Position: Senior Analyst

Organization: Social Lense

Location: Mumbai

Role and responsibilities

-Manage capacity building / organisation development projects as defined and designated by the CEO
-Develop capacity building solutions, administered through group learning sessions or one on one consulting
-Develop standard operating procedures and frameworks for projects and processes, conduct risk analysis and design recommendations
-Development of materials and assignments for the capacity building workshops
-Design and development of research tools and frameworks for needs assessments, impact assessments, program evaluations, baseline surveys, and other evaluation studies.
-Conduct primary research by developing assessment questionnaires and administering them in the project communities; conduct secondary research and analyse and summarise the findings in the form of reports
-Interview key client stakeholders, conduct on-site observations, gather and organise information; Monitoring and tracking of project outcomes and fund utilisations
-Prepare PowerPoint presentations and written reports, analysing research data including operational, financial and other data
-Tracking, monitoring and communicating with NGOs, problem solving for NGOs’ organisational development requirements
-Provide operational support,where necessary, across various projects of the organisation
-Develop standard operating procedures and frameworks for projects and processes, conduct risk analysis and design recommendations
-Tracking projects and preparing case studies. Conduct follow-up meetings with clients to gauge the success of recommended changes
-Analysing data including operational and financial and other data
-Liaison with NGOs, funding partners, and implementing stakeholders
-Conduct Project pre assessment, preparation of project concept notes and overall program coordination as per the Social Lens methodology.
-Developing proposals and writing pitches for potential clients
-Relationship management and networking with potential clients
-Supporting the teams on any events / conferences / white papers and as such as required
-Work closely with the CEO including attending meetings with the CEO
-Supporting the communications function where necessary on writing blog posts/social media posts
-Identifying opportunities for new business growth to further the mission of the organisation

Competencies

-Master’s degree – MBA/ MSc / Business Management / International Relations / Public Policy/ Political Science / Economics
-Excellent English communication skills – speaking and writing
-Ability to multi-task and work in tight deadlines
-Advanced MS Excel skills, proficient in MS office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and GSuite and tech-savvy in general
-Passion for high quality work and attention to detail
-Analytical thinking and great problem-solving skills

Preferred

-Past experience in consulting/ advisory / intermediary organisations / corporate communications
-Past experience: 1-2 years

Employment Type: Full Time