Head - Monitoring & Evaluation - NGO

Job Opportunity for Head- Monitoring and Evaluation- NGO- Mumbai

1. Position Description:

The principal objective of this role is to ensure good performance of the M&E function in the country, promoting evidence-based decision making in the management process. The incumbent should lead and guide the strategy and evaluation design of M&E within the projects.

The primary responsibility of the incumbent is to plan and implement

1) Design & conduct robust impact evaluations

2) Systems and procedures that generate timely and high quality data

3) Analysis of data that enables adaptive management within the project. S/he will advise in all technical activities related to monitoring and evaluation.

The role would require the incumbent to be in direct and constant communication with the Project Managers, the coordinators of various components of the project, and senior leadership team.

2. Key Responsibilities:

The Monitoring and Evaluation Lead will work closely with the leadership and Donor stakeholder teams in the evaluation, impact studies, and reporting of the M&E studies; developing and undertaking structured monitoring and evaluation of different projects periodically.

- Development of M&E framework including key indicators for all the components of the work, development of tools and process for data collection and reporting. The role will work alongside the implementation teams and drive Strategic and Impact Interventions and Assessments.

- Utilize the established framework, methodology and procedures for monitoring and evaluating program performance following the logical framework and donor reporting requirements

- Conduct regular field visits to support the implementation of M&E activities

- Work with senior program management to integrate M&E data into program planning and decision-making processes

- Develop tools for managing and reporting economic benefit indicators, multidimensional impact evaluations of multiple program interventions

- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with Donors and Stakeholders to oversee and manage strategic relationships.

- Coordinate the expertise of all relevant knowledge exchange and innovation activities, raising awareness of and harnessing relevant funding and partnership streams. Institutional partnerships and funding opportunities

- Under guidance of the Country Director, develop and maintain strategic partnerships with potential donor agency partners and related government departments, corporations, academia and other relevant agencies

3. Requirement:

- Candidate should have 14-18 years of experience in conducting monitoring and evaluation of development programs and should have led a team of 5-6 members

- Should be proficient in using quantitative techniques in field surveys and qualitative methods in impact evaluation

- Should possess demonstrated knowledge on standard monitoring and evaluation tools such as logical framework, results framework analysis, etc.

- Candidate should be capable of using Digital Technology in implementing M&E functions. - Should have excellent analytical skills and ability to undertake field assessment and synthesize data preferably using statistical packages.

- Candidate should have excellent communication skills (oral as well as written) and should be proficient in MS office, relevant database management and analysis software

- Should be able to engage with donors on a high level discussion on M&E aspects including, evaluation designs, sampling approaches, outcomes of intervention and policy implications - Demonstrated ability to work as an effective team member and engage with global M&E teams - The candidate should be flexible to travel extensively to project locations