Are you passionate about conservation? Are you a Monitoring and Evaluation expert?
Prospectus is delighted to be partnering with a compelling marine conservation social enterprise to appoint their new Head of Monitoring & Evaluation. Based in Bristol or working remotely with occasional travel to Bristol, this is an exciting full-time opportunity for a strategic leader with a true passion for the environment and community-based conservation.
Reporting to the Executive Director and the Head of Training and Technical Support, the successful candidate will lead our client's M&E Team and will provide insight on the design of M&E work plans. You will mentor the team as well as overseeing M&E best practices and will spearhead the technical aspects of the job, such as guiding technical advisors in the integration of M&E frameworks and methodology. Last but not least, you will oversee delivering evidence and learning workstream targeting high-level training and contribute to policy development through the use of data.
To be successful, you will have a strong demonstrable experience in community-led M&E programmes with a specific focus on environmental conservation and/or rural development. You will have a proven track record of success in leading M&E projects and teams alongside the capability of conducting impact evaluations. Excellent strategic planning and communication with the innate attitude for a multicultural work environment is essential. Experience in working with international NGOs as well as experience conducting advanced quantitative socio-economic and econometric analysis is also desirable.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role.
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Location: Bristol, or remote (home working) with travel to Bristol for meetings
Closing date for applications: 24 August 2020
Start date: As soon as possible
Contract duration: Permanent
Remuneration: Competitive salary based on experience
We rebuild tropical fisheries with coastal communities
Blue Ventures develops locally led approaches to marine management that benefit people and nature alike. By listening and responding to basic needs, we design our models to catalyse and sustain marine conservation, unlocking the potential of coastal communities to manage their resources. We work in places where the ocean is vital to local cultures and economies, and are committed to advancing the rights of small-scale fishers throughout the coastal tropics.
Summary job description
Blue Ventures’ approach is grounded in listening and responding to the needs of coastal communities. We seek to reimagine the relationship between people and conservation, to benefit and empower communities through practical efforts to protect the ocean. The approaches we develop are grounded in our theory of change and underpinned by our learning framework.
We are seeking a Head of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) to provide operational and strategic leadership to our M&E team. The role is responsible for ensuring that good monitoring and evaluation approaches, systems and tools are embedded in all aspects of Blue Ventures’ programmes.
Our M&E seeks to harness data to empower coastal communities and decision makers in marine conservation and fisheries management, while ensuring we can assess and document our impact and reach. We also provide training and support to partner NGOs and community organisations in using participatory data systems to support community conservation. The Head of M&E plays a key role in leading and energising an internal community of practice that promotes a supportive learning culture and seeks to ensure that Blue Ventures’ M&E is informed by global best practice.
Application Process
Applicants should apply online via Blue Ventures website.
Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and first-round interviews may be conducted with short-listed candidates before the application deadline.
All shortlisted candidates will be contacted within two weeks of the closing date.
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Impact & Learning Lead
Flexible UK Location (ideally within a commutable distance of Bristol)
About Us
Development Initiatives (DI) is an international development organisation that focuses on putting data-driven decision-making at the heart of poverty eradication.
Our vision is a world without poverty that invests in human security and where everyone shares the benefits of opportunity and growth.
We provide rigorous information to support better decisions, influence policy outcomes, increase accountability and strengthen the use of data to eradicate poverty.
We are currently seeking a Monitoring, Evaluation, Impact & Learning (MEIL) Lead to join our team and take on an engaging office and home-based role.
The Benefits
- Salary of £40,000 - £45,000 per annum, dependent on experience and location weighting
- Pension (5% of salary)
- 25 days’ holiday + option to buy/sell holiday
- Up to five days’ paid leave for charitable work volunteering to address poverty and/or help vulnerable people
- Smart casual dress code policy
- Flexitime and homeworking options
- Cycle to work scheme
- Simply Health Cash scheme with employee assistance programme
- Paid professional fees and study leave
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption/sick leave policies
If you are an experienced professional with experience of monitoring the impact of research and policy change programmes and a track record within policy units, think tanks or CSOs, this is an exciting opportunity to help a ground-breaking organisation perform at their best.
Your work will enable us to grow, improve the way we work and support us to achieve our vision of ending world poverty and creating sustainable communities.
