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Overview
WWF has an opening through its Youth Volunteer Internship Programme for a 6-month assignment in Programme Monitoring, Evaluation & Development with WWF Solomon Islands, based in Gizo, Western Province.
Main responsibilities
- Assist with the development of good proposals and concepts.
- Review project documents with monitoring and strategic plans to coordinate quality of individual project implementation and multiple projects to programmes.
- Assist and guide staff wlth monitoring, performance towards objectives and adaptive management.
- Monitor budgets of projects with spending and ensure quality of deliverables against funds.
- Coordlnate staff work plans and activities, review progress against project outcomes.
- Engage with donors to ensure deliverables, donor support needs, communications of reports and stories.
Starting date flexible: approx June 2015
Required Qualifications, Skills and Competencies
- University degree in marine conservation, rural development, or natural resource management;
- Knowledge of marine conservation issues (in Solomon Islands or Pacific an asset) and understanding of project planning;
- Excellent communication skills, fluency in both wrltten and spoken English;
- Experience in writing technical project concepts and proposals in English;
- Experience in participatory approaches and in working with government counterpart agencies, NGOs, and community-based organisations and marine resources;
- Some professional experience in an NGO or civil society organization (within Pacific region an advantage) in marine conservation development and management, and/or policy advocacy;
- Demonstrated understanding of project cycle management and competency in the use of monitoring and evaluation tools;
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in multidisciplinary teams, particularly in the implementation of cross-country activities and projects, and multi-donor programme;
- Good interpersonal skills, patience as well as competence in data collection, analysis and management, and communications with teams and partners;
- Adhere to WWF’s values: Knowledgeable, Optimistic, Determined and Engaging.