Survey CTO Programmer Consultant

Delhi

  • Organization: Room to Read
  • Location: Delhi
  • Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Statistics
    • Information Technology and Computer Science
    • Managerial positions
  • Closing Date: Closed

Scope of work
 
Hiring of Survey CTO Programmer consultant
 
Engagement of Consultant: Survey CTO Programmer consultant
 
Base location: New Delhi
 
Duration: November 2023 – June 2024 (extendable based on requirements)
 
Working days: Monday to Friday
 
Working timimgs: 09:30am to 06:00pm
 
Organisation profile: Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read (RtR) is creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality through education. We are achieving this goal by helping children in historically low-income communities develop literacy skills and a habit of reading, and by supporting girls as they build life skills to succeed in school and negotiate key life decisions. We collaborate with governments and other partner organizations to deliver positive outcomes for children at a scale. Room to Read has benefited more than 39 million children and has worked in 23 countries and in more than 182,000 communities, providing additional support through remote solutions that facilitate learning beyond the classroom. Room to Read aims to benefit 40 million children by 2025.
 
Room to Read India was established in 2003 and presently has programs in twelve states – Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi NCR, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh.  We aim to make available educational opportunities and resources to more disadvantaged children in our mission to break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy one child at a time.
 
Position overview: Room to Read is looking for a skilled and detail-oriented SurveyCTO Survey Programmer to join Reasearch, Monitoring and Evaluation (RM&E) team at Room to Read, India Country office. As the SurveyCTO Programmer, the consulatnt will be responsible for transforming survey designs and questionnaires into the SurveyCTO, ensuring the accurate implementation of survey logic, and facilitating data collection efforts. Moreover, the consultant will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and managing SurveyCTO forms and providing technical expertise.
 
Responsibilities: The responsibilities of the SurveyCTO programmer consultant includes, but not limited to:
  • Collaborate with the project team to understand the survey objectives, questionnaire design, and specific data requirements.
  • Use the SurveyCTO programming language (XML-based) to create functional and user-friendly surveys.
  • Design and develop SurveyCTO forms based on project requirements and survey instruments. The survey instruments include program monitoring tools; structured and semi-structured study tools; EGRA based assessment tools; and observations formats.
  • Implement survey logics, skip patterns, branching and data checks to ensure data accuracy and quality.
  • Customise creation of dashboards for data visualisation in Excel, PowerBi, Tableau.
  • Providing technical support to field teams and end-users during data collection.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve any technical issues related to SurveyCTO implementation.
  • Develop custom scripts or functionalities as needed to enhance data collection processes.
  • Collaborate with the project team to address any modifications or updates to the survey instruments based on feedback or as per project requirements.
Requirements: A master’s degree from an approved University/institution along with a minimum of 5-7 years of experience in SurveyCTO and its XML-based programming language is required.
  • Understanding of survey design principles, question types, skip patterns, and branching logic.
  • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
  • Solid attention to detail.
  • Familiarity with data management best practices.
  • Ability to work independently, multitask, manage priorities, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Knowledge of other data collection platforms, such as, Google data studio, ODK, CSPro, KoboCollect, etc. is desirable.
Room to Read is a child-safe organization; all personnel are expected to adhere to Room to Read’s Child Protection Policy and Child Protection Code of Conduct.
 
  • Minimum 5-7 years of experience in SurveyCTO and its XML-based programming language.
  • Proficiency in using SurveyCTO programming language (XML-based) to create surveys.
  • Ability to implement survey logics, skip patterns, branching, and data checks.
  • Experience with customizing dashboards for data visualization in Excel, PowerBi, Tableau.
  • Familiarity with data management best practices.
  • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills to address technical issues related to SurveyCTO implementation.
  • Collaboration to address modifications or updates to survey instruments based on feedback or project requirements.
  • Providing technical support to field teams and end-users during data collection.
Payment Terms
  • The consultant will be compensated on monthly basis.
  • To facilitate the payment process, the consultant is required to submit a monthly invoice. This invoice should detail the consultant's work and the key deliverables achieved during that specific month.
Application process:
  • To apply for the individual consultant position, interested candidates are required to submit their resumes, highlight relevant skills and experiences related to the consultant position. It should include details such as educational background, work history, certifications, and any specific achievements that demonstrate the candidate's suitability for the role.
  • Following the resume submission, shortlisted candidates will be called for technical round and will be assessed.
HOW TO APPLY
  • Individual Need to Submit CV/Resume 
  • CV/Resume to be submitted over procurement.india@roomtoread.org (without copying anyone from RtR)  
  • Last Date for submission is 29th Oct 2023
  • Subject for submission of CV/Resume– CV/Resume for Consultant – Survey CTO Programmer
  1. Read the SOW thoroughly before applying.
  2. Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted and might be called for a face-to-face interaction with the panel.
  3. Any incomplete application or process deviation, the proposals will automatically be rejected.
 
Proposal received after the prescribed deadline will not be considered.
 
Selected Candidate will be required to sign and abide by the Child Protection policy of Room to Read.
 
Contact Person for Any Clarification:
Name: Sumit Raghav 

Email Id: Sumit.Raghav@roomtoread.org 

This vacancy is now closed.
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