Outcome Analyst - Pune

Position Summary: 

To further Wadhwani Foundation’s vision and outcomes, we are seeking a Outcomes Analyst – Impact to support the impact operations for the Foundation’s skilling and job creation initiatives, across our operating geographies in India. 

This incumbent will play a critical role in measuring, analysing, and strengthening the impact of hyperlocal skilling and job creation interventions. As part of a larger team, the Outcome Analyst will ensure that program outcomes are effectively tracked, validated, and translated into actionable insights that improve program design, delivery, and long-term impact. One of the key functions for this role will be to support the connect between data, program execution, and strategy — ensuring concurrent data-based advisory helps the initiative efforts translate into measurable KPIs/outcomes.

About Wadhwani Foundation: 

Wadhwani Foundation is a high growth, not-for-profit tech organization dedicated to social good. Over two decades since its inception in 2001, the foundation with worldwide presence has focused on a simple, powerful mission: accelerating job growth and enabling millions to earn a family-sustaining wage and lead a dignified life. The foundation is positively impacting the lives of millions of individuals across multiple countries in through its core initiatives. The Wadhwani Foundation works in partnership with governments, foundations, corporations, and educational institutes through the below Initiatives: 

Wadhwani Skills Network: Enables jobseekers with new-age employability skills to acquire family-wage jobs 

Wadhwani Entrepreneur Network: Enables aspiring and practising entrepreneurs to start, survive and thrive through customised interventions. 

Wadhwani Global Digital Transformation: Upskills governments with emerging technologies to accelerate population-scale projects and define new-age policies 

Innovation & Research: Accelerate academic innovation in groundbreaking tech domains of AI, biotech, and advanced computing, pushing the envelope from pioneering research to commercialization.  

About Global Impact Team: 

The Global Impact team is the “Voice of the Beneficiary” within the foundation and serves the vital role of understanding their needs and providing insights to enhance program Impact. We do this by learning alongside our beneficiaries and stakeholders, using a right mix of technical and practical experience, to deliver the data and insights our programs need, fast. 

Key Responsibilities

A.      Outcome Measurement & Monitoring

·       Support in implementation of frameworks to track program outcomes (e.g., employment rates, income changes, retention, enterprise sustainability).

·       Timely monitoring and reporting of the program KPIs

·       Monitor program participant performances from start to end of the prescribed initiative journey, as per the approved approach and methodology.

·       Operationally manage periodic outcome validations through surveys, tele-calling, and field visits, including those done through a third-party.

B.      Data Analysis & Reporting

·       Quality assure, reference, analyse, and interpret program data to assess effectiveness.

·       Ensuring data pipeline connectivity to dashboards and monthly/quarterly performance reports.

·       Engage with the Impact leads for the initiative to Identify trends, drop-off points, and bottlenecks in prescribed program pathways.

·       Support in providing actionable recommendations to improve placement and retention outcomes.

C.      Field & Stakeholder Coordination

·       Work in close coordination with the program managers, trainers, placement officers, and field coordinators.

·       Support local implementation teams with data-backed insights.

·       Liaise with employers and community stakeholders to track job retention and satisfaction.

D.     Continuous Improvement

·       Conduct root-cause analysis for underperforming geographies or cohorts.

·       Support in identification of any modifications/re-alignments required in context of the geography of operation.

·       Recommend modifications in curriculum, mobilization strategy, or employer engagement.

·       Support pilot testing of new skilling or job linkage interventions.

·       Contribute to impact assessments and evaluation studies.

E.      Documentation & Compliance

·       Maintain accurate beneficiary databases and outcome records.

·       Ensure compliance with the agreed initiative-specific reporting requirements.

·       In case required, support on other internal organizational processes related to impact data and beneficiary verification.

Required Qualifications

·       Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Economics, Development Studies, Public Policy or related field.

·       3–5 years of experience in impact measurement, data analytics, or program analytics.

·       Demonstrated experience of working in skilling, livelihoods, workforce development, job creation, or startups/ SMBs performance and growth programs preferred.

·       Demonstrated experience of managing and analysing primary and secondary data to generate timely and requirement specific insights

·       Demonstrated experience of working in a fast-paced results-driven environment preferred.

Technical Skills

·       Analytical thinking

·       Proficiency in advanced MS Excel (advanced functions, pivot tables, dashboards).

·       Experience with data tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar.

·       Familiarity with MIS systems and data collection tools.

·       Ability to conduct basic statistical analysis.

·       Strong report writing and presentation skills.

Core Competencies

·       Analytical and detail-oriented.

·       Strong problem-solving mindset.

·       Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.

·       Strong communication skills (written and verbal).

·       Comfortable in travel and working with field teams and diverse communities.

·       High level of integrity and data confidentiality.

What Success Looks like

·       Program data is trusted, timely and decision-ready 

·       Program teams have timely access to outputs and outcomes 

·       Impact operations are managed and quality-assured along with timely inputs for improvements as per need