Associate / Sr. Associate – M&E and Implementation (Community Programs)

About the organization The Antara Foundation (TAF) envisions a world where women and children do not suffer from preventable health conditions. We believe that every mother and each child deserve an equal start to a healthy life. We support the public health system deliver solutions at scale, to improve maternal and child health outcomes, by partnering with government and communities. Interventions of The Antara Foundation follow two closely integrated paths: to help the government system deliver better quality health care to the community and to support the community to mobilize and seek better health outcomes. We are a young, energetic, and passionate team, working across eight districts, 38 blocks, 5,700 villages, with 20,000 Frontline Health Workers (FLWs), and reaching 379,000 women and 650,000 children in central India. Over the next few years, we see ourselves spreading across multiple locations in India to implement our solutions and to create an impact at scale. For more information visit antarafoundation.org . Reporting to: Head, Data Systems Location: Betul, Madhya Pradesh, with travel to intervention blocks as required Duration: 6 months (contractual) Position Summary The Associate / Sr. Associate – M&E and Implementation (Community Programs) will be embedded in Betul district to provide dedicated M&E support to TAF's community-level program pilots. This role will work at the intersection of field implementation and evidence generation supporting the design, monitoring, and early evaluation of new community-based models of health service delivery. The incumbent will work closely with both the field implementation team and the central M&E team, ensuring that data flows in real time, pilots are designed within an evaluation framework, and formative evidence is rigorously synthesized to guide decision-making. This is a field-heavy, mixed-methods role suited to someone who is equally comfortable facilitating a community discussion, cleaning a dataset, and writing a synthesis note. Responsibilities 1. Pilot Design and Evaluation Framework Support the design and roll-out of community model pilots, ensuring each pilot is embedded within a clear monitoring and evaluation framework from the outset. Work with the central M&E team to define pilot-specific indicators, data collection timelines, and process documentation protocols. Help develop and adapt data collection tools (quantitative and qualitative) appropriate for rapid field deployment. Contribute to the development of pilot evaluation plans including baseline documentation, process tracking, and light-touch outcome measurement with guidance from the M&E team. 2. Concurrent Monitoring and Real-Time Feedback Lead concurrent monitoring of pilot implementation tracking fidelity, coverage, and early outcomes on an ongoing basis. Conduct rapid quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis to generate real-time feedback for implementation…