Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Associate, Countering Nature Crime

This is a hybrid position which requires 8 days/month in the office. You can be based in our office in Washington DC. Existing work authorization is required at the time of application submission as WRI is unable to sponsor any visa work sponsorship for this position. To be eligible for this position in US, you must be a resident of DC, Maryland or Virginia at the start of employment.

About the Program:

The Natural Resources Governance and Policy program group at WRI focuses on promoting legal and policy measures, and decision-support data and analysis tools, to combat illegality in the exploitation and trade in natural resources, with a focus on forest and marine ecosystems.

The Countering Nature Crime (CNC) activity is a five-year, $25 million project funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Nature crimes threaten biodiversity, accelerate climate change, violate human rights, increase pandemic risk, undermine rule of law and security, and deter investment and economic growth in many sectors. The project will employ different methodologies to detect, deter, and prevent nature crime with a particular focus on illegal fishing, wildlife trafficking and harvesting, illegal logging, and illegal deforestation to produce export commodities.

Job Highlight:

Reporting to Deputy Chief of Party, you will integrate equity into your work. You will, support the implementation of the CNC project’s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Plan. You will be manage CNC’s performance monitoring on the DevResults platform. You will review and revise performance indicators on annual basis and monitor data collection quarterly. You will track key metrics (Threat Reduction Results) and analyze methodologies for collecting these metrics. You will provide training to CNC partners on data collection via DevResults, including developing training materials, templates and guidance. You will contribute to reporting, annual plans, and liaising with WRI’s Managing for Results team. You will help harvest success stories and lessons learned. You will work with the Deputy Chief of Party and Nature Crime Alliance (NCA) staff to support the CNC Learning Plan. You will also support the project’s Gender Analysis and Action Plan and Environmental Monitoring and Mitigation Plan.

What will you do:

Manage Project Performance Data (60%):

• Manage the CNC DevResults site, ensuring all indicators and performance reporting are up-to-date and accurate within the system; maintain oversight of both USAID and WRI performance reporting deadlines
• Compile and review relevant CNC performance data from project partners and WRI;
• Ensure project partners are trained in and aware of their reporting responsibilities under CNC
• Develop MEL guidance documents and training materials
• Review data collection methodologies, track, and capture data for select indicators
• Review CNC Work Plans, Quarterly, and Annual Reports to identify lesson learned and harvest outcomes for performance reporting
• Communicate about CNC’s MEL Plan to internal collaborator and external contributors

Support the CNC Learning Agenda (20%):

• Document CNC Learning activities
• Manage an annual process of reviewing and adjusting CNC Learning Questions to identify where progress is being made and where changes may be needed

Develop and implement the Gender Analysis and Action Plan and Environmental Monitoring and Mitigation Plan (20%):

• Develop, in close collaboration with the Deputy Chief of Party, a framework and research plan for CNC’s Gender Analysis and Action Plan
• Ensure project partners are trained in and aware of their requirements under the GAAP (including developing training and guidance materials)
• Provide inputs to the Environmental Monitoring and Mitigation Plan (EMMP)
• Collaborate with partners to ensure progress and compliance with the EMMP
• Contribute to annu