Position title: Associate, Research Monitoring and Evaluation

Job Location: Giridih, Jharkhand

Organization Profile:

Room to Read India was established in 2003 and presently has programs in 10 states –Chhattisgarh, Delhi NCR, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh.

Room to Read is a global organization transforming the lives of millions of children in low-income    communities by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, our innovative model focuses on deep, systemic transformation within schools during two time periods that are most critical in a child’s schooling: early primary school for literacy acquisition and secondary school for girls’ education. We work in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations, and governments to develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children and ensure girls can complete secondary school with the skills necessary to negotiate key life decisions. By focusing on the quality of education provided within the communities and ensuring these outcomes are measured, we have created a model that can be replicated, localized, and sustained by governments. Room to Read has globally distributed offices and staff and has so far benefited more than 39 million children across 23 countries.

Position Overview:

The RM&E Associate’s primary responsibilities will include providing support and assistance to the Literacy Program (for below said tasks). The position will report directly to the District Lead and will be based in Giridih District, Jharkhand. The project is for a 1 year and Research, Monitoring & Evaluation (RM&E) Associate’s primary responsibilities will include regularly analysing program implementation and monitoring data, establishing, and managing the design and implementation of monitoring data, design and processes.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the District Lead, program team and country office RM&E team, RM&E associate will design, implement, and analyze monthly program implementation and monitoring indicators.  They will design and manage dashboard and inform the management team about the key insights observed on monthly basis.
• Work with RM&E team at INCO level to design different monitoring form for constant feedback to program.
• Collaborate with Program team to implement and maintain monitoring and evaluation efforts in program.
• Update and discussion with INCO RM&E team on data related challenges and reflection.
• Implement and analyze periodic data based on agreed upon geographic and timing needs.
• Train and mentor staff to help them develop the necessary knowledge and skill sets to run methodologically strong evaluations in their projects and programs and ensure adherence to M&E standard practices, policies, and specifications.
• Synthesize and analyze data and write summary reports by program based on the M&E results.
• Identify key issues around program quality and links between monitoring and evaluation and quality assurance and improvement.
• Recommend improvements to District Lead, State Manager and Senior Program Manager to more efficiently and effectively manage each program based on M&E findings.
• Work with program staff and HQ staff to codify best practices for Room to Read’s programs so that they can be shared across existing states of operation and rolled out in new ones.
• Innovate new M&E systems and projects to continuously improve our work in the field.
• Travel regularly throughout the year in urban and rural areas to oversee the implementation of our M&E work, train staff and maintain understanding of current stage of development of M&E practice in the organization and identify where and how M&E practice requires improvement and investment.
• Stay informed about research and trends in area of monitoring and evaluation and recommend improvements to our systems accordingly.
• Network with other non-profits running similar programs to find areas of collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• Represent Room to Read in different forums and advocate the importance of our educational work in the developing world.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Master’s degree in a related field, i.e., education, development, social sciences.
• At least Three (03) years of professional experience.
• Proven previous experience in research, monitoring and evaluation.
• Strong technical competence in research and monitoring and evaluation methods.
• Strong operational management ability: a clear focus on results – sets goals, plans and prioritizes effectively, monitors quality and progress of work against plans.
• Strong data visualization and analytical skills.
• Experience working with Power BI to create dashboards.
• Ability to travel frequently to provinces throughout India and our Program areas.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and Hindi.
• Good knowledge and understanding of education issues, gender issues, including community involvement in schools.
•  Experience in successful implementation of a wide range of tasks.

Compensation:

Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits. Benefits include thirteenth month bonus, health insurance and a retirement plan. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, and rapidly growing organization that is changing transforming the lives of millions of children in developing countries on literacy and gender equality in education.

Application Procedure:

Kindly CLICK HERE  to submit the application.

Due to the high volume of applicant responses, not all applicants may receive a response from Room to Read. Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds. We always encourage women to apply.

Room to Read is a child-safe organization; all personnel are expected to adhere to Room to Read’s Child Protection Policy and Child Protection Code of Conduct.

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