Consultant Qualitative Researcher

ABOUT SNEHA 

SNEHA (Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action) is a Mumbai-based non-profit organization 
dedicated to improving the health, nutrition, and safety of women and children living in vulnerable urban 
informal settlements. Our mission is to empower urban women and children through integrated health and 
nutrition programs, education, and advocacy. 
We work through a dual approach—engaging both care seekers and care providers. At the community level, 
we empower women and families to become agents of change, while simultaneously collaborating with public 
health and safety systems to drive sustainable improvements in urban health outcomes. 
SNEHA’s key programs include: 
Maternal and Child Health 
Empowerment, Health and Sexuality of Adolescent 
Prevention of Violence against Women and Children 
Public System Partnership 
SNEHA Shakti 
Palliative Care 
Livelihood Generation 
Between 2016 and 2025, SNEHA directly reached over 620,555 women, children, and healthcare workers, and 
indirectly impacted a population of over 3.63 million across seven municipal corporations and three municipal 
councils in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). 
Today, SNEHA is a 500+ member organization with deep grassroots presence and a strong track record of 
reducing maternal and neonatal mortality, child malnutrition, adolescent anemia, and gender-based 
violence—key determinants of health equity for families and communities. 

ABOUT THE PROJECT 

Monitoring, Evaluation and Research is a centralized domain of SNEHA with an independent framework of 
monitoring, assessment and reporting of program outcomes and impact. The role of the domain is to create 
evidence of models of urban health intervention that can be scaled and replicated through government and 
other NGOs, thus increasing the impact of the models. The domain closely works with SNEHA’s programs on 
maternal and newborn health, child health and nutrition, adolescent health and wellbeing and prevention of 
violence against women and children.

PROFILE SNAPSHOT 

Designation: Consultant Qualitative Researcher 
Role: The consultant will work within SNEHA’s Research domain to strengthen qualitative 
research design, execution and dissemination. The role involves supporting the full cycle of 
qualitative research, from study conceptualization to data collection and analysis, and 
knowledge translation into proposals, papers, and program strategies. 
Educational Requirement: Postgraduate degree in health, development or social sciences from 
a recognized university. 
Experience: 2–3 years of intensive experience in qualitative research. Familiarity with mixed
method approaches is desirable. Effective verbal communication in English and Hindi/Marathi. 
Location: Chembur (with fieldwork in informal settlements across the MMR). 
Reports to: Manager, Research and Learning. 
Apply: Applications are to be sent via email to belinda.menezes@snehamumbai.org with the 
subject “Consultant Researcher- M&E”

COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE POSITION 

1. Strengthen the Research domain by designing and implementing high-quality qualitative 
studies that generate insights for evidence-based decision-making in public health models. 
2. Collaborate with M&E and program teams to integrate systematic qualitative evidence into 
evaluation frameworks, research outputs and organizational learning. 
3. Support the planning and design of new research studies, including literature review, framing 
objectives, developing conceptual frameworks and drafting tools/interview guides. 
4. Lead or support qualitative data collection (IDIs, FGDs, observations) and ensure high
quality field engagement. 
5. Analyze qualitative data using appropriate frameworks and methods, contributing to 
insights, reports and publications. 
6. Draft research proposals, academic papers, and other dissemination materials for peer
reviewed and practice-oriented audiences.