With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places. Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories! Employee Contract Type: Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term) Job Description: Position Description Job Title: Program Coordinator Area Development Program World Vision India Position Reports to : Project Officer World Vision India Purpose of the Job: A Program Coordinator (PC) works with a team of Community Mobilizers in the communities to enable mutual transformation – in the lives of children, families, supporters and WV staff themselves. The role serves as the primary link between the WV India Area Development Program office and the community mobilisers focusing on working with local groups and organisations to contribute towards child well-being priorities in the area. A Programme coordinator acts as a facilitator and helps the community mobiliser’s teams to build on their existing strengths and facilitate links to technical support. They will be also responsible for a cluster to implement programmes and sponsorship in addition to providing coaching and mentoring. Key Deliverables: 1. Ensure the effective communication of WV India identity, mission, vision, core values and approach to development including child sponsorship. 2. Facilitate in enhancing the capacity of the community on ownership of child well-being. 3. Identifying partners at the local level (block) and develop multi stakeholder partnership in line with the TPs. 4. Explore opportunities for resource diversification at local level. 5. Facilitate the development of locally contextual child selection criteria, and support the child selection process within in the primary focus areas. 6. Ensure the presence monitoring of registered children and communications as per the sponsorship standards and inclusion of the Registered Children (RC) & families in development programme. 7. Promote community led child monitoring and management of cases for children identified for follow up with the Danger signs & symptoms. 8. Establish community led child protection mechanism in their own clusters. 9. Ensure the inclusion of the most vulnerable as programme participants from the primary focused area (PFA) 10. Identify and engage relevant capacity building support to local community mobilisers s from technical experts from within and outside, as required 11. Facilitate community based monitoring of programmes & monitoring support to the community mobilisers s within the 12. Monitor the end user issues within the PFA. 13. Enhance influence at the Block level. 14. Promote a culture of excellence, team work and learning among the other community mobilisers s in the ADP. Priorities: 1. Community Mobilization, Capacity Building & action 2. Partnering and planning with communities 3. Sponsorship facilitation with communities 4. Implementation and monitoring with communities and partners 5. Capacity building of community mobilizers Skills 1. Understanding on poverty, basic knowledge on Government schemes and PRIs. 2. Good communication skills (Local language) 3. Ability to read and write in English. 4. Data collection methodology. 5. Having leadership skills to handle a team of 5 - 7 persons. 6. Good networking skills. 7. Resource mobilizing skills. 8. Ability to work in diverse culture. 9. Project Management skills Knowledge & Qualifications 1. University Graduate in any discipline 2. Computer skills. 3. Sound knowledge in the TP & CESP. 4. Basic DME skills Experience Two years experience preferred
With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places. Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories! Employee Contract Type: Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term) Job Description: Job Title Manager – Design, Monitoring, Evaluation, (DME) Position Reports To Senior Manager-DME The purpose of this role is to provide support in development of design/ plan/ proposals for projects to be implemented by Projects that fall outside the Zonal structure (Health, WASH, Corporate Projects, HEA, Advocacy, etc). To support the monitoring of such Projects, ensure functioning of monitoring system, facilitation of reflection and learning in such Projects. To ensure data quality within relevant databases such as FMT, etc ensure data use for programing, advocacy, positioning, etc and ensure evidence based reporting requirements (semi-annual, annual, donor reports, etc) are met in a timely manner and in conformity to organisational standards. To provide handholding support to M&E staff in Projects. Key Deliverables: Support monitoring and functioning of monitoring system of Projects that fall outside the Zonal structure (Health, WASH, Corporate Projects, HEA, Advocacy, etc). Coordinate and facilitate Project teams to generate reliable data and produce quality M&E products that are aligned to World Vision’s standards Ensure evidence based reporting requirements (semi-annual and annual program management reports, donor reports, etc) are met in a timely manner and in conformity to organisational standards Provide handholding support to M&E staff in Projects Key Accountabilities Program quality assurance Collaborate: Collaborate with stakeholders and sectoral specialists to conduct DM&E processes for Programs and Projects as needed. Quality DME Products: Finalize the development of quality products for the DM&E Programs/Projects funded by various sources ensure the documents