What We Can Achieve Together:
As the Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning (MERL) officer, you will lead the MERL processes as well as supporting project coordination of projects as required for The Nature Conservancy’s Solomon Islands Program. This role involves coordinating data collection, analysis, and reporting to enhance project outcomes and organizational learning.
We’re Looking for You:
The MERL Officer will play a crucial role in advancing the MERL efforts of The Nature Conservancy Program in Solomon Islands. Reporting to the Deputy Director in Solomon Islands, the MERL officer will develop and implement the MERL framework and oversee systems to ensure that activities are tracked, assessed and adapted accordingly to enhance the program’s impact and effectiveness alongside TNC’s strategic goals. The MERL officer will also be responsible for ensuring data integrity, analyzing and reporting data collection and fostering a culture of learning and adaptive management within the organization and among partners.
What You’ll Bring:
- 1. MERL Coordination and Management
- Lead the design, and management of MERL systems and processes for the Solomon Islands Program, aligned with TNC’s global standards and the TNC Solomon Islands regulation requirements.
- Support the development of data collection approaches for baseline development and impact monitoring with SMART indicators.
- Ensure that monitoring systems capture all relevant updates to activities’ indicators, both quantitative and quality to provide actionable insights for program staff and partners.
- Analyse MERL data to assess program performance, identify trends, and recommend improvements or revisions to the program.
- Collaborate with program managers and teams to ensure timely documentation and reporting of key takeaways to internal and external stakeholders, including donors, government bodies, and the local communities.
- Facilitate learning and reflection sessions, ensuring adaptive management of projects.
- 2. Project Coordination and Support
- Work closely with project managers to ensure integration and alignment of activities with program objectives and goals.
- Assist in the planning, execution, and evaluation of projects activities, ensuring that all deliverables and milestones are met in a timely manner.
- Support program managers in aligning the project timelines, budget, and stakeholder engagements to achieve programmatic goals.
- Work closely with project teams to facilitate cross-project collaboration and identify areas where synergies can be developed.
- Support the preparation of high-quality briefings, reports, presentations, and other materials to assist leadership in decision-making and stakeholder communication.
- Coordinate internal and external meeting, workshops, and events related to PIFF activities.
- 3. Support TNC Solomon Islands Office
- Maintain program records, ensuring compliance with internal policies and donor reporting requirements.
- Assist the Finance Officer in budget management, tracking program expenditures, and ensuring alignment with project budgets.
- Perform field visits to monitor activities on the ground, including monitoring and reporting on safeguard mechanisms and equitable conservation intervention measures.
- Maintain MERL tools and systems for consistent monitoring and evaluation.
Minimum Qualification:
B.S. degree and certification in related field and 5 years related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience in designing and maintaining a database to meet organizational needs.
Experience in developing and managing multiple projects.
Experience managing and supervising a team or department and administering a budget.
Experience using applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Web Browsers.
Experience interpreting image analysis, complex spatial analysis, data modeling and landscape scenario analysis.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with large-scale conservation initiatives.
- Familiarity with project management software, e.g. Smartsheet and Microsoft project, and MERL tools.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse stakeholders across different cultures, including government, NGOs, and community and lead collaborative efforts across multiple in projects.
- Experience with monitoring and evaluation in large-scale conservation or development projects.
Who We Are:
The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that we can create a world in which people and nature thrive. We’re rooted in our mission and guided by our values, which include respect for all people, communities, and cultures. Whether it’s career development, flexible schedules, or a rewarding mission, there’s many reasons to love life inside TNC. Want a better insight to TNC? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube to hear stories from staff or visit Glassdoor.
One goal is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that all our colleagues around the globe feel a sense of belonging and that their unique contributions to our mission are valued. In addition to the requirements in our job postings, we recognize that people come with talent and experiences outside of a job and consider each applicant’s unique experience. Please apply – we’d love to hear from you. To quote a popular saying at TNC, “you’ll join for the mission, and stay for the people.”
What We Bring:
Since 1951, TNC has been doing work you can believe in. Through grassroots action, we have grown from a small non-profit into one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff and partners, we impact conservation around the world!
TNC offers competitive and comprehensive benefits packages tailored to the individual countries where we work. These may include health care benefits, retirement benefits, parental leave, paid time off, life insurance, and disability coverage as well as an employee assistance program and other life and well-being benefits. Learn more about our Benefits and Perks here.
We’re proud to offer a flexible work environment that supports the health and well-being of the people we employ.
Our recruiting process includes a rolling interview process to ensure we engage applicants in a timely manner. This means we may review applications in the order in which they are received. Once a strong candidate pool is identified, the role will be unposted. The timeline may vary depending on the expressed interest in the role, so we highly encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.
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The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to equal employment opportunity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization is a priority, and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
The successful applicant must meet the requirements of The Nature Conservancy's background screening process.
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