Malavika Murali

Malavika Murali is a Senior Policy Associate at J-PAL South Asia, based in Delhi, where she works within the Policy (Scale-Ups) team, on the Graduation Approach scale-up under ASPIRE. The programme is implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Rural Development, state governments, and NGO partners to support ultra-poor rural women in building sustainable livelihoods and moving out of extreme poverty. Malavika manages relationships with government officials and implementing partners, supports donor reporting, and conducts fieldwork to generate insights and learning. 

Prior to joining J-PAL, Malavika worked as a Research and Evaluation Consultant at Collaborate CIC in London, where she worked on monitoring, evaluation, and learning strategy and capacity-building for community development, public health, and social care. She previously worked with Nalandaway Foundation in Chennai, where she co-led project design and monitoring, evaluation, and learning for youth development through government schools in Tamil Nadu, including work on adolescent education, health, and rights with the Tamil Nadu Education Department and UNICEF. She has also worked with Ark Group International on fundraising and bid development for social enterprises and with Jyothirgamaya Foundation on grants and proposals related to disability rights.

Malavika holds a Master’s in Development Studies from SOAS University of London and a Bachelor’s (Hons) in Psychology from Ashoka University.