Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer

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. 

Papua New Guinea (PNG) joined the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in 2012, embarking on a partnership to foster sustainable and inclusive economic growth. GGGI’s presence in PNG, established in 2018, supports the government’s integration of climate-resilient green growth (CRGG) strategies and the execution of green growth projects through mobilization of climate finance and investments.

The GGGI PNG main office is embedded within the Climate Change Development Authority (CCDA), government of PNG, with presence in the Center of Excellence for Financial Inclusion at the Central Bank of Papua New Guinea, and at the sub-national level within Enga, New Ireland, and Milne Bay Provincial Government Administrations. GGGI PNG Program is scaling up its activities with the support from Australia, New Zealand, USA, and France for inclusive green economic growth for PNG over the next five years with a target to mobilize USD 500 million in climate investments and scale up climate resilience and green growth planning at national and subnational levels.

GGGI PNG currently has seven national and five regional active projects, with the four-year AUD 20 million Australian DFAT-funded Climate FIRST project as its flagship initiative. Launched in March 2024 and concluding in February 2028, Climate FIRST is poised to expand PNG’s access to climate finance. It focuses on engaging seven provinces sub-nationally and bolstering the institutional capacity and coordination necessary for mobilizing climate finance. The project aspires to scale up PNG’s access to climate finance through global climate funds, innovative financing mechanisms, increased private sector climate financing and investments, and the development of MSMEs in green businesses.

POSITION SUMMARY

Based in Port Moresby, the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MELO) Officer position for the Papua New Guinea Program at GGGI plays a pivotal role as the country’s MEL focal point and in operationalizing GGGI’s new MEL framework at the country level.

This role involves leading the design and implementation of comprehensive MEL frameworks and MEL Plans for specific projects, including the Climate FIRST.

Additionally, they collaborate with project managers to create tailored MEL tools for effective monitoring and evaluation, assist in internal and external reporting, and compile lessons learned to refine GGGI’s MEL methodologies.

The role requires extensive engagement with various stakeholders, reporting to the GGGI Papua New Guinea Country Representative with a dual technical reporting line to the Regional MEL Senior Officer, receiving guidance from project managers and frequently engaging with the GGGI Impact and Evaluation Unit (IEU) in headquarters.

Lastly, a critical aspect of the role is capacity building and training on MEL aspects. This includes supporting the organization and facilitation of country-level workshops focusing on various MEL components such as developing strong log frames, form building and survey design, data analysis and visualization, etc., in coordination with the GGGI-IEU.

PURPOSE

• Lead the design, review and operationalization of comprehensive MEL frameworks for specific projects/programs, ensuring alignment with overall project objectives and GGGI’s new organizational-wide MEL framework.
• Leads the development and implementation of the MEL plans for country projects.
• Provides quality assurance to project managers and technical leads to log frames for new funding proposals.
• Collaborate with project managers to design and implement tailored MEL tools that effectively monitor and evaluate projects.
• Assists with internal and external reporting, including supporting the tracking of country-level KPIs.
• Compile lessons learned and best practices from various projects, contributing to refining GGGI’s MEL framework and methodologies.
• Support the training and development of skills and capacities of other staff members in the country office – such as developing strong project indicators, MEL plan design and operationalization, form building and design, data analysis and visualization and other relevant MEL skills, in coordination with the IEU.
• Ensure MEL practices are aligned to donor MEL policies and standards.

ENGAGEMENT

• Reports to the GGGI Papua New Guinea Country Representative with a dual technical reporting line to the Regional MEL Senior Officer, receiving guidance and instruction from project managers.
• Liaise regularly with the IEU for strategic direction about operationalising the organizational MEL framework and participate in the bespoke Community of MEL Practices.
• Engages with governments, development partners, contractors, GGGI operations supporting staff, global technical leads and country officers to lead the design and operationalisation of MEL frameworks and plans for key projects.
• Liaise with other units of GGGI, such as Strategy, Partnerships and other relevant GGGI staff, to ensure reporting requirements are being met per the GGGI Project Management Cycle Guidance.

DELIVERY

Design and Implementation of Project MEL Frameworks and Plans:

• Design and review comprehensive MEL frameworks for specific projects, ensuring alignment with overall project objectives and GGGI’s new organizational-wide MEL framework.
• Design and lead the implementation of comprehensive MEL plans that outline the frequent monitoring activities, data collection tools, budgets, timelines, roles and responsibilities etc.
• Support the development of baseline assessments and data collection tools and surveys for key projects in the Papua New Guinea Country Program.
• Lead any analysis of data collected through surveys, and  interviews  with project stakeholders.
• Engage and understand the MEL frameworks of donor project stakeholders to align MEL activities with their expectations and requirements.
• When required, undertake field visits to project sites in Papua New Guinea to observe project implementation directly and engage with project teams.
• Support the IEU in implementing and supervising core and earmarked evaluations.
• Support the coordination of  GGGI PNG Country Program reporting requirements including monthly project monitoring and reporting in GGGI Online (GO) and end of year project reporting.

Country-level Capacity Building and Training:

• Support the organisation and facilitation of training workshops for national project staff on various aspects of project design and MEL, including tool usage, data collection methods, and data analysis, in coordination with the IEU.
• Support training for project staff on creating user-friendly forms that accurately capture necessary data, focusing on effective form building and design for data collection.  

QUALIFICATIONS

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in economics, project management, development studies, monitoring & evaluation, environment science, climate change, sustainable development or related areas is required.
• Certification in M&E/MEL/MEAL will be an asset.
• Preferably 3-5 years of professional work experience in monitoring and evaluation, with substantial experience in environmental or sustainable development projects. M&E experience working with Australian (DFAT) funded programs and/or other international and intergovernmental organizations is preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in relevant M&E methodologies, data collection and analysis techniques, and familiarity with GGGI policies and procedures.
• Proficiency in English, both verbally and in writing, is essential.
• Experience in setting up or supporting M&E systems in international programs is a plus.
• Flexibility and adaptability to work in a dynamic and evolving project environment.

FUNCTIONAL

• Strong organizational, time management, and multi-tasking skills.
• Proactive approach to problem-solving and ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability in handling complex data and translating it into actionable insights.
• Capability to process and share information effectively and efficiently.

CORPORATE

• Understand and actively support GGGI’s mission, vision, and values.
• Promote the optimum use of public resources.
• Promote an organizational culture of trust, transparency, respect, and partnership.
• Process and share information easily.
• Manage emotions and stress positively, build rapport and resolve conflict easily.
• Promote creativity and innovation among staff.
• Be able to lead where needed and provide solutions to project-level challenges.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Determination of base salary is subject to candidate’s experience, academic background and internal equity.
• 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.