Survey Business Team The survey business unit at Athena is a strategic line of business which will leverage the extensive survey design and management capabilities of the firm, offering these to clients as a standalone service or in conjunction with other services of the firm. Our innovative survey business team will work on introducing cutting edge practices in survey design, management and quality control. The team will leverage Athena's digital assets and global network of experts to deliver high quality end to end survey management solutions Main Tasks and Responsibilities -&nbsp; - Establish a full-fledged survey research division at Athena to cater to meet its growing primary data collection requirements. - Lead, design and manage projects involving primary data collection including evaluation and finalisation of survey research design, data collection methods and techniques, drafting of research instruments, designing internal data quality control checks, preparation and implementation of field plan, formulation of analysis plan, overall survey progress monitoring etc. - Recruit and manage a team of dynamic self-starters to support end-to-end primary data collection programmes/projects across different geographies. - Identify and actively pursue opportunities to build Athena's survey research business. - Suggest innovative data collection methods and techniques and identify avenues for piloting in existing or new initiatives; Innovative methods to include geo-spatial, crowdsourcing, computer vision, image processing etc. - Lead training and knowledge transfer to survey teams on data collection techniques, procedures, methods etc. on a regular basis. - Establish data quality standards and work with survey teams to ensure standards are adhered to and met. Qualifications and Competencies - Master's degree with 7+ years of demonstrated experience or PhD with 5 years of demonstrated experience in large scale research surveys across the value chain - research design - training - implementation - monitoring - analysis. - Candidate must possess an advanced degree in a relevant field example: economics/applied economics, behavioural economics, statistics, bio-statistics, computational science, operation research, mathematics, population studies, planning or demography from reputed institutions having global recognition. - Demonstrated experience in leading multiple methodology surveys, innovative methodology development, standards and best practices in multiple sectors including urban development, WASH, health etc. - Demonstrated experience in conducting behavioural research projects/ programmes in the context of social change in WASH, health, gender, safety etc. - Demonstrated expertise in quantitative and qualitative social science research methods, including small-n case selection and study design, survey design and sampling, process tracing, cross-sectional and panel data analysis, the experimental and quasi-experimental tools of causal inference, and statistical power analysis. - Demonstrated capacity and professional experience in undertaking evaluation studies including RCTs and their implementation in the context of developing countries in South/South-East Asia. Skills and Knowledge -&nbsp; - Design large scale surveys, formulate sampling strategy, sampling frame, quality control protocols and research instruments. - Experience of conducting qualitative studies such as FGDs, In-depth Interviews etc. - Knowledge of existing international and national level policies, laws and guidelines for data privacy, ethics and protection (E.g., SC Guidelines, B.N. Chaturvedi Committee Recommendations, Open data protocols, etc.). - Knowledge of various evaluation methods such as RCTs, propensity score matching, difference-in-difference, regression discontinuity etc. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated ability to prepare and review reports, briefs, training manuals for survey teams. - Advanced econometric/statistical modelling and analytical skills will be an added advantage. - Proficiency in analytical applications such as R, SPSS, CSPro, SAS or other advanced statistical applications. - Strong and effective interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of clients, partners etc. - Demonstrated experience working with multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams with a strong work ethic. - Ability to work independently and collaboratively under extremely challenging working environments and manage multiple priorities and projects under tight deadlines. - Demonstrated experience managing or mentoring teams comprising survey managers, statistical programmers and enumerators. - Athena Infonomics is an Equal Opportunities Employer - Athena Infonomics is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a commitment to diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

Chennai

Delhi NCR

Athena Infonomics - Lead Consultant - Survey Management - Survey Business Team 

Athena Infonomics - Lead Consultant - Survey Management - Survey Business Team  ,Job Description for Athena Infonomics - Lead Consultant - Survey Management - Survey Business Team  in Athena Infonomics in  Chennai Delhi NCR for (7-10) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for Athena Infonomics - Lead Consultant - Survey Management - Survey Business Team  in Athena Infonomics in  Chennai Delhi NCR for (7-10) years of experience. Apply Now!