Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist - UNICEF (Apply by: 28 April 2014)

Vacancy No:  E-VN-2014-000792

Job Level:  P-4

Position#:  00052253

Country:  Kaula Lumpur

Duty Station:  Malaysia

M&E Advisor - John Snow India (Apply by: 23 April 2014)

The USAID | DELIVER PROJECT (the Project), a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded project, improves supply chain systems for wide range of health commodities, including contraceptives and condoms, essential medicines, and select commodities for HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, malaria and other infectious diseases. Implemented by John Snow Inc. via its subcontractor John Snow India Private, LTD (JSIPL)

Nutrition Specialist (M&E) - UNICEF (Apply by: 18 April 2014)

Nutrition Specialist (Monitoring & Evaluation)

Location: New Delhi

Temporary Appointment – 364 Days

Closing date: 18 April 2014

If you are a passionate and committed professional and want to make a lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you.

Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist - I-TECH (Apply by: 18 April 2014)

University of Washington: I-TECH Program

Consultancy: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Posted: April 3, 2014

Tentative Start Date: May 2014

The International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH) is collaboration between the University of Washington and the University of California, San Francisco.

Director (NCD) - WHO (Apply by: 22 April 2014)

Vacancy Notice No: SEAR/RO/14/FT04

Title: Director - Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD)

Grade: D1

Contract type: Fixed-Term Appointment

Duration of contract:  Two years 

Date: 2 April 2014 

Director – Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation - CARE India (Apply by: April 06, 2014)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Director – Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation (BTAST), CARE India, Patna, Bihar

1.POSITION VACANT: Director – Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation - BTAST (DMLE-BTAST), CARE India, Patna, Bihar

2. ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND:

CARE India is a part of the CARE International Confederation working in 84 countries for a world where all people live in dignity and security.

Social Scientist Gender and Sustainable Intensification - CIMMYT (Apply by: 25 April 2014)

Position Title: Social Scientist Gender and Sustainable Intensification

Type of Contract: Internationally Recruited Staff

Location:  India

Desired Skills:

Description:

We are seeking an enthusiastic, pro-active, resourceful, and outcomes-oriented gender specialist to join our interdisciplinary team of scientists working to improve the livelihoods of resource-poor wheat and maize farmers in the developing world. As a member of the CIMMYT Socio-Economics Program, and in close collaboration with biophysical scientists

Monitoring and Evaluation Officers - Jhpiego (Apply by: 01 April 2014)

Monitoring and Evaluation Officers

Based at Patna

Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University. For 40 years and in over 150 countries, Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families. Jhpiego works with health experts, governments and community leaders to develop strategies that help countries care for themselves by training health care workers, strengthening health systems and improving delivery of care. 

Area Manager - ChildFund India (Apply by: 20 April 2014)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title: Area Manager 

                             

Division/Department: Program    

         

Location: Kalahandi, Odisha

Reporting Relationship: Team Leader – Area Programs

SUMMARY

The Area Manager is responsible for overall management of the Cluster Project Unit of ChildFund India spanning about 45 – 50 villages in the respective project location with an average Annual Budget of $400, 000. As the Head of the Project Unit, the Project Director will be responsible for the entire operations of ChildFund India in the defined geography. 

Regional Programme Officer - PHFI (Apply by: 27 March 2014)

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Excellent facilitation skills, good communication skills and persuasive skills, with good spoken and written English and Hindi
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills
• Excellent networking and advocacy skills
• Should have well versed with basic office productivity software including MS Office programs
• Ability to work under minimal supervision
• Ability to work under pressure

Deputy Director (MLE) - CARE India (Apply by: 31 Mar 2014)

Position: Deputy Director MLE (Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation)

Grade/Level: C/Senior Management

Project/Unit: Bihar TSU

Reports to: Director MLE

Location: Patna, Bihar

Project Duration: 4 Years

Project Background

Project Officer (M & E) - PHFI (Apply by: 28 Mar 2014)

Position Vacant : Project Officer – Monitoring & Evaluation

Position Code : PHFI/2014/71-PIPPSE

Place of Posting : One at Technical Support Unit, Gujarat, and One at Technical Support Unit, Rajasthan

Organization Name : Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)

Company Profile:

Public Health Foundation of India, a public private initiative to build large scale human resource capacity in public health through its three pronged integrated charter of (a) establishing a network of world class, India-relevant schools of public health & strengthening some of the existing schools (b) establishing standards for public health education through the formation of an accreditation agency and (c) strengthening research and policy in areas related to public health.

