Vice President- Research and advisory services

About us:
Sambodhi Research and Communications helps create high-impact knowledge and catalyze
accountability in the public domain through its project management and monitoring and evaluation
solutions. At Sambodhi, we offer objective, evidence-based support to implementers,
government, donors and corporates. Over the past decade, we have emerged as a pioneer for
developing cutting-edge methodologies for evaluation of large-scale development interventions.
With a close-knit team of 100 professionals we work across South Asia, South East Asia and SubSaharan Africa. Headquartered at Noida (Delhi National Capital Region), India, we have full
service regional offices in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) and Dar-e-Salam (Tanzania).
Sambodhi provides services to federal agencies, donors, foundations and corporates, in areas of
public health, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, water and sanitation, environment, and renewable energy. We
have made valuable contribution in monitoring, learning and evaluation programs and have
influenced development policies and improved implementation efficiency.

Why Sambodhi:
Sambodhi offers an exciting and challenging opportunity to contribute to high quality multi-input
development programs and to work closely with government, and with key development actors
like the World Bank, UN and Bilateral agencies, philanthropies like Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation etc. Being one of the leading and largest M&E service provider in South Asia, Sambodhi offers an extraordinary platform to learn, mentor and innovate
in a perceptive environment. Driven by deep rooted wisdom of “Equity in Knowledge”, learning is
integral to our work; be it investing in peer driven intensive professional development within
Sambodhi or field building on M&E globally. In line with it, it offers an enabled environment for
professionals to write, publish and network; to locate themselves in the contemporary discourse
on M&E and be a part of the global think-tank.

Job description:

Job Title: Vice President- Research and advisory services

Job Location: Noida

Job Summary:

Based out of our India office, the Vice President will lead projects and teams engaged in livelihoods, agriculture, climate and allied thematic areas. This role is expected to be at the cutting edge of contemporary M&E narrative with excellent
appreciation of client needs and expectations. The Vice President is expected to drive projects and ensure high quality deliverables. While leading a team of high performing colleagues, the Vice President is expected
to play a key role in mentoring and supporting the team.

Essential Functions:
The Vice President will perform the following key functions:

 Lead in the development of high quality, compliant proposals. Conceptualize and implement a
marketing/business strategy. This includes developing opportunities with new and existing clients,
tracking upcoming RFPs, leading proposal development teams, networking, etc.
 Lead client engagement during the entire project cycle.
 Lead designing and contextualizing methods and practices in evaluation.
 Generate high quality research findings in the form of reports, academic and working papers for internal and
external dissemination.
 Providing technical expertise and mentoring support to the research team.
 Manage project implementation and ensure data quality with active involvement at every stage of research
implementation.
 Assist and lead the project team in the development of reports, presentations, and other communication
materials. This may include research, drafting, editing, data analysis and presentation.
 Make and deliver presentations of reports / proposals to clients / potential clients.
 Liaison with partner organizations, consultants, vendors and other relevant agencies.

Desired profile :
Education Doctorate/Advance Masters/Master’s in Social Sciences or related
disciplines from Premier Universities.

Experience:
 Minimum 10-15 years’ work experience in Research and M&E.
 Experience on contemporary methodologies and practices, with hands-on experience in writing and
publications.
 Experience of working in the social and development research in management of large-scale surveys is
desired.

Personal Competencies
 In-depth knowledge of Research, Evaluation, Data Analysis & thematic understanding of various sectors in the
social & development domain.
 Should have excellent understanding of the relevant policy landscape and regulatory environment.
 High level of involvement, engagement and ownership.
 Flair for building quality relationships with clients.
 Demonstrated competence in handling teams.
 Strong interpersonal and negotiation ability.
 Proven influencer and communicator with senior stakeholders within and outside the organization.
 Strong time management skill and ability to prioritize.