Role Purpose:

The Program Manager (Monitoring) will lead the monitoring function for Quest Alliance’s Schools Program, ensuring that robust MEL frameworks, tools and data-quality processes generate timely, reliable evidence for program and strategic decision-making. The role will oversee a distributed team of seven M&E; Coordinators and Database Officers across five states, strengthen data collection and validation against defined indicators, and ensure high-quality internal and donor reporting. Working closely with Program, Analytics and Research teams, the role will translate monitoring data into actionable insights, strengthen dashboard adoption and institutionalize evidence-led reviews across the Schools Program.

Key Responsibilities:

1) Monitoring Framework and Roll out Ownership

• Own and periodically strengthen the Schools Program MEL framework, indicators, tools and monitoring protocols in alignment with program strategy and learning priorities.

• Plan and lead monitoring cycles covering process monitoring, outcome tracking,



periodic reviews and field validation across priority districts and states.

• Ensure monitoring systems generate reliable evidence on educator outcomes, implementation quality, adoption and maturity across program geographies.

• Work in collaboration with the Evaluation team to ensure the entire ToC pipeline is consolidated and tracked well.

2) Data Quality, Validation & Reporting

• Establish and institutionalize standardized data-validation and verification protocols, including periodic audits, field checks and triangulation across data sources.

• Ensure timely and accurate data collection and reporting against agreed indicators; identify discrepancies and drive corrective action with state and program teams.

• Lead compilation of periodic internal and donor reports, ensuring transparent interpretation of progress, trends, risks and outcome evidence.

• Establish SoPs and maintain tracking of the compliance violations and processes

📌 Program Manager (India)
🏢 Quest Alliance
📍 India