Summary
Date Posted: 20th May 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Are you a dynamic, innovative and impact driven individual who would like to contribute to conservation? Then you are the candidate that WWF (The World Wide Fund for Nature) is looking for. WWF is an International Non-Governmental Organization that deals with conservation of nature. Our mission is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.
Duty Post: Lusaka
Duration and nature of the appointment: The appointment will be for 2 years, with the possibility of extension based on availability of project funding. .

Job Responsibilities:
• Support the Freshwater and Wildlife Programmes’ existing M&E plans in line with approved WWF Network M&E frameworks (PPMS), in consultation with the Conservation manager, Programme Managers and teams;
• Assist the Freshwater and Wildlife Program Managers during annual and multi-year planning and budgeting processes to strengthen the monitoring plans for individual projects;
• Update and follow the M&E information management system and coordinate with Programme Leads, their teams and project partners for collecting data against agreed Key Performance Indicators;
• Engage with Program teams to collect and manage essential data of their respective projects and ensure quality of data collected;
• Provide feedback to Programme Managers and their teams on projects’ performance based on monitoring data findings;
• Periodically visit field sites for projects in support of Program Managers.
• Assist program Managers in building capacity of teams on planning monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E);
• Assist Program Managers in designing, coordinating and conducting project evaluations (mid-term and end-line);
• Document best practices and lesson learnt; and support Program Managers in promoting a culture of two way learning within their teams, and,
• Support Program Managers in sharing learning from M&E process with the wider team;
• Assist WWF Zambia’s Conservation Manager in tracking, consolidating and uploading/forwarding of project technical progress reports to relevant WWF National Organizations, and WWF International and donors;

Job Skills: Not Specified

Job Qualifications:
• University degree in an appropriate field of management or natural sciences (conservation, environment, natural resource management, forest, freshwater, terrestrial ecology, animal sciences). MSc will be an added advantage;
• Professional training in Monitoring and Evaluation, and some knowledge of project cycle management (i.e. situation/context analysis, conceptual models, theories of change, monitoring and evaluation and exit);
• At least 3 years professional experience in project/programme design implementation and M&E.
• Experience with practical development and implementation of natural resource management and related result-based management oriented monitoring system;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to network and to develop and maintain strong relationships with project staff;

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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Job application procedure
Applications must include a cover letter and CV with full contact details of three referees sent as one file with subject line “ Monitoring and Evaluation Officer – Zambia”, to The People, Culture & Operations Manager – Zambia through wwfcareers@wwfzam.org  to be received not later than the 27th May 2019. We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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