Company Details

A leading maternal and child health NGO committed to delivering innovations in public health delivery at scale.

Assignment Details

Our client is a leading maternal and child health NGO committed to delivering innovations in public health delivery at scale. They are looking to engage with a Programme Lead in M&E Implementation who will be reporting to the CEO.

Key Responsibilities:

A. Program monitoring
• Lead a team of associates to develop and manage data collection, quality control, analysis
and reporting frameworks to monitor program implementation and outputs
• Identify relevant indicators to track inputs, outputs, and outcomes along the program Theory of
Change and
• Manage multiple data tools and systems; conceptualize, and implement innovations in TAF’s
monitoring system to match the highest industry standards
• Use monitoring data to provide timely insights which can guide program implementation
• Lead the team to conceptualize and create program dashboards to provide real-time insights
in an easy-to-access manner

B. Program evaluations
• Design periodic program evaluation studies, using qualitative and quantitative
methodologies to assess the impact of program interventions
• Lead the design and collection of quantitative and qualitative data from the field to provide
insights on program impact and implementation process
• Use government data to track program impact as reflected in the government's management
information system
• Conceptualize and anchor independent program evaluations with external experts using
multiple methodologies to build an evidence base of TAF’s interventions
*Support third-party evaluators with planning and implementing on-field data collection
• Co-develop study protocols, tools and methods with TAF’s Technical Advisory Group and Principal Investigators of evaluation studies
• Generate actionable insights into program strengths and gaps, and work with the senior leadership to use these insights in improving program design and implementation

C. Team and project management
• Work in close collaboration with other organizational functions to ensure data is used for all strategic decisions
• Work in collaboration with the program and donor development team to capture and report program progress and implementation insights
• Manage multiple projects/workstreams, ensuring high-quality output and timely delivery contributing directly to the achievement of our organizational goals.
• Coach and mentor reporters in developing and managing the M&E system and processes, and contribute to their professional growth
• Train and orient program team members on data collection, analysis and interpretation techniques

D. Organizational leadership
• Program leads are part of the core leadership group at TAF and are expected to contribute to the overall strategy and planning process for the organization, as well as brainstorm on new initiatives, partnerships, and programs
• Represent TAF at external meetings, conferences, and events, as required

Location: Delhi (HO) with travel to intervention districts in Madhya Pradesh
Capacity: Full time
Duration: 1 year

Skills Required

* A Master’s in Public Health/ Statistics/ Economics/ Development Studies or other related fields
• At least 8 years of work experience in monitoring and evaluation of programs; experience in public health would be preferred
• Advanced knowledge of statistical methods and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data using packages like SPSS, STATA, NVivo
• Experience in designing and implementing program evaluations or research projects
• Familiarity with data collection and aggregation tools, designing data-linked reports, summary dashboards and database management systems; expertise in using tools like ODK, Google Data Studios, PowerBi, advanced Excel and google sheets
• Knowledge of result-based management systems/ approaches like logical framework, logic model, Outcome Mapping (OM), Theory of Change (ToC), Social Frameworks, Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), Impact evaluation, Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs), Process evaluation, Implementation Research methods, would be desirable.
• Understanding of various government data portals, particularly in public health and nutrition
• Excellent skills in oral and written communications
• Ability to present information in a structured and insightful manner