Manager - Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)

About the Company

IPE Global Ltd. is a multi-disciplinary development sector consulting firm offering a range of integrated, innovative and high-quality services across several sectors and practices. We offer end-to-end consulting and project implementation services in the areas of Social and Economic Empowerment, Education and Skill Development, Public Health, Nutrition, WASH, Urban and Infrastructure Development, Private Sector Development, among others.

Over the last 26 years, IPE Global has successfully implemented over 1,200 projects in more than 100 countries. The group is headquartered in New Delhi, India with five international offices in United Kingdom, Kenya, Ethiopia, Philippines and Bangladesh. We partner with multilateral, bilateral, governments, corporates and not-for-profit entities in anchoring development agenda for sustained and equitable growth. We strive to create an enabling environment for path-breaking

social and policy reforms that contribute to sustainable development.

IPE Global is ISO 9001:2015 certified and has a multi-disciplinary team of 1100+ professionals, bringing together the right skills and technical expertise for enriching lives in poor and developing countries. Our experts work closely with programme stakeholders and clients to co-design solutions for complex socio-economic issues.

For more details, please visit www.ipeglobal.com

About the team

IPE Global’s Social and Economic Empowerment (SEE) practice works towards building girl capital, empowering women and nurturing resilient communities. It focuses on creating inclusive and sustainable solutions including but not limited to policy development, capacity building, adaptive management, community mobilisation, behavioural change communication, deepening social safety nets, beneficiary feedback analysis, poverty assessment, and evidence-based monitoring.

Position Summary

IPE Global invites applications from eligible candidates for the position of Manager - Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)

As the Manager - MEL, s/he will primarily be responsible for designing and coordinating the overall monitoring, evaluation and learning framework for the project. S/he will be required to develop necessary tools, lead in survey design and data collection efforts, training of researchers and investigators, Oversee database management, Conduct advance level data analysis, and prepare technical reports, policy briefs and research papers, etc. Based on insights derived from the monitoring data, s/he will also provide feedback and guidance to the program and monitoring team both on program improvements and improving data quality.

Key Responsibilities

In close collaboration with Associate Vice President, the MEL Manager would:

• Lead in the design and implementation of project’s overall Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning strategy and framework.
• Review all project components and design appropriate monitoring and evaluation mechanisms; assess all reporting and performance frameworks for all key activities under each component of the project.
• Lead in survey research design, sampling framework, survey implementation and data collection activities, manage a team of field researchers, investigators, and ensure data quality at the field level.
• Oversee, and lead the preparation of high quality monthly analytical reports based on the program monitoring data coming from the field.
• Oversee the implementation of Concurrent Monitoring/ Need based Studies/ Quality assurance surveys of the program including but not limited to – training the researchers, field supervision of data collection, ensuring data quality control, data cleaning, database management, data analysis, and preparing Quarterly monitoring report.
• Manage large datasets coming from districts, clean field level data, run rigorous analytical tools and statistical tests, conduct advanced level statistical analysis (using either SPSS or STATA).
• Based on evidence and insights from monitoring data, provide appropriate feedback and learning to the program implementation and monitoring team for possible improvements.
• Design research and evaluation studies using appropriate methods for demonstrating the impact of the program and attribution of change to key project activities; write research protocols, help in obtaining IRB (ethical clearance) as necessary.
• Help setting up a system of appropriate reporting structure from the grassroots to the national level and coordinate with block and district level staff on data gathering, data quality control, and reporting.
• Support the manager in performance-based reporting as per donor requirements.

As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, MEL Manager may be required to undertake other duties as determined by the manager that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

Qualification & Experience

Essential

• Advanced university degree in Economics, Statistics, Demography, Development Studies or other relevant disciplines.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in M&E is required.
• Strong skills in statistical methods, sampling design and methodology, evaluation methods, causal analysis, and designing research studies.

• An advance level skill in SPSS or STATA is non-negotiable

  . Excellent skills in data mining, running complex data query, merging datasets, advance data analysis in SPSS or STATA is necessary.
• Demonstrated experience of publication in peer reviewed journals as a first, or second author.
• Experience in leading and managing large scale data collection, management and analysis in donor funded projects, preferably in health/nutrition/gender-related programmes.
• In-depth knowledge and proven expertise in developing M&E systems, methods & tools, knowledge products using high quality data analytics. Operational experience in health/nutrition sector highly preferred.
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Good understanding of maternal and child health and nutrition and rural development sectors and programmes.
• Fluency in local language (Reading and writing).

Desirable

• Experience of working on maternal and child health programs.
• Preference will be given to those having previous experience of working with demanding clients, private foundations and corporates; and
• Experience in implementing projects with components of Social and Behaviour Change Communication.

Compensation

Compensation package will be commensurate with qualification, experience and last salary drawn.