Data Analyst - Research & Evaluation, Monitoring

1. Context

To support analysis of large, long-term datasets collected across multiple years and systems at Arpan

2. Organogram

CEO (1) Director RM&E (1) Senior Manager Research & Evaluation (1) Data Analyst (1)

3. Key Objectives of the Job

The role requires strong technical skills and the ability to understand the underlying logic of complex, imperfect data and translate this into reliable analysis.

4. Key responsibilities

The key responsibilities of this role, among others, are:

• Clean, validate, and process large datasets that may be inconsistent, incomplete, or collected
• using different formats over time
• Understand the logic and structure of legacy and multi-source data, and document assumptions
• clearly
• Automate data cleaning, processing, and reporting workflows using Excel (including advanced
• formulas, macros, and scripting) and Python
• Work with data from multiple databases and integrate them for analysis
• Conduct descriptive and inferential statistical analysis
• Interpret results logically and translate findings into clear insights for programme and research
• teams

5. Specialized job competencies

• Advanced proficiency in Excel, including automation, scripting, and macros
• Strong Python coding skills for data cleaning and analysis
• Experience working with multiple databases and long-term datasets
• Demonstrated ability to identify data quality issues and resolve them systematically
• Strong understanding of descriptive and inferential statistics
• Ability to reason logically from data and explain analytical decisions clearly

6. EducationalQualification

• Graduate-level coursework on statistics, econometrics, impact evaluation, and economic
• development.
• Masters's degree in any developmental, statistical, population studies.

7. Desired Experience

Experience working with programme or research data collected over multiple years

Ability to work independently and communicate findings clearly to non-technical teams

8. Other desired attributes

Strong Analytical thinking

High attention to detail and data ethics

Ability to work with researchers, field teams and program managers

Time management and deadline adherence

9. Location Mumbai

10. Salary

As per market standards

About Arpan

Arpan is a globally recognised, award-winning non-profit working towards the elimination of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) in India. Based in Mumbai, with a team of over 144 dedicated professionals, Arpan is India's largest non-profit providing CSA Prevention and Intervention services for both children and adults. As a critical stakeholder for state and non-state actors, Arpan is a leading voice in the space of CSA Prevention and Intervention in India, and uses advocacy and research to push for policy and systemic change at the local, state and national levels.

Arpan is a global thought leader in the CSA space, with innovative impact models that work with a range of stakeholders, from children and parents to state bodies and teachers. Arpan's key project focuses on Personal Safety Education in schools, teaching children and adolescents (ages 4 to 18) about personal safety so they can identify and seek help in unsafe situations.

Arpan also trains and empowers teachers and parents with the knowledge, attitude and skills needed to prevent and deal with CSA. Since 2007, Arpan has impacted over 19.4 million children and adults, and has received 8 National and 2 International Awards for its exemplary work.

For more details - www.arpan.org.in

About Child Protection Policy of ARPAN

Arpan's work is child-centric where the key is to understand and value what the child wants and hence the child is an integral part of the decision-making process. This philosophy extends to all the programmes at Arpan, where children are the primary stakeholders. Arpan expects that all board members, advisors, donors, partners, employees, volunteers, interns, consultants, partner counsellors and contractors agree to fully comply with Arpan's Child Protection Policy. For more details, read on the below link

https://www.arpan.org.in/child-protection-policy/

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