Associate, Research & Analysis

The Associate, RM&E will report to Project Lead and will closely work with the RM&E team of India Country Office to ensure alignment with RM&E processes and quality standards.
~ The role will focus on strengthening government monitoring processes, support in data quality mechanisms, assist with assessments and capacity building of key stakeholders, and regularly analysing data.

Develop program monitoring tools and formats, including reviewing existing tools and refining them as needed.
Regularly analyse monitoring and assessment data to generate key insights.
Ensure data is complete, accurate, and aligned with program monitoring indicators and reporting formats.
Conduct data quality checks, identify discrepancies, and make necessary corrections in coordination with the RM&E team.
Identify key issues around program quality and links between monitoring and evaluation and quality assurance and improvement.
Develop program monitoring dashboards to enable real-time tracking and support mid-course corrective actions.
Work closely with program and field teams across project locations to train them on monitoring processes and strengthen the use of program monitoring data.
Travel to project locations, as required, to oversee the implementation of RM&E work including program monitoring and related training & review meetings.
At least Post-Graduate in Social Sciences, Education, Public Policy, Development Studies, Statistics, Economics, Data Science and Survey Research or a related field.
At least three (03) years of professional experience in monitoring and evaluation.
Experience with Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) is desirable.
Strong data analysis, data visualization skills including dashboard creation.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI and SurveyCTO.
Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and Hindi.
Have passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization
Embrace diversity and a commitment to collaboration