Landscape Monitoring and Evaluation Manager at Wildlife Conservation Society
Landscape Monitoring and Evaluation Manager Position: Landscape Monitoring and Evaluation Manager Reports to: GRKLP Program Director Positions Managed: None Location: Mbeya Country Program/Sector: WCS Tanzania Program Position Type: Full-time Scope/Capacity: Greater Ruaha-Katavi Landscape Program Coordinates with: All GRKLP staff (including CMP staff in Rungwa) Background: The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) saves wildlife and wild places […]
Landscape Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
Position: Landscape Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
Reports to: GRKLP Program Director
Positions Managed: None
Location: Mbeya
Country Program/Sector: WCS Tanzania Program
Position Type: Full-time
Scope/Capacity: Greater Ruaha-Katavi Landscape Program
Coordinates with: All GRKLP staff (including CMP staff in Rungwa)
Background:
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature.
WCS is an equal opportunity employer and seeks a Landscape Monitoring and Evaluation Manager under the auspices of the Greater Ruaha-Katavi Landscape Program. The Landscape Monitoring and Evaluation Manager will be based in Mbeya, but with frequent field travel, and will be a senior member of the Greater Ruaha-Katavi Landscape Program and will report reports directly to the WCS Program Director.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Design Strategy
- Facilitate the establishment of baselines for all new project interventions in the Greater Ruaha-Katavi landscape.
- Develop data collection tools including checklists, forms and questionnaires for data collection.
- Provide guidance in the development of the overall monitoring and evaluation of the program in accordance with program M&E Plan.
Program Progress Management
- Conduct regular visits to program field sites for data quality assurance documentation of lessons.
- Support the process of development and revision of overall landscape program and individual program annual workplans in coordination with program technical staff.
- Monitor and document progress of implementation of project workplans.
- Undertake periodic reviews of implementation and operation of the monitoring system to provide on-site solutions to the existing challenges and situation in accordance with the plans for the overall landscape program.
- Coordinate the monitoring of implementation of the program workplan and ensure that program monitoring plans are submitted to relevant parties in a timely manner for review and approval.
- Work with the landscape leads in consolidation of landscape program reports.
- Review and provide feedback to all consultants’ reports made by consultants on commissioned assignments, as directed by program technical leads.
- Compile, check, sort and analyze qualitative and quantitative data for ongoing field activities according to the reporting guidelines.
Learning
- In collaboration with the Landscape Program Director, organize annual and periodic program reflection and learning meetings.
Support Landscape/Country Office
- Work closely with the landscape and country office to accurately document field success stories and lessons and share them with the program teams for wider circulation.
- Capturing and sharing of news, stories and conservation impact.
- Provide inputs to communications products, materials, and campaigns to ensure accurate information when required.
- Perform other tasks as requested and as relevant by the Landscape Program Director.
- Contribute to the preparation of draft technical report and comment on all field reports as directed.
Team & Representation
- Senior role in the landscape program.
- Support program teams in proper execution of project workplans.
- Facilitate M&E capacity building trainings and meetings within the program area as per program workplans including leading data analysis and management and involving program partners where relevant.
- Facilitate assessment of program performance and provide feedback to the program teams.
- Establish relations and keep effective relationships with program partners (multi-sectoral, government and non-governmental) at local and national levels for implementation and networking/lessons sharing.
- Ensure good and close liaison in collaboration with program teams, stakeholders and other WCS partners, including with transboundary colleagues in Zambia as required.
- Archive all M&E work both electronically in a centralized location for team members and in hard copies.
Other Duties
- Provide succinct written monthly progress reports for the Program Director and help prepare funding proposals, donor reports, technical updates, success stories or other as requested.
- Integrate with a dynamic and mixed team of conservation professionals, to work under pressure, meet deadlines and remain flexible regarding other work requests.
- As directed, support the visits of program donors, visiting WCS staff and others as directed.
- Represent the Program at key meetings, events, conferences etc., as directed.
General
- Always lead by example, maintaining the good name of WCS.
- Provide any other assistance as requested by the WCS Program Director.
Minimum Requirements and Qualifications:
- A minimum of bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences, Economics, Environmental or Social Science, Development Studies, Natural Resources Management, Program and Project Management or Monitoring and Evaluation. A master’s degree in any of the above fields is an added advantage.
- At least 4 years of experience in data collection and assisting Monitoring and Evaluation of programs with proven experience developing comprehensive M&E frameworks and successfully implementing them for projects and programs for various donors.
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
- Ability to organize, conduct and document training in relevant disciplines.
- Strong analytical skills including analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data and strong experience in use of information management systems.
Additional Requirements:
- Excellent organizational and time management skills required to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong knowledge in Computer programs, M&E tools and databases.
- Highest level of integrity, honesty, and sense of responsibility.
- Desire (and ability) to work under challenging field conditions with limited supervision.
- Valid driving license and 4×4 experience preferred.
- Position is open to Tanzanian nationals only.
Remuneration:
Level 8
A competitive remuneration package will be offered to the successful candidate.
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