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Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer Freshwater, WWF-Laos

 

Position title:  Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer Freshwater, WWF-Laos

Location:         Kaisone City, Savannakhet province – with extensive travel to the sites.

Open for:         Lao national

 

The M&E Officer is responsible for the effective development, management and updating of the Freshwater Program’s M&E systems and surveys. The M&E Officer ensures the effective delivery of all relevant M&E products from the Freshwater Program.

The M&E Officer provides M&E support to the landscape project teams and is accountable for data integrity in the projects.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Support the implementation of the Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (PMEL) in the freshwater program;
  • Develop and set up an integrated M&E framework to ensure accountability of the teams to regular update and feedbacks;
  • Train and supervise data collection training to all stakeholders for all M&E related events including assessments and monitoring;
  • Assisting in development processes of data collection tools, data processing, analyses and reporting of data.
  • Timely update and maintain all M&E data of the freshwater program includes all projects and grants contributing to freshwater program;
  • Coordinate with the university, interns, volunteers and other partners for the effective implementation of the projects’ research components;
  • Support Project Managers in maintaining and completing project monitoring tools to feed into the country M&E system and comply with WWF-Laos system as well as donor requirements;
  • Proactively support Project Managers in completing their monitoring and evaluation commitments to project donors and partners;
  • Work and coordinate closely with Project teams to ensure the relevant and appropriate data are collected, analyzed and reflect the conservation impact on the ground;
  • Ensure that data associated with monitoring is stored and easily accessible particularly spatial, biological monitoring and social survey data;
  • Assist Project Managers to manage and facilitate the M&E works with local counterparts during  semi or annual meeting;
  • Provide support to Project Managers to prepare M&E results presentations in a timely fashion, clear and professional manner;    
  • Contribute to project or Freshwater Program proposal development with regards to identification of impact indicators and monitoring and evaluation plan development;
  • Assist Project Managers in revision of the project M&E Framework in the area of indicators, baseline, targets and measurement;
  • Work in close collaboration with the M&E Manager as required.

Qualifications Required

  • At least a bachelor's degree in environmental science, natural resources management, social science, organizational management, information management systems, development studies, or in relevant fields.
  • At least 3 years of practical experience in monitoring and evaluation;
  • Experience in designing and/or information management systems for conservation and/or development projects;
  • Experience in designing tools for data collection, data processing, and analysis for project, as well as preparation of strategic information for decision makers;
  • Experience in any development of digital data collection tools (ex: Kobo, ODK etc…), data analysis and visualization software ex. PowerBi.
  • Demonstrated understanding of the project cycle management;
  • Experience in writing reports and reviews, delivering presentation and defending recommendations

 

Required Skills and Competencies

  • Systematic and analytical thinking;
  • Good human relations and coordination skills, including working in virtual teams; 
  • Excellent organizational, and presentation skills (including training, mentoring and facilitation skills) ;
  • Excellent negotiation skill with answers positively to direct feedback and differing points of view,
  • Striving to develop a sense of team with colleagues by building and maintaining effective working relationships with team and partners;
  • Proven ability to work under minimum supervision and take initiative while keeping in check all relevant regulations and organization’s policies;
  • Willing to learn and support others with a energy and positive attitude and self-motivation;
  • Ability to work under time pressure and meet deadlines, also ability to work in diversified environments.
  • Excellent command of written and spoken Lao and English languages;
  • Adhere to WWF’s values: Courage, Respect, Collaboration and Integrity.

 

 

WWF Laos can offer you:

Contract duration: initial 1 year with possible extension with industry leading benefit and salary package and ample opportunity for professional development. For more information on our work in Laos, please visit: http://www.wwf.org.la. 

How to apply:

Interested candidates please fill out this application form by clicking on this link:

>>>>>  Application for Employment, WWF-Laos  <<<<<

Kindly upload your CV and cover letter in English in word/pdf format and submit them through the system only.

Apply thought Google drive (G-mail) and answer all questions in the system until you click on the submit button.

*Please upload your CV and Cover letter online.  Suggest to name file of your CV and Cover letter with position name that you applied for and ending file by your full name.

(example: M&E Officer_CV_Andrew Lang, M&E Officer_Cover letter Andrew Lang)

Note: 

Please note that the position is contingent upon securing the necessary funding. We will only be able to offer an employment contract if the required funding is obtained. Shortlisted applicants will be kept informed of the status of funding as it develops.    

 

Deadline for applications:  28th November 2024

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

 

WWF does not charge or accept a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.  

We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to having a diverse workforce.