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer - Aga Khan Foundation

AGA KHAN FOUNDATION

POSITION: MONITORING AND EVALUATION OFFICER

LOCATION: HYDERABAD

REPORTS TO: PROJECT MANAGER

LAST DATE: 20 MARCH, 2014

Background

The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), is a private, non-denominational development agency established by His Highness the Aga Khan in 1967. The Foundation seeks sustainable solutions to improve the quality of life of poor and marginalized communities through participatory, community-based approaches that reinforce civil society and respect local culture. In India, AKF works in Education, Health, Rural Development and Conservation of Historic and Cultural Resources.

Programme Officer - Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation - PWESCR

Programme Officer - Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, New Delhi

PWESCR (The Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) is an international human rights organisation based in the Global South committed to promoting women’s human rights, especially in the context of economic, social and cultural rights by engendering policy, law and practice at local, national, regional and international levels.

PWESCR’s broad objectives are:

• To build leadership and capacity in the field of human rights and economic justice to promote women’s ESCR;
• To foster collaborations to enhance learning, knowledge and skills;
• To develop shared strategies to advocate problem-solving alternatives in the context of gender.

Social Policy Specialist - UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) the world’s leading organization working for the rights of children, invites applications for the following vacancy:

Position: Social Policy Specialist

Location: Delhi

Purpose of the Post

The incumbent will be responsible for providing support to the India Country Office for social policy analysis and advocacy, through research, partnerships and networks and advocacy, contributing to Social Policy results in the UNICEF-GoI Country Programme. He/She will provide inputs to support sectoral programmes and inter-sectoral coordination relating to social policy, gender main-steaming and equity and social inclusion in programming.

Monitoring Officer - ChildFund India

JOB DESCRIPTIONS – MNGO Project

Mission Convergence is a flagship programme of the Delhi Government which seeks to strike the right balance between various government departments, Community Based Organizations and the people by ringing in major reforms in governance for empowerment and upliftment of the vulnerable population of Delhi ensuring the convergence of more than 40 social sector schemes spread across nine departments.

Gender Resource Centres- Suvidha Kendras (GRC-SKs) serve as first point of contact for the community. These structures have been set up by the government in partnership with the civil society organizations (CSOs) to reach out to people and take government programmes to communities

Mission Convergence has engaged ChildFund India as Mother NGOs (MNGOs) to facilitate, guide and supervise the Field NGOs (FNGOs) functioning of GRC-SKs. ChildFund India is responsible for 37 GRC-SKs and 5 Extension Centers located in South, South-West and Central Delhi.

Post: Monitoring Officer
Reports to: Project Manager

Location:  Delhi

Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, CARE India

Position: Monitoring & Evaluation Officer 

Department: Girls Education Program

Grade/Level: G

Reports to: Program Manager – Girls Education Program

Location: Uttar Pradesh

Job Summary:

The position shall be responsible for responsible to track progress of the project and document it periodically. S/he will be responsible for developing and designing appropriate monitoring systems and tools to measure the progress of the project, evidence based feedback in developing program strategy, build team’s understanding and capacity making the system effective and ensures timely and accurate flow of information. 

Key Responsibilities

Develop/design the Monitoring framework

Collects inputs from all concerned in developing the monitoring and evaluation framework for the project

Supports development of the project log frame matrix, M&E framework and detailed implementation plan against the benchmark indicators

AOP:

Assists in preparation of Annual Operation Plan (AOP), Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) and Project Budget Preparation

Aid Capacity Building for better Program Management

Aids in Capacity Building of Project and NGO staff to leverage information for improved Program Management

Facilitates and supports the field staff and NGOs in assessment of the information systems

Ensures common understanding of the tools and methodologies amongst all project staff and NGO functionaries

Ensure compliance with monitoring and evaluation systems and guidelines

Ensures that project and NGO staffs comply with the M&E requirement of the Project

Plans, facilitates execution and develops quality documents, incorporating inputs from team members, for program related evaluations and Studies/ Research as may be required 

Supports CIHQ in co-ordination & conduct of Evaluations & Assessments

Facilitate & Leverage M&E Information for Project Improvements

Facilitates regular collection, compilation and analysis of programmatic data and ensures smooth functioning of the Management Information System

Supports the Program manager in analyzing data and taking appropriate decisions

Provides need based support to the project team and Program Manager in developing quality standards and process indicators of all interventions

Ensures maintenance of database for program decisions

Undertake periodic review of the implementation and operation of the monitoring and reporting mechanism; including the preparation of best practices and lessons learned.

