Opportunity description:
Job overview
Country MRV Coordinator – Senegal will be responsible for monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) activities at the national level and will manage all MRV projects across Senegal. He/she will be responsible for coordinating data collection in the field, ensuring data quality, managing project implementation and mentoring field teams to carry out high-quality studies on time and within budget.
Education / Qualifications
In close collaboration with the MRV Regional Lead, the successful candidate will oversee several concurrent projects, support the recruitment and training of field investigators, foster operational excellence, and ensure that all MRV activities are aligned with company objectives. This position requires a strong combination of skills in project coordination, field team coaching, data management and stakeholder relations, as well as the ability to work effectively in a dynamic, data-driven environment.
Responsibilities
Coordination of data acquisition:
Support the MRV Regional Manager by providing direct oversight of all field data collection teams in Senegal.
Other information
Guide MRV teams through the execution of various studies, including but not limited to feasibility studies, baseline and carbon consumption studies of the project, and KPT (Kitchen Performance Tests).
Use modern data collection tools and ensure data quality by checking and correcting errors.
Implement standardized operational procedures and checklists for effective data collection and analysis.
Coordination of the project:
Simultaneously coordinate several high-frequency and high-quality MRV projects.
Location
Establish a strategic project schedule and optimize resource allocation.
Experience
Leverage their experience in setting up and operationalizing effective coordination in Senegal,
while expanding the scope of MRV in the country.
Train future teams in budget discipline and optimize the use of all resources made available to projects.
Ensure that the production of local teams is aligned with company strategy.
Collaboration and communication:
Refer all issues affecting the achievement of the MRV department's mandate to the MRV regional lead, while also making efforts to obtain localized solutions and best practices.
Support the MRV Regional Manager in evaluating expected project outcomes and customizing training materials to align with these desired outcomes.
Review and propose exemplary approaches to recruiting, mobilizing and training field investigators.
Ensure close collaboration for MRV in relation to the burn treatment teams and services.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Data Quality: Achieve and maintain consistently high data quality standards in all MRV and feasibility studies, exceeding established indicators of accuracy, completeness and reliability.
Project delivery: Deliver projects on time and on budget, respecting deadlines and key milestones established with exceptional efficiency and minimal retouching.
Cost management: Operate a cost-effective MRV service, respecting budget constraints while maximizing resource utilization and achieving optimal value for each project.
Candidate profile
The incumbent must be proficient in English, as well as French and any other important language spoken in Senegal.
The candidate will need to have excellent technical skills to perform audit-like work in a data-rich environment.
Relevant technical skills in data processing in the areas of collection using tools like Kobo and basic analysis using
Ms. Excel
Supervision and management of field teams on several sites.
Required skills
General skills required include relational and teamwork skills, critical thinking and problem solving.
The incumbent will be expected to possess strong field monitoring and evaluation skills, as well as excellent communication skills, to ensure ongoing liaison with team members and to ensure that all investigators or team leaders reach their full potential.
Qualitative and quantitative objectives.
This specialist must also have excellent communication skills to interact with team members or clients, and provide training as needed.
Have 3 to 5 years of experience managing and supervising field teams in areas such as data collection or sales.
Strong leadership and team management experience in the field
Data collection through mobile platforms and applications like Kobo
Team coordination
project coordination
Process audit experience
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