Development Specialist – Education
Location: Gurgaon, Haryana
Engagement: Full-time, onsite role
Time Commitment: 40 hours per week
Duration: Full-Time, Fixed Term, extendable based on performance and programme requirements
Experience: 10+ years
About the Organisation
We are an Indian homegrown consulting firm working with social-sector, philanthropic and development organisations. We provide support in monitoring, evaluation and learning, programme management, organisational development, research, capacity building, communications and grants operations, with a focus on practical, high-quality delivery for complex development programmes.
Role Description:
The consulting firm is seeking an experienced Development Specialist to support a large portfolio of education programmes for an international organisation. The role will involve reviewing and strengthening project design and MEL systems, tracking programme performance, ensuring data quality, supporting field monitoring and research, and generating evidence for programme improvement, donor reporting and strategic learning in the area of school education.
Key Responsibilities:
• Design and strengthen grant proposals and MEL frameworks, theories of change, indicators, tools and reporting systems for education programmes.
• Monitor programme implementation through partner reviews, validation calls, data checks and periodic performance reviews.
• Design, support and critique baseline and endline studies, needs assessments, learner assessments, market scans, tracer studies and beneficiary surveys.
• Analyse quantitative and qualitative data to identify progress, outcome trends, implementation gaps, risks and learning opportunities.
• Prepare and review monitoring reports, case studies, learning briefs, donor reports, presentations and other evidence-based knowledge products.
• Work with programme, field and partner teams to improve the use of data and evidence in programme planning and decision-making.
Required Qualifications and Experience:
• Postgraduate degree in education, social sciences, development studies, economics, public policy, statistics, management or a related field.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in designing and reviewing grants and MEL frameworks, research, evaluation, programme learning or development-sector consulting.
• Demonstrated experience in education-related programming, including school education, skilling, employability, entrepreneurship, digital learning, youth development, women’s economic empowerment or migration vulnerabilities.
• Strong knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods, including tool design, sampling, field protocols, data management and analysis.
• Strong proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word; experience with dashboards, MIS, Kobo/ODK, Zoho, Power BI, SPSS, Stata or qualitative analysis tools is strongly preferred.
• Excellent analytical, writing, documentation and communication skills, with the ability to work independently and coordinate across multiple teams.
• Willingness to travel to rural and urban programme locations as required. Candidates with experience of program design and grant management in international organisations will be preferred.
Expected Deliverables:
The specialist will review and quality assure project design, produce MEL frameworks, data-collection tools, monitoring plans, analysis summaries, dashboards and periodic reports across the education portfolio. The role will also support field documentation, learning briefs, donor reporting, case studies and evaluation-related outputs that strengthen programme implementation and demonstrate results. Using evidence-based programming and education portfolio oversight are key responsibilities.
Salary and Benefits are competitive and commensurate to qualification and experience.
Application Process:
Interested candidates should submit their CV, a cover letter explaining their suitability and motivation for the role, current CTC and expected CTC. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Apply to: recruitment.jncllp@gmail.in
Subject line: Application – Development Specialist- Education