Monitoring Officer (LANDWATER Project)

Job Description

Title: Monitoring Officer (LANDWATER Project)

Company Name: Uttaran

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Satkhira (Tala)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• 2 to 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Masters
• Bachelor/Honors

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Environmental Science, Geography, Statistics, or related field.

• 2 to 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Experience:

• At least 2–3 years of relevant experience in M&E, community-based projects, or locally led adaptation initiatives.

• Experience in leading field teams and managing participatory data systems.

• Strong technical skills in GIS (ArcGIS, QGIS) and digital data collection tools (KoboToolbox, ODK, CommCare, etc.).

• Proven ability to produce visual documentation (photo/video editing, storytelling, community interviews).

• Experience in climate resilience, water governance, or natural resource management preferred.

Key Competencies

• Excellent leadership, coordination, and facilitation skills.

• Ability to communicate effectively with communities and diverse stakeholders.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Skilled in participatory methods and adaptive learning approaches.

• Ability to manage time and multitask under field conditions.

• Proficient in Bangla and English (spoken and written).

• Competent in MS Office, GIS, and data visualization software.

Project: Locally Led Actions for Sustainable Water and Land Management (LANDWATER)

Location: Tala, Satkhira, Bangladesh

Contract and Remuneration

• Type: Full-time, project-based

• Duration: One year, renewable upon satisfactory performance and funding

Reporting and Supervision

• Direct Supervisor: Project Coordinator / Hub Manager

• Supervises: Field Facilitators and Community Volunteers

Background

Uttaran, a leading national NGO in Bangladesh, is implementing the Locally Led Actions for Sustainable Water and Land Management (LANDWATER) Project under the Reversing the Flow (RtF) programme, funded by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). The project facilitates climate-vulnerable communities referred to as landscapes to work for their own adaptation and development initiatives using a Locally Led Adaptation (LLA) approach.

To ensure quality implementation, accountability, and learning, Uttaran seeks a proactive and skilled Monitoring Officer to lead participatory monitoring, guide field staff, and manage data and documentation for adaptive project management.

The Monitoring Officer will lead and coordinate the project’s community-based monitoring and learning process. This includes guiding field facilitators, supporting community institutions, collecting and analyzing data, producing visual documentation (photos, videos, maps), and coordinating with the management team for evidence-based decision-making.

This role combines technical monitoring, community facilitation, and leadership, ensuring that project progress is tracked effectively and community learning is captured and shared.

Key Responsibilities

Monitoring, Data Collection & Analysis

• Lead the implementation of the project’s participatory monitoring framework across all landscapes.

• Design, update, and apply monitoring checklists and community indicator tools aligned with LLA principles.

• Ensure proper maintenance and updating of baseline data, integrating environmental, social, and gender indicators.

• Use GIS, Kobo, ODK, or similar digital tools for spatial and quantitative data collection.

• Generate analytical summaries, infographics, and maps to visualize progress and trends.

• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and confidentiality at all stages of collection and reporting.

Field Leadership and Supervision

• Lead and supervise field facilitators and community volunteers to ensure high-quality implementation and documentation.

• Provide hands-on mentoring on data collection, participatory tools, and reporting.

• Review field monitoring reports and provide feedback to improve performance.

• Coordinate weekly and monthly meetings with field teams to plan, reflect, and align actions.

• Support team members to troubleshoot field challenges and ensure consistency in monitoring methods.

Documentation, Learning, and Communication

• Capture photo and video documentaries highlighting community processes, success stories, and lessons learned.

• Support storytelling and documentation of “Change Journeys” through participatory video and interviews.

• Lead preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual monitoring reports with analysis and visual evidence.

• Develop case studies, reflection notes, and learning briefs for donor communication.

• Maintain a digital repository of all monitoring data, reports, and visual materials.

Coordination and Networking

• Serve as the key coordination point between field teams, project management, and technical partners.

• Liaise regularly with the Project Coordinator, and focal points for data validation and planning.

• Collaborate with local government institutions (Union Parishads, Upazila offices) to share data and promote accountability.

• Support joint monitoring visits by RVO, or other partners.

• Participate in regional and national learning events on Locally Led Adaptation and community-based monitoring.

Capacity Building and Support

• Facilitate training for community volunteers and landscape institutions (CICs/LMSCs) on participatory monitoring tools.

• Build capacity on community data visualization (maps, scoreboards, progress charts).

• Provide technical inputs for Capture Change Circles and Community Reflection Meetings.

• Support peer learning across landscapes through exposure visits and exchange workshops.

Compensation:

• As per Uttaran`s Personnel Management policy, commensurate with experience and skills