About the role
Location: Pune
Position Overview:
This position is responsible for centrally driving strategic monitoring for the Catalyst program of Lend A Hand India (Catalyst program is spread in 20+ States of India where our State PMU teams provide strategic support to State Governments on Skill Education). This position will be responsible to ensure through central strategic monitoring, goals of the State programs are met and their qualities are improved through continuous & strategic monitoring.
Key Responsibilities:
Centrally Driving outcome of Catalyst (Govt Program) in 20+ States: For Catalyst program; driving end to end monitoring for strategic areas in co-ordination with 20+ State PMUs
● For Catalyst Program: Designing Monitoring framework: Indicators, Data collection Tool, Dashboards etc development to ensure end to end central monitoring of 20+ states on key strategic areas as per org priority ● Co-ordination with State PMUs to drive outcome of Catalyst Program: Driving weekly monitoring review calls; coming up with right action steps to ensure program quality improvement targets set for 20+ States are met by the end of the academic year
● Updated Central Data Repository & Insights: Ensure for identified strategic area of Catalyst Programs, updated data & insights from 20+ States is available with CPMU team on monthly basis; developing Indicator & tracker for this; collecting data & post analysis sharing insights with Org management
● Strong Understanding of 20+ State Program Work: Develop strong understanding of 20+ State Program work & close co-ordination with our 20+ State PMU teams to drive monitoring for these states centrally
● Drive org level project monitoring in 20+ States and ensuring goals of the State programs are met and their qualities are improved through continuous & strategic monitoring
● Work with CPMU & MEL Head to manage monitoring work: Work closely with CPMU & MEL Head (CPMU-Central PMU & MEL-Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning) to work on strategic priority of the org in the monitoring space.
● Looking strategically at various State Program of the organization (State PMU work) and streamlining key areas that need to be monitored regularly by CPMU-MEL team, developing those monitoring frameworks and managing those continuous monitoring.
● Work closely with cross function teams of the org (Tech, MEL, State PMUs, Internship, Training etc) and develop long term robust monitoring mechanism for the org (data collection-analysis-visualization-decision making)
● Organize and lead/facilitate meetings and events with multiple senior stakeholders
● Liaison with Lend A Hand India External partners to facilitate consultation, collaboration in MEL space as required
● Flexibility to travel within and across states
● Take up any other work & opportunity as part of CPMU-MEL team under the guidance of Manager-CPMU & Head-CPMU-MEL team of Lend A Hand India
Our Mission
Equip School Students to Maximise Their Potential Through Skill Education
Our Approach
- Direct
implementation in schools
- Partnership with
central-state governments to define, and scale
policy
- Building of Centres
of Excellence that act as lighthouses for innovation
- Resource
organisation for the skilling ecosystem
Through the design
& execution of innovative models from training
centres, innovation hubs to mobile outreach initiatives,
LAHI’s innovative knowledge resource drives both
grassroots learning and systemic transformation across
India. With 250+ LAHI staff embedded in state education
systems across 20+ states, we provide technical and
project management support, enabling governments to translate
policy into action.
LAHI’s current
scale of work includes -
- 20+ States and UTs
- 15000+ Schools
- 15 Lakh+ Students
- 250+ Team Members
What Truly Sets a
Career at Lend A Hand India Apart –
- Work as a Systems
Architect, not just an Implementer: You help build and
refine the system itself, influencing policy and creating
lasting change.
- Experience the thrill
of scale with depth: See your ideas and
efforts replicated across thousands of schools, impacting
millions of students in a measurable way.
- Master Complex Collaboration: Gain unparalleled
experience navigating and synergizing the worlds of government,
corporate CSR, and community.
- Career with a
Tangible Legacy: Your work directly
creates skilled professionals, confident entrepreneurs, and a
stronger national economy.
- Investment in you: We offer competitive
compensation, comprehensive support & robust benefits and a
culture that actively champions your professional development
and holistic well-being.
RequirementsMinimum Experience:
- Overall experience of 5-8+ years in MEL role (Monitoring Evaluation &
Learning) in Education, Skill Development, related field
- Experience of working on Govt. Program (education program preferable)
- Experience of driving Monitoring outcome end to end for large programs (e.g
1000+ schools, 1lakh+ students): Indicator Development, Data Collection; Data
Analysis & outcome finding presentation
- Strong understanding of India’s School Education system & experience of
working with them
- Proficient in MEL tools: Excel, Google Spreadsheet, Kobo, Power BI dashboards,
Google studio
- People Management: Proficient in working with cross functional teams & multiple
stakeholders
- Relevant Fellowship experience: Gandhi/TFI/MGNF etc desirable
- Experience of working with Bureaucrats and Govt. Institutions at State /Central level
(desirable)
- Proficient in communicating ideas, strategy to State & National level Senior
Govt. officers, Senior external partners & middle management internal teams
- Strong monitoring & evaluation, people management, program management
skill
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills in English & Hindi
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Education, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Management, Public Policy, Economics, Statistics, Data Analytics, or a relevant field.
- Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL)
- Program Monitoring & Management
- Data Analysis & Insights
- Monitoring Framework Development
- Government Program Management:
- Strategic & Analytical Mindset
- Data-Driven & Detail-Oriented
- Ownership & Accountability
- Proactive & Self-Driven
- Collaborative Team Player