Specialist - Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

Madhifoundation; Chennai District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoho in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is seeking a data-oriented professional to contribute to programme monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities. The role emphasizes analytics, field data collection, and literature reviews to inform design improvements.

The candidate should have a master's degree in humanities or social sciences with at least 3 years of related experience, plus strong Excel skills and proficiency in MS Office and Google Suite. Tamil communication is valued.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in humanities or social sciences is preferred with at least 3 years of related work experience.
• Experience in data analysis using Excel, especially pivot tables.
• Exposure to education sector is a plus.
• Experience in data collection in the field and secondary research is beneficial.
• Proficiency with MS Office and Google Suite required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct internal impact evaluations of programs and optimize design with A/B testing.
• Perform advanced analytics using research and secondary data in Excel.
• Support pilot M&E reviews and design of monitoring instruments for mixed-method research.
• Conduct literature reviews and annotated bibliographies around current programmes.
• Support training for data collection and capacity building.
• Assist team members in organizing qualitative data collection activities.
• Establish systems to capture learnings and drive incremental programme improvements.

Skills

Data analysis

Tamil language

Organization & planning

Communication

Education

Master's degree in humanities or social sciences

Tools

MS Office

Google Suite

Excel (Pivot tables)

Job description

Below is an indicative set of responsibilities you will be required to contribute to as part of this role.

We believe that a job description is best created collaboratively where the individual joining the team and

the senior leadership team together defines the role in greater detail so it reflects your aspirations and ambitions

as much as it does the organisation’s needs. A detailed description can be jointly created once the selection

process has been completed and you have accepted our offer of employment.

In this role, some of your responsibilities will include

• Conduct internal impact evaluations of programs and optimal A/B testing on relevant program
  features to optimize design.
• Perform advanced analytics using research and secondary data on Excel.
• Research design: Supporting pilot M&E review/design of monitoring instruments & research
  instruments for mixed-method research.
• Literature reviews: Scoping and conducting relevant literature reviews/annotated bibliography
  around Madhi’s current programmes.
• Capacity building: Supporting training for data collection as needed.
• Support respective team members to organise qualitative data collection activities
• Establish systems and processes to capture learnings from implementation and help the
  team make incremental changes to the programme to improve process and impact outcomes

You will thrive in this role if you:

• Are passionate about exploring the niche area where fieldwork meets research
• Can conceptualize and report insights from pilot research studies, designed to strengthen existing
  systems and practices
• Can creatively communicate insights for different audiences
• Are highly planned, organised, methodical, meticulous and detail oriented
• Thrive in a deadline-oriented environment
• Can story tell well, both verbally, in writing and visually; have proficiency in oral communication in Tamil

Prerequisites include:

• A master's degree preferably in the humanities or social sciences with a minimum of 3 years of
  related work experience.
• Experience in data analysis using Excel (knowledge of pivots is essential)
• Exposure and Experience in the education sector would be an asset
• Experience and interest in data collection in the field
• Experience and interest in secondary research would be an asset
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office suite and Google Suite

Other Details:

• You will be expected to bring your own laptop with updated software (MS Office 2016).
• This role will report to: Senior Manager, DAPM