About Pratham
Pratham Education Foundation (Pratham) is one of the largest education NGOs in India with a record of innovative, rigorously evaluated programs that have inspired similar programs across three continents. With a history spanning 30 years, Pratham’s work today extends from programs for early and elementary years to girls and women, and youth skilling. Through programs covering 25 states and Union Territories, in an average year, Pratham usually reaches over 6 million children and youth. This is achieved through a combination of efforts: directly working with children and youth in communities, as well as through collaborations with state and district-level governments.
Pratham has received notable awards such as the Lui Che Woo Prize, 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. Pratham also received the 2021 Yidan Prize for Education Development and the Yashraj Bharati Samman in 2025.
For more details, refer to www.pratham.org
Team Background
Right from inception, Pratham (www.pratham.org) has been very proactive in using data to make decisions. Our own ability to measure, assess and evaluate has grown over time. At the same time, we have invited collaborations with researchers so that rigorous methods can be used to understand the effectiveness of our programs. Our two-decade long relationship with MIT’s Abdul Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is testament to this commitment. Most of Pratham programs are large-scale programs. To effectively use data to guide programs we need to make sure that data collection is “do-able” and that data can be understood by all.
Hence, the Measurement, Monitoring, and Evaluation (MME) team at Pratham was established in 2013 to coordinate, standardise and streamline data collection, analyse 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 organisation–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 22 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 Gujarat state. The base location of the selected candidate/s will be at Ahmedabad and this may be changed if required.
Job Description
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
Qualification and Skills Required
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’s 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/Gujarati. Command over the regional language (Gujarati) will be beneficial.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please email us your CV at gujarat@pratham.org copy to dimpal.kapadia@pratham.org and mahendra.elachagere@pratham.org.
The selection process, including assignments, will be conducted with interested candidates at the state level.
Further Queries
- For any queries or clarifications required, you can email to dimpal.kapadia@pratham.org.
- Due to the large number of applications, we will only be in contact with shortlisted candidates. We do not entertain individual enquiries regarding job application status.
Note: Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We appreciate your understanding and patience.
