Job Description

Job Title

Location and Duration of post

Manager \xe2\x80\x93MEL

New Delhi, 2 years

About Digital Green

Digital Green is a global development organization that is creating a world where farmers use technology and data to build prosperous communities. We join forces with governments, private agencies and, most importantly, rural communities themselves to co-create digital solutions that are of the community and for the community. When farmers have the tools they need to connect with one another, they\xe2\x80\x99re far more likely to apply what they\xe2\x80\x99ve learned on their farms and in their households\xe2\x80\x93improving their own livelihoods and those of others in their community, in a manner that\xe2\x80\x99s gender-sensitive and climate-resilient.

So far, Digital Green has reached ~4 million rural community members across over 8,000 villages across multiple countries, primarily India, Ethiopia, Kenya. Digital Green operates from offices in San Francisco, New Delhi, and Addis Ababa. Digital Green is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the US. For more information, please visit Digital Green\xe2\x80\x99s website: .

Digital Green in India is entering an exciting phase of development as it expands its offerings to include a national-level digital platform for capacity building of agriculture extension workers and farmer advisories, digital solutions focused on strengthening farmer organizations, market access, financing & data with a gender and climate lens. As part of this expansion, Digital Green is building a small team of exceptional individuals with a passion for finding solutions to pressing development problems, a curiosity about complex issues facing the world\xe2\x80\x99s poor, and a drive to tell our story. This is an exciting opportunity to join Digital Green\xe2\x80\x99s growing team in India, supporting our ongoing and new programs.

Job Summary

Digital Green seeks to hire a MEL Manager with significant experience in monitoring and evaluation of digital development programs, particularly with a gender lens. The MEL Manager will work closely with other Digital Green units, including its strategy, program, training, product and technology teams, to identify learning questions as well as coordinate with internal and external implementation, research, and knowledge partners to conduct operational research studies as well as impact assessments for Digital Green\xe2\x80\x99s programs. The MEL Manager will introduce innovative ideas and approaches and have an ability to work proactively and autonomously while serving as a key contributor to the strategic objectives of Digital Green\xe2\x80\x99s MEL team. They should also be able to manage tight deadlines and multiple simultaneous deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Digital Green is designing and implementing programs using digital products and tools for: 1) agriculture extension, for reaching farmers with highly localized, timely and relevant information, and 2) supporting Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) to use data for decision-making and connect with markets. The incumbent needs to support designing of approaches and tools for MEL, and conducting MEL activities, including research studies for these programs. Ensure integration of a gender and climate lens in MEL approaches and tools.
• Extract data from analytics of different digital products and tools, and should be able to merge different datasets to carry out analysis for understanding the effectiveness of programs.
• Monitor and mine data collected on different program implementation aspects on an on-going basis to identify trends, issues, and insights that inform project implementation and synthesize concrete recommendations.
• Perform rigorous quantitative analysis that informs program design and provides insights on program performance and impact using statistical tools
• Support in creation of research and learning questions for various projects and programs, design study approaches, and define scope of work for research partners and survey agencies
• Implement research studies from end-to-end in coordination with external research partners and survey agencies, internal program teams, training team, product and technology team, and implementing government and NGO agencies.
• Define performance and impact indicators, structure operational data collection as well as survey instrument and tools (esp., those leveraging ICTs); train investigators at headquarter and field-based levels; and develop and execute protocols for data quality assurance
• Develop visualizations and presentations, and support in disseminating findings of surveys in coordination with regional offices, Delhi Office and government partners and other stakeholders as identified.
• Contribute to developing articles, papers, factsheets to highlight results of research and monitoring and program performance.
• Contribute to developing proposals that increase relevant sources of funding.
• Ensure collection, analysis, and presentation of timely, relevant, and quality data
• Support developing donor reports, including but not limited to, quality assurance reports, performance management plans, MEL plans, and research briefs; have primary accountability for accuracy of reported progress indicators and learnings
• Support rendering other responsibilities based on emerging program needs and assigned by the supervisor / Team Lead.

Qualifications and Experiences

• Master\'s or above degree in Development Studies, Agriculture, Rural Development, Statistics or other relevant disciplines
• Experience in handling MEL operations in large-scale programs on agriculture and livelihood programs will be an asset. Expertise in digital development programs would be strongly preferred.
• Experience working with women economic empowerment programmes/integrating gender lens in MEL would be a huge advantage
• Over 5 years of monitoring, research, evaluation, and/or learning experience of development programs
• Ability to perform modeling and synthesize quantitative data using a variety of software packages (SPSS /STATA or equivalent statistical package, Excel). Knowledge of using Stata for quantitative analysis will be preferred.
• Ability to present analysis in presentation (PowerPoint), narrative (Word), or numerical (Excel) forms.
• Ability to contribute to donor reporting as well as using data for program related decision-making and improvement.
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills.
• Experience in designing survey instruments, data collection tools, as well as training and managing decentralized research teams and firms
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills,
• Ability to travel to field locations and collaborate with internal / external stakeholders of the programs.

Competencies

• All Digital Green employees will be expected to demonstrate some degree of proficiency in our competencies while performing their job duties. The levels for these competencies will be based on the scope and impact of that particular role on the overall organization.
• Analytical and Reporting skills : Has strong analytical skills and presents strong evidence based accurate reports of high quality standards
• Collaboration : Successfully works with internal team members as well as partnership organizations for overall efficiency and effectiveness of data;
• Result Orientation & Decision Making: Highly focused on providing accurate data analysis reports with solutions, takes important decisions for larger interest, generates a goal-oriented, problem-solving team mentality
• Communication & networking: Builds mutually beneficial alliances and networks with research and survey agencies and donor organizations
• Developing People: Builds a high performing team that meets challenging objectives linked to corporate objectives; ensures own team works efficiently with other teams in a fast paced environment
• Financial Acumen: Demonstrated ability to develop, manage and control budgets and use financial information to inform program decisions

To be successful as a member of the Digital Green team, you will also:

• Have a passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact an up-and-coming non-profit organization
• Be an innovative and creative thinker \xe2\x80\x93 you are not afraid to try something new and inspire others to do so
• Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness
• Have a strong work ethic, take initiative, and require minimal direction
• Work well independently as well as part of a team
• Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment

Compensation:

Digital Green is a great place to work and prides itself on a competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Digital Green is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Application Procedure:

If the above role meets your requirements and you are interested to apply for this position, please send your CV to https://digitalgreen.applytojob.com/apply/PT0yi1Hgc3 on or before 31st August 2023. Due to the high volume of applicant response, not all applicants may receive a response from Digital Green. Digital Green is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.

Digital Green is a great place to work and prides itself on a competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Digital Green is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Women candidates who qualify for this position are encouraged to apply including those who have been on a career break and are looking to return back to working again.

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