Projects Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Impact Assessment Coordinator

1.    PMEL systemcoordination and indicator management

• Set up, maintain and coordinate theCAP4BIO and Transformar para Conservar PMEL systems, including the monitoringframework, indicator protocols, data collection templates, reporting calendarand evidence repository.
  
• Track progress against the projects’results framework, including outcome and output indicators, milestones,safeguards indicators, gender and inclusion targets, and work packagedeliverables.
  
• Coordinate monitoring of IKI StandardIndicators, especially SI 4 Capacity People and SI 5 Leveraged Finance,ensuring clear definitions, calculation methods and evidence trails.
  
• Ensure disaggregation of data bycountry, sex, stakeholder type, institution, sector and target group whererelevant, including Indigenous Peoples, local communities, women and youth
  

2.    Partnercoordination, data quality and evidence management:

• Coordinate PMEL focal points across LANDSCAPE ALLIANCE andprojects implementing partners and other relevant partners to ensure timely andconsistent data submission.
  
• Provide clear guidance to partners on means of verification,including attendance registers, exit surveys, KIIs, document scans,policy/planning instruments, TAF documentation, platform records andstakeholder feedback.
  
• Engage in culturally responsive evaluation where relevant underthe guidance of Q4I, particularly in relation to Transformar para Conservar inthe co-creation of community monitoring tools.
  
• Support partners and project teams with practical coaching onindicator interpretation, evidence collection, survey design, interviewprotocols, qualitative documentation and data protection.
  
• Conduct data quality assurance checks for completeness,consistency, accuracy, plausibility and compliance with indicator definitionsbefore data are used for management or reporting.
  
• Maintain a well-organized digital evidence repository that allowsthe project team to retrieve supporting documentation for IKI reports, reviews,audits and evaluations.
  

3.    IKI reporting, Strategic Objectives andMEL-related donor compliance support

• Support preparation of annual, interim and final reporting toIKI/ZUG, including consolidation of PMEL data, narrative progress inputs,indicator tables and evidence annexes.
  
• Coordinate inputs for IKI Strategic Objectives reporting,including country-specific evidence on NBSAP ambition, enabling environment,institutional set-up, financing instruments and non-governmental stakeholderinitiatives.
  
• Work with the Project Management Unit, finance team and technicalleads to ensure consistency between work plans, budgets, milestones, StandardIndicator reporting and donor-facing narratives.
  
• Support preparation for the mid-term review, final review and anydonor or internal quality assurance processes by compiling background materialsand evidence summaries. 
  

4.       Institutional KPIs and knowledge uptake

• Liaise closely with LANDSCAPE ALLIANCE’s Q4I team to contributedata and analysis relevant to institutional indicators.
  
• Help collect, organize and analyze data on knowledge uptake, useof project outputs, and influence on policies or practices.
  
• Contribute to internal institutional reporting systems that feedinto LANDSCAPE ALLIANCE’s performance dashboard. 
  

5.    Qualitative outcome and impact assessment,evaluation and learning

• In coordination and with support of the Q4I team, and with supportand orientation of the PI and managers of the projects: lead the design andcoordination of baseline, mid-term, endline and outcome/impact assessmentactivities, ensuring alignment with the project Theory of Change and resultsframework.
  
• Adapt to the reality of the projects’ existing qualitative andmixed-methods tools, such as key informant interviews, focus group discussions,outcome harvesting, contribution analysis, process tracing, most significantchange, case studies and evidence rubrics, as well as specific priorities suchas co-creation and culturally responsive evaluation.
  
• Coordinate analysis of how the projects contribute to NBSAPtranslation and implementation, inclusive governance, indigenous rights andworldviews, civil society leadership, gender-responsive outcomes, financialinstrument uptake and scaling pathways.
  
• Prepare synthesis notes, learning briefs and evaluation inputs,including -as relevant- inputs to the final impact assessment report withfindings, lessons and recommendations.. 
  

6.    Adaptive management, portfolio synergies andMEL-communication  relations

• Facilitate regular reflection and learning moments with theprojects core group, work package leads and country partners so that PMELfindings inform annual work planning and adaptive management.
  
• Develop concise data visualizations, dashboards, summaries andpresentations to communicate progress, bottlenecks, risks and emerging resultsto project management, partners and IKI as needed.
  
• Contribute to synergies across projects related to monitoring,learning and impact positioning.
  
• Contribute to knowledge management and communication products byhelping identify credible evidence, learning stories and examples of knowledgeuptake and influence. 
  

7.    Any other task as required

• Identify andmitigate potential risks within your work area, including PMEL risks related todata quality, delayed partner inputs, evidence gaps, safeguards monitoring andreporting deadlines.
  
• Participate inCAP4BIO and Transformar core group, work package, annual review, partnercoordination, learning and reporting meetings as required.
  
• Apply appropriate confidentiality, consentand ethical standards when collecting, storing and using qualitative andpersonal data from project stakeholders. 
  

Requirements

• MSc or MPhil in Monitoring and Evaluation,Biodiversity Conservation, Social Sciences, Public Policy, InternationalDevelopment, Environmental Science, or a related field.
  
• At least seven years of relevantprofessional experience in applied research and development projects in thefield of biodiversity conservation, international development, climate,environment, including policy relevant research and development impact analysis.
  
• Experience with monitoring and indicators,impact assessment, evaluation or results-based management within developmentprojects.
  
• Experience working with IndigenousPeoples, Afro-descendent peoples and/or other traditional communities;awareness of relevant sensitivities regarding issues such as consent,decision-making and data governance.
  
• Demonstrated experience in activitiesrelated to facilitation, coordination, writing and communication, with theability to translate complex research and evidence into clear management anddonor-facing products.
  
• Demonstrated experience of work inprojects across multiple partners and countries, preferably in Latin Americaand the Amazon region, and involving a wide range of stakeholders (partnerorganizations, government actors, civil society organizations, IndigenousPeoples and local communities, women’s organizations and youth groups)