Monitoring Evaluation & Learning Officer

About SEEDS Trust :

SEEDS Trust (Social Education and Environment Development Scheme Trust) is a non-profit, working for the development of livelihood of forest dependent communities and for the conservation of landscapes and species, in Tamil Nadu. It works on conservation plus initiatives, to ensure better landscapes to ensure better livelihood to the communities dependent on them. More details available in the organization website : www.seedstrust.org.in

The Project :

Currently SEEDS Trust is beginning an agroforestry project in the Ayyalur landscape of Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu, with the support of the Livelihoods Carbon Fund SICAV-RAIF-LCF3, Luxembourg. The main objective of the project will be to rehabilitate the degraded landscape and to achieve better livelihoods for the communities that are largely dependent on the surrounding forests.

The project will plant multi-purpose and fruit tree saplings in around 8,000 ha in private farmlands of about 8,000 families in the fringe villages of the proposed Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary. The income generation from the trees and other allied income generation activities promoted by the project are expected to reduce the pressure on the Ayyalur forest and improve the resilience of the communities, both of which will directly impact contribute to the key Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the UN at the larger level.

In order to facilitate the project implementation, SEEDS Trust seeks to recruit the services of one (01) Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer on an annual contract basis, renewable based on annual performance evaluations. This is a full-time position, requiring local travel and will be based at Dindigul, Tamil Nadu.

Main function

Reporting to the Project Director, the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer will be responsible for the overall monitoring, evaluation and learning needs of the project, by providing technical support to the team in managing the Project’s Information System and Applications (MIS, and App). The officer will be responsible for developing digital tools for capturing real time data on activities and Key performance indicators (KPIs) in line with SEEDS Trust and Livelihoods Venture requirements. The M&E officer will play a key role in promoting key learning functions and accountability for continuous improvement of the project and for wider learning of the organisation and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities :

• Develop and update the M&E plan for the project and ensure its implementation for timely project reporting, learning and improvement requirements
• Developing and managing systems for project management, planning, monitoring, documentation, data management, reporting and stakeholder engagement plans in line with SEEDS Trust, Livelihoods Carbon Fund and Gold Standard requirements.
• Transfer capacity and skills to project staff in terms of M&E and MIS usage
• To coordinate, supervise and be responsible of regular data collection and ensure quality of the data by random verifications and validations.
• To record, manage and preserve monitoring and evaluation data in MIS as required.
• To document and report project participants feedback and grievance resolution as required.
• To analyse and discuss findings based on regular monitoring of data. Ensure monitoring of long-term outcomes and impact, not just outputs
• Provide technical support on M&E and evidence-based recommendations to the Project Manager and Partners.
• Support partners in conducting tree audits, carbon verification, annual surveys, interim evaluations, etc. and support the Project Management team in the creation of reports
• Lead the Learning Dissemination and support Adaptive Management of the project - sharing insights and learnings with stakeholders and integrating feedback into project design.
• Ensuring ethical data collection, storage, and confidentiality of participant information.
• Finalize the training curriculum and organize / conduct the Training of Trainers (ToT) of all project trainings

Expected skills and competencies :

Contract Type : Annual (with a probationary period of three months), with a possibility of extension based on annual performance assessments. Salary corresponds to industry standards.

To apply : Please send your CV to jobs.seedtrust@gmail.com with MEL Officer in the subject line