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Program Assistant / Program Associate - MEL

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About IT for Change

IT for Change (ITfC) is a Bengaluru-based not-for-profit organisation working on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for social change. Established in 2000, ITfC operates across four focus areas: public edtech, gender, internet governance, and development and democracy.

The Public EdTech team at ITfC builds participatory models that strengthen teacher agency, school autonomy, and community participation in partnership with public education systems. Our education programs integrate digital technologies for connecting, creating, and collaborating at school, district, and state levels.

Job Profile:

  1. Conducting research on available data from government databases/documents and other sources.
  2. Understanding trends and developing monitoring and evaluation tools.
  3. Coordinating and undertaking regular needs assessments, baseline-end line surveys, impact studies, project evaluations, etc.
  4. Setting up systems to manage information/data generated through the MEL activities.
  5. Interpreting data, analysing results and trends using statistical techniques where appropriate and documenting the findings.
  6. Generating high quality formal analytical reports on key program delivery outcomes as per defined calendar.
  7. Designing outputs and presentations based on analysis to disseminate knowledge and information to various stakeholders including programme management/ teachers/ government officials.
  8. Conducting periodic data quality assessments through pattern and outlier analysis to highlight possible risks in reporting that data.

Qualifications and Experience:

  1. Master's degree in Education or Development Studies or Economics or related field of study with relevant experience in the domain of education.
  2. Relevant work experience: minimum 1–2 years for Assistant position, and more than 3 years for Associate position. (M&E/MEL focused role, or data analysis/ research, or design/ monitoring/scale-up of programs in education)
  3. Field experience in implementation of education programs would be a bonus

Key Skills and Attributes:

  1. Intermediate to advanced proficiency in working with spreadsheets.
  2. Assessment, analysis, and visualization of quantitative and qualitative data. Knowledge of specific tools and statistical analysis and visualization software would be a bonus.
  3. Data interpretation, presentation and reporting.
  4. Excellent oral and written presentation skills in English.
  5. Speaking proficiency in Kannada is mandatory.
  6. Keenness to explore new processes and technologies.|
  7. Deep understanding of and interest in education and Indian social contexts. Familiarity with government school system and educational policies would be a bonus.
  8. People skills and ability to work with a team are essential.

Note:

  • The place of work will be Bengaluru, with occasional travel across Karnataka and India.
  • Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and would not be a constraint for the right candidate.
  • The job would be exciting and cutting edge (innovating new models in school education and teacher professional development in India) and has scope for| immense job satisfaction.
  • Send your updated resumes to the email ID: [Confidential Information]
  • The role offers an excellent entry point into the field of education innovation, with hands-on exposure to multilingual pedagogy, public school systems, open educational resources, and technology-enabled teaching and learning in India.

To apply, please fill the form here: https://tinyurl.com/ITfCRecruit2026

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Job ID: 147366583