Job Opportunity for Block MLE Coordinator at Care India in Bhavnagar

Position:

Block MLE Coordinator Vruddhi

Grade/Level

H

Project/Unit

Project Vruddhi Gujarat

Reports to:

District MLE Officer

Location:

State of Gujarat: Sabarkantha and Bhavnagar Districts

Project Duration

1st April 2023 to 31st December 2024

Travel

Upto 90% of the time within the Block or outside blocks as and when required

Project Background

Project Vruddhi is a partnership between Power of Nutrition, Action Against Hunger and CARE India aiming at increasing the capacity of existing systems and programmes as well as improving child nutrition-related practices in Bhavnagar and Sabarkantha, two districts exhibiting particularly high rates of stunting. The programme goal is to contribute to reductions in children’s stunting and severe wasting by improving health, nutrition and hygiene among pregnant and lactating women and children under 6 years in Bhavnagar and Sabarkantha districts of Gujarat through two objectives: 

·         Increase capacities of health and ICDS system to deliver improved nutrition services.

·         Improve essential health and nutrition practices among women and children by building knowledge, skills, and motivation and creating an enabling environment.

MEAL unit under Project Vruddhi, designs and puts in place processes to generate and analyse outcome and process data on community and facility level services in program intervention area. Along with Nutrition, MEAL unit of Project Vruddhi will also focus on generation and sharing of data related to Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and anthropometric measurements. MEAL unit also plays a critical role in the capacity building of program team and Government counterparts on data driven decision making.

Job Summary

MEAL unit conducts surveys using several data collection techniques such as personal interviews, observations, focused group discussions, case studies, data from records/documents etc. Block MLE coordinator will be primarily responsible for collecting data in his/her assigned blocks for the studies conducted by MEAL unit as per a defined protocol.  His/her principal mandate will be to conduct data collection for such surveys ensuring data quality as well as efficiency and timeliness. When needed, s/he may need to coordinate/collaborate with Block MLE Coordinators of the same district or other districts to enhance efficiency of the data collection process. Being the primary responsible personnel in the assigned blocks, the Block MLE Coordinator will be accountable for the overall success of the MEAL unit data collection effort in her/his blocks. 

Contract / Key Relationships 

The Block MLE Coordinator will report to District MLE Officer of their respective assigned districts of Gujarat. They will work in close coordination with District MLE Officer of their assigned districts and need to coordinate/collaborate with other Block MLE Coordinators of the same district or other districts. 

Key Responsibilities 

The primary duties and responsibilities of the Block MLE Coordinator will include the following but not be restricted to:

Understanding the study protocol(s)

• To understand the domains of enquiry for each survey and be well-versed with the techniques employed for data collection for specific studies.
• To grasp the implementation protocol(s) for each study.
• To have thorough knowledge of the tools/instruments used for data collection in each of the studies.

Collecting the required data: 

• To identify/trace the respondent as per the study sample.
• Administering the tools/ instruments using appropriate techniques and collect data from respondents/records while ensuring complete adherence to data collection protocol.
• Accurately documenting the responses/observations.
• To chalk out efficient route and travel plan along with appropriate operational and logistic plan for ensuring maximum productivity.
• To ensure completion of data collection for each of the assigned studies within the stipulated timeline.

Ensuring Data Quality:

• To strictly follow the sample selection techniques 
• To adhere to instrument administration protocol(s) as described in training(s) for ensuring high quality data

Other Support:

• To provide support in conducting pre-testing and cognitive testing of any new instrument
• To perform other ad-hoc tasks as per the need of different stakeholders such as the Government and the donor
• Travel up to 90% of the time within the Block or outside blocks as and when required. 

Qualification & Experience

Essential:

Bachelor’s degree/PG Diploma in any discipline from any recognized university.

Preferred:

• Experience of collecting data by conducting personal interviews and observational processes.
• Experience of data collection for large-scale studies/surveys with one/more reputed organizations / institutions.
• Basic understanding on Nutrition and Maternal and Child Health (MCH) issues and fundamentals of data collection in public health. 

Skills & Competencies 

• Familiarity with use of android mobile/Tablet.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities with attention to details.
• Experience of working with the national programs at Block/district level, especially Nutrition, MNCH and NRHM.
• Able to travel extensively within block, district or outside district, if required.
• Ability to meet hard timelines while working on different assignments simultaneously. 
• A team player following model codes of conduct and behaviour ensuring gender and rights-based approaches at the workplace. 
• Ability to read, write and speak Gujarati and Hindi. 
• Basic knowledge and application of MS Office suite especially Word and Excel
• Capable of riding motorcycle/scooter, owning one of them and possessing a valid license