SUMMARY

The role involves integrating gender considerations into program planning, design, and monitoring, while contributing to the development of gender-sensitive data collection tools, surveys, and research methodologies. 

ABOUT US

Wadhwani AI is a nonprofit institute building and deploying applied AI solutions to solve critical issues in public health, agriculture, education, and urban development in underserved communities in the global south. We collaborate with governments, social sector organizations, academic and research institutions, and domain experts to identify real-world problems, and develop practical AI solutions to tackle these issues with the aim of making a substantial positive impact.

We have over 30+ AI projects supported by leading philanthropies such as Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID and Google.org. With a team of over 200 professionals, our expertise encompasses AI/ML research and innovation, software engineering, domain knowledge, design and user research.

In the Press:

• Our Founder Donors are among the Top 100 AI Influencers

• G20 India’s Presidency: AI Healthcare, Agriculture, & Education Solutions Showcased Globally. 

• Unlocking the potentials of AI in Public Health 

• Wadhwani AI Takes an Impact-First Approach to Applying Artificial Intelligence - data.org

• Winner of the H&M Foundation Global Change Award 2022

• Sole Indian Winners of the 2019 Google AI Impact Challenge, and the first in the Asia Pacific to host Google Fellows

Cultures page of Wadhwani AI - https://www.wadhwaniai.org/culture/

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in the integration of gender considerations in program planning, design, and monitoring.

• Contribute to the development of gender-sensitive data collection tools, surveys, and research methodologies.

• Conduct and be responsible for field visits for data collection

• Support the compilation and analysis of gender-disaggregated data to inform project design and progress reporting

• Lead data cleaning, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, visualization, and presentation

• Experience working with, managing, and coding on web-based data collection applications such as SurveyCTO Or KoboCollect

• Development of reports, presentations and templates for effective internal use and dissemination of reports at state & national levels

• Function with utmost sensitivity towards data confidentiality and privacy

Perform duties as assigned by the supervisor from time to time. 

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Master’s Degree in development studies, public health, demography, statistics, or related subjects. Masters in Epidemiology, Statistics, or Public Health is preferred

• One - two years of post-qualification M&E/Quantitative/Qualitative research experience and demonstrated history of practical skills in monitoring and evaluation of donor-funded programs in the health or social sector is preferred.

• Post qualification experience in supporting operations research protocols and conducting surveys and data collection in the health sector is preferred.

• Demonstrated experience in data management including data cleaning, standardization, maintenance, collation, analysis, and reporting.

• Prior work experience in gender studies is highly preferred.

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT

• Clear understanding of monitoring and evaluation principles and practices.

• Strong knowledge of gender equality issues and gender mainstreaming strategies.    

• Excellent research, and data collection skills.

• Proficiency in qualitative analysis, including coding and interpreting qualitative data from interviews, and open-ended survey responses.

• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), and data analysis software (SPSS, Stata, R) etc.

•  Proven effectiveness while working in a team-based environment, but capable also of working independently

• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and manage multiple tasks.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a complex environment.

• Ability to travel as required

We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourage qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief, ethnic or social background, gender, gender identity, and disability. If you have any questions, please email us at careers@wadhwaniai.org.