Summary
Date Posted: Monday, June 08, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Global Resource Alliance, Inc. (GRA) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Ojai, California. It was founded in April 2002 to provide financial and technical support to community organizations in the world’s least developed regions working for social, economic and environmental change. GRA’s local organization has partnered with Belgian NGO, WeForest, since 2011 to plant trees with institutions, such as schools and churches, and individuals and farmer groups, who have collectively planted over 1 million trees through their Tree Program throughout the Mara Region of Tanzania. These seedlings are grown in two nurseries, one in Kinesi, established 10 years ago, and one in Butiama, established in 2019. All trees have to date been provided to individuals who come to the nurseries to pick the tree species and number they choose, and for schools, which receive free delivery of seedlings each season. Beneficiaries are given basic training on transplanting and managing tree seedlings, and establishing their own tree nursery. The seedlings are monitored over time to verify tree mortality rates and offer technical support to beneficiaries on how to best manage and benefit from their trees. .

Responsibilities
Core duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Conduct a thorough revision of the M&E framework and logframe
• Implement improvements to all tools and processes within the M&E program
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative socio-economic and biophysical surveys with beneficiaries and potential beneficiary communities
• Analyze and map data using digital tools and statistical applications
• Provide regular detailed progress and reporting to the Tree Program Manager, GRA-US and WeForest
• Provide the M&E budget
• Produce quality deliverables on time to ensure they meet milestones per their scope, timeline, and budget
• Assist as needed in identifying and working with local partner organizations for current and new projects
• Assist as needed in delivering training among beneficiaries, communities, institutions and government
• Assist as needed in seedling distribution during peak months
• Assist as needed in developing grant applications Contribute as needed to media content

Job Skills: Not Specified

Required Qualifications
• Education: Bachelors degree or equivalent in M&E, forestry, agriculture, environmental science, social sciences or quantitative/ qualitative research methods, or other relevant field; certification in M&E is highly desired
• Work experience: Minimum two years’ M&E experience working in relevant sector with smallholder fanners, preferably in Tanzania
• Skills: Excellent GIS and statistical analysis skills, as well as coordinating, training, reporting and communication and app-based data collection
• Language: Fluent in English and Kiswahili (speaking and writing)
• Commitment to GRA and WeForest’s mission and vision
• Focused, disciplined, and determined
• Innovative and collaborative
• Patient and flexible, particularly in cross-cultural environments Good interpersonal skills
• Willingness to keep flexible work hours
Terms & Conditions
• Start date: As soon as possible
• Duration: One year, with potential to extend subject to performance and funding (6-month probationary period)
• Salary: Small NGO competitive package
• Location: Musoma, Mara Region
• Working hours: Full-time

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
Please send your CV and cover letter to Come Mauldin ( come.mauldin@weforest.org ) by 15 June, 2020. Due to the anticipated number of applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We thank you for your interest.

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