Assignment Details
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) have been funding one of the largest health programs in India for more than half a decade - the Ananya program. Operating across 38 districts in Bihar with the primary goal of improving family health outcomes state-wide. SU has been contracted to undertake and coordinate the overall work in co creation with internal faculty, partners such as George Washington University (GWU) and Indian partners.
The Gates Foundation, Stanford University (SU) and George Washington University (GWU) are now seeking a pragmatic project manager to lead a team to undertake a broad evaluation of the effectiveness of the Ananya program.
The evaluation research work will employ a mixed quantitative and qualitative methods approach to analyze existing data sets, dialogue with implementers and evaluators, and share the knowledge and data gained from the Ananya program. Stanford University in partnership with the Indian based project evaluation team will conduct this analysis to disseminate learning from Ananya to inform the scale-up of national and global family health (Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Nutrition, RMNCHN) interventions.
The Project Manager will lead all India based activities, including a support team of associates and data analysts, under the overall guidance of the Stanford and George Washington University. The project would primarily involve:
1. Hypothesis Establishment – Working with SU and GWU team and stakeholders to devise initial hypothesis and test in workshops
2. Field Study Design Finalisation & IRB confirmation - research protocol and field guidelines; secure data acquisition, storage, and sharing systems; IRB approval; piloting the qualitative data collection methods
3. Data Gathering Collecting (in local languages or in English) qualitative data in the field
4. Data Analysis- Translating, transcribing, and analyzing the qualitative data; Develop a series of conclusions configurations
5. Triangulation and Results Finalisation- Triangulate plausible patterns that explain how Ananya interventions led to the observed results.
6. Report Writing- Working alongside SU and GWU team to construct policy briefs
Some travel to select districts in Bihar will be required to conduct primary interviews
Skills Required
1. Management Consultant or Program Management; familiarity with family health sector in India
2. Excellent research & data gathering as well as program management abilities
3. Good to have some knowledge of regions involved
4. Excellent problem solving / diagnostic skills
5. Works effectively across stakeholder groups (front line providers, academics, politicians, NGOs, policy practitioners, businesses)
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