The Role
As the Monitoring, Evaluation, Impact & Learning Lead, you will play a vital role in helping Development Initiatives to measure the impact of our work. We seek to trace the cause and effect of our research and data on policymaking and poverty reduction.
Specifically, you will provide expertise and leadership to our organisation, building upon existing MEIL systems and working across all content areas to ensure we deliver on our strategic objectives and make impact through our work.
Specifically, you will:
- Guide and support us to effectively plan for, measure, report on and learn about our outcomes and impact
- Ensure that we embed the concept of impact throughout our projects and portfolios
- Form close relationships with theme leads, engagement leads and project sponsors
- Work closely with our Head of Development to ensure that clear frameworks for impact are created
- Help inform our impact narrative for marketing and branding purposes
- Ensure that the project management systems for MEIL are robust and aligned with our approach
- Identify the impact of research and data on policymaking and poverty reduction
About You
To join us as a Monitoring, Evaluation, Impact & Learning Lead, you will need:
- Previous experience of monitoring the impact of research and policy change programmes
- To have worked with policy units and/or with think tanks, CSOs or similar
- Experience of developing and delivering effective training and capacity building programmes and learning
- An understanding of development processes with experience and knowledge of policies around poverty-related issues and/or open data and development
- Knowledge of best practices and industry standards in monitoring, evaluation, impact, and learning
We would like to hear from you if you have worked as a Project Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation & Impact Manager, MEIL Manager, Monitoring & Impact Manager, Project Impact & Evaluation Manager, or Project Impact Manager.
The closing date for this role is the 21st August 2020.
Webrecruit and Development Initiatives are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
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This role can be based at any of our South London, Bristol, Birmingham or Manchester hubs however the successful candidate will be able to work primarily from home for the foreseeable future.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an accomplished analyst to join the small but crucial Impact team at The Prince’s Trust, within the Service Design & Delivery directorate.
Making an impact on young people is at the heart of what we do so measuring and evaluating our services is key to informing the programmes we design and showcasing our success with partners and funders.
Most importantly you must believe in The Trust’s work, live our company values and fit in with our team’s positive, supportive and collaborative culture.
What you will do:
- Be responsible for transforming how we use our data to shape our services.
- Drive our performance and showcase our work with our supporters.
- Create and maintain an infrastructure of systems and tools for undertaking analysis and supplying data and insights.
What we need from you:
- A solid foundation of technical knowledge
- A track record of unlocking the power of data to drive organisational success
- Skills using data analysis tools including Google studio, BI systems such as Oracle service cloud and software including R, Python and SQL
- Experience presenting analysis through written and verbal outputs, including facilitating insight based discussions
For full details, please go to the job description.
Why we need Data Analysts:
This dedicated team is focused on delivering 10,000 young people into sustainable jobs on health & care.
We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years. Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.
We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world. We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.
Perks for working at The Trust:
- Great holiday package! 30 days of annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure days between Christmas and New Year
- Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
- Flexible working! You can work hours to fit in with, school hours, college hours or care arrangements for example. You can also work from home.
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
- Volunteer / attend events such as music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
- In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year.
The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.
We are committed to equality and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our young people and stakeholders.
A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:
We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!
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acta is recruiting a new Director with experience in fundraising and human resources to manage its innovative work in participatory Community Theatre; a unique opportunity to lead this internationally acclaimed company.
The new Director will have a proven track record in leading an organisation in the field of social change; strategic thinking; business management; success in identifying and securing funds; human resources; partnership working; with a strong commitment to facilitation, and collaborative/adaptive leadership.
We are looking for someone to respect and build on acta’s strong track record, but with the vision to develop and innovate.
This appointment is a new post and a key component of the Company’s managed transition process towards the stepping down of acta Founder and Artistic Director, Neil Beddow, in March 2021. Neil will work alongside the new Director for a transition period over the Winter months.
Further information
Deadline for receipt of completed applications is 21 September, with interviews on 6 – 8 October.
Full job pack, including job description, person specification and application process now available on our website.
We encourage all applicants to take a detailed look at the website to truly understand what the history and mission of acta.
We will be recruiting in accordance with our equality and diversity recruitment procedures, so will be making opportunities available to all applicants on a fair basis. However, we are keen to recruit workers representative of the diverse cultural backgrounds of our participants, and encourage applications from BAME and / or disabled people, who are under-represented in the existing staff team, for this significant new leadership post.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.