Program Manager - Outcome Measurement - NGO

The key responsibilities of the Program Manager include:

- Oversee complex digital data collection operations (to be carried out by an external agency) involving multiple rounds of multi-sectoral surveys

- Work closely with senior academics and government stakeholders to tailor research design and protocols to a local context, and translate technical requirements to on-ground implementation

- Support in the development of high-quality outputs (presentations, reports, briefs) summarizing project progress, data analyses, research findings for both technical and non-technical audiences and for dissemination at various forums

- Ensure adherence to data quality protocols, including auditing enumerators, monitoring data collection, and conducting data quality audits in any data collection project

- Replicate any analysis submitted by external partners to ensure rigor and quality of outputs

- Facilitate access to administrative data from relevant government line departments, review them using a prescribed template and conduct analysis as required

- Manage all the primary, secondary, and administrative data by strictly following data management and security protocols

- Assist in standardization of measurement and analysis protocols for projects, Support the technical and professional development of reporters

- Keep track of global best practices in measurement and assist in strengthening the team's capacity to adopt those

Functional Details:

- Conduct independent household level outcome measurement across various sectors such as school education, health, child nutrition, water & sanitation, jobs & unemployment, public safety and agriculture etc. to assist the government in goal setting and progress monitoring

- Measure integrity of administrative data gathered and managed by the state machinery and suggest ways of improving its quality

- Conduct high-frequency measurement of outcomes and monitoring (of key programs and schemes) using various tools and techniques

- Generate learning notes to document project milestones and lessons for the future, and share generalizable knowledge with the wider team.