Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officer – HCI

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Kenya, +2 more countries.

📋 Description

• Oversee, assess, and enhance educational initiatives for the Heart of Conservation Initiative.

• Monitor and report on project execution, effectiveness, outputs, outcomes, impacts, and results for C1 partners and HCI on a global scale.

• Gather and analyze project data, refining the results framework to ensure alignment with the theory of change.

• Collaborate in developing a learning agenda and culturally sensitive educational methods with Indigenous Peoples and local community organizations.

• Facilitate adaptive management and respond to evolving learning requirements.

• Assist in the creation of semiannual and annual technical reports, project progress updates, and yearly implementation reports.

• Develop indicator collection methodologies in partnership with the Project Manager, C1 partners, and technical specialists.

• Oversee M&E plans and evaluate data reliability, precision, and feasibility.

• Produce annual Results Framework and Work Plan Tracking Reports, incorporating GEF core indicator measurements.

• Organize and plan annual reflection workshops and compile lessons learned in workshop reports.

• Support learning exchanges and knowledge fairs, focusing on the involvement of women and youth.

• Create and manage a transparent, real-time monitoring, evaluation, and learning database.

• Address data sovereignty and safety concerns through established systems, protocols, and agreements.

• Resolve culturally appropriate data collection and reporting challenges.

• Contribute to planning for external evaluations, data collection, deliverable assessments, and evaluator coordination.

• Present project advancements and insights at regional and international platforms.

• Travel internationally for about one week every quarter.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in natural or social science, environmental management, program evaluation, international development, adult/organizational learning, or a related field is required; an advanced degree is preferred.

• A minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience; a Master’s degree may replace 2 years of experience.

• At least 3 years of experience in designing and implementing M&E systems for development or conservation projects.

• Experience in supporting Indigenous Peoples and local community organizations with culturally sensitive, respectful, and community-centered collaboration is essential.

• Strong analytical abilities, particularly with database software such as Excel or Smartsheet.

• Experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis, research methodologies, and report writing.

• Familiarity with statistical software like R or Stata is preferred.

• Knowledge of Open Standards for Conservation Management or WWF Program and Project Management Standards is advantageous.

• Understanding of traditional ecological knowledge and biocultural indicators is a plus.

• Experience in organizing learning or capacity-strengthening events or exchanges.

• Excellent writing skills and proficiency in English are mandatory.

• Fluency or working knowledge of Spanish, French, and/or Portuguese is highly preferred.

• Experience working in distributed teams across various time zones is required.

• International field experience in developing countries is preferred.

• Must possess legal authorization to work in the job's location.

• Applicants from Brazil and Kenya must be nationals currently residing in and legally authorized to work in those countries.

• Applicants from Cambodia may include nationals from South and Southeast Asian countries willing to relocate to Cambodia.

🏝️ Benefits

• Paid relocation: None.

• Visa sponsorship and relocation expenses may be supported for eligible applicants from Cambodia based on available budget.

• Equal employment opportunities are offered to all qualified individuals.