Tanzania People & Wildlife Fund - Monitoring & Evaluation Program Assistant

For the Mutual Benefit of People & Wildlife Tanzania People & Wildlife Fund Monitoring & Evaluation Program Assistant

The Tanzania People & Wildlife Fund (TPW) is a Tanzanian nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and important natural habitats through a community -based approach. 

TPW helps rural communities develop their skills and abilities to protect natural resources in a manner that maximizes their benefits from these landscapes while also preserving ecological integrity. Emphasizing the critical importance of community-led initiatives, the organization provides information, training ,and service level support to its rural constituencies to strengthen local institutions and community-driven

actions for natural resource management and wildlife conservation.

TPW operates from the Noloholo Environmental Center on the Maasai Steppe in northern Tanzania.

Sharing a boundary with Tarangire National Park, this center acts as TPW’s regional headquarters as well as an educational center where rural community members improve their understanding of the environment and develop hands -on skills in natural resource management.

From this center, TPW operates programs in four major programmatic areas:

(1) human-wildlife conflict prevention,

(2) youth environmental education and adult capacity building &training,

(3) natural resource conservation and rangeland management, and

(4) environmentally-sustainable conservation enterprise and development.

Position Description:

TPW is looking for a passionate, energetic , and experienced individual to work closely the Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, Christy Ihlo, and TPW staff to expand the organization’s capacity in Monitoring & Evaluation for its community-based conservation programs in northern Tanzania.

The successful candidate will have experience with data entry and management, and an interest in learning about innovative methods to collect and manage data, including mobile applications. Great organizational skills, ability to multitask, and high level of attention to details are a must. The successful candidate will also have impressive communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment with diverse stakeholders. This position will be stationed at the Noloholo

Environmental Center, so he or she should be willing to work in remote areas for the majority of the time.

Much of the incumbent ’s time will be spent on daily data management (ensuring data submitted is complete and error-free) and helping to build databases to manage data.

The incumbent can also expect to assist in report writing and potentially, data analysis.

Opportunities to participate in field data collection may be possible.

We are looking for someone who is excited to help develop this new department and is willing to tackle unfamiliar tasks without hesitation.

Key Responsibilities:

•Management of data on a daily or weekly basis: Tasks include ensuring data is entered into paper or computer logs in a timely manner, completing data retrieval from Smartphones and uploading into the computer, and reviewing all incoming data for completeness and errors.

•Development of databases (or assisting with this process): We use both Microsoft Excel and Access, depending on the data. The incumbent will play a crucial role in both developing and maintaining these databases as well as working with our ODK systems

.

•Report writing (or providing data needed for reports to the Director of M&E): The incumbent will be responsible for generating short, weekly reports such as summarizing water and fuel use.

The incumbent will also be responsible for providing programmatic

summary data to the

Director for the generation of monthly, quarterly, or annual reports as needed.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will have at least a Bachelor’s degree in natural resource management,

community development, or a closely related field. Experience with data management , particularly using Microsoft Excel, is required.

Experience with Microsoft Access, GIS software (e.g., QGIS or ArcGIS),

report writing, and mobile data collection applications (e.g., Open Data Kit

or Cybertracker) is desirable.

Preference will be given to candidates with prior experience in community

-based conservation initiatives and related ventures in the social sciences or natural resource fields.

•Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in one of the above fields

(candidates with Master’s degree may be given preference);

•Familiarity with Microsoft Excel;

•Interest in applying innovative data collection methods;

•Interest in learning GIS;

•Strong organizational skills;

•High level of attention to detail;

•Strong interpersonal skills, including respect for other cultures;

•Willingness to live in a remote setting;

•Excellent spoken and written English skills; and

•Passionate concern for big cats, local communities

, and TPW’s mission.

Reports to:

Director of Monitoring and Evaluation

Salary & Benefits:

Full-time position based on experience and qualifications; salary commensurate with

experience and TPW pay scale

. Basic housing and food provided onsite.

To Apply:

The Tanzania People &Wildlife Fund is an equal opportunity employer. Interested candidates should send their resume, three references, and a cover letter outlining their interest in applying for the post, along with relevant experience, qualifications and skills

to:

tpwjobapps@gmail.com

with

Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant

in the subject line by September 5th, 2016.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

TPW intends to make the position available immediately.

Recruitment will remain open until a suitable applicant is contracted.