Project Officer Sr

USCCB; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

USCCB is seeking a Senior Project Officer to provide MEAL support across CRS’s programme priority areas (Health, Child Protection, Agriculture livelihoods, Disaster Risk Reduction and Humanitarian Response). The role strengthens MEAL systems and standards, supports sound project design, and drives learning and knowledge management in collaboration with program colleagues and technical advisors.

You will lead MEAL in design, monitoring, evaluation, accountability, ICT4D applications, and capacity

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in international development, economics, statistics, or a related field.
• 4+ years of progressively responsible MEAL experience in one of CRS’s priority areas.

Responsibilities

• Provide MEAL support for project design, indicators, MEAL plans, and budgets.
• Conduct monitoring activities including data collection, data quality, and reporting.
• Coordinate evaluations, develop TORs, analyze qualitative and quantitative data, and share findings.
• Improve CRS accountability through feedback mechanisms and transparent communication.
• Promote evidence-based learning and knowledge products for program and institutional learning.
• Apply ICT4D knowledge to data collection, analysis, and learning.
• Strengthen MEAL capacity of staff and partners through workshops and mentoring.

Skills

MEAL design

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

ICT4D knowledge

Workshop facilitation

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in international development, economics, statistics, or related field

Tools

Windows

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Summary:

The Senior Project Officer will provide MEAL support to the specific project portfolio acrossCRS’s programme priority areas (Health/ChildProtection/Agriculturelivelihood,/DisasterRisk Reduction & Humanitarian Response )and this will include: strengthening of MEAL systems and standards; establishing sound project design and accountability systems; carrying out initiatives to promote learning and improved knowledge management; increasing MEAL capacity of staff and partners; and leveragingInformationCommunicationTechnologyforDevelopment(ICT4D)forMEALpurposes.S/he will work closelyin coordination withthe program colleagues, technical advisors, andheadof offices.

Job Responsibilities:

• MEAL in Design:Providing support for the design and implementation of project design assessments, developing project-level Theories of Change, Results Frameworks, indicators, MEAL plans, MEAL narratives and MEAL budget, and ensuring that MEAL system design for all new projects is in compliance with CRS’ MEAL policies and procedures (MPP) and back donor requirements.
• Monitoring:Conductingmonitoringactivities,includingtimelycollectionofqualitydata,ensuring quality ofdata anddata management practices, set upandmaintenance ofdatabases, facilitation of participatory reflection on monitoring results, annual data quality assessments and submission of timely progress reports.
• Evaluation:Developing terms of reference, coordinate the implementation of evaluations, analysing data (qualitative and quantitative), developing reports, disseminating findings during reflection events and uploading final versions of key MEAL products (i.e. Operating Manuals, evaluation reports, etc.) to Gateway- a e- repository of project and opportunity records
• Accountability:Improving CRS’s accountability to a range of stakeholders through increased participation, transparent communication, responsive feedback mechanisms and adherence to internal and external quality standards and requirements.
• Learning:Promotingexcellentknowledgemanagementandcollaborativelearningprocessesatthe project,programandinstitutionallevels,generatingrobustevidenceforprojectandprogrammatic learning that leads to action, decision-making and influence and developing evidence-based learning and knowledge products.
• ICT for MEAL:Applying knowledge on information and communication technologies (ICT), bothhardware and software, for opportune and accurate data collection, analysis and learning.
• Capacity-Strengthening: Builds capacity of MEAL officers and agents and other relevantstakeholders to address their requirements, developing and co-facilitating MEAL workshops/training(includingworkshopstodefineindicatorsandthemeasurementapproachesof the same), providing mentoring/accompaniment to CRS and its partner to strengthen MEAL capacity.
• Analysis and Critical Thinking:Engaging with data, challenging biases and assumptions, posingthoughtful questions, pursuing deeper understanding of evidence through reflection and perspective-taking, and making informed programming decisions.

Required Languages - FluentinEnglishandHindi

Travel - 40%ofthe time.

EducationandExperience

• Bachelor’s degreeininternationaldevelopment,economics,statistics,orrelatedfield
• Minimum 4years’ progressively responsible experience in MEAL,at least in oneofthefour programme priority areas of CRS.
• Excellentgraspofbothquantitativeandqualitativeanalytical tools/programmes
• Excellentknowledgeofstandardcomputerprograms:Windows,Word,Excel, PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications

• Specialized training or certification in MEAL.
• Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Self-motivated,flexibleandabilitytoworkbothindependentlyandinteams
• Detail-orientedwithstrongcapacityinqualitydata analysis,planningandorganization
• Stronganalyticalskills.
• DemonstratedknowledgeofICT4Dapproachesandtools
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple tasks among various staff and departments not under supervisory control
• Ability to facilitate workshops, make presentations, and conduct training of MEAL topics for both specialists and non-specialist audiences
• Self-motivated,flexibleandabilitytoworkbothindependentlyandinteams
• Detail-orientedwithstrongcapacityinqualitydata analysis,planningandorganization
• Stronganalyticalskills.
• Stronginterpersonalandcommunicationskills,ability to influence keystakeholderswith whomthereis nodirectreporting relationship; as well as goodjudgmentandcommitmentto achievinghigh standardsof excellence.

Supervisory Responsibilities (if none, state none) - None

Key Working Relationships:

Internal:HeadsofOffice,HeadofPrograms,Technical Advisor,SeniorProjectOfficers,

External:Implementing Partners

Agency Competencies (for all CRS Staff):

• Personal Accountability – Consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions.
• Acts with Integrity - Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission. Is considered honest.
• Builds and Maintains Trust - Shows consistency between words and actions.
• Collaborates with Others – Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
• Open to Learn – Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.

Agency Leadership Competencies:

• Lead Change – Continually looks for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.
• Develops and Recognizes Others – Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance.
• Strategic Mindset – Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.

Disclaimer:

This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

Only Indian Nationals are invited and encouraged to apply for this position.

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