Senior Manager Research Delhi

Role:Senior Manager Research Education Delhi
Experience: 8-12 Years
Salary: Up to 20-23 LPA

Role Overview:
We are looking for a Research Director / Senior Manager to lead our research agenda on practice-based learning. We aim to demystify what works why it works and how to implement it at scale in real classrooms and homes. This is a senior role with high ownership responsible for shaping research questions ensuring rigour and translating evidence into practical programme and policy insights.

Key Responsibilities

1. Research Strategy & Leadership

• Define and own the organisations multi-year research agenda on student practice and learning outcomes.
• Prioritise research questions that are both academically rigorous and operationally useful.

2. Study Design & Execution

• Design and oversee research studies (secondary and primary surveys quasi-experimental studies action research).
• Ensure high standards of methodology data quality and research practices.
• Work closely with implementation teams to embed research into live programmes.

3. Analysis & Insight Generation

• Lead data analysis and interpretation of findings.
• Move beyond results to generate clear insights on why something worked or didnt.
• Synthesise secondary research global literature and field evidence.

4. Translation to Practice

• Convert research findings into actionable recommendations for classrooms schools NGOs and government systems.
• Support product and programme teams to improve design based on evidence.

5. External Engagement

• Build our credibility as a serious evidence-generating organisation.
• Represent the organisation with research partners funders universities and policymakers.
• Manage collaborations with external researchers and institutions.

Requirements:

Required

• 6 years of experience (negotiable) in education research economics public policy or related fields.
• Strong grounding in research design quantitative analysis and evaluation methods.
• Experience leading end-to-end research projects (not just analysis).
• Ability to work closely with field teams and messy real-world data.
• Clear structured thinking and strong written communication.

Preferred

• Prior exposure to RCTs or large-scale education evaluations.
• Familiarity with implementation research or improvement science.
• Experience engaging with funders or government stakeholders

Hiring Note: Applications will be reviewed on rolling basis. This job is first posted on July 29 2026 on Ground Zero

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