Officer, Research, Monitoring & Evaluation (RM&E)

Position title: Officer, Research, Monitoring & Evaluation (RM&E)

Location: Ranchi,Jharkhand

Organization Profile:

Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read develops children’s foundational literacy skills, as well as life skills that promote gender equality. Committed to accelerating learning outcomes for more children, more quickly, we have benefited 45 million children across 28 countries. In India, we are working since 2003 and have positively influenced lives of more than 18 million children. Presently, we work across the 10 Indian states of Chhattisgarh, New Delhi, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh. Learn more at www.roomtoreadindia.org.

Position Overview: 

The Officer, RM&E will anchor and lead all RM&E related activities at the SPMU. S/he will be based at Jharkhand.   and will directly report to the SPMU Lead and have dotted reporting to Country Office Manager, RM&E. The position will involve regular travel within the state for monitoring and technical support. The position will contribute to improving government-led monitoring systems, assessments, supporting data collection and analysis, and enhancing data use for decision-making. The Officer will serve as the key point of contact for all RM&E functions at the state level, working closely with program teams, and government stakeholders and INCO RM&E team to ensure quality implementation of M&E processes.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of RM&E activities at the SPMU level in line with program and government priorities.
• Coordinate with district teams and government officials to ensure smooth data collection, validation, and reporting processes. -driven decision-making.
• Provide technical support to government stakeholders to strengthen their monitoring and reporting systems.
• Support SPMU in the planning and execution of government-led assessments.
• Support the design and implementation of field studies, surveys, and evaluations in collaboration with SPMU and Country office.
• Ensure regular data quality checks and adherence to data protocols.
• Analyze and synthesize data to generate actionable insights and evidence for program improvements.
• Support in refining the existing government monitoring dashboard, visualization and data summaries.
• Support in building the capacity of government counterparts and program teams in data collection, monitoring, data quality measures and evaluations.
• Actively participate in review meetings and ensure data-driven discussions and action planning.
• Work closely with supervisor to prepare high-quality reports, briefs, case studies, and presentations for internal stakeholders, donors, and government partners.
• Liaise with district and national teams, as well as government and technical partners, to ensure alignment and coherence in RM&E efforts.
• Support state-level planning, donor visits, and strategic discussions with relevant data and insights.
• Carry out any other responsibilities assigned by the reporting manager or organizational leadership.
• Identify key issues around program quality and links between monitoring and evaluation and quality assurance and improvement.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Postgraduate degree in Social Sciences, Education, Public Policy, Development Studies, or a related field.
• A minimum of five (05) years in monitoring and evaluation, preferably in the education sector.
• Experience with Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) is desirable
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Survey CTO.
• Strong analytical, coordination and project management skills.
• Ability to travel regularly for monitoring, evaluation and technical support. Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and Hindi.
• Ability to multitask effectively, manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Compensation:

Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits. Benefits include a a 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; all personnel are expected to adhere to Room to Read’s Child Protection Policy and Child Protection Code of Conduct.

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.

Application Procedure:

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