Project Documentation & Reporting

Establish a comprehensive and an updated data base for all projects

Leads analysis of data collected under the monitoring framework for assessment of progress and areas for improvement.

• Develops baseline data for each project site in the programme

• Collects and collates reports from the field sites.

• Coordinates with field implementers regarding reports and M&E activities.

• Monitor and quality assurance spot checks on each project site.

• Monitoring visits to implementing partners for data clarifications.

• Technical support for operational research.

• Development of case studies to capture qualitative outputs of the project.

Prepares technical briefing papers, and status updates

Develop presentations and written reports to summarize quality improvement findings

Ensure that relevant learning is documented, disseminated to staff and used to inform future decisions;

Helps in preparation of consolidated progress reports to submit to the Donor & CIHQ

Updates the Program Manager on progress vis-à-vis planned activities 

Ensures timely documentation of project progress and sharing of progress reports within the sector and outside

Designs and develops case studies

Advocacy

Provides critical inputs in developing advocacy strategy.

Develops concrete evidence based documents/write-ups/materials for advocacy in identified areas/themes.

Facilitates advocacy activities by providing data/analysis is support of the theme/area.

Other Responsibilities

Contributes towards strategy development of the program

Handles donor visits as & when required

Maintains Government relations at the district and sub district level as suggested by the Program Manager

Qualifications & Experience

Post Graduate degree in social sciences

Minimum 3 years experience in monitoring and evaluation of development projects

Skills & Competencies 

Understands issues of education sector especially girls education

Understanding on Gender equity and diversity and overall program objectives

Understanding of the social, political and economic issues of poverty

Understanding of the governmental structure and functioning

Passion for social justice

Ability to plan, implement and complete tasks independently and on time 

Good interpersonal skills

Computers skills (MS-Office)

Good oral and written communication skills (English, Hindi and Regional language) 

Candidates should visit http://apps.careindia.org/eis/Recruitment/frmCareerOptions.aspx to apply for the positions online. 

The last date of receiving applications will be 4th December 2013. Only short-listed candidates would be contacted. Qualified women are encouraged to apply.

Senior Program Officer – Research and Development - Childreach International India

About Us Childreach International India is a development organization that envisions “a world where all children have the opportunity to reach their full potential in life”. We undertake direct projects as well as partnerships with grassroot organizations, institutions and corporate to achieve child rights in the most deprived communities. We address issues that affect access to quality elementary education for children, early childhood care and development, gender discrimination, health and hygiene practices and other underlying issues of child rights violations through direct interventions, community networking and advocacy. Children’s ‘Right to Participation’ is on the core of all our projects and activities. Job Summary Contribute in organisation’s strategy in diversifying and expanding its work in India through research, presentation and proposal writing. The position directly reports to Head – programs but is required to work in close coordination with communications and resource mobilization teams in India and UK. Key Responsibilities  • Proactively engage in primary and secondary research and documentation on target and relevant issues on child rights for project expansion and diversification. • Conduct research and identification of new projects and /or organisations, carry out need assessment, due diligence and support in formalizing partnerships. • Develop customized quality project proposals with Logical Framework Approach matrix and budgets. • Coordinate with staff in India and UK to disseminate projects results and achievements. • Conduct and coordinate trainings for partners in child rights, program management, proposal development, child participation • Prepare training manuals for different community stakeholders • Build organizational knowledge and visibility through participation in relevant forums, associations, groups of individuals and organizations. • Support in developing awareness material, training manuals and reference material for sensitising internal and external project stakeholders. • Analyse MIS and present results for presentations, reports and proposals. • Provide support to Resource mobilisation and Communications teams, in particular on institution/ corporate funding, Newsletter, Annual Review and Website and media events • Prepare presentations and high quality reports on programs for national and international stakeholders. Requisite Qualification and Experience • Graduates/ post graduates in any field with atleast 3 year experience in research, trainings and proposal writing • Good understanding/ knowledge of issues on child rights, education and the RTE Act, highly desirable. • In-depth understanding on Logical Framework Approach and budgets • Exposure of developing high quality communication material for different stakeholders • Excellent communication skills in both Hindi and English • Proficient with basic computer programs including all applications of MS Office, corel draw and web development Skills and Attributes • Excellent analytical, logical and reasoning skills • Flair for creative writing • Urge to connect with the audience through writing • Patience with an ‘eye to perfection’ • Persistent and passionate on giving desired results • Ability to perform multiple tasks and deliver consistently on deadlines • Excellent team player who can do multitasking Remuneration Offered The position offers an annual package that ranges from Rs. 4 lakh to Rs. 4.5 lakh approximately. However, offer shall commensurate with the experience and salary history, of the selected candidate. How to Apply  Interested candidates may send in their detailed CV, with three references and a covering letter not exceeding 350 words to pr@childreachin.org before 20th October 2013. Kindly note, that due to high volume of applications, it is not possible to acknowledge the receipt to all applicants. However, shortlisted candidates will be contacted via phone and personal interviews will initiate 12th October onwards. Please note phone calls related to the above opening will not be entertained. In order to ensure that your application is sorted correctly, please clearly indicate the title of the post i.e. ‘Senior Program Officer – Research and Development’ as the subject line of your e-mail. Childreach International India has a comprehensive “Child Protection Policy”. You are encouraged to know more about it if invited for a personal interview. Childreach International India is an equal opportunity employer. It fosters a multicultural work environment that values gender equality, teamwork, and respect for diversity. Women are encouraged to apply. For further details please visit our website www.childreachindia.org

