Associate, RME

Job Description

Associate Research, Monitoring Evaluation

Location

Pune

Background

Centre for Learning Resources (CLR) is one of the oldest Indian non-profit educational institutions of the Society for Educational Improvement and Innovation, based out of Pune, founded by Indias veteran educator couple John Kurrien Zakiya Kurrien. We have been working in the domains of early childhood care and development (ECCD), Foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) English as a second language (ESL) since 1984. We have supported various government organisations and NGOs across the country in 9 states which include Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan. Offshore engagements have included Indonesia Nepal.

CLR's vision is to assist in creating a more just and equitable society through the integrated development of children from marginalised communities, such that they grow up in child-centred environments that nurture their holistic growth and learning. Our mission is to build large-scale capacities of the ICDS systems, which are charged with this responsibility, so they can deliver effectively. This includes government machinery, civil society organisations, and NGOs.

About the Role: Description & Responsibilities

The ME Associates will work with the Program Managers and associates to ensure project goals are achieved. Additionally, they will collaborate with members across teams as and when required.

The key responsibilities are as follows:

• Review project documents (ToC, LFA, etc) to understand program delivery.
• Assist in designing, testing, and validating monitoring and evaluation (ME) tools.
• Support data management, ensuring accuracy and timely updates.
• Help develop and implement data collection plans and field assessments.
• Coordinate with program teams for consistent data collection across locations.
• Analyze data and prepare summaries, reports, and presentations.
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to strengthening ME systems.
• Travel to field sites, as needed, to support data collection activities.

Education Experience

• Degree in education or related statistics/policy evaluation / social science/ social work/management discipline. Master's degree preferred.
• Up to 2 Years of experience relevant to job responsibilities, after relevant minimum qualification

Knowledge, Skills Capabilities

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Marathi is an added advantage
• MS Office
• Google Suite
• presentation design
• data tools and platforms
• development and education programs in India
• Self-motivated and able to work independently in semi-structured settings
• Ability to adapt to changing responsibilities and solve problems resourcefully

Leadership Team

Chetan Bhangdia, Director

Chetan Bhangdia has extensive experience spanning more than 25 years in conceptualizing, building and delivering data and technology capabilities spanning strategy, programs, products, services, team set up and operations. He is an Engineer with a postgraduate degree in management. He takes care of program verticals, production, research, ME and all the organisational development functions at CLR.

Anurata Tribhuvan, Head of Production Media and English Programs

Anurata comes with 18+ years of experience in the field of production and media communication. She has a double Masters in Communication Media for Children from SNDT University and in Psychology from Pune University. Apart from being a CLR veteran, she has worked with SFM Radio, Star Pravah TV, ICC for Kids Natives Communications. Over the years, she has produced 800+ modules in all formats of e-learning content modules and video productions.

Sufia Azmat, Head - Early Childhood Programmes, Research Impact

Dr. Sufia Azmat has eighteen years of experience in Teaching, Curriculum Development, Research, and Policy Practice.

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