Expertise France is seeking to recruit a Knowledge Management Coordinator to implement the KM component during the inception and execution of the “support at the national/institutional level with spillover effects at the local/community level” component of the upcoming EU-funded “Forestry, Climate Change and Biodiversity” (FCCB) Support Programme for Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Scope management

• Elaborate the Knowledge Management (KM) strategy to capture lessons learned based on goals and targets and implement evidence-based interventions and new technologies and practices.
• Plans and coordinates KM & communication activities according to deadlines and within budget.
• Develop a clear understanding of the FCCB project to be able to communicate to EUD, EF headquarters and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate the work of team members and project beneficiaries related to KM activities.
• Collaborates with other actors of the FCCB projects to integrate work plans and interventions, which are essential for the success and sustainability of the project.
• Assists the project team in developing guidelines, modules, training materials, and reports.
• Prepares and disseminates FCCB materials, documents, campaign materials, photo books, success stories, newsletters, and press releases.
• Manage the consultant activities related to KM
• Lead efforts for capacity building of project staff and partner organization(s) to enhance skills in project monitoring and use of M&E and KM systems and tools.
• Support the Project Director in creating and completing required project reports.
• Help to promote PNG engagement towards the forest, climate change and biodiversity at local, regional and international level.

Technical support

• Drive forward a research and learning agenda on civil society and media topics.
• Coordinate knowledge management and learning activities across the project’s different components.
• Design and oversee the implementation of M&E plans.
• Familiarity and ability to incorporate principles of design thinking and design research.
• Manage the website and collaborative platform of the project.
• Assist and promote KM efforts of the project’s stakeholders.
• Establish feedback mechanisms to capture, store and respond to feedback from the community and project stakeholders.
• Broker/connect related teams, individuals, concepts and ideas internally and externally and create conditions for knowledge sharing and ideation.
• Monitor ongoing, related research and knowledge product development efforts internally and externally at EUD and among the development community to avoid duplicating work and leverage other efforts.
• Plan public and internal events to share learning and findings, gather feedback and disseminate valuable products.
• Design and oversee training and workshops to orient, educate and equip practitioners with valuable tools and approaches developed through the research and design process.

The Knowledge Management Coordinator will be recruited on a full-time basis and will manage a team of three: the reporting and communication officer, the communication assistant and the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning officer.

The Knowledge Management Coordinator would report to the Port Moresby Project Team.