Job Email id:

pr(at)childreachin.org

Program Coordinator - Childreach International India

About Us

Childreach International India is a development organization that envisions “a world where all children have the opportunity to reach their full potential in life”. 

We undertake direct projects as well as partnerships with grassroot organizations, institutions and corporate to achieve child rights in the most deprived communities. We address issues that affect access to quality elementary education for children, early childhood care and development, gender discrimination, health and hygiene practices and other underlying issues of child rights violations through direct interventions, community networking and advocacy. Children’s ‘Right to Participation’ is on the core of all our projects and activities. 

Job Summary
Actively support programs department in ensuring project activities are carried out in line with the project plans and budgets. The position reports to Head – programs but is required to work in close coordination with team members and key, field staff with project partners.

Key Responsibilities
• Conduct and document result-based research to support project planning, design and execution. 
• Actively support in implementation and monitoring of project activities. 
• Coordinate with partners on their activities and ensure that projects are in line with the action plan and planned outputs. 
• Conduct field visits, develop relation with community groups, individuals engaged in supporting project. 
• Initial project appraisals, desk review periodic reports received from partners and compile it in standardised formats for internal and external purposes 
• Capture success stories and present these stories to organization stakeholders in prescribed formats.
• Prepare correspondence, minutes and documents to facilitate project execution and management.
• Provide logical and administrative support for facilitation of meetings, trainings and events.
• Ensure documentation and maintain of records, reports, published material at appropriate places.
• Be responsible for the quality of data collected from the field and update the Management Information Systems (MIS) and other required documentation regularly. 
• Analyse and present updates and achievements in projects to different stakeholders.
• Provide support in carrying out any other work as assigned for the project.

Requisite Qualification and Experience

• Graduates/ post graduates in any field with atleast 2 years experience in project execution and management in the development sector.
• Good understanding/ knowledge of issues on child rights, education, early childhood care and development, RTE (Right to education) Act 
• Well versed with project design and other documentation under project framework
• Excellent communication skills in both Hindi and English 
• Proficient with basic computer programs including all applications of MS Office, coral draw and web development 

Skills and Attributes

• Highly organised and ability to pay close attention to details 
• Persistent and passionate on giving desired results 
• Be able to connect to children and adults in communities
• Ability to perform multiple tasks and deliver consistently on deadlines
• Demonstrate commitment towards work and responsibilities
• Excellent team player who can do multitasking

Remuneration Offered

The position offers an annual package of Rs. 3 lakh approximately. However, offer shall commensurate with the experience and salary history, of the selected candidate.

How to Apply 

Interested candidates may send in their detailed CV, with three references and a covering letter not exceeding 350 words to pr@childreachin.org before 20th October 2013. 

Kindly note, that due to high volume of applications, it is not possible to acknowledge the receipt to all applicants. However, shortlisted candidates will be contacted via phone and personal interviews will initiate 11th October onwards. Please note phone calls related to the above opening will not be entertained. 

In order to ensure that your application is sorted correctly, please clearly indicate the title of the post i.e. ‘Program Coordinator’ on the subject line of your e-mail. 

Childreach International India has a comprehensive “Child Protection Policy”. You are encouraged to know more about it if invited for a personal interview. 

Childreach International India is an equal opportunity employer. It fosters a multicultural work environment that values gender equality, teamwork, and respect for diversity. Women are encouraged to apply. For further details please visit our website www.childreachindia.org

Job Email id:

pr(at)childreachin.org