Job Description

About Outline India

Outline India is a boutique research and data organization. We collect intelligence from the grassroots — running field surveys, impact evaluations, and policy research across India and South Asia, working with clients like the World Bank, UNDP, Mastercard, Google, and GSMA. We're a growing team that operates at scale: designing studies, deploying field teams, and turning ground-level data into analysis that informs decisions at the highest levels.

Walk-in interviews are open from Monday to Friday onwards b/w 9:30-11am at our Gurgaon office. Unfamiliarity with the JD will disqualify the eligibility of the candidature. Eye to detail is essential.

Delhi/NCR | Gurgaon | In-office

Experience: 9+ Years

Development & Social Impact Research

Apply : [Confidential Information]

CTC - Upto 17LPA (based on technical skills & domain knowledge)

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced, methodologically rigorous Senior Lead - M&E to oversee complex impact evaluations, quantitative social research, and large-scale field studies. You will bring deep technical fluency in causal inference, a track record of executing multi-region primary data collection.

Key Responsibilities

I. Methodological Design & Advanced Analytics

Causal Inference & Experimental Design
Sampling & Power Calculations
Data Quality & Reproducibility
Synthesis & Policy Translation

II. Field Operations & Quality Assurance

Contextualization of research tools
Review complex digital survey instruments
Logistics & Financial Oversight
High-frequency data checks (HFCs), and back-checks
Stakeholder management and sampling strategies

III. Technical & Analytical Competencies

Advanced Statistics/Econometrics
High fluency in STATA along with advanced SurveyCTO / XLSForms programming
Automated data monitoring scripts
Evidence-Informed Design
Embedding M&E findings directly into live program iterations
Complex statistical findings through clear, actionable visualizations

What You Must Have / Non-negotiable

9+ years of experience in impact evaluation, quantitative development research within international NGO, or development / M&E / Social Sector, multilaterals (e.g., World Bank, UN agencies), or major global foundations
Knowledge in counterfactual evaluation methodologies, sampling strategies
Ability to manage timelines, and project deliverables
Expertise in baseline-to-endline panel tracking across rural/urban field settings
Preferred knowledge in Stata/R (reproducible coding practices) and SurveyCTO/XLSForms