Burn Head of Monitoring, Reporting and Verification Jobs in Kenya

Burn Head of Monitoring, Reporting and Verification Jobs in Kenya

About the role

Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) in climate change mitigation actions are the collection of processes, activities, and tools used for measurement and characterizing project performance in terms of environmental and social benefits, such as Green House Gas (GHG) emissions reduction and SDG goals achievement.

They form the foundation by which carbon markets operate. Our approach is to leverage on technology and human capital for field data collection and measurement approaches at the household level, to acquire the data necessary to accurately calculate GHG emission reduction from this data based on accepted methodologies.

The ideal candidate would have a proven track record of leadership in strategy development and execution leading a team that can deliver high-fidelity data from the field and other such sources. We’re looking for someone that finds fulfillment and enjoyment in joining a winning team of MRV executors.

Someone who pushes forward initiatives by asking great questions, cutting through ambiguity, and organizing to win. The person would need to be relentlessly detail-oriented, methodical in their approach to understanding trade-offs, place the highest emphasis on progress, and progress quickly while working in a highly functioning team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Work closely with the Global Head of MRV to build & grow either in-house MRV teams or recruit consultants across 9 to 10 markets in the 1st year & more countries thereafter.

Be the owner of the MRV-related scope of work and deliver on average 15 to 20 carbon-related field projects including baseline fuel surveys, usage monitoring, and kitchen performance testing et al in 9 to 10 countries in the 1st year according to the set timelines, cost & quality expectations.

Collaboration/service provider: work closely with another critical stakeholder (G. Head of MRV & Data/Carbon technical/ Commercial/Field Ops) to mobilize & track roll out of effective MRV teams across key markets within timelines, cost & quality expectations

Inject fresh ideas on effective execution of carbon-related MRV activities from feasibility studies to verification across the board (country, projects, process & products)

Be the go-to expert on MRV-related questions.

Defining needs for reporting and nurturing the culture of performance to set the bar for speed and quality.

Work closely with in-country MRV managers, coordinators, and consultants to execute the organization’s MRV calendar efforts within set timelines.

Ownership over MRV metrics for communicating

progress against goals. Identifying if extra roles are needed to support you (e.g. data analyst to deploy KPI dashboards if needed)

Defining the project plan with the support of internal business processes by which work gets done on the MRV teams

Creating comprehensive monthly reports on the Pareto of issues, including root causes, examples, trends, and options for solutions.

Skills and Experience:

Individuals will need excellent technical abilities to carry out audit-like work in a data-heavy environment.

Strategic team leader and manager of management-level staff in multiple locations.

Relevant technical data handling skills in areas of collection using tools like Kobo and Ms. Excel.

Required soft skills, critical thinking, problem-solving analytical, and decision-making.

The role-holder is expected to have strong field monitoring and evaluation skills including effective communication skills to constantly liaise with the team members to ensure all enumerators or team leaders are achieving both their qualitative and quantitative targets.

This specialist should also have effective communication skills to interact with team members or customers, as well as provide training as needed to colleagues.

Possess 5+ years of experience in field team leadership and management in areas like data collection or sales.

Anglophone

Preferably based in Kenya

Strong experience in field teams’ leadership and management

Data collection using platforms and mobile apps like Kobo

Team coordination

Project coordination

Process audit experience

5+ years of relevant career experience

Providing strategic and thought leadership in MRV/M&E efforts across different countries at org level

Large teams’ leadership & management + coordination

Large-scale project management experience

Multi-country working experience – remote or OTG

Comfortable with heavy data/ MEAL

Organizational, communication, and team-building skills

Several years of high-level presentations to senior management

Cross-functional teams environment experience
Resource mobilization experience; HR, funds.

Fast learning capabilities (for technical carbon internalization)

Occasional cross-border travel ready

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Burn Head of Monitoring, Reporting and Verification Jobs in Kenya

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