Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (PMEL) Officer - WTL

Reports to: Head of PMEL

Supervises: Interns, consultants

Mission of the Department

The mission of the Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learnings (PMEL) unit is to provide strategic leadership to drive results and impact, via the development of a robust, resilient, and highly performing WWF Tanzania that delivers on its strategic priorities in an effective, efficient, and accountable manner.

Major Functions

The Officer for Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (PMEL) Officer under the guidance of the country office Head of PMEL and the Landscape program coordinator, will be responsible for designing, managing, and implementing PMEL activities for the Water Towers Landscape (WTL) Programme grants and projects/programmes. The role will carry out the design of PMEL frameworks for grants and projects/programmes, ensuring their alignment with the office strategy, in line with WWF’s Network’s Standards of Conservation Project and Programme Management (PPMS) and ensuring compliance with the WWF International Country Office Strategy and Impact Monitoring policy.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

1. Planning

• Provide technical guidance in the development of project/programme levels Theory of Change, logical frameworks and PMEL frameworks according to PPMS standards and ensure that these are well documented.
• Provide technical advice and facilitate the process of developing clear and measurable goals, outcomes and indicators for grants, projects and programmes, while ensuring alignment with the Programme, Country, regional and global WWF strategy.
• Utilises the WWF International PMEL solution for project and programme design, in compliance with WWF International standards.

2. Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting

• Handle the collection, review and analysis of quality data to inform progress and adaptive management.
• Maintain the integrity of PMEL databases and documentation for the landscape programme.
• Implement WWF International PMEL solution for data management and reporting at landscape programme level, in compliance with WWF International standards.
• Works closely with programme and project managers to ensure project indicators are monitored and reported in accordance with the programme PMEL framework.
• Ensure key Landscape PMEL activities are carried out in a timely manner e.g., baselines, mid-term review or evaluation, final evaluation, reporting, dissemination etc.
• Guides the review of information and data collected to ensure it is of quality, accurate and timely to inform landscape programme and projects decisions.
• Lead the internal reporting efforts in the in the landscape programme as well as their consolidation and or synthesis. e.g., technical reports, impact reports, donor reports, activity reports and other information from landscape projects and programmes.
• Work in close collaboration with the ESSF Manager and Country office Head of PMEL to integrate the ESSF framework and monitoring needs inside the programme annual monitoring plan.

3. Learning and Adaptive Management

• Design and implement lessons learned, and performance review workshops for project and programmes learning and adaptive management.
• Promote and facilitate dissemination of results, knowledge sharing and collaboration for continuous learning in the programme and country office.
• Ensure integration of recommendations into project/programmes for improvement.

4. Capacity Development

• Provide routine training and capacity-building support to projects and programme staff, partners, and stakeholders on M&E methodologies and best practices.

This job description covers the main tasks and conveys the spirit of the sort of tasks that are anticipated by staff. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary according to organizational needs. This role will require travel as needed (approx. 20% of the time).

Profile

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in natural resource management, environment, conservation management, bioregional planning, social sciences, development studies, Statistics, Project Management and Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation or in relevant fields.
• 2 years of practical experience in PMEL methodologies, project cycle management, Quality Assurance, Financial Management, Data analysis and report writing.
• Experience in Monitoring and Evaluation and experience with Result-based management.
• Familiarity with PPMS or Open Standards would be considered an advantage.
• Proven knowledge of data analytics and utilising monitoring and evaluation data for impact reporting.
• Experience in field data collection, analysis synthesis, inferences and preparation of strategic information for decision-makers.
• Experience in using Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) data collection tools, e.g., KOBO, Miombo ODK, Survey123, etc
• Experience with data analysis and visualization tools. E.g., R, PowerBI, Tableau, Excel etc.
• Proven knowledge and experience of the not-for-profit sector, preferably of environmental nongovernment organizations, governance and regulatory compliance.
• Great command of written and spoken English and the local language.

Working Relationships

External

• Donors - Ensure that PMEL for all projects meet donor requirements as well as WWF International standards.
• Partners - Make sure that projects implemented by partners meet WWF and donor PMEL standards.

Internal

• Project Managers - Inform about PMEL requirements and systems to ensure compliance with WWF PMEL standards.
• Regional and International PMEL Coordinators - Make sure that WWF PMEL protocol is consistent with WWF regional and global standards.

Mode of Application

Applications must include a complete Cover Letter & CV with full contact details of three referees and should be addressed to the People & Culture Manager, via email to: hresources@wwftz.org by Wednesday, 20th November 2024 at 5:00 pm. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview.

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