Job Description
Officer, RM&E

Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read develops children’s foundational literacy skills, as well as life-skills that promote gender equality. As a leading implementer, Room to Read nurtures these essential skills in children by strengthening education systems – all while honoring the dignity of every child.

Our ‘Literacy Portfolio’ supports children in developing literacy skills and a love of reading by training and coaching educators, creating quality curriculum and children’s book content in local languages, and enriching learning spaces that enable children to become independent readers.
Our ‘Gender Equality Portfolio’ supports all adolescents, particularly girls, to develop life skills that promote gender equality with curriculum that focuses on collaboration, resislience, leadership, decision-making and critical thinking.

Room to Read envisions a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality, where all children have room to read, learn and grow. Visit us at www.roomtoread.org.

UN World Food Programme (WFP) has entrusted Room to Read to implement a 5-year literacy intervention titled ‘McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program’ funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for over 31 thousand students of 149 Government Primary Schools in Madhabpur, Habiganj. As the education technical partner, Room to Read Bangladesh will deliver interventions to enhance students’ literacy skills from Pre-Primary up to Grade 5.

Position Overview:
The Officer, RM&E works as monitoring lead for the project to ensure program and data quality at upazila
and school level and provide supportive supervision to project RM&E staff for ensuring timely reporting of the Project activities on Reading Advancement. S/he will also coordinate filed level implementation of planned assessments for the projects. This position reports to the Project Director and will be based in Habiganj.

Primary Responsibilities:
RM&E:

  • Coordinate with WFP Project RM&E team and ensure accomplishment of all planned activities based on approved plan;
  • Provide technical support to WFP Project RM&E team in conducting different assessments;
  • Review all assessment framework, methodology including sampling and assist Project Director and   Sr. Manager-RM&E to finalize these documents.
  • Provide technical support in data collection including training of data collectors and data collection supervision.
  • Review all assessment reports and provide technical inputs tom improve quality;
  • Frequent monitor the ongoing program and project to provide recommendation to support technical team to improve the program quality;
  • Provide technical support in data quality monitoring for ongoing program and Project;
  • Provide on job training on data collection, data archiving, data analysis and reporting to project staff;
  • Conduct Data Quality Monitoring, Library Rating System including data collection, data analysis and report preparation for Project.
  • Compilation and analysis of PIM for project.
  • Collect and archive project and assessment data, analysis and prepare different analytical reports for Project.
  • Assist Project Director for conducting planned activities of the project;
  • Participate different program and events of Room to Read.

MIS:
Digitize the existing MIS to automate the data recording and reporting using tablets

  • Review and analyze the existing implementation, data flow, monitoring tools and reporting mechanism to complete a needs assessment targeted to identify MIS modules
  • Consultation with staff to revise operational modality, usage of monitoring tools, reporting mechanism and data needs for different stakeholders 
  • Specify the Operating system and the Application software(s) needed to operate the system based on need assessment and consultation 
  • Prepare final operational and technical documentation including design of the planned MIS (which includes requirements documentation, architecture, design documentation, technical documentation, dashboard, data flow diagrams, source code, etc.)
  • Develop various database modules and design of the modules based on need assessment
  • Develop an Android based data collection system comprising of all field level monitoring tools
  • Develop a web-based MIS with all option menus, that is be able to aggregate data using data collected from android based application
  • Develop well-designed dashboards for multiple level users and stakeholders
  • Develop protocols for access control and security and implementation of the security system for multiple level users
  • Field testing of developed android and web-based system
  • Trouble shooting, bug-fixing and finalizing the system to operate

Capacity building of project staff on data input, report generation and maintenance of MIS

  • Preparation of a comprehensive user manual for all level users
  • Develop training materials for training of staff and government officials
  • Provide trainings to staff and government officials on data collection, report generation and using the system
  • Keep the developed user manuals in system to assist all level users

Maintenance and troubleshooting to generate error free performance reports

  • After successful development of the system, ensure necessary maintenance of these software
  • Ensure trouble shooting/bug fixing when required
  • Ensure customization of developed system works based on need (if required)
  • Prepare and develop Training Documentation for providing training to resource personnel of A2H to operate MIS in hard copy and electronic version.

Provide onsite supports to project staff

  • Provide on-site support and need based support to project staff on developed MIS
  • Provide any other support to staff as and when required

Qualifications:

Required:

  • At least Master’s degree from a reputed university, major in statistics/Education/Social Science/ MIS/Computer Science or any other relevant subject
  • At least 5 years of experience in monitoring and research work including, data collection, analysis, data quality checking and managing project database

Technical:

  • Strong knowledge in MS Office software package as well as database software such as STATA is a must 
  • Expertise in data analysis and preparing analytical reports is a must 
  • Experience and comfort in using computers, web and android-based applications for data collection and analyzing is a must
  • Experience using customized project database will be a plus
  • Comprehensive knowledge of current evaluation methodologies and techniques in data quality monitoring 
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions will be a plus

General Requirements

  • Willingness & ability to visit program sites extensively;
  • Skill & experience of working with e-communication & people with diverse culture;
  • Strong communication skills in Bangla and English;
  • Excellent computer operating skill;
  • Ability to work under pressure;
  • Comfortable in a performance-based organization working with low overhead budget;
  • Proven track record of achieving results;
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

To be successful as a member of the Room to Read team, you will also:

  • Have a passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic non-profit organization
  • Be an innovative and creative thinker – not afraid to try something new and inspire others to do so
  • Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness
  • Have a strong work ethic and require minimal direction
  • Work well independently as well as part of a team
  • Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment
Room to Read is committed to the education and welfare of children and protecting them from abuse and exploitation (Child Protection Principles)
Room to Read Representatives must create and maintain an environment that prevents sexual exploitation and sexual abuse. (PSEA Principles)
  • Room to Read has zero tolerance for child abuse and exploitation.
  • All children have the right to be free from abuse and exploitation, including neglect, maltreatment, and physical, mental or sexual violence, injury or abuse.
  • All children should be treated with respect and dignity.
  • The well-being of the child is Room to Read’s first priority when dealing with all identified or suspected cases of child abuse.
  • Room to Read shall integrate child protection into all its organizational strategies, structures and work practices.
  • Room to Read has zero tolerance for adult sexual exploitation and abuse.  
  • Sexual exploitation and abuse are serious violations of fundamental human rights and will not be accepted or tolerated.
  • All adults should be treated with respect and dignity. 
  • Room to Read implements a survivor-centered approach, putting the survivor’s rights and dignity at the forefront.
  • Survivors referred to available professional assistance (e.g. mental health counselling), upon consent.

Compensation:
We offer a competitive salary. The benefits include:

  • Provident Fund
  • 13th Month Allowance
  • Gratuity
  • Health coverage for staff and dependents
  • Insurances
  • Professional Development opportunities. The most significant benefit is the opportunity to work with one of the fastest growing international organizations, which has sole focus on education & continuously innovating efficient & effective social entrepreneurship

Application Procedure:
Interested candidates meeting the above requirements should apply online https://osv-rtr.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/RoomToRead/job/Bangladesh---Habiganj/Officer--RME_R-02934 on or before 2 May 2025. Any persuasion attempt will disqualify your candidacy. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

“Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply”