Director, Environment Policy Monitoring (GMG/SEG 3)

To develop environmental management monitoring strategies and monitor initiatives within environment agencies to assess the impact of existing policies and legislation and evaluate the feasibility of proposed strategies in achieving their intended objectives

Key Responsibility Areas:

 Management/Administrative Responsibilities

 Participates in meetings, seminars, international and local fora, conferences and workshops, as required.

• Presents environment information at public interest, government, international or other meetings.
• Contributes to the development of Strategic/Operational Plans and Budgets for the Branch.
• Prepares and delivers presentations regarding the monitoring and evaluation findings to internal and external stakeholders, as needed.

 Technical/ Professional Responsibilities

 Assists in the monitoring of the performance of agencies/departments under the environmental portfolio of the Ministry.

• Develops monitoring frameworks and plans.
• Participates in pilot testing and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation system and instruments in environment Agencies (e.g. Forestry Department, NEPA, the Climate Change Branch and the Meteorological Service).
• Establishes a monitoring system, in conjunction with other Divisions and Agencies under the Ministry’s portfolio, including the development of strategies, methodologies, tools, and indicators for monitoring and assessing the quality of outputs and activities of specific policy processes including the management, coordination, effectiveness and resource mobilization.
• Utilizes monitoring and evaluation techniques (such as benchmarking, impact assessments, ex ante distributional analysis, cost benefit analysis, causality framework, process evaluations, impact evaluations, executive evaluations etc.) to prepare findings and develop recommendations
• Conducts reviews, studies and evaluations on ongoing policy and implementation processes related to national multi-sectoral environmental responses.
• Conducts in-depth research on best practices to guide the development of environmental strategies, policies and legislation.
• Prepares Annual Reports related to environmental management activities, the implementation of strategies, and the impact of these strategies on national development.
• Participates in regional/international negotiations on environmental matters, representing and communicating Jamaica’s position.
• Prepares national reports related to various multilateral environmental agreements and serves as the country’s liaison with the respective secretariats.
• Participates in the monitoring of the country’s environmental/climate change ratings based on internationally recognized tools and institute strategies and measures, where necessary, to ensure specified targets and goals are achieved.
• Monitors the implementation of relevant Vision 2030 National Outcomes and related goals as well as the Medium-Term Framework and institute strategies, where necessary, to ensure established targets are achieved.
• Conducts regular monitoring of the environmental management projects.
• Leads the development of a Public Education programme for the promoting of environment management and climate change strategies and activities.
• Establishes technical steering committees/working groups.
• Assists in the development and revision of environment and climate change policies and legislation.
• Reviews and assesses the annual reports of the Ministry’s environmental agencies, including NEPA and the Forestry Department.
• Prepares Cabinet Submission, Notes, Ministry Papers, letters, briefs, and other related documents. 
• Provides technical advice to the Senior Director, Chief Technical Director, Permanent Secretary and Director General, as required.
• Undertakes periodic review of the implementation and operation of the monitoring and evaluation system; including the preparation of best practices and lessons learned;