Position: Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Coordinator

Organization: Better Cotton Initiative (Better Cotton)

Location: Delhi

Apply: https://www.devnetjobsindia.org/JobDescription.aspx?Job_Id=226348

Your Role and Responsibilities

Data management

• Coordinate Data Quality Assurance assessments and regularly travel to project locations throughout the year to conduct complementary data verification activities. 
• Ensure data received from projects on farming practices is of good quality, clean, and validated to feed into analysis. 
• Analyse agronomic, economic, and social indicator data, ensuring accurate referencing to regional contexts.
• Share the results of data analysis to facilitate Producer Units’ learning and encourage the continuous improvement of participating farmers. 
• Provide support for the online database (including management of the data, training of partners, and preparation of reports), providing support to partners and ensuring that relevant data of high quality is available to support claims on results and impact.

Research and evaluation

• Support the development of research projects in the country by contributing to the scoping of the research, drafting of TORs, selection of consultants/researchers, coordination with the Programme Partners, organisation of data collection, and review of deliverables. 
• Contribute to the dissemination of findings of the research projects to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Support and follow up on the inclusion of learnings in the implementation and capacity strengthening programme in India.
• Capacity strengthening and support to partners’ staff
• Develop and deliver training modules around monitoring and evaluation tools, analysis tools, Excel, and other data management tools. 
• Profile
• The selected candidate will have the following skills, knowledge, and experience:

Experience

• 5 years of work experience in development or agriculture program/project
• Experience of large database management
• Experience in leading studies (mixed methodologies) from designing to report writing 
• Experience in capacity strengthening co-workers and partner staff 
• Experience in establishing M&E systems for sub grantees/ local partners 
• Strong report writing skills 

Desirable

• Experience working in agriculture sector of India; experience with cotton
• Experience using digital data collection tools Skills and Knowledge
• Master’s degree, or equivalent higher education qualification, in a relevant field
• Demonstrated interest in sustainability and international development
• Thorough knowledge in quantitative and qualitative data collection methods and analysis 
• Skills in Excel, understanding of Power-Bi will be an added advantage, including strong ability to create data visualisations for a range of audiences
• Excellent written and communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely, and to assimilate and process information for wide-ranging audiences
• Fluency in English and Hindi (spoken and written)
• High proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook
• Objective and meticulous professional with the ability to multi-task

Working arrangements

The position is full-time (40 hours per week) and will be based in Delhi, India. Better Cotton offers flexible working, with core hours being 10am – 4pm, staff are required to come to the Better Cotton Delhi office as per flexible working policy (currently minimum one week in every 6 weeks) and can work from home accordingly. 

Frequent travel will be required within the country and occasional international travel is required.

The successful candidate will receive a permanent contract, with a 3-month initial trial period. 

What we offer

• Competitive salary 
• The opportunity to work from anywhere in the world for up to one month per year
• Continuous learning and development
• Employees Provident Fund
• Mediclaim and Life Insurance
• 25 days paid annual leave, plus 8-9 Bank Holidays and a further 3 days off over Christmas
• Enhanced parental benefits
• A warm, positive working environment where everyone is valued
• The opportunity to make your mark and make a difference.