Program Officer

Role & responsibilities

• Oversee data collection, validation, analysis, and interpretation to ensure timely and quality reporting of outcomes and impact across projects.

• Maintain and update the M&E database, analyze and aggregate findings.
• Experience in development and implementation of Programme Management System, M&E frameworks, tools, and processes for the organization to capture programmatic database.
• Support implementing partners and internal teams in building capacity on M&E systems, including log frames, indicators, and data quality assurance.
• Knowledge about Impact Assessment. Coordinate internal and third party evaluations, including baseline, midline, and endline studies. Contribute to research design and methodology.

• Undertake regular field visits to intervention sites and partners office for physical verification of Means of Verification of data provided in report.

• Identify lessons learned and develop case studies to capture qualitative outputs of the project. Provide advice to the supervisor on improving project performance using M&E findings.
• Regular review of programmatic, financial and compliance reports and data submitted by partners quarterly and provide suitable constructive feedback, if any.
• Organize and undertake training with collaborating partners on M&E, as required.
• Consolidate and represent data for Annual Report, presentations, Management Meetings, etc.

• Agile enough to take on priority tasks as and when required.

Experience & Attributes:

• Minimum of 4 to 5 years of professional experience in an M&E position responsible for implementing M&E activities of development projects.
• Prior experience working with corporates or foundations. • Knowledge of CSR Rules under the Companies Act, 2013.
• Experience in cross-sectoral domains like education, health, livelihoods, or environment.
• Experience in designing, implementing, and operating project M&E systems from project initiation to exit stage.
• Experience in designing and managing beneficiary monitoring and database systems.
• Experience in planning and managing surveys, developing and refining data collection tools and data quality assessments and oversight.
• Experience in capacity building and training of programme partners and target beneficiaries on technical aspects and M&E framework of the organization.
• Ability to facilitate and serve as project liaison for externally managed evaluations.
• Knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies (e.g. qualitative, quantitative, mixed-method, and impact) and data collection and analysis methodologies.
• Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and team player. Ability to learn and work independently.

• Excellent management and organizational skills along with strong quantitative skills.

• Must also have the ability to work well under pressure and deliver within required deadlines, often in a fast-paced work environment.

Preferred candidate profile

Qualifications and Skills:

• Education: Postgraduate university degree in statistics, demographics, public policy, economics, data sciences or related field

• Knowledge of different statistical software.