IN97RS - Social Researcher
To assist the organisation in managing and carrying out social research and rural development research projects.
INDIA (Noida: Uttar Pradesh)
6 months - Starting immediately
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The Project:
Purpose of Placement
To assist the organisation in managing and carrying out social research and rural development research projects.
Background
With a mandate to connect India through its villages, this organisation has created a rural network of local entrepreneurs that provide critical goods and services throughout rural India.
They are making a major impact on the development of rural communities in India by helping to alleviate poverty and the lack of access to basic resources and providing information and services through rural IT kiosks. The use of information technology for fast and easy access to the rural market provides millions of villagers with access to competitive goods and services and eases the prohibitive costs of travelling to markets.
The organisation is working with a large number of people – both in their headquarters in Delhi, and through the ‘entrepreneurs’ they have supported to set up the IT kiosks. The organisation and its entrepreneurs, using a franchise and partnership model to develop village kiosks, are bringing jobs, wealth creation, and much needed access to rural India.
The organisation is excellent in service delivery and in the six years it has been operating, has managed to create, sustain and grow a diverse ICT network across 5 Indian states. Through a low cost, direct delivery network, significant cost and time savings for villagers have been created, and an effective channel for enterprises to sell products and services has been provided. In addition to goods, the organisation works together with partners to deliver critical services like healthcare in a way that is sustainable, affordable and accessible.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Design, execute and manage Social Research and Rural Development projects (variety of qualitative and quantitative research projects);
- Independently handle end-to-end survey/research work (i.e. questionnaire design, planning survey activities, data compilation, data analysis, and report writing);
- Guide team members (surveyors and research assistants) on quantitative methods and statistical issues, including statistical software usage;
- Undertake work related to Data Analysis (using statistical software like SPSS, etc.) and Report Writing for the research/survey project(s) that will be assigned;
- Assist in managing related work/activities in pilot projects at various locations;
- Assist in writing proposals and bid documentation;
- Team spirit with excellent communication skills (oral and written).
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You:
Skills and Experience Required
The ideal candidate will have:
- Under-graduate/post-graduate training in research (preferably in social sciences or management)
- minimum 3 years of experience in social research
- Practical/industry experience in field research preferred than in academic research
- Experience in: Questionnaire design; Field Survey and Data Analysis
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent report writing skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
They will also be - Self motivated with the ability to work independently
- Professional, flexible, resourceful, adaptable, creative and culturally sensitive.
As with many of our assignments, the business impact and professional development nature of our assignments provides an opportunity to become a chartered manager. Challenges Worldwide chartered manager programme is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute.
Please send your CV and Covering letter to: apply@challengesworldwide.com
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Please quote Placement reference: IN97RS
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