In this role, you will support forest landscape restoration (FLR) monitoring in Cameroon, Malawi, Niger, Rwanda, and other African countries participating in the AFR100 initiative. You will serve as the focal point for FLR monitoring activities, which includes coordinating data collection efforts and generating and analyzing data related to assessing progress on FLR implementation. You will also support WRI’s engagement with partners in government, civil society, local communities, and the private sector. You will work closely with WRI colleagues based in Ethiopia, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Niger, Malawi, Washington DC, and local project partners.

This position is remote due to Covid-19, this position can be based out of Rwanda, Kenya or Ethiopia once restrictions have lifted.



Job Responsibilities



Monitoring Technical Assistance: 70% of the time

• Provide technical support for FLR monitoring activities in Ethiopia, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Niger, Malawi, and the AFR100 platform
• Lead and guide the development of geospatial products including datasets, maps, and statistical insights using Collect Earth and GIS from the beginning to end often in collaboration with partners
• Build partnerships and strong relationships with country technical focal points and/or task forces to identify and co-create monitoring solutions that address gaps and are replicable across the region
• Manage a variety of technical support such as the development of nationally/sub-nationally owned FLR monitoring protocols and systems in coordination with local partners and stakeholders, produce custom reports to various audiences, and refine key FLR indicators (biophysical and non-biophysical) into monitoring systems at the national and sub-national scales
• Guide the design and development of a monitoring approach (tools, methods, data) for tracking FLR implementation progress and impact in AFR100

Knowledge Sharing and Awareness Raising : 20% of the time

• Design and facilitate capacity-building programs and materials to WRI staff and partners on FLR monitoring, including data collection and management and new tools/methods
• Share lessons to advance monitoring objectives across WRI teams in the region and adapt new data or methods to context in ways that raise awareness of norms, cultures, and histories and meet responsible data sharing practices
• Frame the conversation around FLR monitoring in countries and the region, in collaboration with WRI teams globally, through authoring WRI articles or representing at monitoring expert events and forums in the region