Shubham P. Shende
Field research, project coordination and operations professional with experience across survey execution, team supervision, qualitative research, training and community-based fieldwork.
Shubham’s professional background combines hands-on field research with district coordination, team leadership and project implementation. At MFRS, he leads field coordination and operational delivery across Maharashtra and Goa.
← Back to Our TeamField experience spanning research, coordination, team supervision and community engagement.
His professional background includes quantitative and qualitative fieldwork, district-level coordination, team supervision, training, data-quality review and multilingual field communication.
Experience built through field execution, team leadership and project-level coordination.
Shubham’s research and field background covers survey execution, qualitative interviews, FGD facilitation, telephonic interviewing, community mobilisation, training, district coordination and field-team supervision.
His earlier assignments include two years as Team Supervisor with J-PAL South Asia in Maharashtra, where he managed field teams, task allocation, survey data and daily reporting across education and agriculture projects.
His subsequent work has included farmer training and translation with Precision Development, district-level survey coordination, field supervision, school and community facilitation, data-quality review and project-based research assignments across Maharashtra.
Field Research
Hands-on experience in structured surveys, respondent interviews, telephonic research and field data collection.
Field Supervision
Supervising field teams, task allocation, daily progress and data-quality follow-up during active assignments.
District Coordination
Coordinating teams, deployment and project execution at district level across survey and programme assignments.
Training & Facilitation
Experience in field-team guidance, farmer training, school facilitation and community-level engagement.
Practical capability across field coordination, team supervision and research execution.
His experience covers both direct field implementation and the coordination responsibilities required to organise teams, monitor execution and maintain reliable project delivery.
Field Coordination
Coordinating field activity, team movement and assignment-level implementation across project locations.
Team Supervision
Managing field personnel, allocating tasks and tracking daily execution and reporting.
Survey Execution
Experience across in-person and telephonic surveys, respondent engagement and questionnaire administration.
Qualitative Research
Practical experience facilitating FGDs and conducting stakeholder and contractor interviews.
Data Quality & Reporting
Supporting survey-data review, field documentation, progress reporting and quality follow-up.
Multilingual Field Support
Marathi, Hindi and English communication with experience in translation, transcription and field documentation.
Experience across research, education, agriculture, livelihoods and field operations.
Selected assignments from Shubham’s professional background reflect experience across team supervision, district coordination, quantitative and qualitative research, training and field implementation.
Education & Agriculture Research Projects
Two years as Team Supervisor, managing field teams, task allocation, survey data and daily reporting across Rocket Learning education and Leaf Colour Chart agriculture projects.
Agriculture, Training & Field Communication
Worked as Field Assistant, Translator and IVR Voice Recording professional from April to September 2025, supporting farmer training, field coordination, data collection, translation, advisory communication and an FGD on climate change.
SHG Women Entrepreneur Survey
Supervised surveys with SHG women entrepreneurs, guided field teams and reviewed and cleared district-level survey data.
District Survey Project
Worked as an independent vendor and District Coordinator, recruiting and guiding the field team, assigning fieldwork, monitoring daily execution and coordinating timely completion.
School Climate & Sustainable Energy Programme
Delivered interactive sessions in government schools on climate change, solar energy, green energy and sustainable energy while coordinating with students and school stakeholders.
Market Research Assignments
Worked on commercial market-research assignments as a vendor, FGD moderator and enumerator, including contractor interviews and structured field execution for paint and battery-sector studies.
School & Infrastructure Field Investigation
Worked as District Coordinator and Field Investigator, conducting on-site field investigations of schools and street-light infrastructure.
Citizen Feedback Field Study
Conducted field interviews with local citizens to collect feedback relating to police work and services.
Field exposure across varied research and programme environments.
Head Coordinator – Maharashtra & Goa
Field coordination and operational delivery
At MFRS, Shubham supports the planning, coordination and execution of field assignments across Maharashtra and Goa. His role focuses on translating project requirements into practical field deployment while maintaining communication between field teams and project leadership.
- Field mobilisation: supporting the identification, organisation and deployment of suitable field personnel according to assignment requirements.
- Team coordination: guiding field teams, communicating work requirements and tracking day-to-day execution.
- Operational monitoring: monitoring field progress, identifying implementation issues and escalating concerns when required.
- Quality support: supporting adherence to field protocols, documentation requirements and assignment-level quality processes.
- Regional communication: supporting field engagement in Marathi, Hindi and English across project locations.
Field leadership shaped by practical research and coordination experience.
Shubham’s role at MFRS brings together field execution, team coordination, multilingual communication and practical supervision to support organised research delivery across Maharashtra and Goa.