Manager, Monitoring

About Veddis Foundation

Veddis Foundation invests in organisations working at the intersection of technology, policy, and impact. With a mission to create deep and irreversible social change, we also work directly with the government on effective public service delivery. We take an evidence-based approach to supporting institutions doing radical work and hope to bring analytical rigour and a collaborative spirit to philanthropic investments. Since we began our journey in 2006 (as Letz Dream Foundation), we have worked directly with multiple state governments and invested in over 100 organisations, representing some of the most innovative initiatives in the social sector. In September 2021, we announced a Rs. 100 crore commitment over the next three years making this one of the largest public commitments to philanthropy in India . Read more about us here. 

About the role

This is a unique and exciting opportunity in the Indian philanthropy sector - an opportunity to lead and shape M&E/Impact for an org that is deeply involved in both implementation and grant making. We are looking to hire a M&E Manager to develop and implement a cohesive monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) strategy across all of our investments and programs. Our investment commitment is at least Rs 100 crores in the next 3 years. The emphasis will be on streamlining processes and tools for program reach, efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability throughout the project cycle across Veddis's programs.

Key responsibilities: 

• Develop a robust program results and learning strategy for on-going policy action interventions and the grants program (including the Social Impact Fund). Do checkout our website for more on what we do.
• Lead the development of project M&E strategies, frameworks, plans and indicators to capture project performance and results that also links to the organizational-wide MEL framework for Veddis' portfolio of social investments
• Report on output and outcome level data on a regular basis and communicate regularly with the project teams (internal and grantee orgs)
• Orient the team on monitoring indicators, research objective and methodology 
• Conduct field visits to provide training, technical assistance, and support, as well as to ensure that M&E and learning tools are understood and being implemented effectively
• Develop and prepare internal reports of status, progress and outcomes of monitoring and evaluation activities 
• Ensure that the MEL framework incorporates a system-wide approach, is flexible and responsive, and build ownership within Veddis and other stakeholders
• Perform other relevant duties aligned with project objectives as required on a case-to-case basis

A good fit is someone with:

• Master's degree from a reputed institute/ university in social sciences, statistics, economics, or related fields
• 5-7+ years of professional level experience with NGOs/donor agencies related to M&E, research, MIS and/or policy advocacy. We are not hung up on the years of experience and strongly encourage diverse candidates to consider applying even if you have fewer years under your belt or have had breaks in your career. Our compensation for this role is quite flexible and can accommodate both early-in-career and more experienced professionals. An empathetic leader with an analytical, problem solving mindset who can demonstrate the ability to pick up the required skills will fit right in.
• Demonstrated understanding of direct monitoring and evaluation experience, specifically in the humanitarian and development context
• Proven experience in handling data sets, ability to organize, analyse, interpret and evaluate program performance data
• Demonstrated expertise in the use of statistical software
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills in English and Hindi
• Willingness to travel to project field sites
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic, collaborative, small-org setting

Compensation:

• Competitive with Indian philanthropy pay scales and flexible to accommodate the candidate's experience and qualifications

Attributes 

Essential

Desirable

Experience

Passion for working in the development sector

Demonstrated experience of working in the social sector/ non-profit environment 

Experience of gathering information and using it to form a judgement

Experience in writing analytical/data-led reports

Voluntary sector experience gained as either an employee or volunteer

Experience in community-based implementation approaches, including socio-economic empowerment, gender equality, financial inclusion, rural development, skill development or similar.

Qualifications 

Master's Degree level qualification or equivalent experience 

High proficiency in Excel, SPSS or any other data analysis software

Specialist Skills/ Ability/Knowledge

Experience in handling data sets, ability to organize, analyze, interpret and evaluate program performance data

Experience with mobile data collection techniques 

Expertise in the use of statistical packages

Able to contribute/shape org strategy

Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation skills

Personal Qualities

Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to confidently develop new relationships with organizations and people 

Team player

Committed to continuous professional development

Self-motivated, organized and can demonstrate adaptability/flexibility