Assistant Manager/Senior Officer (Monitoring)

Lend-A-Hand India; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Lend A Hand India is seeking an Assistant Manager/Senior Officer (Monitoring) for the Central Project Management Unit (CPMU) in Pune. The role centers on centrally driving strategic monitoring for the Catalyst program spanning 20+ states, with a focus on data-driven insights and cross-state coordination.

You will design monitoring frameworks, coordinate with State PMUs, and maintain central data repositories to ensure program quality and outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of MEL experience in education, skill development or related field.
• Experience working on government education programs is preferred.
• Proven ability to drive end-to-end monitoring and derive actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Centrally drive monitoring outcomes for Catalyst program across 20+ states.
• Design monitoring framework: indicators, data collection tools and dashboards.
• Coordinate with State PMUs to drive program quality and ensure targets are met.
• Maintain updated Central Data Repository and monthly insights for identified areas.
• Develop deep understanding of 20+ State Program work and coordinate with 20+ State PMUs.
• Lead CPMU-MEL monitoring efforts and align with strategic priorities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build long-term monitoring mechanisms.
• Organize meetings with senior stakeholders and liaise with external partners.
• Travel within and across states as required.
• Take up additional CPMU-MEL team responsibilities under supervision.

Skills

MEL experience

Stakeholder management

Government program experience

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Education or related field

Job description

Job Description

Job Title:Assistant Manager/Senior Officer (Monitoring) in Central Project Management Unit (CPMU)

Location: Pune

Travel: As per the project need

Position Overview:

This position is responsible for centrally driving strategic monitoring forthe Catalyst program of Lend A Hand India (Catalyst program is spread in 20+ States ofIndia where our State PMU teams provide strategic support to State Governments on SkillEducation). This position will be responsible to ensure through central strategic monitoring,goals of the State programs are met and their qualities are improved through continuous &strategic monitoring.

Key Responsibilities

Centrally Driving outcome of Catalyst (Govt Program) in 20+ States: ForCatalyst program; driving end to end monitoring for strategic areas in co-ordinationwith 20+ State PMUs

• For Catalyst Program: Designing Monitoring framework: Indicators, Datacollection Tool, Dashboards etc development to ensure end to end central monitoringof 20+ states on key strategic areas as per org priority
• Co-ordination with State PMUs to drive outcome of Catalyst Program: Drivingweekly monitoring review calls; coming up with right action steps to ensure programquality improvement targets set for 20+ States are met by the end of the academicyear
• Updated Central Data Repository & Insights: Ensure for identified strategic area ofCatalyst Programs, updated data & insights from 20+ States is available with CPMUteam on monthly basis; developing Indicator & tracker for this; collecting data & postanalysis sharing insights with Org management
• Strong Understanding of 20+ State Program Work: Develop strong understandingof 20+ State Program work & close co-ordination with our 20+ State PMU teams todrive monitoring for these states centrally
• Drive org level project monitoring in 20+ States and ensuring goals of the Stateprograms are met and their qualities are improved through continuous & strategicmonitoring
• Work with CPMU & MEL Head to manage monitoring work: Work closely withCPMU & MEL Head (CPMU-Central PMU & MEL-Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning)to work on strategic priority of the org in the monitoring space.
• Looking strategically at various State Program of the organization (State PMU work)and streamlining key areas that need to be monitored regularly by CPMU-MELteam, developing those monitoring frameworks and managing those continuousmonitoring.
• Work closely with cross function teams of the org (Tech, MEL, State PMUs,Internship, Training etc) and develop long term robust monitoring mechanism for theorg (data collection-analysis-visualization-decision making)
• Organize and lead/facilitate meetings and events with multiple senior stakeholders
• Liaison with Lend A Hand India External partners to facilitate consultation,collaboration in MEL space as required
• Flexibility to travel within and across states
• Take up any other work & opportunity as part of CPMU-MEL team under theguidance of Manager-CPMU & Head-CPMU-MEL team of Lend A Hand India

About Lend A Hand India

Lend A HandIndia (LAHI) is a leading multi-state Think Tank/NGO working in the skill educationsector for the last 18 years with partnership with 20+ States/UTs across India. At its core,Lend A Hand India strives to facilitate the "school to work" transition of 14-18 years oldschool children. Its project management teams provide Systems change support to the StateSamagra Shiksha offices across India, in alignment with the Co-Impact (a donorcollaborative of Gates/Rockefeller/Skoll/Nilekanis etc) vision and mission of sustainablechange and development. Currently, 16,000+ schools and 15 lakh + students are a part ofthis program with around 200 team members working Pan-India.Majority of our work is in partnership with the State governments by helping the stategovernments to scale up Skill education in the state under ‘Samagra Shiksha’ scheme ofMinistry of Education & with Central Govt & National Skilling & Education bodies tocome out with better policy/guidelines for Skill education ecosystem to ensure easieradoption by State Govts.

Our Mission

EquipSchool Students to Maximise Their Potential Through SkillEducation

Our Approach

• Partnership withcentral-state governments to define, and scalepolicy
• Building of Centresof Excellence that act as lighthouses for innovation
• Resourceorganisation for the skilling ecosystem

Our Knowledge in Action

Through the design& execution of innovative models from trainingcentres, innovation hubs to mobile outreach initiatives,LAHI’s innovative knowledge resource drives bothgrassroots learning and systemic transformation acrossIndia. With 250+ LAHI staff embedded in state educationsystems across 20+ states, we provide technical andproject management support, enabling governments to translatepolicy into action.

Our Reach

• 20+ States and UTs
• 15000+ Schools
• 15 Lakh+ Students
• 250+ Team Members

What Truly Sets aCareer at Lend A Hand India Apart –

• Work as a SystemsArchitect, not just an Implementer: You help build andrefine the system itself, influencing policy and creatinglasting change.
• Experience the thrillof scale with depth: See your ideas andefforts replicated across thousands of schools, impactingmillions of students in a measurable way.
• Master Complex Collaboration: Gain unparalleledexperience navigating and synergizing the worlds of government,corporate CSR, and community.
• Career with aTangible Legacy: Your work directlycreates skilled professionals, confident entrepreneurs, and astronger national economy.
• Investment in you: We offer competitivecompensation, comprehensive support & robust benefits and aculture that actively champions your professional developmentand holistic well-being.

Requirements

• Overall experience of 5-8+ years in MEL role (Monitoring Evaluation &Learning) in Education, Skill Development, related field
• Experience of working on Govt. Program (education program preferable)
• Experience of driving Monitoring outcome end to end for large programs (e.g1000+ schools, 1lakh+ students): Indicator Development, Data Collection; DataAnalysis & outcome finding presentation
• Strong understanding of India’s School Education system & experience ofworking with them
• People Management: Proficient in working with cross functional teams & multiplestakeholders
• Experience of working with Bureaucrats and Govt. Institutions at State /Central level(desirable)
• Proficient in communicating ideas, strategy to State & National level SeniorGovt. officers, Senior external partners & middle management internal teams
• Strong monitoring & evaluation, people management, program managementskill

Educational Background

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Education, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Management, Public Policy, Economics, Statistics, Data Analytics , or a relevant field.