Research Manager at Pratham Books
Title
Research Manager

Location
Bengaluru, India
Job Type & Duration
Full-Time
Background
Pratham Books is a not-for-profit children's book publisher that was set up in 2004 to publish good quality, affordable books in many Indian languages. Its mission is to see ‘a book in every child’s hand’ and we have spread the joy of reading to millions of children in India. In 13 years, it has published over 3000 books and distributed over 14 million copies of its storybooks and 16 million story cards.

Last year, Pratham Books' increased its footprint by going digital. As an industry leader, it  was one of the first publishers in the country to open license its content. All this content is now available on StoryWeaver, which is a digital platform that hosts stories in languages from India and beyond, so that every child can have an endless stream of stories in her mother tongue to read and enjoy. The stories can be read, translated, versioned or downloaded for free. All stories on the platform are openly licensed.
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Donate-a-book, is a unique crowd-funding platform for children’s books. The platform helps to bridge the gap between individuals who want to help children read and those organizations, schools and individuals who need books for children.
At Pratham Books, they are shaping a new, innovative approach to multilingual publishing because they believe that every child needs good books to read in a language of their choice.
Roles & Responsibilities
As a Research Manager, you will be responsible for developing and supporting research projects to meet defined goals. The projects will include both primary research and secondary data projects. You will need to work with internal and external stakeholders to understand the requirements, review the collected data, draw insights, author reports and make recommendations.
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The candidate needs to have strong research and analytical skills as well as a deep understanding of web analytics. The successful candidate will be a self-starter, with strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills and willingness to travel. 

Key Responsibilities
  • Understand the research requirements for each program and selecting the most appropriate research methodology and techniques
  • Design qualitative and quantitative research plans
  • Design research questionnaires and moderator guides
  • Analyse and interpret data for the digital projects on an ongoing basis, writing reports, and making actionable recommendations
Prerequisites
  • 7 to 10 years experience in research with an excellent understanding of web analytics.
  • Ability to interpret large amounts of data and manage multiple projects
  • Strong communication and presentation skills - should have experience in writing papers, reports and presentations.
  • Excellent knowledge of statistical analysis software ( e.g SPSS,Stata and R)
  • Familiarity with CRM programs
  • Strong analytical and critical thinking
  • Experience working with nonprofits. 
Compensation & Benefits
Commensurate to experience
Application Deadline
August 15, 2017
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