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Lead – Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)

Position: Lead – Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)
Functional Area: Programme
Location: Delhi
Number of Position – 1
Experience: 8 – 10 Years

About Smile Foundation

Smile Foundation works for the welfare of underprivileged children and their families through intensive programs focused on education, healthcare, skilling and women empowerment and Empowering Grassroots. Started in 2002 by a group of young corporate professionals, today Smile has evolved into a national level development organization impacting lives of over 1.5 million underprivileged children and their families with project presence in 25 states across India, 10 offices in strategic locations and over 650 employees, besides countless volunteers, well- wishers and supporters.

The organization also holds Special Consultative Status with United Nation’s Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC), accredited with global organizations like GuideStar, United Way, CAF America, Give2Asia and many more. Furthermore, continuously for past three years Smile is a Great Place to Work © Certified organization and is considered ‘Gold Standard’ in identifying and recognizing Great Workplace Cultures.

Currently SF has been implementing projects worth Rs 80 Crore across India directly or with the help of grassroot organizations, primarily CSR funded projects of varied scale both in urban slums and rural areas including aspirational districts in thematic areas mentioned above. The wealth of knowledge emanated from the same is immense, however the same is grouped in systematic manner which can be used for pitching for large projects of long term in nature leading to data driven knowledge products which can be further used in creating large scale impact.

Visit our website to know more about us and our latest development: www.smilefoundationindia.org

Job Summary

As the MEL lead you will join our dedicated program team as the lead for MEL in India. You will develop, manage, and support Smile Foundation India’s measurement, evaluation, and learning efforts for the adult women’s workforce development program and adolescent girls’ empowerment program. Responsibilities include developing monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) strategy and plans, collecting, analyzing, and presenting data, and providing technical assistance to team members and implementing partners on data management and reporting best practices. This role requires program monitoring and evaluation experience with non-profit programs, preferably in the workforce development or adult education field.

Job Description

  • Provide strategic guidance, vision, and management for successful monitoring and evaluation of all
  • Design, oversee and provide strategic technical support to the implementation of overarching project-level MEL plan, activities, and supporting systems, working closely with the program team and implementing partners (as relevant) for
  • Lead the process of designing and managing a digitally enabled case management system for
  • Provide technical assistance, develop and set up systems for the timely collection, management, analysis, and reporting of valid and reliable data that meet reporting
  • Create logic models and metrics for program work to track progress against the program
  • Contribute to the planning, design, standardization, and integration of MEL-related data collection tools, indicators, oversight, and data storage.
  • Facilitate and lead MEL technical training, capacity support, and coaching to program team and implementing partners through site visits or remotely as needed.
  • Facilitate and lead training and support to program and field teams on the use of data systems and best practices in data collection, reporting, and documenting outcomes and
  • Review MEL data regularly with program/project staff to ensure programs are accomplishing objectives and that corrective actions are taken if
  • Prepare analytical progress reports (Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly/Annual) for management dashboards and review meetings.
  • Lead the quantitative and qualitative research component in the ongoing projects through all
  • Share responsibility in performing preliminary research and drafting program materials, such as evaluations, case studies, best practices, research documents, tools, white papers, newsletters, and curricula.
  • Lead on communication results, disseminate learnings through technical reports, publications, briefs, blogs, website content, and other social media on program evidence, through presentations and publications for internal & external

Experience & Skills

  • Bachelor’s or master’s (preferred) in economics, data science, statistics, engineering, public policy, or other relevant social
  • A minimum of 10 years of experience in private or public sector enterprise; including proven success in designing, implementing, and operating program MEL systems from program initiation to
  • Knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, mixed method, and impact) and data collection and analysis
  • Experienced in exercising judgment and initiative to set priorities and monitor workflow within the area of
  • Capacity to synthesize monitoring data into the effective presentation of results to help guide recommendations on performance
  • Experience in designing, managing, and implementing multi-disciplinary and results-based
  • Academic knowledge of and direct field experience with social sector programming
  • Successful experience of contracting specialised individuals/ agencies in outsourcing technical MEL assignments including but not limited to, developing ICT enabled reporting platforms; scientifically developed assessments evaluation; data quality
  • High level of IT literacy, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in providing complex technical support and
  • Experience in development and/or use of data management software like CSPro, Survey CTO, ODK, Epi info, STATA, or
  • Research experience and knowledge of experimental and quasi-experimental methods applied in impact
  • Excellent cross-cultural skills and diplomacy, and a reputation for being a strategic thinker, innovator, networker, and pragmatic problem-solver.

Competencies:

  • Energy and Enthusiasm: Consistently maintaining high levels of activity or productivity; sustaining long work hours when necessary; operating with vigour, effectiveness, and determination over extended periods of
  • Information Management: Establishes procedures to collect information needed to manage an organization or ongoing activities within
  • Planning and organizing: Establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure that
  • work is completed
  • Contributes to Team Performance: Is an engaged and integral member of a group, recognizing the need for group collaboration, empathy, consensual decision-making, and respect for others.
  • Initiating action: Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
  • Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the Able to give and take during a conversation in a balanced way, listening as well as speaking at appropriate intervals.
  • Creates External Strategic Alliances: Develops and uses collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals

How to Apply: kindly send your latest resume at [email protected] with the Subject: Job – Position name – City

To learn more about Smile Foundation, kindly visit: www.smilefoundationindia.org

Smile Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Please Note: Only shortlisted candidates would be contacted by the Human Resources Team

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2. While forwarding a donation for Smile Foundation the well-wishers have to submit some personal information as it would help us ensuring genuine contributions:

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2. By signing up for various services offered by Smile Foundation, the user explicitly authorizes us to collect information based on the user’s usage. The information is used to help provide a better experience to the user and is used as per the user’s specified instructions.

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2. The Smile Foundation website contains links to other websites for the benefit of its visitors. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such other websites.

3. Smile Foundation is not expressly or impliedly responsible for, or liable to any loss or damage caused to a user by the collection, use and retention of Personal Information by such website in any manner whatsoever. It is important that the users review the privacy policies of all websites they visit before disclosing any information to such websites.

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1. As and when the need arises, Smile Foundation may alter its privacy policy in accordance with the latest technology and trends. It will provide you with timely notice of these changes. The users may reach out to Smile Foundation if they have any queries about any changes made to its practices.

2. If you have any questions at all about Smile Foundation’s privacy policy, please write to us at: [email protected]

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Welcome to this web-site of SMILE FOUNDATION. We make public our policy on refund and cancellation of donations received for the social cause on payment gateway as under:-

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