Monitoring Officer (Forest)

Monitoring of plantation areas and nurseries through fixed point photography and physical verification through surveys using GPS. The concerned M&E Officer will share any short comings identified during monitoring with the concerned DFO and field information for further improvement. The M&E Officer will regularly follow up and will submit the report to PD The M&E Officer will submit timely monitoring reports for further course of action Providing data to MIS for respective region on details of Plantation Journals and Nursery Journals (History files) of all areas to be monitored. Assist PD in TOR’s development for external monitoring. Assist GIS section in Development of Maps for areas monitored showing details of activities. Liaise with external validators, facilitating them in providing data and information sharing on developmental activities carried out under the project. Submission of annual monitoring reports to PMU Improve familiarity with all project activities through project documentation, field visits, and discussions with stakeholders. Determination of MIS stakeholders (all who have a role in data acquisition, processing, reporting, or use/decision making) Determination of various types of reporting content, formats, and frequency Determination and punching of various types of information to be catalogued and stored in the MIS(e.g. alphanumeric data, location, reports, photographs, videos, etc.) relating to the status and effectiveness of various project activities Design basic information flow requirements (into, within, and out of the MIS) Indicating basic additional hardware/software/dataset requirements to PMU. Good organizational management and technical skills with track record of implementation and monitoring projects. Good team player and possesses leadership qualities; Excellent inter-personal communication and training skills; Good computer skills for data analysis, preparation of presentation and report writing; Flexible and willing to travel as required; and Excellent writing skills and ability to speak English and Urdu fluently. Familiarity with regional languages will be an added advantage. Master’s or 16 years degree in Forestry or Biodiversity with minimum 2nd division from HEC recognized university. At least 02 years of professional, relevant, post qualification experience.; Experience in developing M&E systems and analyzing data, using statistical software, would be advantageous; Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports; Proven ICT skills, especially in the development of MIS software, using database software; Merit Place of Posting: Anywhere in Pakistan