Programme Monitoring and Improvement Advisor

About the Role

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Programme Monitoring and Improvement Advisor to oversee the development, rollout, and quality assurance of programme monitoring efforts across GAIN’s country programmes. This role will be offered on a 3 years’ fixed term contract basis, subject to availability of funding. You will be based in GAIN’s India office in New Delhi, India.

Reporting to the Programme Monitoring and Improvement Lead, you will provide technical monitoring services to all programming areas and to monitoring staff in all GAIN country offices to improve the quality and efficiency of programme monitoring and you will oversee the regular utilisation of monitoring data to inform program improvements.

The postholder will also work closely with country monitoring colleagues, project managers and the Knowledge Leadership (KL) team for aspects of measurement, data analysis and consolidation.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Leading the implementation of procedures for programme monitoring (tools, processes for data collection, consolidation, and utilization), working with country staff to ensure feasibility and relevance for program models and drawing lessons from global best practices
• Leading the development of results frameworks and monitoring plans in collaboration with project managers, monitoring staff, the Knowledge Leadership (KL) and Programmes Services (PST) teams
• Driving efforts to innovate in the approaches taken to data collection and consolidation, particularly through the use of digital tools and linked with existing GAIN programme management tools
• Working closely with KL colleagues and project managers to guide the critical analysis and interpretation of monitoring and research results to formulate recommendations on program actions, improvements, and lessons learned
• Overseeing, reviewing and interpreting monitoring data as part of preparation for GAIN’s performance and donor reports and ensuring quality of project reports aligning with the theory of change and results framework
• Ensuring the analysis of information collected and reporting, including writing reports, briefs and other materials is in line with GAIN standards.
• Providing expert guidance on the dissemination of monitoring results to appropriate audiences and interpretation of data
• Developing and leading on the planning and implementation of in-house training for staff on programme monitoring, closely linked to the GAIN Project Management Guidelines (PMGs) through the delivery of workshops, seminars and training modules in partnership with the PMI lead

About You

The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience working in monitoring roles within the INGO sector, working on mid to large scale projects through the project lifecycle from design to closure. You will have international experience working in/ supporting programmes in low- and middle-income countries. Candidates’ with proven experience in training (developing curriculum, short courses, teaching) staff on topics related to programme monitoring is strongly preferred .

You will be a strong communicator with a good command of written and spoken English and be willing to work in multicultural and multi-lingual environments. Candidates’ with fluency in a second language will be an asset.

The ideal candidate will also have proven stakeholder management experience. You will have excellent skills to design, collect, and analyse monitoring data and interpret implications for programme learning and improvement (including programme team collaboration and communication) with the ability to present complex information to diverse audiences.

A Bachelors’ degree or professional work experience in related field is required. You will have expertise and experience in programme monitoring and in data management; and developing analysis tools and software. In addition, you will have knowledge and expertise in monitoring tools (including digital applications), their application and quality assurance.

About our Offer

The starting salary on offer for this role is from INR 1,812,960 – INR 2,074,416 per annum (gross salary), depending on experience.

GAIN has a fair and competitive salary structure that allows for annual progression subject to good performance. In addition, GAIN offers a total of 37 days holiday per year (including annual leave, public holidays and additional office closure days), an attractive pension scheme and competitive insurance cover including health, travel and life assurance.

We are committed to the health of our staff, especially in these challenging times, and have developed a programme of wellbeing that includes flexible working, additional leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching and access to independent and confidential counselling.

GAIN also has a strong commitment to professional development. We will support you to grow in your career through both formal and informal training, and are committed to providing opportunities through internal recruitment, secondments and promotion. All of this is delivered in a supportive and collaborative environment.

About GAIN

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the United Nations in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Due to COVID19, conflict in Ukraine and climate change, malnutrition and hunger have worsened significantly since 2019, reversing a decade of progress. There is growing recognition that our food systems need to change if we are to reverse these trends.

GAIN’s Strategy aims to transform food systems to make healthier diets from sustainable food systems accessible to all people and especially those whose are most vulnerable to shocks. By 2027, we aim to improve the access of 1.5 billion people to nutritionally enhanced staple foods, improve the access of 25 million people to healthier diets, and support positive food system change in 10 countries. This is bold and complex, and the only way to achieve this is to work together with partners including governments, businesses, and civil society at the country and global level. These goals, and the ways of achieving them, build on our twenty-year legacy of transforming people’s lives with improved nutrition through concerted action and effective policy change.

Our Working Culture and Environment

We provide a flexible working environment that includes a combination of home and office working opportunities through our global hybrid working policy. This encourages our staff to have a healthy work-life balance and increases staff motivation, enriches employee wellbeing, and improves performance and productivity.

All of our positions are based in one or more of GAIN’s designated offices as stated on our job advertisements. Successful candidates will be based in one of GAIN’s country offices and must have the existing right to live and work within a reasonably commutable distance of the relevant city / cities in which the role is advertised. Please note, that GAIN does not sponsor working visas and relocations.

GAIN reserves the right to withdraw an offer of employment for candidates who are considered to ineligible under the above conditions during or after the recruitment process.

Applicants must be currently based and have the existing right to live and work in the New Delhi, India region to be eligible to apply for this position.

This advert closes on 11th October 2023. Early applications are encouraged. GAIN reserves the right to close this advert early should we receive suitable candidates ahead of the closing date.

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition is committed to equality of opportunity and creating an inclusive environment where diversity is valued. We are keen to reflect the diversity of our society at every level within our organisation and therefore welcome applications from talented and committed people from all backgrounds, representing the diverse societies we operate in.