Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Assistant

Please note that the deadline is based on Korean Standard Time Zone (KST, UTC+9)

INTRODUCTION TO GGGI

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies. To learn more please visit about GGGI web page. 

GGGI has a diverse portfolio of programs in developing countries and emerging economies around the world. These in-country programs, together with global products and services, focus on delivering results through an integrated approach of evidence-based green growth planning and implementation aligned to countries' development priorities. GGGI has a unique in-country presence and prominent role as a neutral, trusted advisor and strategic development partner embedded in Member and partner governments. This special arrangement or positioning sets GGGI apart from other international development and environmental development partners that collectively serve the green growth agenda.

GGGI has a rapidly expanding sustainable finance portfolio, assisting public and private financial sector actors to design, structure and bring to market innovative sustainable finance solutions, including green, social and sustainability bonds, sustainability-linked instruments, debt for nature/climate swaps, green credit and guarantee schemes. Since 2017, GGGI has successfully mobilized investment commitments exceeding USD 10 billion towards its member countries' NDC and SDG goals.

GGGI is seeking to expand its sustainable finance footprint in Paraguay to deliver demand-led support to Paraguay’s National Development Agency (AFD) in greening its portfolio.

POSITION SUMMARY

The MEL Assistant will support quality results-based management (RBM) in the Implementation of the Paraguay Sustainable Forestry Investment Fund (SFIF), financed under the Korea Green New Deal Trust Fund (KGNDTF) and provide support to the Portfolio in the Paraguay Program by operationalizing GGGI’s MEL framework. Reporting to the Paraguay Country Program Manager and the MEL Senior Assistant, the position will work closely with project teams and other MEL personnel in the LAC Regional Office and HQ.

The position contributes to GGGI's mission by supporting the Paraguay Country Program deliver on its MEL commitments, and contributes directly to the Paraguay Sustainable Forestry Investment Fund’s MEL commitments.

PURPOSE

To “deliver on GGGI’s MEL commitments,” tasks of the position will be nearly evenly divided between support to technical MEL delivery and administrative responsibilities.

ENGAGEMENT

• Liaise with internal project teams, consultants, AFD, MADES, and implementing partners to define and support the execution of MEL requirement.

• Collaborate with regional MEL advisors and the Impact and Evaluation Unit (IEU) in headquarters for alignment on operationalization of MEL rules, standards, and guidelines.

• Participate in GGGI’s MEL Community of Practice to share knowledge, learnings, and best practices.

• Provide necessary data to support Communications and Knowledge Sharing (COMKS) in developing content for communication products and initiatives.

• Support data collection from field activities, workshops, and training sessions related to the SFIF’s outputs.

• Contribute directly to the Paraguay Sustainable Forestry Investment Fund’s MEL commitments.

DELIVERY    

• Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and/or annual internal corporate and external donor reporting, including the process of reviewing data quality, accuracy, and alignment with organizational standards.

• Maintain data sources and documentation in an organized manner.

• Provide MEL advice and training (processes, logframe construct, data collection, analysis, key learnings, etc.) to internal colleagues.

• Support to technical MEL delivery

  • Designing of logframes

• Support the development of MEL plans

• Designing and execution of data collection, including field visits

• Designing of monitoring tools

• Development of learning agenda and facilitation of institutional learning activities

• MEL training

• Designing and management of MIS

• Writing of progress and result reports, inclusive of data visualization

• Implementation of technical studies, including evaluations

• Conduct simple to semi-advanced data cleaning, coding, and quantitative and qualitative data analysis

REQUIREMENTS

Even if you may not meet all of the following, we encourage you to apply if you feel that, from a holistic view, you are a good candidate for the position. 

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in economics, project management, development studies, monitoring & evaluation, political science, social sciences, environment science, climate change, sustainable development, or related areas is required.

• Preferred at least 2 years of work experience, preferably at least 1 year in MEL.

• Proficiency in business English, sufficient to comprehend complex details and instructions, communicate clearly, and write reports.

• Experience and knowledge in climate change or related field will be an asset

• Experience in projects related to sustainable development, forestry, climate change, or environmental finance is an asset.

Functional

• Good interpersonal skills, chiefly proactive listening, incorporation of various ideas, and diplomatic communication.

• Strong analytical skills to distill results and key learnings from project documents and interactions

• Ability to work independently (with and without guidance) across workstreams and willingness to collaborate across teams

• Attention to and appreciation for detail and contextual background, including the interaction between GGGI activities and local social, economic and conflict dynamics.

• Ability to communicate complex ideas or situations clearly.

• Strong analytical skills to distill results and key learnings from project documents and interactions.

• Ability to prioritize what matters most for the common goal.

• Willingness to work outside of one’s own time zone work hours occasionally

• Willingness to travel within and outside of the country, including rural, low-resource areas.

Corporate

• Understands and actively supports GGGI's mission, vision, and values.

• Promotes the optimum use of public resources.

• Promotes an organizational culture of trust, transparency, respect, and partnership.

• Approaches tasks with a solution-oriented mindset; when plan A does not work, focus on developing a plan B rather than simply criticizing the problem.

• Understands that words and behaviors matter and uses them respectfully and strategically.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The Assistant is a National Position at X4 grade level in GGGI’s national salary scale. The salary range for the position starts at USD 15,435 USD per annum depending on qualifications and experience.

GGGI provides 15% of base salary towards retirement plan/long-term savings, 27 days of annual leave, and private health insurance that covers dental and vision.

GGGI is committed to providing a work environment that is sufficiently flexible to accommodate diverse life-cycle challenges and assist Staff members to achieve a better balance between work and personal/family commitments, thus ensuring high performance, long-term productivity, and well-being of Staff members.