Senior Manager-Monitoring Evaluation And Learning

BACKGROUND

The Hans Foundation, established in 2009, is a Public Charitable Trust that works for the improvement of quality of life for underprivileged communities across India through Health, Education, Livelihood and Disability sector interventions. THF undertakes direct implementation of projects on the ground in addition to providing funding support to not-for-profit organisations in India through its donor – RIST, USA. THF’s Strategic planning focuses on key areas of its work with the aim of addressing the key issues of poverty alleviation, economic inequalities, and 360° impact on the quality of life through social development programs. THF’s programs are majorly implemented in the most rural and under-developed areas in the country including few metro and tier 2 cities. Over the years, THF has expanded its charitable activities in collaboration with State and Central Governments, institutions, corporates, academia, and non-government organizations for sustainable interventions to achieve scale and economy. The interventions implemented by the foundation range from grass root level to national level programs.

GENERAL

Location of Job: Gurugram (Work from Office role)

Type of Employment: Permanent

No. of Position: 1

Reporting to: Director- Programme & Strategic Initiatives

Job Purpose

The position will lead the monitoring and evaluation function in The Hans Foundation. S/he will be responsible to ensure and execute scientific monitoring and evaluation of all the projects directly implemented by The Hans Foundation using application like Commcare and data visualization using Power BI etc. The position would require to analyze monitoring data and develop knowledge product for organizational learning. S/he will be lead the unit and will maintain the repository of data/knowledge products of all the projects of THF. S/he will also develop learning papers and other relevant documents to be published and shared in national and international journals.

Key Accountabilities

Monitoring and Evaluation Plan

• Guide internal teams in developing Monitoring Evaluation and Learning framework for the projects.
• Explicitly define data sources, flow of data, use of data for monitoring and evaluation of projects with regional teams through Regional Senior Program Managers. Use apt tools and application like CommCare for data collection and Power BI for data visualization. (Knowledge of any similar applications and software would be helpful)
• Support team of self-implementation projects in developing the logical framework for the projects.
• Develop Performance Tracking Indicators for the projects.
• Develop project-specific monitoring and evaluation formats for quarterly and annual reports.
  
  

• Develop Request for Quotation for baseline and end-term evaluation of projects.
• Facilitate coordination with the agencies for finalizing baseline and end-term evaluation of projects.
• Keep a database of agencies that are equipped in undertaking large-scale qualitative and quantitative studies.
• Develop project-specific Trackers and concurrently review progress. Present analysis of Tracker to the Senior Management Team of The Hans Foundation.
• Develop organsational dashboard using key indicators of various projects. Develop analysis of data to facilitate evidence based decisions
• Keep updated data on each project and collate at national level – geography, number of units, beneficiaries coverage, cost per beneficiaries, value for money etc.
  
  

• Organize structured capacity-building sessions for project teams on monitoring and evaluation.
• Support staff in understanding methods of qualitative and quantitative indicators.
• Support staff in developing indicators and linking to the data source.
• Conduct sessions for project staff on logical framework analysis.
  
  

• Write evidence-based papers for publications in national and international journals.
• Keep project-specific case studies and monitoring reports.
• Share The Hans Foundations project-specific data and reports with external stakeholders for advocacy and demonstration of projects’ effectiveness.
• Based on the analysis of data, develop papers of best practices for different projects implemented and supported by THF / RIST.
• Share inputs for THF’s Annual Reports based on project data.
  
  

• Conduct monitoring visits to the projects.
• Assess the application of monitoring and evaluation systems in the projects.
• In association with the Regional Heads and other team members, review the progress of projects against the defined plan.
• Develop monitoring and evaluation reports and share with the Senior Management Team of THF within 7 days of the visit.
  
  

• Master’s degree in social science, social work, demography, statistics or related subjects from a reputed educational institution.
  
  

• 15+ years of relevant experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning for developmental projects in the field of health, education, livelihood and disability.
• Familiarity in research methodology both quantitative & qualitative.
• Experience using digital technology for data collection, management, analysis, and reporting.
• Proficiency in G-Suite/MS Office (Google Drive, Google Forms, PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
• Experience using Google Data Studio, CommCare, Power BI and STATA or any other related software for data analysis and presentation will be an added advantage.