Overview
The Data Collection and Management Specialist will support the large-scale deployment of the CAFI PES digital tool, ensuring effective partner onboarding, robust field data collection, and continuous improvement based on feedback.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the optimization and continuous improvement of mobile data collection forms.
- Support the adaptation of data collection forms to new field-level functionalities and PES activities.
- Collect, manage and coordinate requests for form adaptations.
- Ensure data quality, consistency and usability of field data.
- Conduct functional testing of CAFI-PES digital tool.
- Systematically identify, document and report bugs and anomalies.
- Coordinate the follow-up of tickets throughout the development lifecycle.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of user experience.
- Facilitate the transition of CAFI-PES from pilot phase to large-scale, multi-country deployment.
- Define and implement partner onboarding processes and strategies.
- Deliver training sessions to partners on CAFI's PES methodologies and the use of CAFI-PES.
- Support partners in their adequate implementation of PES and the use of CAFI-PES.
- Develop, update and localize training materials, user guides and operational documentation.
- Contribute to the progressive institutionalization and sustainable adoption of CAFI-PES.
- Support further development and improvement of CAFI regional PES programme standards and operational rules.
- Support their national contextualization in discussion with national partners.
- Contribute to the development and refinement of methodological tools, templates and operational frameworks.
- Provide operational and technical guidance to the overall implementation of PES programmes.
- Capitalize field experience and lessons learned to improve PES practices.
- Collect, structure and report field feedback during deployment and PES implementation phases.
- Identify, categorize and prioritize functional and methodological improvement needs.
- Organize training‑of‑trainers/ ambassadors sessions.
- Create user story tickets in JIRA for new developments and enhancements.
- Serve as a key interface between field partners, CAFI team and developers.
- Animate community of practices.
- Ensure facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing.
- Identify and promote different systems and applications for optimal content management, knowledge management and sharing, and information provision.
- Organize training for staff on ICT issues.
- Provide sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
- Perform other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary.
Required Experience
Minimum 5 years (with master’s degree) or 7 years (with bachelor’s degree) of professional experience in participatory natural resource management, environmental protection, performance-based payment mechanisms, or related fields. Demonstrated experience with Kobo Collect tools. Demonstrated experience working on Payments for Environmental Services. Demonstrated experience supporting the development of a programme-related digital tool. Demonstrated experience in working with countries from the Congo Basin.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Environmental Science, Economics or Development Economics, Natural Resource Management, or related area is required. Or A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above, in combination with additional 2 years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
