Assistant Manager - Impact

Magic Bus; Khordha; In loco; INR 600.000 - 1.200.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Magic Bus seeks a data-focused professional to manage project data, build dashboards and generate insights for education and skilling programmes in Odisha. You will coordinate with field teams, ensure data quality, and support evaluations to drive program impact.

The role requires strong MS Excel and dashboarding tool skills, with experience in education data systems and a collaborative approach to data-driven decision making.

Competenze

• 3–5 years in data management, MIS or data analytics within education, skilling or livelihood programmes.
• Experience building dashboards and regular data reporting for programme management.
• Experience with Government school systems or large education programmes is desirable.
• Working knowledge of Odia is desirable.

Mansioni

• Lead project data management, monitoring and field data quality assurance.
• Develop and update dashboards for programme monitoring at regular intervals.
• Coordinate data collection with field teams and partners across districts.
• Prepare periodic reports and insights for funders and stakeholders.
• Design tools and protocols for data collection, analysis and reporting.
• Support evaluations, assessments and capacity-building activities.

Conoscenze

Data management

Dashboarding

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Report writing

Formazione

Statistics (BSc/ MSc)

Strumenti

Power BI

Tableau

Looker Studio

STATA

SPSS

R

KoboToolbox

ODK

SurveyCTO

Excel

Descrizione del lavoro

Roles and Responsibilities

• 1. Project Data Management & Monitoring
  • o Lead on building session and activity tracking tech-platform as well as rolling out the system.
  • o Compile and manage data related to project, masters, session delivery, session attendance, number of sessions, etc.
  • o Facilitate and support timely data inputs from schools and field teams, and resolve technical issues users face with data entry and the platform.
  • o Create, manage and regularly update (weekly, fortnightly or monthly) dashboards for the programme to monitor and track key activities and outcomes.
  • o Clean and validate data received from the field, check for errors and gaps, and provide feedback to respective teams and the impact team.
  • o Support Program Managers and Impact Managers in conducting project reviews and monitoring activities.
  • o Undertake field visits to ensure data reporting processes are followed and ensure data quality.
• 2. Data Coordination & Reporting at Central Team
  • o Coordinate with all managers to gather data on a weekly, monthly, and regular basis across all programme districts in Odisha.
  • o Conceptualize, build, and maintain Central dashboards for monitoring.
  • o Reporting on concurrent monitoring data to regional office and head office; preparing concurrent data for reporting to the Education and Skilling departments and funders
  • o Analyse data to draw insights, and share timely reports and insights with the programme team, central team and management on a weekly/monthly basis.
  • o Work with central and state teams to provide feedback on the health of project data.
• 3. Managing and Conducting evaluations and assessments
  • o Design and implement periodic assessments and evaluations, including baseline and endline assessments, impact evaluations and annual assessments.
  • o Develop assessment tools, sampling plans and data collection protocols, and coordinate data collection with field teams and partners.
  • o Conduct qualitative assessments such as focus group discussions, interviews, case studies and field observations
  • o Analyse data and prepare reports for baseline, endline, annual and qualitative assessments
  • o Present key findings from assessments and concurrent monitoring to the funder, government departments and other key stakeholders
• 4. Training & Capacity Building
  • o Undertake periodic training of project staff on the MIS system and M&E processes to ensure efficient use of the system.
  • o Orient teachers, school staff and field teams on data entry, use of dashboards and data quality standards.
• 5. Technical Skills & Data Analysis
  • o Strong knowledge of MS Office - Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
  • o Proficiency in Advanced Excel and dashboarding tools such as Power BI, Tableau or Looker Studio; working knowledge of STATA, SPSS or R is desirable.
  • o Experience with mobile data collection platforms such as KoboToolbox, ODK or SurveyCTO.
  • o Eye for detail, good writing skills, and the ability to understand and analyse complex data.
  • o Developing case studies and learning briefs.
• 6. Additional Responsibilities
  • o Maintain high-quality data in relevant databases.
  • o Perform any other tasks assigned from time to time.
  • o Demonstrate a can-do attitude and willingness to take initiative in solving ground-level problems.

Education Qualification

• o Bachelors or masters degree/ statistics with at least 3-5 years of experience in data management, MIS, dashboards, assessments and documentation in education, skilling or livelihood programmes.
• o Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills. Ability to swiftly coordinate and follow up with diverse teams, navigate through uncertainty and tight timelines.
• o Experience working with Government school systems, community-based programme, state or district education departments, skilling or vocational education departments, or large-scale education programmes, is desirable.
• o Working knowledge of Odia is desirable.