Senior Associate – Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation (MLE)

Senior Associate – Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation (MLE)

Organization: EAII Advisors, Evidence Action’s technical partner in India
Location: New Delhi, India
Team: Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation
Reports To: Senior Manager – Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation
Experience Required: 3–5 years

About EAII

EAII Advisors, Evidence Action’s technical partner in India, supports state governments in delivering evidence-based public health programs, including safe drinking water initiatives and school and Anganwadi-based National Deworming Day and iron and folic acid supplementation.

Operating across 10 states, EAII Advisors provides technical assistance to ministries of health, education, water, and women and child development, reducing health burdens in impoverished communities and improving the long-term wellbeing of children and families.

About Evidence Action

Evidence Action delivers data-driven interventions designed to transform lives at scale. It identifies neglected global health issues and deploys proven solutions, working closely with governments to scale interventions.

Operating across 11 countries, its team of 900+ people has reached over 500 million people.

Key initiatives highlighted in the JD include:

• Deworm the World: Delivered over 2 billion treatments, significantly reducing worm prevalence and generating more than $23 billion in lifetime productivity gains.
• Safe Water Now: Has saved the lives of over 15,000 children.
• Accelerator: Explores untapped opportunities in global health and tests low-cost interventions with the potential to save and improve lives.

About the Role

The Senior Associate will be part of the Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation team, supporting the successful design and rollout of monitoring initiatives for the India Safe Water programme.

The programme is implementing In-Line Chlorination (ILC) technology in partnership with the Government of India’s Jal Jeevan Mission, targeting communities served by Single Village Scheme water systems. ILC delivers safe, chlorinated water at the source and has demonstrated strong potential for cost-effectiveness and scale.

The programme is currently operational in Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, with a goal of reaching 17.5 million people across multiple Indian states with safe drinking water.

As the programme portfolio expands, the Senior Associate will contribute to exploring and implementing innovative, technology-enabled ways of operating at scale.

The MLE team plays a central role in generating evidence, ensuring data quality and informing programme decisions. The position requires significant experience in evaluation, quantitative research, impact assessment, development programmes and applied data analytics.

Key Responsibilities

1. Monitoring Framework and Systems

• Support the MLE team in developing programme Theory of Change, Results Framework, Logframe, indicators and measurement protocols aligned with programme objectives.
• Develop and institutionalise monitoring tools, reporting formats, data quality protocols and SOPs.
• Establish systems for routine tracking of programme outputs, outcomes and key performance indicators.
• Work closely with programme teams to ensure monitoring systems generate actionable insights rather than only reporting numbers.
• Support the design and implementation of the MLE framework for the India Safe Water programme.

2. Evaluation Design and Assessment

• Work with the MLE team to develop evaluation designs appropriate to programme objectives, including experimental/quasi-experimental approaches where feasible.
• Develop sampling strategies, sample-size calculations, survey designs, questionnaires and data-collection protocols.
• Define appropriate evaluation indicators and outcome measures related to:
  • Safe water access
  • Water quality
  • Behaviour change
  • Service delivery
  • Programme performance

3. Data Management, Analysis and Interpretation

• Analyse large and complex programme datasets using appropriate statistical and econometric methods.
• Conduct descriptive, inferential and multivariate analysis, as appropriate.
• Identify trends, patterns, correlations and anomalies in programme data and translate them into actionable programme insights.
• Develop approaches for data triangulation across survey and monitoring datasets.
• Establish standards for data cleaning, validation, documentation and reproducible analysis.

4. Data Visualisation and Dashboarding

• Develop and maintain management dashboards and data visualisation systems to track programme performance.
• Translate complex datasets into intuitive visualisations that field teams can use for decision-making.
• Design dashboards covering key programme indicators, performance, implementation progress, outcome indicators and emerging risks.

5. Data Quality and Field Monitoring

• Establish and implement a robust Data Quality Assurance (DQA) framework.
• Develop protocols for data verification, back-checks, audits and validation of field-collected data.
• Conduct periodic reviews of monitoring data to identify inconsistencies, reporting gaps and potential data-quality issues.
• Work with field and implementation teams to strengthen data-collection processes and address data-quality gaps.
• Ensure data-collection tools and processes are aligned with evaluation and analytical requirements.

6. Programme Learning and Decision Support

• Develop regular analytical reports and management briefs highlighting programme performance, challenges, emerging trends and recommended actions.
• Institutionalise learning loops between monitoring, evaluation and programme implementation.

7. Stakeholder Coordination

• Work closely with programme, operations, technical and field teams to integrate M&E into programme implementation.
• Manage relationships with external agencies, survey firms, evaluators and technology/data partners.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in MLE, evaluation, quantitative research, impact assessment, development programmes or applied data analytics.
• Master’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Public Policy or a related field.
• Experience in WASH, safe water, public health or rural development is desirable.
• Strong understanding of evaluation methodologies and research design.
• Demonstrated experience in designing impact and outcome evaluations.
• Knowledge of sampling techniques, sample-size determination and survey methodology.
• Advanced skills in data analysis and statistical modelling.
• Strong hands-on experience in data quality assurance, high-frequency checks, data validation, data cleaning and data management.
• Excellent data visualisation and dashboarding skills.
• Proficiency in Stata, SPSS, Power BI and CAPI scripting. Experience with multiple analytical and data-management tools is an advantage.
• Ability to independently interpret quantitative findings and effectively communicate insights and implications to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong report-writing, documentation and presentation skills.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Hindi.

Position Location & Work Authorization

The role will be based in New Delhi, India.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in India. EAII is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

Benefits

EAII provides a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive health insurance with IPD and OPD provisions.
• Life and accidental insurance.
• PF, ESIC and Gratuity as per statutory requirements.
• Optional enrolment in the National Pension System (NPS) through HDFC Pension.
• Optional Flexible Basket Plan with components such as meal allowance, fuel, top-up health and term insurance, telecommunications and internet, forming part of the employee’s CTC.
• Mental and physical well-being benefits.
• Learning and Development benefit.
• Generous leave.
• Avenues for engagement and recognition.

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, with employment decisions based solely on merit, qualifications and professional competence.

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