About Pratham
Pratham was founded in 1995, to provide preschool education to children in the slums of Mumbai. Over the last 30 years, Pratham has grown to be one of India’s largest NGOs working to provide quality education to underprivileged youth and children in over 25 states and union territories across the country, with a range of interventions.
Pratham is a widely recognized organization, having received notable awards such as the Lui Che Woo Prize, the WISE Prize for Innovation, Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, the Henry R Kravis Prize in Leadership and the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year for Public Service. For more details, refer to www.pratham.org.
About Team
Measurement, Monitoring, and Evaluation (MME) team at Pratham was established in 2013 to coordinate, standardize and streamline data collection, analyze data and establish reporting structures for Pratham's flagship “Read India” program. A major objective of the team was to support data and evidence-based decision making at all levels of the organization – from the instructor in the field to the leadership at state or national level. Since then, the team has grown substantially in size but moreover in scope and now are integrally involved in most programs in 25 states which fall within Pratham's education portfolio.
We are looking for a self-driven State MME Associate to strengthen and manage our measurement and monitoring processes in the state.
Position Summary
The primary set of roles and responsibilities of a State MME Associate have been detailed below:
- Assisting with creation of Right Data Collection, Data Management, Dissemination, Monitoring & Feedback systems for the program.
- Plan and train the Implementation team on formats and other data collection tools like Android apps and online & offline data entry systems.
- Field visits to monitor the program implementation process and to support the field team in implementation.
- Giving proactive real time feedback to the implementation team on various program and data collection issues based on regular monitoring of processes of the program.
- Ensure accurate and timely data collection.
- Ensure accurate and timely data entry and verification.
- Assisting with the analysis and reporting of the data collected.
- Understand data and disseminate the same to the state and central teams.
- Capability Building of State team members to make data-driven decisions.
- Support on various internal pilots/ survey and evaluations across geographies.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
While a State MME Associate will undergo multiple rounds of capacity building exercises at Pratham and MME, it is important for the candidates to have the skills mentioned below:
- Should be interested in the social sector, willing to take initiative and drive a program forward with data-based evidence.
- Bachelor Degree in any relevant discipline (but any outstanding candidate who does not have the adequate qualifications can also be considered).
- At least 2 years of field experience in Pratham or ASER but freshers having adequate knowledge and skill will be considered.
- Comfortable with MS-Office- Word, Excel and Powerpoint; especially strong in MS- Excel and spreadsheet.
- Good Communication skills- written and oral.
- Strong analytical skill and ability to share qualitative feedback.
- Planning and time management.
- Willingness to travel to different locations.
- Willingness to interact with different stakeholders in a program and give feedback to them accordingly.
- Fluency in written and spoken language either English or Hindi/region. Command over the regional language will be beneficial.
Location: Bihar
Application Procedure
Interested applicants should apply here (https://forms.gle/gH5tdSd2DAPxLve97). Kindly attach the below along with your application:
Resume: The resume should include:
- Contact information for the applicant
- Academic background (universities attended, degrees acquired, academic records)
- Past work experience, highlighting relevant skills
- Languages spoken
Note: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may not be able to provide individual responses to every applicant. We will reach out only to shortlisted candidates. We appreciate you’re understanding and patience.
