Design & Impact Manager at World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Kenya

Responsibilities of the Impact Manager

• Leads the development of a comprehensive MEL Plan and System for WWF-Kenya;
• Ensures that all programmes and project adheres to the WWF Network
• Programme and Projects Management Standards (PPMS);
• Establishes effective knowledge management mechanisms including documentation of baselines, impacts;
• Take charge of collating and synthesizing information, updating the monitoring matrix and other monitoring tools in place for both conservation and operational objectives;
• Assist the CD in tracking, consolidating and uploading/forwarding of project technical progress reports to WWF International, web-based repositories and/or the relevant National Organizations and donors;
• Working closely with Departmental Heads, provide backstopping and guidance in the performance of the Organizational Strategic Plan;
• Assist the Programme Managering providing support to project evaluations and consultancies;
• Prepares relevant technical briefing papers and status updates to the WWF-Kenya Senior Management Team (SMT);
• Synthesizing strategic reports aligned to the Strategic Plan for presentation to the Board through relevant Departmental Heads;
• Take lead in MEL capacity building activities for WWF – Kenya Project staff, including WWF Network Standards trainings;
• In liaison with the WWF-Kenya Communications Manager, compile news and produce conservation communication materials to promote the Organization’s brand;
• Convene and facilitate learning events for WWF-Kenya staff to strengthen implementation delivery and capturing of best practices;
• Perform other relevant duties as requested by the CD or the Executive Director

Qualifications of the Design & Impact Manager

• University degree with at least MSc level in an appropriate field of management or natural sciences (conservation, environment, natural resource management,marine, forest, freshwater, terrestrial ecology, animal sciences);
• Professional training in Monitoring and Evaluation;
• At least 7 years professional experience in project/programme design implementation and M&E.

Key Competencies

• Experience with practical development and implementation of natural resource management and related result-based management oriented monitoring system;
  Knowledge of programme design (situation/context analysis, conceptual models, theories of change), monitoring and evaluation;
• Good management and coordination skills as well as experience in technical project implementation;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to network and to develop and maintain strong relationships with field staff;
• Possession of strong organizational, reporting and analytical skills;
• Setting high goals for personal and group accomplishment; using measurement methods to monitor progress towards goal attainment; tenaciously working to meet or exceed those goals;
• A working knowledge of financial management, especially of projects;
  Knowledge in use of data management and analysis software e.g. SPSS, EpInfo, STATA
• Adaptable, flexible, able to take initiative and prioritize among competing demands;
• Experience and skills in training and transfer of knowledge;
• Willingness to participate in field activities/surveys and travel to remote areasof Kenya;
• Adherence to WWF-K values: Credible, Responsive, Innovative, Determined, Inspiring, Collaborative.