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KRITI SETH

MEL Professional
Noida

Summary

Strategic research and policy professional with 8 years of experience leading high-impact evaluation, learning, and advisory engagements across development, CSR, and government reform landscapes. Proven expertise in driving data-informed decision-making for government, multilateral donors, and philanthropic clients. Adept at managing multi-stakeholder research projects, synthesizing insights into actionable strategies, and aligning evaluation outcomes with policy innovation, CSR, DEI, and digital inclusion priorities. Skilled in stakeholder engagement, MEL frameworks, field-based qualitative research, risk & compliance, and delivering thought leadership for inclusive growth.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
2020
2020
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Deputy Manager

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP
12.2022 - Current
  • Lead design and delivery of evidence-based insights for large-scale government and donor-funded programs across social impact domains.
  • Developed and executed strategic evaluations aligned with policy and CSR priorities, including health, education, gender equity, and digital inclusion.
  • Acted as single point-of-contact for central/state ministries, translating programmatic insights into policy recommendations.
  • Delivered high-impact presentations, strategy sessions, and workshops to government stakeholders and multilateral donors.
  • Designed and implemented qualitative frameworks (KIIs, IDIs, FGDs) to surface systemic barriers and opportunities for equity and inclusion.
  • Mentored internal teams, managed vendor and partner relationships, and ensured delivery excellence across engagements.
  • Drove compliance processes, resource management, and contributed to strategic proposal development within the public insights vertical.

Associate Manager

IPE Global Ltd.
10.2020 - 11.2022
  • Led insight-driven evaluations and policy research engagements to strengthen evidence-informed governance across sectors.
  • Undertaking desk review, contributing in research design and methodology, developing inception reports, conducting trainings, managing and operationalizing data collection (virtual and on-field), data cleaning, quality assurance, data mapping and qualitative analysis and report writing.
  • Advised donor and government clients on course correction strategies based on ongoing insight synthesis and real-time data monitoring.
  • Responsible for managing project compliance and coordinating between different organizational departments to understand work and solicit most relevant action plan.
  • Contribute to resource management, assign, review, and provide feedback on juniors/peers' work; Support in coordinating the administrative, financial, legal and logistical aspects of projects.
  • Contribute towards developing technical research proposals and EoIs.
  • Identified new opportunities in government advisory and public insights through donor mapping and strategic outreach across international foundations.

Research Associate

Outline India
02.2020 - 10.2020
  • Operationalized field-based research and insight generation projects aimed at informing public policy and improving last-mile delivery of government schemes.
  • Preparing research proposals - technical and financial; working on the method and sampling, both quantitative and qualitative for monitoring and evaluation as well as impact assessment studies.
  • Conducted field-based insight research on government schemes to identify implementation gaps and improve outcomes, feeding recommendations into UNICEF’s advisory to the State.
  • Field mapping, planning of qualitative guides and stakeholder checklist, training of research team and undertaking fieldwork.
  • Assist and contribute in maintaining information database, communications and outreach operations, recruitment and training of personnel, writing blogs/research pieces and other organizational tasks.
  • Responsible for data analysis and report writing.

Qualitative Researcher (Consultant)

Oxford Policy Management
11.2019 - 12.2019
  • Undertook primary research to study the implementation of Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana in two districts of Bihar to identify bottlenecks and form recommendations for UNICEF and the State of Bihar.
  • Conducted Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), In-Depth Interviews (IDIs) and Focused Group Discussions (FGDs) with Block Level Officers and frontline workers in 4 different blocks across three different departments namely Health, Education and Social Welfare.
  • Analyzed the data collected through debriefs and a comparative analysis with the indicators and outcomes set during the inception phase.
  • Produced clean datasets, reflective documents, and formed relevant recommendations for UNICEF.

Consultant (Research Assistant)

Stanford University
07.2019 - 08.2019
  • Study to explore the intersection of political economy and land rights by understanding how land acquisition and land rights affect political participation.
  • Undertook qualitative data collection, secondary research, and literature review.
  • Produced qualitative guides for primary data collection for various stakeholders.
  • Digitalising and coding election data, maps, and creating and maintaining datasets for two projects focusing on historical urbanisation patterns in over 200 South Asian cities, and on land acquisition and SEZs.

Consultant

WaterAid
03.2019 - 03.2019
  • Study to support policy advocacy for SBM-G for the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MoDWS).
  • Collected and analysed data on ‘Sanitation Beyond 2019’ and ‘Rapid Learnings for Rural Sanitation’ during the International Public Policy Network Conference 2019 to produce a knowledge product highlighting the key policy issues and recommendations for the national government to strengthen their response.
  • Thematically studied the implementation-level challenges, policy gaps, challenges related to equity and inclusion, and knowledge generation focusing on behavioural change.

