Deputy Manager - Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL)
- Company
Smile Foundation
- Location
New Delhi, India
- Employment Type
Full-Time
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Functional Category
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
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Experience
5 - 7 years
- Date Posted
07-Oct-2025
About Smile Foundation
Smile Foundation is an NGO in India directly benefitting over 15,00,000 children and their families every year, through more than 400 live welfare projects on education, healthcare, livelihood and women empowerment, in over 2000 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India. We believe that unless members of the civil society are involved proactively in the process of development, sustainable change will not happen. Following this model of Civic Driven Change, Smile Foundation sensitizes and engages the civil society, making it an active partner in all its welfare initiatives.
Overview of the Role
Deputy Manager-MEL will work closely with Lead- MEL and be responsible for designing and implementing robust M&E systems to track program performance, ensure data quality and support evidence-based decision-making. In addition, managing the MEL function, the role will involve research, documentation and knowledge management activities to enhance organizational learning and visibility.
Job Description
• Support MEL department in designing and implementing M&E frameworks, plans and tools in alignment with program goals and donor requirements
• Coordinate impact assessments or evaluations; oversee data collection, analysis and reporting.
• Proficiency in data collection, analysis and visualization using tools like Advance Excel, Power BI, looker studio,
• Experience in designing forms in digital data collection platforms (Survey CTO, Kobo Tool Box, ODK or similar platforms)
• Conduct field visits to monitor project implementation and provide technical support.
• Build capacity of program teams on M&E tools, data collection and data use.
• Ensure data quality through routine data audits, verification checks and validation processes.
• Validation of project’s data and sharing insights with different verticals periodically
• Support in desk research and obtaining secondary data for project formulation
• Support in designing and implementing internal assessments and need based studies to inform program strategies
• Collaborate with different verticals in Smile foundation to disseminate findings.
Required & Preferred Qualifications
Skill
• Energy and Enthusiasm: Consistently maintaining high levels of activity or productivity; sustaining long work hours when necessary; operating with vigour, effectiveness, and determination over extended periods of time.
• Information Management: Establishes procedures to collect information needed to manage an organization or ongoing activities within it.
• Planning and organizing: Establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
• Contributes to Team Performance: Is an engaged and integral member of a group, recognizing the need for group collaboration, empathy, consensual decision-making, and respect for others.
• Initiating action: Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
• Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message. Able to give and take during a conversation in a balanced way, listening as well as speaking at appropriate intervals.
Creates External Strategic Alliances: Develops and uses collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals
Education
Master’s degree in Social Sciences/ Public Health/ Development Studies/ Economics/ Statistics or related field.
Experience
• 5–7 years of relevant experience in M&E, preferably in the health/education/livelihood sector • 30% of the time should be travelling to project areas • Strong knowledge of M&E methodologies, qualitative and quantitative research methods, analysis and data visualization. • Familiarity with managing multiple thematic projects across diverse geographies • Excellent writing skills with demonstrated ability to develop reports, case studies and knowledge products.