M&E and Knowledge Management Officer

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

The Government of Zimbabwe, through the Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate (MEWC), in partnership with the UNDP will be implementing a 6 year GEF funded project entitled Strengthening Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management and Climate-Smart Landscapes in the Mid to Lower Zambezi Region of Zimbabwe. The project is implemented under a National Implementation Modality (NIM) where MEWC is the Implementing Partner. This is a child project being implemented under a global parent programme entitled Global Partnership on Wildlife Conservation and Crime Prevention for Sustainable Development. The project seeks to address multiple threats to biodiversity and sustainable community development in the Lower Zambezi which include poaching and associated wildlife trade, retaliatory killing of wildlife, deforestation and associated land degradation due to unsustainable agriculture and firewood consumption, and uncontrolled veld fires. The Zimbabwe project is therefore a multifocal area project whose objective is to promote an integrated landscape approach to managing wildlife resources, carbon and ecosystem services in the face of climate change in the protected areas and communal lands of the Mid to Lower Zambezi Regions of Zimbabwe. The project has 4 components namely: Component 1. Strengthening capacity and governance frameworks for integrated wildlife and woodland management and wildlife/forest crime enforcement in Zimbabwe; Component 2. Strengthening Zimbabwe’s PA estate and CAMPFIRE Wildlife Conservancies in areas of global BD significance; Component 3. Mainstreaming BD and ES management, and climate change mitigation, into the wider landscape; and Component 4. Knowledge Management, M&E and Gender Mainstreaming. A Project Management Unit (PMU) will be set up in the Ministry of Environment Water and Climate to undertake the day to day implementation of the project. UNDP has therefore been requested by the MEWC to support with the setting up of the PMU.

Under the direct supervision of Project Manager the national UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: • Monitor project progress and participate in the production of progress reports ensuring that they meet the necessary reporting requirements and standards; • Ensure project’s M&E meets the requirements of the Government, the UNDP Country Office, and UNDP-GEF; Global Wildlife Program; • Develop project-specific M&E tools as necessary ensuring that the M&E plans of the RPs are fully aligned to the project M&E tools and plans; • Oversee and ensure the implementation of the project’s M&E plan, including periodic appraisal of the Project’s Theory of Change and Results Framework with reference to actual and potential project progress and results; • Oversee/develop/coordinate the implementation of the stakeholder engagement plan; • Oversee and guide the design of surveys/ assessments commissioned for monitoring and evaluating project results; • Facilitate project implementation reviews (PIRs), mid-term and terminal evaluations of the project; including management responses; • Facilitate annual reviews of the project and produce analytical reports from these annual reviews, including learning and other knowledge management products; • Support project site M&E and learning missions; • Visit project sites as and when required to appraise project progress on the ground and validate written progress reports; • Extract and systemize lessons learned by the project in cooperation with RPs and ensure the lessons are used for the project adaptive management; • Facilitate distribution of information about the project activities and results via the project web-site, bulletin, and other means of communication; • Facilitate exchange of the project experience with other programmes and projects, including GWP; • Support Project Manager in publicity and media coverage of the project in line with UNDP-GEF guidelines.

• Accountability
• Adaptability and Flexibility
• Building Trust
• Commitment and Motivation
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Communication
• Empowering Others
• Ethics and Values
• Integrity
• Judgement and Decision-making
• Knowledge Sharing
• Planning and Organizing
• Professionalism
• Respect for Diversity
• Self-Management

Environment or natural resources management • At least 5 years of relevant work experience preferably in project management, monitoring and evaluation setting involving multilateral/ international funding agencies; • Previous GEF experience will be an added advantage; • Significant experience in collating, analyzing and writing up results for reporting purposes and documenting project lessons and stories of most significant change; • Very good knowledge of Results-Based Management and project cycle management, particularly with regards to M&E and KM approach and methods. • Formal training in RBM/ PCM will be a definite asset; • Knowledge and working experience of the application of gender mainstreaming in international projects; • Understanding of biodiversity conservation, law enforcement, sustainable livelihoods, climate change and associated issues; • Very good inter-personal skills; • Proficiency in computer application and information technology. Strong appreciation of typesetting, blogging, twitter and web stories management is an asset; • Ability to promote sharing of knowledge across the project stakeholders and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning.

As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials. National UN Volunteers are part of the malicious insurance plan.

Zimbabwe is located in Southern Africa and has three seasons, cool and dry from May-Aug, hot and dry from Sep-Nov, warm and wet from Dec-Apr. The capital Harare lies at an altitude of 1450m above sea level. The middle plateau is Malaria free and prophylaxis is highly recommended in low lying and hot areas. The currency in use is USD and all basic food and accessories are available. There are public and private health facilities as well as many social amenities available in Harare. https://www.unv.org/