M & E Officer-Ifakara at IUCN Tanzania

Established in 1948, The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a membership Union composed of both government and civil society organisations. It harnesses the experience, resources and reach of its more than 1,300 Member organizations and the input of more than 10,000 experts. IUCN is the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it. IUCN has had its operations in Tanzania for more than four decades working with many partners and supporters to implement a large and diverse portfolio of conservation projects ranging from management of protected areas, forest ecosystems, coastal resources, aquatic ecosystems and climate change resilience.

Under direct supervision of the Programme Manager – SUSTAIN II (and Programme Manager – TRI), the M&E Officer will be responsible for supporting Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) activities of projects under the Tanzania Programme, in close collaboration with Programme Managers and the IUCN ESARO Regional M&E Officer. The M&E Officer will support the development of work plans, performance reports and related evaluation/appraisal tasks. S/He will ensure M&E tools are in line with the donor and IUCN Monitoring and Evaluation Policy and project guidelines and standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project Planning, Monitoring and Reporting;
Support the development of monitoring tools including Performance Monitoring Plans (PMP), data collection and data quality assurance instruments;
Coordinate progress and performance tracking of the projects;
Support the measurement of output, outcome and impact indicators for the Projects;
Contribute to the development and review of quarterly and annual reports;
Provide feedback to Project Managers on the performance of Projects based on monitoring data analysis.
Assist in updating regularly the project portal in line with project requirements

Evaluation and Closure of Projects;
Support the planning for and execution of Projects’ Annual Reviews, Mid Term Reviews and Terminal project evaluation in accordance with donor policy;
Participate in the evaluation of the project results and achievements.
Participate to project implementation & coordination meetings.
Ensure the knowledge emerging from evaluations (findings, recommendations and lessons learned) is communicated to the appropriate audience;
Working in collaboration with the Project Managers, ensure all Projects are closed in a timely manner and in accordance with the IUCN and donor project guidance and standards.

Management of Compliance and Risk Management Systems;
Ensure compliance to IUCN and donor risk management guidelines
Support Project Managers in the development of risk management tools.
Ensure monitoring of the environmental and social performance of the Projects
Ensure Project risk register is regularly updated;

Other;
Provide inputs to project concept notes, proposals, reports and publications.
Represent IUCN at meetings as may be required
Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time