Arpan - Associate Director/Director - Research/Monitoring & Evaluation

About Arpan

Arpan is a globally recognized, award winning NGO working towards the elimination of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) in India. Based in Mumbai, with a team of over 100 dedicated professionals, Arpan is India's largest NGO providing CSA Prevention and Intervention services for both children and adults. As a critical stakeholder for state and non-state actors, Arpan is a leading voice in the space of CSA Prevention and Intervention in India, and uses advocacy and research to push for policy and systemic change at the local, state and national levels.

Since 2007 Arpan has impacted over 1.6 million children and adults, and has received 6 National and 2 International Awards, including the WISE Award and the C. Henry Kempe Award.

www.arpan.org.in

Objective:

Transform Monitoring & Evaluations systems to meet the needs of Arpan's digital strategy

Key Objectives:

- Create effective modern M&E system that can measure the impact of Arpan's physical and digital products and services.

- Conduct continuous impact evaluations and issue-based Research to inform strategy of Arpan and support Policy Advocacy

- Build a low cost, agile cross functional M&E team that can handle multiple new products and services that will be launched in the near future

The major responsibilities are:

1. Strategy: Develop the M&E strategy to support Arpan's overall strategy.

2. Product: Develop M&E frameworks that evaluate impact for both digital and physical delivery, for every product released by Arpan.

3. Culture: Build a high quality, cross skilled team that can interchangeably work with all program delivery teams

4. Enabler: Ensure high quality MIS, through best-in-class tools, which business teams can use for internal monitoring

5. Research: Conduct research to inform Arpan's program development, and support Arpan's policy advocacy.

Job Challenge:

- To provide leadership in developing a highly innovative M &E system that can handle both physical programs and rapidly changing digital programs.

- To create a modern yet effective M&E system that can use traditional tools (from end-line surveys to RCTs) and also develop modern digital methods and metrics (ex usage, footfall, NPS)

- Managing change and getting organizational wide buy in for agile new - age M&E approaches that can assess digital reach.

Job Competencies:

- Familiarity with Research, M&E for physical delivery

- Track record of using digital tools for impact Working extensively with technology providers

- Proven experience of helping create culture change while ensuring stable operations

Educational Qualification: Post-Graduation in social sciences, development studies, statistics, demography, economics or related fields

Work Experience:

Overall: 12-15 years of professional experience, with at least 5 years of leadership experience. Functional: 8-10 years of M&E experience, with track record of executing digital impact metrics

Overall leadership and inter-personal skills