Researcher (Consultant)

Immersive Research Program on Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin
06.2018 - 09.2018
  • The study focused on studying the implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission – Gramin in 14 states and 58 villages of India, identifying policy gaps, and forming recommendations.
  • Examined the policy formulation and its intended impact through interactions with the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Praxis, WaterAid, Institute of Development Studies (Sussex) and WSSCC (Geneva).
  • Undertook immersive field research to collect primary data based on Reality Check Approach in Punjab.
  • Prepared qualitative guides to undertake Focused Group Discussions, Household surveys, and Key Informant Interviews with different stakeholders.
  • Lead team in field to form interview schedule, tools, and maintain quality checks.
  • Conducted qualitative interviews with stakeholders to understand the needs of the target population.
  • Analyzed and documented data, along with forming recommendations.
  • Conducted literature reviews and synthesized research to identify gaps in knowledge and inform project objectives.

Research Assistant

Accountability Initiative, Centre for Policy Research
09.2016 - 12.2017
  • Studied the implementation and undertook in-depth study of the education system in government secondary schools under the reform plan 'Chunauti, 2018' of the Delhi government.
  • Analyzed gaps in policy formulation by studying circulars.
  • Studies how party politics affected policy implementation by assessing media trends.
  • Undertook fieldwork and school visits including classroom observations, trainings (for Mentor Teachers, Head of Schools, DIET faculty members, Special Educators etc.), workshops and meetings.
  • Maintained qualitative secondary data based on thematic classification to analyze lack of accountability in service delivery mechanisms.
  • Also, prepare timely reports on multiple themes of the project.
  • Coordinated stakeholder mapping, supported in schedule design, research design, and hypothesis.
  • Supported in documenting and designing data collection tools, methodology, FGD guides, and KII checklist.
  • Teacher time use study: Conducted surveys for another study with MCD and DoE teachers across 3 schools to understand the activities that are perceived as 'nonacademic' and time spent on 'non-academic' work as against 'core-academic' teaching, and how such aspects are different across DoE and MCD Education Department to understand their effects on learning outcomes.

Education

M.A. - Political Science

University of Delhi

B.A. (H) - Political Science

Maitreyi College, University of Delhi

Skills

  • Monitoring
  • Evaluation and Learning
  • Qualitative Research and Analysis
  • Project Management
  • End-to-end delivery
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Business Development
  • Proposal Development
  • Resource Management
  • Data Collection and Analysis
  • Report Writing
  • Presentation Skills
  • Key Informant Interviews (KIIs)
  • In-Depth Interviews (IDIs)

Certification

French language, University of Delhi, 01/01/2016

International Paper Presentations

  • Unfolding Behavioural Change Under Swachha Bharat Mission-Gramin, International Public Policy Conference, New Delhi, 01/01/2019, Best M.A. Level Research Paper Award
  • Swachh Bharat Mission – Gramin: Unveiling the Social Reality of Rural Sanitation in India, International Seminar on Social Justice Policies of Modi Government, 11/01/2019

Publications

  • The Market of Commodification and Exploitation: A Critique of Procreative Liberty, Centre for Ethics Politics and Global Affairs, 01/01/2019, https://centerforethicspoliticsandglobalaffairs.wordpress.com/2019/10/19/the-market-of-commodification-and-exploitation-a-critique-of-procreative-liberty/?fbclid=IwAR3WxCUZ1v-1HoagQMwxWSv9TEko3AGTVSHo0Mic6dinWtoeSiRWThM2M
  • Understanding the COVID-19 Infodemic: How Misinformation Impacts Mindsets, Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement, 01/01/2020, https://niice.org.np/archives/4223
  • Water problems in a south Delhi slum – challenges of access, usage, and awareness, Accountability Initiative, Centre for Policy Research, 01/01/2017, https://accountabilityindia.in/pa-series-180517

Activities Engagements Achievements

  • Founding member and an active contributor to the Centre for Ethics Politics and Global Affairs.
  • Achieved #1 rank in M.A. Political Science (Semester IV) at the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi and Kamla Nehru College, University of Delhi.
  • Supported in organizing International Conference on Electoral Dynamics and Contours of Party System: Run-up to 2019 in March 2019 by the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi in collaboration with Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung South Asia, South Asia Institute (SAI) and Heidelberg University.

Timeline

Deputy Manager

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP
12.2022 - Current

Associate Manager

IPE Global Ltd.
10.2020 - 11.2022

Research Associate

Outline India
02.2020 - 10.2020

Qualitative Researcher (Consultant)

Oxford Policy Management
11.2019 - 12.2019

Consultant (Research Assistant)

Stanford University
07.2019 - 08.2019

Consultant

WaterAid
03.2019 - 03.2019

Researcher (Consultant)

Immersive Research Program on Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin
06.2018 - 09.2018

Research Assistant

Accountability Initiative, Centre for Policy Research
09.2016 - 12.2017

B.A. (H) - Political Science

Maitreyi College, University of Delhi

M.A. - Political Science

University of Delhi

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