Monitoring and Impact Evaluation

Job Description

Location – Maharashtra

Institute – LeapForWord | Making India English Literate

About the job

ABOUT US:

LeapForWord is a product NGO committed to eliminating the single biggest bottleneck of Poor English Capabilities, which prohibits students of regional language communities from accessing Professional Education & better Employment Opportunities. Using our translation algorithm, we enable lakhs of teachers to teach English in their mother tongue through simple teaching techniques.

OUR HIRING PHILOSOPHY:

We want to onboard like-minded people who are ambitious and passionate about personal growth and the organization. Our goal is to continue impacting over a million lives, and our team needs to be aligned with this vision. We believe that the organization can thrive only when every employee experiences personal growth along with it.

WHERE DO YOU COME IN:

We are looking for an M&IE Manager, who would be responsible for monitoring progress, developing appropriate metrics for impact (both short-term and long-term), and working out new techniques to measure the impact of our teacher training programs and students impacted across India. Along with these responsibilities, the manager would also be responsible for designing a monitoring and evaluation strategy.

The holder of the position will play a major role in providing technical support to the Operations Team, especially in tracking data figures and numbers through dashboards and appropriate M&E tools and processes and building capacity for Monitoring & Evaluation among project/program staff. S/he will be expected to assist Project Managers in ensuring sound project planning, monitoring, and evaluation of progress and technical reporting.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES THAT YOU WILL HAVE:

• Lead design of monitoring and evaluation framework and the tools for different programs.
• Evaluate the performance of all core programs through tools defined in the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework.
• Produce periodic reports of the evaluation for internal use and for funder reports.
• Lead monitoring and impact evaluation internally and analyze findings from such evaluations to use learnings to inform program design.
• Ensure timely implementation of monitoring projects with a strong focus on execution and quality assurance – including data validity checks, analysis/interpretation, and editorial support.
• Empowering and supporting the team to drive high-quality implementation of M&E priorities.

KEY SKILLS THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Master’s degree in development economics, econometrics, applied sociology or a similar field
• Minimum 3 years experience in monitoring, evaluation, and impact assessment and in project management
• Superior knowledge of best practices and current trends in large project portfolio management, monitoring, and evaluation
• Excellent knowledge of program monitoring and evaluation methods (qualitative and quantitative), including experience developing monitoring and evaluation plans, tools, training materials, reports, and summary forms.
• Capacity to synthesize monitoring data into the effective presentation of results to help performance improvement.

WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY:

Working with LeapForWord will allow you to build your professional skills while contributing to society in a meaningful way. This role will enable you to thrive in your career because of the exposure that it has to offer, & the impact it will deliver. Working here will help you to get first-hand knowledge of how organizations function at their core.

THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT ROLE FOR YOU IF:

• Playing with Data and working with numbers doesn’t come naturally to you.
• Currently, your immediate priority is money over growth & exposure.
• You cannot challenge yourself with tough work situations.
• You do not see yourself thriving in a start-up environment.

REMUNERATION:

Remuneration based on skill set, prior experience, and value addition. The salary would be decided upon as per the sector standards.