Job Information

Our team is looking to welcome a mature, motivated, mission-driven MEL State Lead to join Khushi Baby

Responsibilities:

• Drive evidence-based updates to Khushi Baby’s state-level and project-specific theories of change.
• Define and update SMART impact KPIs in coordination with state health program directors and field teams.
• Oversee regulatory approval for research-related activities at the state level (IRB, ethics committees).
• Maintain protocol compliance throughout data collection and analysis
• Establish baseline levels for impact KPIs using secondary data (policy documents, official reports) and designing/validating primary survey instruments.
• Develop real-time monitoring protocols for these KPIs, delivering timely feedback to internal teams and state stakeholders.
• Convert evaluation findings into recommendations for refining intervention design or deployment at the state level.
• Link impact evidence to pay-for-performance or other funding models for sustainable organizational growth at the state level.
• Recruit and develop internal MEL capacity within Khushi Baby, emphasizing state-based data management and analysis competencies.
• Serve as the nodal point for research collaborations with academic and institutional partners.
• Conduct regular field visits for data validation, stakeholder engagement, and to strengthen local commitment to data-driven improvements.
• Demonstrate and disseminate where Khushi Baby’s interventions have improved KPI performance, advocating for broader adoption in state programs.

Requirements:

• PhD-level training (or equivalent) in public health, economics, operational research, implementation research, or biostatistics preferred. A Master’s degree with significant relevant experience will also be considered.
• Demonstrated proficiency in:
  
  • Systematic reviews, evidence gap-map analysis
  • Theory of Change design
  • Qualitative study design and analysis
  • Retrospective and prospective cohort study design and analysis
  • Randomized controlled trial design (simple, cluster, interrupted, digital twin)
  • Quasi-experimental study design and analysis (e.g., difference-in-differences)
  • Spatial and spatiotemporal analysis
  • Cost-benefit/effectiveness study design
  • Grant writing and IRB protocol management

• At least 5 years of experience in public health in India, including evidence-based intervention design and/or analysis for a state-level health program.
• Experience analyzing large-scale public health datasets (≥100,000 individual-level observations).
• Demonstrated dissemination of findings to state or national government stakeholders.

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills for state-level advocacy and collaboration.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively present findings to policymakers and funders.
• Ability to manage multi-faceted projects under tight timelines

You’ll stand out with

• Prior experience working with government officials and NHM data sets
• Publications with mixed-methods research
• Prior experience working with mHealth / digital health projects
• Excellence in English writing and communication
• Demonstrated work / experimentation in prompt-engineering for tools like ChatGPT

Remuneration

Remuneration offered will be between 15–22 LPA commensurate with the candidate’s experience and skill sets

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Flexible work policies for those menstruating, needing time for grievance of a loved one, religious fasting, etc
• Monthly field visits, annual retreat
• Learning opportunities with world-class research institutions (Yale, Harvard)
• Learning Stipend Policy
• Sponsored Workshops and Seminars

How to apply

• To apply for the above position, please send your detailed CV with a writing sample