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Junior Professional – Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
Project Overview and Role:
Partnerships for Forests(P4F)

Partnerships for Forests (P4F) is an eight-year programme funded by the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and managed by Palladium in partnership with Systemiq. It currently operates in Central, East, and West Africa, South East Asia and Latin America

P4F aims to catalyze investments in which the private sector, public sector and communities can achieve shared value from sustainable forests and sustainable land use.

By creating market-ready ‘Forest Partnerships’ that offer an attractive balance of risks and benefits for the private sector, public sector and communities, the program aims to mobilize significant investment, principally from the private sector. The program also supports demand side measures that strengthen demand for sustainable commodities, and activities to create the right enabling conditions for sustainable investment.

The initiative’s support is typically composed of a combination of financial grant and technical assistance to produce results where there is clear impact, value-added and levering opportunities to catalyze actions.

In Latin America, the program operates in Brazil, Colombia and Peru and will fund initiatives up to 2023.

For more information please visit: https://partnershipsforforests.com/.
Responsibilities:

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning are key parts of P4F’s program. It encompasses the solid methodological basis on which the program relies, in order to communicate results to internal and external audiences. The MEL team is responsible to verify and monitor the projects’ impacts and to support the tailoring of P4F intervention to achieve the program’s targets.

Aligned with UK Government’s (BEIS & DFID) requirements, P4F is a program developed with specific targets for a set of indicators (Results Framework Indicators) that measure socioeconomic and environmental results achieved throughP4F intervention.

It is the MEL team’s responsibility to monitor, measure and evaluate P4F’s impact through these indicators, guaranteeing that the approach established to achieve, measure and account for the results verified are solid and aligned with P4F’s methodology. In addition, the MEL team is also responsible to capture the main learnings in the process of achieving this impact case by case, at the initiatives supported by the program.
This includesdeveloping and reviewingcase studies on highlighted resultsof P4F’s portfolioin Latam.

The primary responsibilities of the MEL JP are to support the Latin America’s regional MEL lead to monitor and validate the impact in the individual projects of the regional portfolio. The MEL JP will take part in regular meetings with the P4F Project Officers in Brazil and Colombia, field trips to project locations and surveying/data gathering activities on site.
Work with the MEL leadership to manage and apply MEL framework across projects in Latin America;
Support project officers by clarifying P4F’s MEL methodology and by developing MEL approaches on individual projects, with a focus on Colombia and Peru projects;
Participate in field trips with consultants and grantees to support on data gathering activities;
Review partnership agreements, business plans and other project reports and MEL related documentation;
Update the program management monitoring tools (Wrike & P4F Dashboard);
Support the External Relations and Knowledge team with the development of case studies and knowledge products;
Take part in annual learning events showcasing the results achieved by P4F Latin America;
Support the Regional MEL Lead to improve the monitoring and evaluation approach in Latin America
Conduct regular meetings with the global MEL team to share lessons and align approaches globally;
Conduct regular meetings with the regional project officers to update project milestones and support proper monitoring of progress and impact;
MEL JP may act as a Project Officer for 1-2 projects.
The MEL JP position will have a one-year fixed term contract, with possibilities of permanent hiring after the end of the proposed period. In this position, the JP will have access to mentoring and training activities.
We expect the ideal candidate to be reliable, flexible and able to work in a dynamic team environment. The person needs to be an individual highly motivated by the mission of transforming agricultural and forest production chains and understanding the challenges of sustainable economic development in the rural sector.

The JP position does not require a long-time work experience, being ideal candidates who are recently graduated professionals with 1-2 years of experience through scientific research, or internship periods in the private sector or university.

Required Qualifications:
A Bachelors’ degree in environmental management, economics, agricultural/forestry engineering, biology or related fields;
A good understanding of environmental and socioeconomic problems in agriculture and rural development;
Strong analytical and writing skills;
Good organizational and planning skills (project management);
Advanced skills in Microsoft Office – particularly Excel and Powerpoint;
Excellent Portuguese and English verbal and written communication skills (Mandatory);
Basic Spanish verbal communication skills is required;
The candidate must be legally allowed to work and reside in Brazil.
Conditions of employment:
Contracting regime: CLT
Dedication: 40 hours a week;
Remuneration: competitive against market values;
Benefits: family health and dental plan, meal voucher, life insurance and private pension plan;
Team’s location: São Paulo, Capital (possibility of remote work).
The MEL JP will work at the Palladium office in São Paulo located at the Avenida Paulista region (Bela Vista).

Company Overview:
About Palladium – Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies and, most importantly, people’s lives.
In Brazil, among other activities, we coordinate the execution of positive impact programs on behalf of government entities of bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade facilitation, environmental sustainability and health, in addition to projects with private sector organizations interested in generating positive impact through their business.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion – Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.
Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we will be in touch to discuss.
Safeguarding – We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.
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