Associate, India Safe Water

About Evidence Action

At Evidence Action, we deliver data-driven interventions that transform lives at an unprecedented scale. We identify neglected global health issues and deploy proven solutions, forging healthier futures for generations.

Our model operationalizes leading academic research (including from Nobel-winning economists). We measure progress and outcomes at every stage to ensure we’re making a real impact for people living in poverty and suffering from preventable or treatable health issues. Operating across 11 countries, our team of 900+ has reached over 500 million people, working closely with governments to scale these interventions.

• Our Deworm the World program has delivered over 2 billion treatments, significantly reducing worm prevalence and generating more than $23 billion in lifetime productivity gains.
• Through Safe Water Now, we’ve saved the lives of over 15,000 children.
• Our Accelerator explores untapped opportunities in global health, testing low-cost interventions with the greatest potential to save and improve lives.

At Evidence Action, your colleagues are your greatest asset. You'll partner with high-caliber colleagues in an environment blending innovation, autonomy, and teamwork. Our team excels in disruptive thinking and believes in rolling up our sleeves to get things done. If you're looking to work flexibly and with purpose, join a team that delivers measurable change for millions.

India's Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has connected more than 150 million rural households to tap water; a historic achievement in water access. Most rural piped systems deliver water that is untreated, and chlorination remains the missing step between coverage and safety. That's where Evidence Action's India Safe Water (ISW) program comes in. Working alongside government partners, our program installs in-line chlorination (ILC) devices at village water sources;

a cost-effective, proven technology that automatically treats water as it flows through the system.

Reporting to the Manager of ISW, you will support the implementation of our programming in India. You will be accountable for the quality and timeliness of analytical, coordination, and donor-facing deliverables that inform program decisions. You will coordinate closely with our India-based team and provide surge support as needs arise, including through in-person collaboration in the Delhi office or state-level field offices.

This role calls for analytical and project management skills, along with the ability to work on a dynamic, matrixed, and cross-cultural team.

• Analytical Support (50%)
  • Conduct analyses across the India context that estimate unmet need for water treatment, ILC-addressable market and programmatic reach, and develop scenario planning analyses that can inform future program planning, optimization and expansion.
  • Develop data visualizations to better communicate the ambition, progress and impact of the ISW program, with the ability to tailor visualizations to different audiences.
  • Support development and tracking of cost-effectiveness measures that capture the impact of ISW’s policy-level engagement at the central and state level, as well as of ISW’s various technical assistance models (e.g., deep dive TA, light-touch TA etc.).
• Project Management and Coordination (30%)
  • Support ISW team to track progress on programmatic theories of change and develop process for flagging when expected trajectories are at risk of being off track.
  • Collaborate with cross-cutting teams (technical, MLE, cost-effectiveness, and program finance) to further ISW’s programmatic objectives
  • Develop strategic program and communications materials that elevate ISW’s theory of change, key successes, broader learnings for the WASH field, etc.
• Surge Support for India-Based Safe Water Team (20%)
  • Support the India-based water team as emerging needs arise, including through extended in-person collaboration either in the Delhi office or relevant state-level field offices. This could include:
  • Follow up directly with relevant National team members to operationalize decisions and alignment reached between Global and National teams,…