Impact Evaluation Associate

Impact Evaluation Associate prepares and delivers essential services using both skills and systems with 16 detailed tasks listed. Expect plain steps, common terms, and notes on how the work affects outcomes. Each one shows where we found it, and comes with an AI prompt you can copy and use straight away.

16evidenced tasks
16ready prompts
8tools of the trade
19-3041.00O*NET-SOC code
2,260hold this job (US, BLS 2025)
$106,030median pay/yr (US)
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Half of all Sociologists in the U.S. earn more than $106,030 a year — the middle 80% land between $65,160 and $172,550. About 2,260 people in the U.S. do this work. Figures are for the U.S. occupation group “Sociologists”. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics survey, published 2025.) In India, Professionals earn about ₹38,298 a month on average — around ₹4.6 lakh a year (government PLFS survey via ILOSTAT, occupation-family figure).
$106,030typical pay / year
2,260people in this work
$172,550+top 10% earn
₹4.6 lakha year in India (family avg)
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The work, task by task

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Analysing2

Analyze patterns of social interaction

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Map interaction patterns from the recent social network survey: clean respondent links, calculate centrality…
Map interaction patterns from the recent social network survey: clean respondent links, calculate centrality and community clusters, visualise three network diagrams highlighting influencers and isolate weakly connected groups for the report.
The tools that do the workIBM SPSS StatisticsESRI ArcGISjob descriptionsO*NETWikipedia

Conduct program evaluation and policy analysis

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Design and run the mixed-methods program evaluation for the skills program: finalise theory of change,…
Design and run the mixed-methods program evaluation for the skills program: finalise theory of change, compute impact estimates with pre-post and regression adjustment, organise six focus groups, and deliver draft policy memo to Omar at the ministry in three weeks.
The tools that do the workIBM SPSS Statisticsjob descriptionsWikipedia
Learning2

Use empirical methods to gather data

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Design and run empirical household surveys and focussed observation to capture behaviour indicators: draft…
Design and run empirical household surveys and focussed observation to capture behaviour indicators: draft sampling frame, list instruments and consent scripts, schedule data collection rounds, and produce a data quality checklist for field teams.
The tools that do the workMicrosoft ExcelIBM SPSS Statisticsjob descriptionsO*NETWikipedia

Research social behaviour

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Conduct a literature and field review to characterise social behaviours in the target community: compile…
Conduct a literature and field review to characterise social behaviours in the target community: compile coded themes from interviews and surveys, run basic frequency and cross-tab analyses, and summarise three behaviour drivers with implications for interventions.
The tools that do the workIBM SPSS StatisticsMicrosoft WordESCOjob descriptionsWikipedia
Keeping the record1

Teach sociology.

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Run a two-hour seminar for the sociology department on designing mixed-methods impact evaluations, using our…
Run a two-hour seminar for the sociology department on designing mixed-methods impact evaluations, using our recent field study as the case, cover theory-to-practice links, classroom exercises on coding interviews, and assign readings by Friday.
The tools that do the workMicrosoft PowerPointjob descriptionsO*NET
The daily work11

Research social stratification, class, and mobility

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Map existing literature and household survey datasets on class, caste, and income over three decades, extract…
Map existing literature and household survey datasets on class, caste, and income over three decades, extract indicators of status and mobility, run descriptive and inequality analyses, and draft a two‑page memo of trends and gaps for the senior evaluator by Wednesday.
The tools that do the workIBM SPSS StatisticsMicrosoft ExcelWikipedia

Utilize the phenomenological method in research

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Design and execute a small phenomenological study: recruit eight purposive respondents, conduct in‑depth…
Design and execute a small phenomenological study: recruit eight purposive respondents, conduct in‑depth interviews focusing on lived experience of social status, code transcripts for themes, and deliver a 1,200‑word interpretive report with verbatim excerpts by next Friday.
The tools that do the workMicrosoft OfficeWikipedia

Collaborate with research workers in other disciplines.

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Set up a working group with the health economist, the qualitative field lead Amina Hassan, and the GIS…
Set up a working group with the health economist, the qualitative field lead Amina Hassan, and the GIS analyst Javier Torres to co-design the mixed-methods protocol, schedule two joint workshops in week of August 3, and circulate the draft protocol for comments by August 10.
The tools that do the workMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft Wordjob descriptionsO*NET

Direct work of statistical clerks, statisticians, and others who compile and evaluate research data.

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Assign the data clerks and statistician Priyanka Mehta to clean the baseline datasets, give Priyanka the…
Assign the data clerks and statistician Priyanka Mehta to clean the baseline datasets, give Priyanka the harmonisation rules and have clerks reconcile missing IDs by Wednesday, then send me the cleaned master file and a short discrepancy log on Friday.
The tools that do the workMicrosoft ExcelO*NET

Draw conclusions from research data

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Analyse the trial endline dataset, produce a concise results brief with effect sizes and confidence…
Analyse the trial endline dataset, produce a concise results brief with effect sizes and confidence intervals, write a 600-word conclusions section linking findings to program theory, and deliver the brief plus tables to the PI by Thursday noon.
The tools that do the workIBM SPSS Statisticsjob descriptions

Host and attend conferences

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Organise our panel at the regional evaluation conference: confirm speakers Dr. Lila Reddy and John Mbatha,…
Organise our panel at the regional evaluation conference: confirm speakers Dr. Lila Reddy and John Mbatha, book a 90-minute slot, prepare a 12-slide summary of methods and key findings, and send speaker instructions and travel reimbursements by Monday.
The tools that do the workMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Outlookjob descriptions

Source appropriate research participants

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Compile a recruitment list for the qualitative study: pull participants meeting age and enrolment criteria…
Compile a recruitment list for the qualitative study: pull participants meeting age and enrolment criteria from the sampling frame, contact community liaison Fatou Ndiaye to verify availability, and deliver a vetted list of 60 names with contact details by Friday.
The tools that do the workMicrosoft Exceljob descriptions

Stay updated with latest research findings

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Scan recent peer-reviewed journals, policy briefs, and working papers on education and health impact…
Scan recent peer-reviewed journals, policy briefs, and working papers on education and health impact evaluations from the last six months, extract key findings and citations, and compile a two-page annotated summary for Monday's team meeting.
The tools that do the workMicrosoft Outlookjob descriptions

Use statistical analysis software

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Run the pre-registered regression models on the cleaned outcome dataset, check diagnostic plots and…
Run the pre-registered regression models on the cleaned outcome dataset, check diagnostic plots and assumptions, produce the coefficient table with standard errors and p-values, and save the scripts and outputs with clear filenames for the methods appendix.
The tools that do the workIBM SPSS Statisticsjob descriptions

Manage large-scale databases

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Standardise the household survey, beneficiary registry, and administrative payment files into one relational…
Standardise the household survey, beneficiary registry, and administrative payment files into one relational database with consistent IDs and variable dictionaries, validate merges with frequency checks, and document any unmatched records for the data manager.
The tools that do the workMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft Exceljob descriptions

Perform macro-level analyses of social systems

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Assemble national survey modules and administrative indicators, run system-level indicators and time-series…
Assemble national survey modules and administrative indicators, run system-level indicators and time-series summaries to identify structural trends, and write a short analytic note on implications for scaling the intervention.
The tools that do the workMicrosoft ExcelWikipedia

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