M&E Officer

Position Title: M & E Officer Function: Programme Experience: 1-5 years Report to: Project Incharge Position Type: Full Time – Fixed Term Location: Mumbai About Smile Foundation: Smile Foundation works for the welfare of underprivileged children and their families through programmes focused on education, healthcare, skilling and women empowerment and Empowering Grassroots. Started in 2002 by a group of young corporate professionals, today Smile has evolved into a national level development organization impacting lives of over 2 million underprivileged children and their families with project presence in 27 states across India, 10 offices in strategic locations and over 650 employees, besides volunteers, well-wishers and supporters. The organization also holds Special Consultative Status with United Nation’s Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC), accredited with global organizations like GuideStar, United Way, CAF America, Give2Asia and many more. Furthermore, Smile Foundation has been a Great Place to Work © Certified organization for the last Six years running and is considered ‘Gold Standard’ in identifying and recognizing Great Workplace Cultures. Currently SF is implementing projects across India directly or with the help of grassroot organizations. These are primarily CSR funded projects of varied scale in both urban and rural settings including aspirational districts in thematic areas. The wealth of knowledge emanating from our work is immense, which is curated systematically for purposes ranging from raising funds to driving programmatic change. towards creating large scale impact. Visit our website to know more about us and our latest development: www.smilefoundationindia.org Role Purpose M&E Officer will work closely with Project Lead 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 ME function, the role will involve research, documentation and knowledge management activities to enhance organizational learning and visibility Key Responsibilities  Develop and maintain the project's Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) framework, monitoring plan, indicators, and performance dashboards to track project progress and outcomes.  Orient facilitator for timely data collection & reporting in line with project requirements.  Conduct field visits to project schools to verify the accuracy, authenticity, and reliability of data collected by field teams.  Undertake desk research and collect relevant secondary data from government departments and other credible sources to support project planning, mid-course corrections and evidence-based decision-making.  Compile, analyze, and prepare monthly and quarterly MIS/M&E reports, dashboards, and performance summaries, and share actionable insights with the Project Coordinator (PC) and Project Lead (PL).  Support ME department in…