Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning Regional Support Officer: Africa at Zoological Society of London

Key responsibilities:  

• The post-holder will use the ZSL Impact Framework to assess the outputs, outcomes, and impact of ZSL's projects and programmes in Asia and work closely with the Planning, Design, and Impact Team to use that information to help communicate the impact of ZSL’s work.
• When appropriate, the post-holder will input into the development of data collection, management, storage and analysis processes and systems in line with approaches being developed for the whole organisation. Initially, this will involve helping test a system for data collection and cloud-based data management using existing tools which ZSL currently has access to.
• Assist if/as needed with periodic impact evaluations of C&P’s projects and programmes, including for donor purposes and the ZSL annual report.
• The post-holder will contribute to networking opportunities for collaboration between ZSL projects and programmes, other conservation NGOs and development NGOs as appropriate.
• If appropriate, and working closely with the MEAL Technical Specialist (in PDI) and the Conservation Training and Learning Manager, the post-holder will input into the development of, training in, and regular review of MEAL tools, processes and systems to support teams during projects’ and programmes’ reporting and evaluation phases. 

Minimum requirements

• Experience
• Degree, or equivalent experience, in a relevant field, e.g., international development or conservation, backed up by experience implementing and reporting on / assessing conservation or development projects and programmes. 
• Demonstrable prior experience in MEAL, working with colleagues and partners from different cultural backgrounds in countries in Asia 
• Project management experience demonstrating strong organisational skills with an ability to manage multiple project strands simultaneously