Assistant/Programme Officer

As a key supporting member of the Planning Division at Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) Headquarters, your role will involve strengthening the organization's planning, monitoring, and evaluation functions to support various conservation divisions. This desk-based job profile requires strong analytical capabilities, foundational knowledge of wildlife sciences, and an understanding of strategic conservation interventions. **Key Responsibilities:** - Assist in conceptualizing and drafting project plans, logical frameworks, and workplans for Conservation, Management, and Marketing Divisions under WTI. - Maintain both physical and digital archives of assigned Project Implementation Plans (PIPs) and Project Reviews. - Coordinate and facilitate Strategic Planning Meetings for projects as needed. - Support the development of Theory of Change (ToC) documents and facilitate inter-departmental coordination during proposal development. - Prepare evaluation tools, checklists, and field visit notes for quarterly, mid-term, and end-term evaluations. - Track project performance, prepare progress reports, dashboards, and summary briefs for internal review and donor reporting. - Maintain updated documentation and databases related to organizational projects and strategic initiatives. - Evaluate conservation outcomes at the organizational level and identify improvement areas. - Manage an MoU database, update as necessary, and coordinate with Division Heads/Project Heads for renewals. - Provide Technical Assistance to Division Head-Planning, Principal Investigator-Management & CEO when required. **Qualification And Experience:** - **Mandatory:** - Masters degree in Wildlife Science, Ecology, Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, Zoology, Forestry, or related fields. - Fresher or up to 2 years of experience in conservation, planning, or research roles. - **Desired Skills:** - Familiarity with PME tools, Theory of Change, and other project cycle management concepts. - Ability to interpret qualitative and quantitative data. - Strong writing and verbal communication skills. - Detail-oriented, organized, and able to handle multiple assignments simultaneously. - Proficiency in MS Office and AI tools for data visualization. - Passion for wildlife conservation and organizational development. - Willingness to travel to remote project field sites when required.,