IUCN is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, innovative and knowledgeable individual as a Project Support Officer. This is a new position and IUCN needs a person with initiative and drive to fulfill its requirements. The position was created to ensure IUCN Oceania’s growing portfolio of programmes and projects will continue to deliver outputs of a consistently high standard. The successful applicant will be a member of a rapidly growing team of professional and support staff focused on achieving conservation outcomes in the region.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring that projects undertaken by IUCN in the Oceania Region consistently meet high standards, satisfying the requirements of IUCN and its partners, and contribute to institutional learning objectives.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to the following:
I. Monitoring and Evaluation
Act as IUCN Oceania’s Focal Point for Monitoring and Evaluation by:
• Developing and overseeing the implementation of a monitoring and evaluation plan for IUCN’s Oceania programme, and associated projects, in consultation with programme and project staff;
• Coordinating the collation and analysis of project information and success indicators;
• Guiding programme and project staff in linking monitoring and evaluation to ongoing planning and implementation activities;
• Undertaking field visits, as necessary, to ensure appropriate and timely monitoring and evaluation of projects;
• Collating baseline data as indicators to measure the effectiveness of project implementation;
• Ensuring that best practices and lessons learnt are documented, collated, interpreted and disseminated among IUCN and its partners to allow for continual improvement;
• Liaising with Programme staff and keep relevant managers informed;
• Preparing quarterly and annual Monitoring and Evaluation reports;
• Facilitating the creation and maintenance of relevant databases and software related to data collation and management of Monitoring and Evaluation activities;
• Providing additional support to projects as required;

II. Institutional Learning
Be IUCN Oceania’s Focal Point for Institutional Learning by performing the following duties:
• Train staff in applying results-oriented monitoring and evaluation policies, tools and methods;
• Facilitate the application of best practices and advocate IUCN experiences in results-based monitoring and evaluation;
• Contribute to capacity building involving training, monitoring and evaluation, audits and reviews, and implementation of corrective measures as a way to mainstream lessons learnt in programme/project formulation and system development;
• Promote evaluation standards, quality assurance and control, and capacity building within the Oceania Regional office;
• Contribute to IUCN’s regular publications such as newsletters, website and annual report.
• Provide overall input into ORO programmes, projects, activities and initiatives and offer advice on emerging initiatives;
Any other duties as required by the Regional Programme Coordinator.


Ethical, Social and Ecological Responsibilities

This role requires the following ethical, social and ecological responsibilities:
• Respect for people from different nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, religion, gender, sexual orientation as well as the young and elderly;
• Responsible for exercising utmost care and judgement to ensure the assets belonging or entrusted to IUCN are not misused or wasted;
• Avoids all instances of conflict of interest in one’s dealings;
• Commitment to help conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure the sustainable use of resources;
• Adherence to the IUCN Code of Conduct.

Personal Attributes
This role requires the following personal attributes:
• Accepts Responsibility : Willing and able to bear high levels of responsibility by making timely decisions and being accountable;
• A Learner : Willing to learn about the countries, cultures and development/ environmental issues in the region;
• Adaptation : Willing to adapt to regional norms without compromising personal beliefs and principles;
• Openness : Communicates honestly, openly, and consistently. Shares information appropriately and ensures that views of all members of the team are freely expressed;
• Positive Attitude : Encourages a positive rather than negative viewpoint;
• Integrity : Maintains the highest standard of personal conduct in performing all duties;
• Commitment : Committed to making the project a success. Willing and able to work for the best interests of the project. Not thinking in terms of being right at the expense of being successful;
• Can handle stressful situations well : Willing and able to deal with problem situations. Mentally tough and always mentally prepared;
• People Skills : Able to build productive working relationships with other staff and partners based on respect and good rapport. Listens well and never assumes one knows best;
• Judgement : Able to evaluate information quickly, identify key issues and formulate conclusions based on sound, practical judgment, experience, and common sense;
• Organized : Well prepared and organized. Carries out all responsibilities and action items in a purposeful way.
• Dependable : Can be relied upon to get the job done at the expected time. Relied upon to give advanced prior notice if deadlines are not to be met;
• Proactive : Proactive rather than reactive. Able to avoid mistakes that could/should be anticipated.