Evidence Action- India Program
Position Overview
Job Title: Senior Associate-M&E
Employment Status: Regular Full Time
Position Location:New Delhi
Grade: Level 4
About Evidence Action
Evidence Action aims to be a world leader in scaling evidence-based and cost-effective programs to reduce the burden of poverty for hundreds of millions of people in the poorest places. Last year Deworm the World reached 280 million people with deworming medications, partnering with governments to launch, scale, and sustain mass school-based deworming programs, including in India. Meanwhile, Dispensers for Safe Water provided 4M people across rural Africa with clean water, saving thousands of young lives. The approach relies on an innovative and human-centric design to deliver clean water at the source. These serve as just two examples of the work Evidence Action is undertaking.
In addition to running these scaled programs, Evidence Action leverages its unique Accelerator to develop the next generation of programs. These programs are rigorously tested to ensure exceptional scale, cost-effectiveness, and clear evidence of impact. In 2019 we launched an ambitious new strategy, intending to double our impact over the next five years, with much of that impact coming from new programs identified and scaled through the Accelerator.
Evidence Action has a presence across 7 countries, with major offices in Nairobi, Kenya; Delhi, India; and Washington, D.C. Evidence Action’s programs have been recognized by GiveWell, the Skoll Foundation, the Life You Can Save, Giving What We Can, and covered in the Economist, NPR, and the New York Times.
In India, Evidence Action’s technical partner EAII Advisors provides technical assistance to select state government’s ministries of health, education, and women and child development to implement the school and Anganwadi based National Deworming Day program and Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation program to improve children’s health, education, and long-term development. In the long term EAII Advisors aims to expand to provide technical support to more state governments and on other public health & nutrition issues too.
The India program invites applications for the position of Senior Associate– M&E to be based at Delhi office. The Monitoring, Learning & Evaluation (MLE) unit is a cross cutting unit which leads and provides technical support to the program units in developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation activities across the programs.
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About the Position:
Senior Associate– M&E will report to the Manager-M&E based at Delhi. The Senior Associate-M&E, is a member of Evidence Action’s Monitoring, Learning & Evaluation India team supporting the Manager M&E in the successful design and rollout of initiatives for the NDD & IFA supplementation program in India. As the program portfolio expands, Senior Associate-M&E will contribute to exploring and implementing innovative ways of operating at scale with use of technology. Senior Associate-M&E must have significant experience and strong interest in monitoring & evaluation & healthcare. The position will conduct data analysis from various primary and secondary data sources and assist in the planning, implementation and management of data collection and analysis of various research and surveys. The Senior Associate -M&E will be involved in other MLE initiatives and will be required to support delivering projects within an agreed timeline and high-quality outputs. As for all staff, Senior Associate-M&E must possess a sense of collaboration and mutual understanding and a willingness to assist colleagues.
Responsibilities:
- Working closely with the M&E Manager to ensure the effective implementation of the new M&E strategic initiatives.
- Assisting M&E team in the effective implementation of all program monitoring, including training and independent monitoring in the state.
- Working with the M&E team for the documentation of all data management and analysis processes as needed.
- Assisting in data validation to prepare it for further analysis as per guidelines developed.
- Assisting M&E team in the drafting of RFPs, contracts, and vendor management as appropriate.
- Assisting in contract tracking and ensuring deliverables are being met according to timelines.
- Will be responsible for processing and tracking the payments of partners and agencies and ensure that payments are released on time.
- Assisting the M&E Manager and team (as appropriate) in identifying literature and sources of data and reports.
- Assisting the M&E Manager in the preparation and review of annual work plans for all new initiatives in the select states;
- Coordinate preparation and compilation of reports (monthly, quarterly and annual) with state offices for internal use and reporting to global office and donors as appropriate;
- Will support the documentation of lessons learned and potential best practices from field activities under the M&E new initiatives in coordination with state teams and others as appropriate;
- Willing to travel at least 10% of the time, as required.
Organizational Culture
- Upholds the values of Evidence Action.
- Actively contributes to making an equitable workplace through inclusive practice and openness to different perspectives, cultures and ideas.
- Maintains behavior and conduct that uphold the highest standards for safeguarding, professionally and personally.
Requirements
Essential
- This position is open to postgraduates, with a background in any of these areas: statistics, econometrics, health economics, demography, operations research, public health, or related fields.
- At least 5 years of work experience in M&E related areas. Work experience in reputed academic or research/survey organizations will be viewed favorably.
- Experience of developing, managing MIS, dashboard and online applications through professional agencies in the health and development sector;
- Prior experience with mobile or CAPI based surveys are highly preferred;
- Strong analytical skills having experience in using advanced level of MS-Excel is required;
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Hindi.
- Highly motivated to achieve exceptional quality of data processes and results, and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Strong project management skills and strict adherence to deadlines.
- “People” skills- the ability to manage multicultural and diverse teams with various levels of training and understanding.
- Ability to communicate effectively and assertively with people at all levels of the organization.
- Strong interest in social programs and desire to be a part of a young and diverse team.
Desirables
- Work experience in reputed organizations will be viewed favourably.
- Experience in online data collection tools-ODK, Kobo Collect or similar other platforms will be preferred;
- Knowledge of Stata/SPSS and/or programming experience will be viewed favourably;
- Strong knowledge of public health systems and experience with government systems will be an advantage;
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations with people in a multicultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity;
- Strong communication skills (oral and written). Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels of the organization;
- Ability to Learn – Willingness to keep abreast of new development;
- Strong project management skills and strict adherence to deadlines.
The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time.
Benefits
Compensation: Competitive and commensurate with the individual’s credentials, experience, and previous pay scale.
All contracting arrangements will be made through EAII Advisors Private Limited. EAII is an equal-opportunity employer. Employment at EAII is based solely on an individual’s merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. EAII does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, caste, creed, colour, religion, gender, origin, disability, marital status, or any other basis protected by law.
All candidates applying for the position should upload a resume along with a cover letter mentioning their current and expected salary.
We may end this search process earlier than the specified close date in case of exceptional candidates. Due to resource constraints, we will only be able to contact shortlisted candidates.
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