Monitoring, Evaluation and Communication Officer
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Social Work, Resources & Environment, Communications, Monitoring & Evaluation
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Negotiable
The position is for National
Reports to: Project Manager
Contract Type: Contract Staff
Classified Level: Officer
Duration: One year with possibility of renewal
Duty Station: Phnom Penh, with frequent travels to project sites
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Monitoring & Evaluation
- Assist project manager and provincial coordinator on day-to-day business activities including prepare back to office report, contacting relevant ERIP’s project stakeholders and other task when required.
- Regularly track records and update the events and activities in M&E plan and in line with the ERIP’s frameworks using M&E tools for the inclusive monitoring and reporting.
- Ensure project’s M&E meets the requirements of the Government, the UNDP Country Office, and UNDP-GEF.
- Monitor project progress and participate in the production of progress reports ensuring that they meet the necessary reporting requirements and standards – including inputs to the annual PIRs.
- Support project team, especially Project manager and Project Coordinator with GIS mapping and designing tree nursery when necessary.
- 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.
- Conduct monitoring and evaluation of results and impacts across work activities to assess performance, effectiveness and overall progress.
- 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 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.
- Communication
- Support in development of knowledge management strategy and a databased system for ERIP with strong focus on evidence-based documentation and knowledge sharing, including outreach strategies supporting scaling our across sub-national administrative, national, regional and global levels.
- Assisting project coordinator/Project manager in documenting best practices and learning and develop communication material to promote visibility of project results in both English and occasionally in Khmer.
- Participate in the ERIP community of practice (CoP) and contribute to global knowledge base from project experiences.
- Organize multiple innovative events, such as roadshows, online and printed media, to raise awareness among communities and government staff on the principles of integrated watershed management (IWM) and the benefits of restoration, conservation and ecosystem services.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- Khmer - Fluent is required
- English - Fluent is required
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in relevant fields like environmental science, social science, natural resources management, or mass communication
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Fresh graduate with some experience in M&E and Communication experience in natural resources management projects (worked as M&E and Communication Assistant/Officer).
- Knowledge and experience in GIS and AutoCAD for GIS mapping and designing.
- Demonstrated experiences in developing M&E and Communication frameworks and tools for environmental projects and programs.
- Demonstrated ability to manage qualitative and quantitative data, interpretation of them, and dissemination in the context of forestry and biodiversity, natural resources management, and climate change.
- Ability to collect learning, document them, and disseminate them through social media and other public forums.
- Sound understanding of product layout and graphic design for the knowledge products.
- Skills to document and edit audio-visual products, and finalize them.
- Capable to communicate effectively and engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including government officials, the private sector, and civil society organizations as well as local communities.
- Evidence of developing training curricula and training stakeholders on M&E and Communication tools and processes.
- Experience working in development partner funded nature conservation or natural resource management projects.
- Progressing work experience in Cambodia with the knowledge of national environmental and social regulations.
- Experience with GEF and/or other UN assisted projects, preferred.
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Khmer required.
- Woman is encouraged to apply
Soft Skills
- Communication: Good written and verbal communication skills in Khmer and English.
- Analytical and Reporting: Strong data management, data analysis, and report writing skills
- Teamwork: Ability to work effectively in a team and interact with diverse stakeholders
- Sound understanding of M&E frameworks, tools and processes.
- Strong experience in Project Planning and Management
- Understanding of gender, equality, safeguarding, and inclusion.
- Results focused
- Teamwork
- Sound understanding of knowledge management & communication strategies and approaches.
- Self-management
- Presentation, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
