Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning - Zeist, Nederland - WWF-België

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Posted on_ May, _


Location:
Zeist, the Netherlands

• Do you want to work together with inspired colleagues to create a world in which nature and people thrive? And help build a 'nature positive' impact in biodiverse priority landscapes around the world by mobilising people to act? That is what you will do when you work at WWF-Netherlands (WWF-NL)._

WWF-NL is a professional and dynamic organization with an informal working culture based in Zeist, the Netherlands.

The organisation consists of four departments:
Conservation, Engagement, Organization & Talent Development and Finance & Operations. In this light, the Science and Impact Unit within the Conservation department at WWF-NL is looking for a


Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (PMEL) Advisor for Bankable Nature-based Solutions
(32-36 hours)

The PMEL Advisor will report to the Head of Science and Impact, Ravic Nijbroek.


Background

In this role, 1/3 of your time will go towards supporting the Science and Impact (S&I) Unit and 2/3 of your time will go towards supporting the Green Finance Unit.

The S&I Unit ensures that our goals and strategies are based on sound scientific evidence.


S&I has several core functions:
designing new projects and programmes,

maintaining relationships with scientific institutions,

scientific backstopping of our landscape impact strategies, and

providing project advice on Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (PMEL).

The Green Finance Unit also falls under the Conservation department of WWF-NL and works on shifting financial streams from nature negative activities towards nature positive activities.

This takes the shape of two pillars:
Greening Finance and Financing Green.

In our Greening Finance work we engage the financial sector to provide financial institutions with insights into their dependencies on nature and the related risks.

In the Financing Green work, we match financial institutions to green projects, developed by WWF and local companies in natural areas, resulting in sustainable investments.

The work done by the PMEL Advisor when working for the Green Finance Unit will consist of supporting the DFCD and MoMo4C programs:

Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) - Origination Facility**The DFCD is a fund dedicated to enable investments in climate-relevant businesses that promote climate adaptation in developing countries which also benefit vulnerable communities and landscapes.

Funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the fund is managed by a consortium of four organisations:
the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank, FMO, Climate Fund Managers (CFM), WWF-NL and SNV Netherlands Development Organisation. The programme started in 2019 and recently received a 4 year extension.

WWF-NL co-manages the Origination Facility that identifies promising climate-focused projects in vulnerable countries throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

The Origination Facility helps these projects develop into scalable, bankable solutions, acting as a pipeline generator for the DFCD Investment Facility (CFM and FMO) or other third party investors.

Our aim is to address the financing gap that stands in the way of reaching global climate and biodiversity goals.

Mobilizing More for Climate (MoMo4C)
The MoMo4C programme develops green business propositions that tackle the impacts and causes of climate change.

Together with civil society, government, community producers, companies and other entrepreneurs we develop business cases with small to medium ticket sizes to attract public, philanthropic and private finance.

The program is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. MoMo4C is an alliance of IUCN National Committee of the Netherlands (IUCN NL), Tropenbos International (TBI), and WWF-NL.


Assignment description

For S&I, you are expected to stay informed on the literature, attend conferences, guide other PMEL staff, give trainings on PMEL concepts to WWF staff, and help develop new proposals that require PMEL targets.

For the Green Finance Unit, you will be responsible for the development and implementation of a lean and useful reporting structure for the DFCD, that enables the implementing teams to learn and adapt, while providing data on impact for communication and accountability purposes.

This will include determining appropriate KPIs in the programme design, advising local WWF offices on impact measurement and establishing baselines.

For the MoMo4C programme, the PMEL advisor will collate endline impact data, shape impact narratives, and input on knowledge sharing pieces.

Momo4C will also be seeking funding for a second phase of the project in the coming year. As such, the PMEL Advisor will play a key role in the project design of the new MoMo4C programme.

Specific activities for both DFCD and MoMo4C include:
Ensure quality data collection and reporting of WWF outcomes and impacts and develop the necessary methodologies, tools and indicators.

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