Associate, Research Monitoring and Evaluation

World Change Starts with Educated Children_®_

Position Overview:
The Associate, RM&E will report to Project Lead and will closely work with the RM&E team of India Country Office to ensure alignment with RM&E processes and quality standards. The role will focus on strengthening government monitoring processes, support in data quality mechanisms, assist with assessments and capacity building of key stakeholders, and regularly analysing data.

Roles and Responsibilities:
- Develop program monitoring tools and formats, including reviewing existing tools and refining them as needed.- Regularly analyse monitoring and assessment data to generate key insights.- Support the creation of quarterly presentations highlighting key programmatic trends and findings.- Contribute to the refinement, translation, and formatting of assessment tools.- Assist in the preparation and administration of government-led and internal assessments.- Ensure data is complete, accurate, and aligned with program monitoring indicators and reporting formats.- Conduct data quality checks, identify discrepancies, and make necessary corrections in coordination with the RM&E team.- Identify key issues around program quality and links between monitoring and evaluation and quality assurance and improvement.- Develop program monitoring dashboards to enable real-time tracking and support mid-course corrective actions.- Work closely with program and field teams across project locations to train them on monitoring processes and strengthen the use of program monitoring data.- Provide on-ground support during trainings and follow-up sessions for improved understanding and usage of tools.- Travel to project locations, as required, to oversee the implementation of RM&E work including program monitoring and related training & review meetings.- Carry out any other duties as assigned, aligned with RM&E priorities.

Qualifications:
Required:
- At least Post-Graduate in Social Sciences, Education, Public Policy, Development Studies, Statistics, Economics, Data Science and Survey Research or a related field.- At least three (03) years of professional experience in monitoring and evaluation.- Experience with Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) is desirable.- Strong data analysis, data visualization skills including dashboard creation.- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI and SurveyCTO.- Ability to multitask effectively, manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and Hindi.

Compensation:
Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits. Benefits include thirteenth month bonus, health insurance and a retirement plan. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, and rapidly growing organization that is changing transforming the lives of millions of children in developing countries on literacy and gender equality in education.
- Room to Read is a child-safe organization._

Location(s)

India - Madhya Pradesh

To be successful at Room to Read, you will also:
- Have passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization- Be a proactive and innovative thinker who achieves results and creates positive change- Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness- Embrace diversity and a commitment to collaboration- Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment
- Room to Read is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse _backgrounds. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled_
- About Room to Read:_

Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read is creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality through education.

We are achieving this goal by helping children in historically low-income communities develop literacy skills and a habit of reading, and by supporting girls as they build life skills to succeed in school and negotiate key life decisions.

We collaborate with governments and other partner organizations to deliver positive outcomes for children at scale.

Room to Read has benefited more than 45 million children and has worked in 24 countries and in more than 213,000 communities, providing additional support through remote solutions that facilitate learning beyond the classroom.