Job Description

Apply by: 25 August 2024



IT for Change, seeks to recruit a program assistant to support monitoring and evaluation, for its teacher education and school development programs. Read more about our work here.


Job Profile:



• Conducting preliminary research on available data from government databases/documents and other sources.


• Understanding trends and developing monitoring and evaluation tools.


• Coordinating and undertaking needs assessments, baseline-endline surveys, impact studies, etc.


• Setting up simple systems to manage information/data generated through the M&E activities.


• Interpreting data, analyzing results and trends using statistical techniques where appropriate and documenting the findings.


• Generating high quality formal analytical reports on key program delivery outcomes as per defined calendar.


• Designing outputs and presentations based on analysis to disseminate knowledge and information to various stakeholders including programme management/ teachers/ Government officials.


• Conducting periodic data quality assessments through pattern and outlier analysis to highlight possible risks in reporting that data.



Preferred Educational Background:

MA in Education/Development/ B.Ed or degree in a related field of study.


Experience and Skills:



• 2-3 years of relevant work experience in M&E/data analytics/data visualization/ data management and research is preferred. Demonstrated analytical and assessment skills of quantitative and qualitative data.


• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in working with spreadsheets is required, especially in visualization.


• Strong skills in data analysis and reporting. Knowledge of statistical analysis software would be a bonus.


• Excellent oral and written presentation skills in English. Proficiency in Kannada is useful.


• Keenness to explore new processes and technologies.


• Deep understanding of and interest in education and Indian social contexts.


• People skills and ability to work with a team are essential.



Other details:



• The place of work will be Bengaluru, with occasional travel across Karnataka and India.


• Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and would not be a constraint for the right candidate.


• The job would be exciting and 'cutting edge' (innovating new models of teacher education in India) and has scope for immense job satisfaction.



How to Apply:



Please email your CV to jobs-TE[at]itforchange[dot]net by 25 August 2024.