Monitoring And Evaluation Specialist

Company Description

Ladli Foundation Trust is a leading grassroots-level non-profit organization in India, dedicated to implementing impactful and innovative social initiatives to provide equitable healthcare, education, and life skills to uplift vulnerable women. The organization has achieved recognition from the United Nations ECOSOC with a special consultative status and has received a National Award from the Government of India for their impactful social innovations. Ladli Foundation collaborates with a team of highly skilled social workers and government authorities to address pressing social issues and promote sustainable development in alignment with the UN SDGs. Through strategic partnerships, including with USAID and various governments, the organization works to enhance immunization coverage, COVID-19 vaccination, and tuberculosis eradication in India. The organization's subsidiary, Ladli Foundation USA, also contributes to global efforts to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Role Description:

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Officer

The M&E Officer will play a key role in data-driven decision-making, ensuring accountability to donors and beneficiaries, and facilitating continuous learning and improvement across all projects.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Monitoring & Project Tracking

• Develop and implement comprehensive

  M&E frameworks

  and

  results-based monitoring systems

  for all projects.
• Track project activities, outputs, and outcomes against established

  logical frameworks

  and

  performance indicators

  .
• Conduct regular

  field visits

  to assess progress, data quality, and compliance with project objectives.
• Maintain and update project dashboards, progress trackers, and performance databases.

2. Evaluation & Impact Assessment

• Design and conduct

  baseline, midline, and endline evaluations

  to assess program effectiveness and impact.
• Lead or support

  impact assessment studies

  and

  cost-benefit analyses

  of interventions.
• Develop

  survey tools, questionnaires, and data collection methodologies

  using appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Prepare detailed analytical reports highlighting key findings, lessons learned, and recommendations for program improvement.

3. Data Management & Analysis

• Establish robust

  data collection, validation, and reporting systems

  for all project sites.
• Use data analysis tools (Excel, Power BI, SPSS, or similar) to analyze trends and generate insights.
• Ensure accuracy, timeliness, and reliability of data through quality assurance and verification mechanisms.
• Develop visualization dashboards to present progress and outcomes to management and stakeholders.

4. Learning & Knowledge Sharing

• Document and disseminate

  best practices, success stories, and case studies

  from field projects.
• Facilitate

  learning sessions, reflection workshops, and review meetings

  with program teams.
• Support adaptive project management through data-driven insights and lessons learned.

5. Reporting & Donor Compliance

• Prepare

  monthly, quarterly, and annual M&E reports

  for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support the fundraising and partnership teams by providing

  impact evidence and evaluation data

  for donor reports and proposals.
• Ensure adherence to donor-specific M&E frameworks and reporting formats.

6. Capacity Building & Technical Support

• Train project teams, field staff, and volunteers on

  M&E tools, data collection protocols, and reporting mechanisms.

• Provide ongoing technical guidance to ensure M&E integration at all stages of the project cycle.

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Master’s degree in

  Social Sciences, Statistics, Public Policy, Development Studies, or a related field.

• Minimum

  5 years of progressive experience

  in M&E, preferably in NGOs or development projects.
• Strong knowledge of

  M&E methodologies

  ,

  logical frameworks

  ,

  theory of change

  , and

  impact evaluation techniques

  .
• Proficiency in data collection and analysis tools such as

  SPSS, STATA, Power BI, KoboToolbox, or Excel.

• Excellent

  analytical, writing, and presentation skills.

• Experience in managing large-scale surveys and data quality assurance.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a

  multicultural, multidisciplinary environment.