Functional Consultant (Job Vacancy)

About the Customer

Company is an Indian multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company headquartered in Mumbai.

About the Role

Designation : Functional Consultant

Work Location: Mumbai/Delhi/NCR/Bengaluru/Hyderabad/Chennai/Kolkata

Work Experience: 10+ Years of experience

Expectations from the Role

• Conceptualization, development, and operationalization of unique psychometric assessment tools meant for digital mediums.
• Planning and administration of studies among targeted user group samples for validation, establishment of reliability, standard norm development, and other required analysis for newly developed psychometric assessment tools.
• Contribution to the technical development of psychometric assessment tools meant for digital mediums by conducting content and functional analysis of the tools.

Background and Requirements

Job Requirements

Desired Experience Range

10+ years of post-qualification experience in research in Psychology / Counseling Psychology / Quantitative Psychology, Psychometric Assessment, and counseling of students of schools and higher educational institutions. For Ph.D. holders, 8+ years of post-qualification experience.

Educational Qualifications

Ph.D. / M.A. / M.Sc. in Psychology with specialization in Counseling Psychology / Quantitative Psychology / Psychometry / similar field. PhDs are preferred.

Required Technical Skill Set

1. Counseling Psychology
2. Quantitative Psychology / Psychometry
3. Advanced Excel for Statistical Analysis

Must-Have

1. Extensive knowledge of Counseling Psychology with demonstrable experience and expertise in psychological research; must have published at least 5 papers based on research work in international peer reviewed journals.
2. Extensive knowledge of Psychometry with demonstrable experience and expertise in psychometric assessment development, administration, and analysis.
3. Demonstrable knowledge of using Advanced Excel for Statistical Analysis.
4. Demonstrable experience in counseling students at schools and higher educational institutions, or people in the age group of 13-30.
5. Strong analytical and presentation skills.
6. Strong communication and Interpersonal skills

Good-to-Have

1. Demonstrable experience in development of psychometric assessments which are meant for administration on digital mediums.
2. Excellent academic background throughout academic career (75% or above marks or equivalent grades)
3. Preferably alumnus of top tier Indian / International University