods, working with other teams.
• Analyse programme and research data with statistical software to guide programme design and strategy.
• Manage external research agencies so their work is high quality and follows ethical rules.
• Check data quality across internal and external research projects.
• Write clear, high-quality reports and review reports from partners and colleagues.
• Review existing research and keep up with new findings in the field.
• Build and maintain Arpan's research knowledge databases.
• Coordinate with programme, communications and M&E teams so research supports the organisation's goals.
• Get the ethical approvals each study needs and make sure research follows child protection rules.
• Share research findings through reports and presentations, and keep research records in order.
• Shape research and evaluation plans for programmes in line with the organisation's yearly calendar.

Requirements

• Master's degree in a developmental, statistical or population studies field, with coursework in statistics, econometrics, impact evaluation or economic development
• 4 to 5 years of experience in quantitative research in the development sector
• Strong, demonstrated experience in quantitative methods and data analysis using tools like SPSS, STATA, R, NVivo or SurveyCTO
• Experience in experimental or quasi-experimental research designs, such as RCT, RDD or PSM, is an advantage
• Hands-on experience overseeing primary data collection, with attention to ethics and child protection protocols
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to explain technical topics clearly and simply to different audiences
• Able to turn research findings into clear inputs for programme strategy, training, government partnerships and fundraising
• Good team and project management skills
• Experience conducting literature reviews and summarising complex research into simple, clear takeaways
• Able to anticipate risks and deliver work on time and within budget
• Strong PowerPoint presentation skills
• Experience working on child protection, child sexual abuse or related areas is preferred

Benefits

• Travel reimbursement of ₹7,000 per month
• Therapeutic reimbursement of ₹2,000 per month
• Annual training reimbursement of ₹5,000
• Opportunity to work with India's largest non-profit on child sexual abuse prevention and intervention, with a strong record of research-driven impact

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