are aligned as per Transformational Development principles and Standards. PQ Assurance Tools: Align all Projects with organizational standards concerning DME/PQ. PQSR: Ensure the PQSR, PQF is facilitated with the relevant projects and actions are being tracked. Data Quality: Conduct periodic data verification and data quality checks / improvement efforts including in databases such as Horizon, FMT, etc PQ Risk Review: Support in conducting M&E/PQ Risk Review to ensure functional M&E system and quality programs where required Program Accountability: Ensure projects and programs are standardized with program accountability framework. Provide relevant DME services to Projects and stakeholders Indicator Management: Identify and contextualize methodologies for appropriately measuring indicators using participatory methods where possible Functional M&E System: Establish a functional M&E system (including processes, methodologies, guidelines and tools for appropriately measuring indicators based on approved M&E plan for Projects with participatory methods/approach with stakeholders Facilitate M&E Process: Support/facilitate Assessment, design, baseline, target setting, monitoring and evaluation processes in Projects as required including logistics, training of data collectors, data collection, etc Monitoring System: Ensure monitoring system is functioning well with smooth data flow from the community level and continually improving monitoring practices Outcome Monitoring: Provide support to Project teams for outcome monitoring (LQAS), as well as output, activity and finance Participatory M&E Process: Ensure Projects are collaborating with local partners through community engagement, integrating GEDSI principles. DME Process: Facilitate processes such as annual planning, budgeting, micro planning, and Annual PQ Self-Review for Projects where applicable. Management and Donor Reporting: Support timely submission of quality reports such as Semi/Annual Reports, donor reports, etc Impact Reporting: Ensure the impact reporting for board and society, for global and regional dashboard. Data Management and analysis Data Acquisition: Streamline data collection and data compilation within Operations. Functional Data Management System: Ensure the management of functional data management systems, including FMT, Horizon, Impact Reporting, for all Projects. Database Management: Manage databases at Operations level (Dash boards, Annual Business Plan, WV Kendra, etc) Data Inventory Management: Ensure data inventory is managed, tagged appropriately and use it for reporting. Data Analysis: Conduct data analysis (quantitative and qualitative) and support data interpretation for various purposes such as decision making, publications, etc Longitudinal Data: Ensure data availability - longitudinal data for tracking program performance and impact, for departments/teams when needed Data Availability: Ensure availability of relevant data/information that can be used for decision making to improve advocacy and accountability to stakeholders Tools Development: Develop tools, mechanisms to continuously improve data collection, data analytics, etc Access Management: Facilitate system and database access to the staff with level 1 support. Collaboration with IT: Collaborate with IT in troubleshooting, database planning to ensure projects are able to use systems smoothly. Support Project teams to ensure quality implementation, reflection and learning DME Capacity Building: Regular coaching of M&E staff in Projects and ensure Project teams have necessary knowledge to conduct all DME related processes Program Quality Visits: Visit Projects periodically to provide handholding support, build capacity, provide closer supervision and strategic direction to team members and also understand the needs and challenges related to their work Program Reflection: Facilitate reflections to capture learning systematically Knowledge Management: Facilitate sharing of knowledge and information gained through projects, research, etc across teams, Community of Practices and peer networks appropriately Skills (the leadership skills to do the job) Ability to recognize, capture and manage DME resources and learning effectively Ability to understand, explain & contextualise complex DME tools Ability to train diverse participants with respect and humility Ability to execute a facilitation process with appropriate and relevant facilitation tools Able to influence, persuade and channel knowledge Expert data handling skills (classification, categorizing, tabulation etc.) and demonstrates diligence in data analysis and management Computer skills in MS Office, SPSS, Epi info and other statistical packages preferred Knowledge & Qualifications (the specific qualifications and knowledge required) A post graduate qualification in a relevant discipline Contextual knowledge of local issues, community priorities and social and cultural constraints and realities Thorough knowledge and understanding of LEAP/DME/PQ standards and related DME processes Expert knowledge of information presentation techniques (graph, chart, table, etc.) and interpreting them Knowledge of key WV development sectoral and cross-cutting themes Experience (the experience gained - including environment, timeframe and context) Should have atleast 3 years of experience in M&E related environment Building successful collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders