Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Expert

Description

• Support in performance-based reporting as per stakeholder requirements.
• Supervise and conduct project evaluation and prepare strategic documents/ reports, manuscripts for publication in peer reviewed journals and disseminate the learning through appropriate forums.
• Ensure that M&E activities, frameworks, and key indicators are designed in line with the results log frame.
• Oversee, and lead the preparation of high quality monthly analytical reports based on the program monitoring data coming from the field.
• Lead in the design and implementation of project’s overall Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning strategy and framework.
• Provide technical inputs on the preparation of dashboards, visual representation of data, key performance indicators, and time-series analysis.
• Help setting up a system of appropriate reporting structure from the grassroots to the donors and coordinate with block and district level staff on data gathering, data quality control, and reporting.
• Help develop a technology-enabled project MIS; review the existing MIS for the availability and correctness of the required key performance indicators; and provide feedback.
• Based on evidence and insights from monitoring data, provide appropriate feedback and learning to the program implementation and monitoring team for possible improvements.
• Manage large datasets coming from districts, clean field level data, run rigorous analytical tools and statistical tests, conduct advanced level statistical analysis (tests of significance, correlation and regression analysis, propensity score matching, principal component analysis, merging datasets, advance 4-layer crosstabulations, multiple response analysis, methods of sampling, etc.) using either SPSS or STATA.
• Lead in survey research design, sampling framework, survey implementation and data collection activities, manage a team of field researchers, investigators, and ensure data quality at the field level.
• Review all project components and design appropriate monitoring and evaluation mechanisms; assess all reporting and performance frameworks for all key activities under each component of the project.
• Design research and evaluation studies using appropriate methods for demonstrating the impact of the program and attribution of change to key project activities; write research protocols, help in obtaining IRB (ethical clearance) as necessary.

Requirements

• An advance level skill in SPSS or STATA is non-negotiable. Excellent skills in data mining, running complex data query, merging datasets, advance data analysis in SPSS or STATA is necessary (the candidate must be able to take a test over Skype).
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills
• Experience in leading and managing large scale data collection, management and analysis in donor funded projects, preferably in health/nutrition/gender-related programmes.
• About 12 years of experience in an M&E role including large-scale qualitative and quantitative data processing and management; and designing evaluation and research studies.
• In-depth knowledge and proven expertise in developing M&E systems, methods & tools, knowledge products using high quality data analytics.
• Experience of working on large scale public health projects in India.
• Advanced university degree in Economics, Statistics, Demography, Development Studies or other relevant disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience of publication in peer reviewed journals as a first, or second author.
• Strong skills in statistical methods, sampling design and methodology, evaluation methods, causal analysis, and designing research studies,
• Good understanding of maternal and child health and nutrition and rural development sectors and programmes.

Benefits

Compensation package will be commensurate with qualification, experience and last salary drawn.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance