Enabling Conditions
IS THE TEAM READY TO EFFECTIVELY USE THE CONSERVATION STANDARDS?
Common Assumptions
The Conservation Standards makes it easier to build staff and partner capacity (i.e. knowledge and skills) to design and manage conservation projects.
The Conservation Standards makes it easier to define & assess capacity needs and fill gaps.
Using the Conservation Standards, teams are not overwhelmed with competing systems, and have a standardized system to compare and scale-up multiple projects.
Teams that invest money (or time) in the use of the Conservation Standards, demonstrate better conservation practice
Priority Indicators
Degree of relevant staff support to adopt and implement the Conservation Standards.
Conduct a survey of relevant staff (or a representative sample of staff) across various levels and departments to assess their willingness and experience to adopt and use the Conservation Standards. Consider disaggregating the data by staff type (e.g. leadership, administration, partner, field staff). See example perception survey here.
Proportion (%) of relevant staff that have received training in the Conservation Standards.
Compare the proportion of relevant staff that have completed the required Conservation Standards training against those who have not received training.
Amount of resources (money & time) invested in training staff in the use of the Conservation Standards.
Estimate the financial resources and amount of time spent to train staff (including consultants) per year.
List of Indicators
Skills & knowledge
Number or proportion of staff (or team members) that have received training in the Conservation Standards
Count of the number of personnel that have participated in a training event OR the proportion of required staff that have completed the training. Consider disaggregating the indicator by: the type or quality of training received; the type of competencies covered. An additional supporting indicator could be the presence of absence a mandate to build Conservation Standards capacity within a particular team.
Change in Conservation Standards competency among team members
If formal training takes place, a participant survey could be used to track change in targeted competencies identified for the specific training event. To track the impact of a training event, pre- and post-training surveys can be used to monitor the change in targeted participant competencies. See example survey here.
Availability of trained coaches to lead the use of the Conservation Standards
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Financial Investment
Amount of money invested in developing/securing systems and tools to support the use of the Conservation Standards
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Amount of money invested in training staff in the Conservation Standards
Additive cost of formal training courses
Time
Amount of time spent developing/securing systems and tools to support the use of the Conservation Standards
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Perceptions & Behaviour
Level of organizational maturity
Level of organizational maturity (this may include structural, technological and culture changes). Use the Conservation Capability Maturity Model annually to assess organizational performance and identify potential improvements.
Degree of personnel support for the use of the Conservation Standards
Conduct a survey of relevant staff (or a representative sample of staff) across various levels and departments to assess their willingness and experience to adopt and use the Conservation Standards. Consider disaggregating the data by staff type (e.g. leadership, administration, partner, field staff). See example perception survey here.
Tools and Resources
The purpose of this tool is to allow teams to easily track not only whether they have all the elements of a good strategic plan, but also elements of implementation efficiency, project support, and the delivery of outcomes and impact.
Tool - Pre and Post Training Course Participant Survey.pdfExample Pre- and Post-Course Survey
To track the impact of a training event, pre- and post-training surveys can be used to monitor the change in targeted participant competencies.
Conservation-Capability-Maturity-Model.pdfConservation Capability Maturity Model
A model for assessing organizational performance and identifying potential improvements
Tool - Staff Survey - Experience with the Conservation Standards & Miradi.pdfExample Team Perception Survey
Surveys can be created to assess the team's experience with and perception of the Conservation Standards.
