Project life time: It is anticipated that the DGM Nepal project will be implemented over a period of five (5) years. Implementation start possibly beginning of May 2021. 

Implementation area: The DGM Nepal project will be mainly implemented in the same provinces as the FIP investment project, namely Province 2 and Province 5. For efficiency and effectiveness reasons, the DGM Nepal project should work within or close to the same 50 municipalities the FIP project will work in. Component 2 would provide opportunities to build the capacity of IPLCs from other provinces. 

Possible areas of technical and advisory assistance may include;

The DGM Nepal project will support activities in the following broad thematic areas (a) avoiding deforestation and forest degradation through sustainable forest management, (b) protecting of environmental services; (c) maintaining and increasing the role of forest and forest landscapes as a carbon reserve; (d) agro-forestry and sustainable use of non-timber products, (e) low-carbon productive agricultural systems, and (f) developing and strengthening community forest enterprises with appropriate social and administrative schemes.

Required Qualifications and Experiences:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field (e.g. forestry, NRM, statistics, demography or mathematics, etc.); 
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in developing and implementing M&E procedures related to SMF, REDD+ and NRM; 
• Track record in developing results reporting systems including results frameworks, guidance notes, especially for small-grants mechanisms; 
• Proven relevant experience as M&E specialist in development projects; 
• Experience and understanding of the World Bank’s approach to results monitoring and reporting.