DEVELOPMENT OF A MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK FOR THE HEMPEL PROJECT IN MBAM DJEREM NATIONAL PARK IN CAMEROON Full Time

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DEVELOPMENT OF A MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK FOR THE HEMPEL PROJECT IN MBAM DJEREM NATIONAL PARK IN CAMEROON

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Wildlife Conservation Society Overview

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US-based non-governmental organization founded in 1895 that protects wildlife and wilderness by understanding critical issues, creating science-based solutions, and promoting conservation actions that benefit nature and the humanity. With more than a century of experience, long-term commitments in dozens of landscapes, presence in more than 60 countries and experience in helping to establish more than 150 protected areas worldwide, WCS has accumulated biological knowledge, cultural understanding and partnerships to ensure that vibrant places, with flora and fauna, thrive together with local communities. Working with local communities and organizations, this knowledge is applied to address issues of management of species, habitats and critical ecosystems to improve the quality of life of rural poor people, whose livelihoods depend on the direct use of natural resources.

• Project overview

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is seeking offers from qualified Service Provider (Consultant) to develop a monitoring and evaluation framework for the project with appropriate indicators to investigate linkages between the data accumulated and the evaluation findings for the project: “The securing of biodiversity, ecosystem services and ecological processes of the Mbam & Djérem National Park (MDNP) through strengthened protected area management and enhanced social well-being of its peripheral communities”. The terms of reference providing detailed information on the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework development requirements and the desired qualifications can be download

• Objective of the assignment

A consultant will be contracted to develop a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework and implementation plan to be used for assessing and understanding the progress of the project outputs and outcomes as well as establishing baselines and targets related to main activities, outputs, outcomes, and global impact including risk and mitigations.

Milestones and roadmap to facilitate mi-term and final monitoring and evaluation process to easily monitor the project’s contribution to achieving the desire impact of reducing poaching, improving community’s behaviour toward conservation, community member’s wellbeing as well as the effectiveness of the project to develop sustainable funding opportunities.

• Timeframe

1. Deadline for submission of offers Friday 3rd of May 2024.
2. Expected start date: Monday 3rd of June 2024
3. All work must be completed by Monday 15th of July 2024

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