Job Description
Social Design & Monitoring Specialist

Location:
Ahmedabad, Gujarat | Reporting to: Director – Programs | Vacancy: 1 Position Overview We are looking for someone to strengthen how we design, monitor and learn from our programmes. The role combines human-centred design with rigorous M&E;, and turns data into clear insights and stories that help us improve our work across the portfolio.

Key Responsibilities
• Review existing programmes (healthcare, education, rural development) through a social design lens and recommend improvements
• Facilitate participatory workshops with communities, staff and stakeholders to co-create solutions
• Develop theories of change and logic models for projects
• Design and implement M&E; frameworks, including baseline, midline and endline assessments
• Build data collection tools that combine quantitative and qualitative methods
• Create and maintain dashboards that make data easy to understand and act on
• Conduct periodic evaluations and track both intended and unintended outcomes
• Set up feedback loops so programmes can adapt in real time
• Lead action research and document case studies, impact stories and learning briefs
• Prepare evaluation reports, donor reports and impact assessments




• Review reports prepared by project teams to check the accuracy of data and facts, and the quality of language and writing style, before they are shared
• Present findings to internal teams, funders and stakeholders, with clear recommendations
• Build a knowledge management system to preserve organisational learning Requirements
• Qualification: M.
Des (Social Design)
• 3–5 years of experience in M&E;, programme evaluation or social research in the development sector
• Experience applying design thinking or human-centred design to social programmes
• Strong qualitative (FGDs, KIIs, participatory methods) and quantitative (surveys, statistical analysis) research skills
• Proficiency in data analysis and visualisation tools (Excel, SPSS/R, Power BI/Tableau)
• Excellent report writing, with the ability to combine data and storytelling
• Field experience with grassroots communities, and comfort working across teams and locations Valuable to Have
• Certification in M&E;, social design or design thinking
• Experience with digital data collection tools (Kobo, ODK, SurveyCTO, CommCare)
• Experience working with government, donors and NGOs

📌 Social Design and Monitoring Specialist (Ahmedabad)
🏢 Ashray Foundation
📍 Ahmedabad