Programme Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- New Delhi, India
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Nice to have
- A Master’s degree in public health, public policy, management, evaluation, social sciences, health systems, or a related field (mandatory).
- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in project management, research coordination, monitoring and evaluation, institutional assessments or development-sector programmes.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating research studies, evaluations, organisational assessments or multi-stakeholder projects.
- Experience working with geographically dispersed teams and coordinating field activities across Indian states.
- In-depth understanding of public health systems at the state level in India would be an asset.
Full description
Background
GDN
seeks an experienced Programme Manager to manage the implementation of the
Gates Foundation-funded initiative Investing in India's MEL Ecosystem.
The 12-month project aims to identify, assess, and classify India's domestic
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) ecosystem, producing a practical
framework that enables philanthropic organisations, governments, and
development partners to identify and engage fit-for-purpose domestic evaluation
providers. GDN will partner with an organisation of national repute to
undertake the initiative. The position will work in close coordination with
this implementation partner.
Position Summary
The
Programme Manager will coordinate the day-to-day implementation of the project,
ensuring that activities are delivered to the agreed scope, timeline, quality
standards and budget. The role will support technical coordination, stakeholder
engagement, partner management, fieldwork planning and execution, monitoring of
deliverables and preparation of project reports.
Key Responsibilities
The
Programme Manager will have the primary responsibility for the following:
**A.
Project planning and coordination**
- Develop and maintain the detailed work plan, implementation schedule,
milestones and deliverables for the 12-month project.
- Coordinate project activities across the start-up, assessment tool
development and piloting, state-level mapping and assessment, and final
synthesis phases.
- Track progress against agreed outputs, deadlines and performance
indicators, identifying delays and proposing corrective actions.
- Organise regular internal review meetings and maintain action trackers,
decision logs and project documentation.
- Ensure effective coordination between GDN, the implementation partner
and other project contributors.
**B.
Support the implementation partner**
- Support the identification and mapping of MEL organisations in the
selected states, drawing on existing databases, research, professional networks
and stakeholder referrals.
- Coordinate the review, pilot testing and refinement of the institutional