Project Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Ministry of Natural Resources and Climate Change

MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Environmental Affairs Department
ASSIGNMENTS UNDER CHAMPIONING LOCAL ADAPTATION FOR PRODUCTIVE ECOSYSTEMS AND ENHANCED RESILIENCE (CLAP FOR RESILIENCE) PROJECT

1.0 BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION
The Malawi Government has received financial support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to implement the Championing Local Adaptation for Productive Ecosystems and Enhanced Resilience (CLAP for Resilience) Project in the three districts of Kasungu, Nkhotakota and Mchinji for 72 months ( 6 years). Communities in the Bua River basin in Central Region of Malawi are becoming increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Rising temperatures, increasingly unpredictable and erratic rainfall, and more frequent and intense climate hazards such as droughts and floods are exacerbating the existing effects of deforestation and land degradation. These factors weaken the delivery of ecosystem services (including erosion control, soil water infiltration, flood attenuation, and pest and disease control), thereby causing a decline in agricultural yields and leaving rain-fed subsistence farmers trapped in a cycle of intensifying food insecurity and deepening poverty – particularly for marginalised groups such as women and unemployed youth.

1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT
The objective of the CLAP for Resilience project is to increase adaptive capacities and reduce the vulnerabilities of communities to climate change impacts through integrated catchment-based approaches that enable local communities to partner with the private sector to rejuvenate agriculture and enhance investments in climate-resilient livelihoods. This integrated approach will address several remaining barriers to adaptation and resilience, ensuring that the communities living in the target districts are resilient and develop in a sustainable way under current and future climate conditions. Four project components will support the project objective, namely:

  1. Component 1: Strengthening capacities to support gender responsive grassroots interventions for climate change adaptation and governance of resources for long term resilience;
  2. Component 2: Supporting adoption of climate smart and nature-based solutions for climate-resilient agriculture and ecosystems;
  3. Component 3: Strengthening private sector engagement for investments in economic value chains and climate-resilient livelihoods;
  4. Component 4: Participatory planning and knowledge management for sustainability.

2.0 PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM

To effectively implement the Project for 6 years, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Climate Change through the Environmental Affairs Department (EAD) is therefore inviting applications for the following positions; (i)Project Manager(1), (ii) Monitoring and Evaluation Officer(1), (iii) Environmental and Social Safeguards Officer (Part time Consultant) (1), (iv) Finance and Administrative Officer (1), (v) District Project Coordinators (3), (vi) Finance and Administrative Assistants (3), to manage the day to day operations of the project.

The Project Manager, the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, the Environmental and Social Safeguards Officer, the Finance and Administration Officer will operate from the Project Management Unit (PMU) based at the Environmental Affairs Department offices in Lilongwe and will be reporting to the Director of Environmental Affairs. The District Project Coordinators and Finance and Administration Assistants will operate from Mchinji, Nkhotakota and Kasungu District Councils and will report to the Director of Environmental Affairs through the Project Manager based at Environmental Affairs Department in Lilongwe.

PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION OFFICER (M&EO)

Time Input: 72 months/ over 6 years

Overall Description of the duties
The project Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will be responsible for the design, coordination and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation, research, and learning framework of the CLAP for Resilience Project. He/she will develop a systematic monitoring framework to improve the qualitative and quantitative evidence gathered by the Project and promote Knowledge management and learning throughout the project. He/she will also provide technical assistance to the implementing agencies, ministries and department particularly in relation to monitoring, reporting and governance issues. the Project M&EO will be employed on full time basis for a period of 72 months.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Monitor project progress and participate in the production of progress reports ensuring that they meet the necessary reporting requirements and standards;
  • Ensure Project’s M&E meets the requirements of the Government, the UNDP Country Office, and UNDP-GEF; develop project-specific M&E tools as necessary;
  • Oversee and ensure the implementation of the Project’s M&E plan, including the periodic appraisal of the Project’s Theory of Change and Results Framework with reference to actual and potential project progress and results;
  • Oversee/develop/coordinate the implementation of the stakeholder engagement plan;
  • Oversee and guide the design of surveys/ assessments commissioned for monitoring and evaluating project results;
  • Facilitate mid-term and terminal evaluations of the Project; including management responses;
  • Facilitate annual reviews of the Project and produce analytical reports from these annual reviews, including learning and other knowledge management products;
  • Support project site M&E and learning missions; and
  • Visit project sites as and when required to appraise project progress on the ground and validate written progress reports
  • Create the monitoring and evaluation framework, plan and tools for the project
  • Prepare quarterly and annual programmatic progress updates on Project performance.
  • Ensure easy public access to Monitoring and Evaluation reports and data, and support wide distribution
  • Provide technical support to the PMU to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation system
  • Facilitate review of progress on a quarterly basis; problem solving and development of remedial actions ensuring any disparity between planned and actual outputs are addressed
  • Assist EAD in the identification of potential implementation problems and bottlenecks.
  • Any other tasks assigned by the Programme Manager to support the overall Management, Supervision,
  • Monitoring and Evaluation of the implementation of the Project

Qualification:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Economics (General Economics/Development Economics/Agricultural Economics) from
    Accredited Universities
  • 5 years of relevant working experience at the national level in local and international development issues, both in the field and headquarters
  • Experience in monitoring, evaluation and reporting with a background and interest in the analysis of socio- economic issues, adaptation and resilience building and related policy matters;
  • Excellent communication skills with ability to express ideas clearly.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested applicants that satisfy the requirements in the ToRs should submit their applications including a signed application letter indicating the position they are applying for with an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV); Names and Contacts of Three Traceable Referees; Copies of Certificates by 16:30PM on 17h September, 2025 to:

The Director of Environmental Affairs,
Lingadzi House,
P/Bag 394,
LILONGWE 3.

For the detailed job descriptions, please follow the link; https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nxMUtkdfalGehzfZtRm75fXLvbKOUySn/view?usp=sharing