Job Description

Recharge Pakistan is a cornerstone of the Government of Pakistan’s vision — as highlighted in its updated 2021 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) — to leverage natural systems to enhance Pakistan’s resilience to climate change with the goal of reducing flood and drought risk across the Indus Basin. The project will catalyse transformational change in Pakistan by investing in Ecosystem based Adaptation (EbA) and green infrastructure (GI) interventions at the four project sites in the Indus Basin to reduce the impacts of increasingly severe floods and droughts on vulnerable communities and ecosystems. As the largest investment at the national level to date in an ecosystems-based approach to flood and water resources management, this project will accelerate climate innovation in Pakistan by establishing proofs of concept for EbA and green infrastructure interventions that provide evidence of their costeffectiveness and efficiency, flood and drought risk reduction benefits, and sustainability. EbA interventions will include the restoration of 14,215 ha of degraded watersheds in DI Khan, restoring 34 km of flow paths, as well as desilting and restoring channels in Ramak Watershed and Manchar Lake. An additional 127 green infrastructure interventions (including flood protection embankments, dispersal embankments, gabion bunds, retention areas and recharge basins) will be implemented at specific locations in DI Khan, Ramak, Manchar, and Chakar Lehri to maximize the flood reduction benefits to vulnerable communities from these interventions. The implementation of these tangible adaptation interventions will be used as evidence to create an enabling environment for climate action in Pakistan that removes barriers to novel climate solutions through the promotion of integrated strategies, planning and policymaking. Economic evaluations of the project’s EbA and green infrastructure interventions will demonstrate their cost-effectiveness and efficiency in reducing the impacts of climate change-induced floods and droughts on vulnerable communities and ecosystems in Pakistan. Together, project interventions will directly benefit a total of 687,336 people, including 357,414 men (52% of the total population) and 329,922 women (48% of the total population), and will indirectly benefit a total of 7,024,361 people, including 3,652,668 men (52% of total population) and 3,371,693 women (48% of total population) in Pakistan’s Indus Basin.

Overall The position will be responsible for taking the lead in the execution of Internal Monitoring, Evaluation and screening social and environmental safeguard functions of the project.

The details of job responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: Responsibilities ? Develop a Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for the project and ensure its implementation during the project life. ? Conduct project ESS pre-screening, detailed screening, and develop mitigation and monitoring plan for potential identified ESS risks ? Develop tools for data collection and field monitoring after review of project documents. ? Set baselines against indicators once all baseline reports are compiled. ? Carry out detailed FPICs and conduct community consultations / detailed mapping of all project communities ? Collect quarterly planning and progress from the project team, consolidate the data and share with the project management on a quarterly basis. ? Conduct quarterly field monitoring visits to the project sites and prepare quarterly monitoring reports. ? Conduct relevant risk screening against WWF process and substantive standards and policies ? Have an in-depth understanding of WWF’s Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework (ESSF) ? Rollout community level Grievance Resolution Mechanism (GRM) in selected project sites ? Conduct trainings and sessions on ESSF and GRM with project communities ? Maintain a community complaints log and deal with community complaints as and when they arise ? Have bi-annual feedback sessions with communities to gauge potential problems and concerns on project activities ? Coordination with stakeholders, consultants and partners. ? Develop and maintain a centralized database for the project ? Evaluate Capacity Building Trainings and prepare training evaluation reports. ? Maintain records of project documents and keep MOVs of achievements. ? Collect and consolidate the progress of the project against targets set out in the Work Plan, the indicators in the Logical Framework and ESS Project Mitigation Plan on agreed frequencies. ? Conduct meetings with project partners to assess their role in the implementation of the projects. ? Assist project teams in data analysis and Results Based Reporting. ? Identify gaps (if any) and make recommendations for improvements in the project's designing and implementation process. Selection Criteria Education and Experience ? Masters in humanities or social sciences (international development and/or environment preferred) ? At least 2 years of relevant work experience in the development sector (experience with nature conservation and sustainable development issues will be preferred) ? Experience of working in M&E and ESSF would be an advantage. Skills and Attributes ? Excellent writing and communication skills in English, Urdu, and local regional languages ? Proficiency in MS Office applications (experience using Smartsheet, Google applications, and data analysis software preferred) ? Excellent research and analysis skills, along with initiative for keeping up to date on environment and development issues, priorities, and trends ? Ability to work both independently and in coordination with teams to effectively meet deadlines ? A personal commitment to nature conservation and sustainable development ? Sensitivity to issues regarding gender biasness, religious and ethnic minorities, and other marginalized groups in Pakistan ? Identifies and aligns with the core values of the WWF organization: Courage, Collaboration, Respect & Integrity; ? Demonstrates WWF behaviours in the way of working: Strive for Impact, Listen Deeply, Collaborate Openly, Innovate Fearlessly; ? Adheres to WWF’s brand characteristics, which are: Knowledgeable, Optimistic, Determined and Engaging

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