Jobs Kenya

Company Details: Company Information Mercy Corps is a global humanitarian aid agency engaged in transitional environments that have experienced some sort of shock: natural disaster, economic collapse, or conflict.

  • Roving Regional Procurement and Logistics Manager – Africa

    Roving Regional Procurement and Logistics Manager – Africa

    The Program / Department / Team (Program / Department Summary)

    Global Procurement and Logistics (GPL) provides support to Mercy Corps’ HQ and field operations in the areas of procurement and sourcing, compliance with internal policies and procedures. Strong procurement and logistics support is key to the success and delivery of quality programs.  Mercy Corps defines Procurement and Logistics as those systems and support functions necessary to implement programs effectively inclusive of inventory management, property and asset management and well as vehicle and fleet management. The Roving Regional Procurement & Logistics Manager (RPLM), in close collaboration will support country programs on short-term assignments he/she will focus on supporting a high standard of procurement excellence to maximize program results, compliance and efficiency.

    The Position (General Position Summary)

    The Roving Regional Procurement & Logistics Manager (RPLM) supports country programs on temporary assignments to provide tactical support, capacity building and emergency responses ensuring cost-effective, timely, reliable and high quality program delivery.  S/he will assist country teams with procurement, and other related functions as needed whilst on the short term assignment and as per the specific scope of work.

    Essential Responsibilities

    Deploy to country programs on short term assignments to support resource gaps in operations
    Review and take appropriate action on globally defined Mercy Corps Procurement KPI’s for countries whilst on assignment
    Deploy to country programs during emergencies where a high level of procurement is required.
    Lead implementation and delivery of global and regional initiatives to meet specific procurement needs, including local and sector-specific Master Purchase Agreements.
    Identify country procurement and logistics team capacity building opportunities and provide training and other development activities for national staff.
    When deploy participate in country team management and strategy meetings with other members of the SMT
    When deploy oversee the engagement with program managers in establishing procurement plans and tracking progress

    Supervisory Responsibility

    None

    Accountability

    Reports Directly To: Regional Procurement & Logistics Director  
    Works Directly With: Country Programs, including Procurement, Programs, Finance and Logistics

    Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders

    Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

    Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

    Advanced Degree, minimum 7 years of progressive Procurement and/or Logistics professional experience, with a minimum of 3 years as a regional or field operations lead or equivalent education and experience.
    Demonstrated success as a supply chain expert across all disciplines including planning, procurement and logistics.
    Broad knowledge and experience in procurement strategies, market analysis techniques, procurement and contracting.
    NGO experience preferred with thorough understanding of institutional donors’ (USAID, FCDO, OFDA, ECHO) policies relating to procurement
    Must have proven project management skills and experience, excellent communication skills, the ability to find solutions and achieve results, the ability to analyze and resolve complex issues and the ability to motivate team members
    Strong collaborator and influencer with effective interpersonal and analytical skills who is able to work seamlessly across countries, cultures, and organizational units.
    Able to work effectively in a highly matrixed structure.
    Excellent training and coaching ability.
    Fluency in English and French required, Spanish, and Arabic desired.
    Ability to travel up to 50-60 percent of time.

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  • Senior Director, Peace and Conflict

    Senior Director, Peace and Conflict

    The Position

    Mercy Corps is hiring a Senior Director, Peace and Conflict to advance realization of Mercy Corps’ P2P Peace & Governance outcome within Africa, supporting the design, high-quality delivery, and elevating learning across our portfolio of peace and governance programs. A dynamic, visionary and collaborative leader, the Senior Director will work in close partnership with country and regional leadership, and technical and program teams to develop and execute a vision for how Mercy Corps works with communities to drive long-term peace and governance outcomes in selected geographies. The Senior Director will lead portfolio growth, provide supervisory oversight to high-value, high-impact or strategic programs to align resources towards program delivery and impact, advance a coherent evidence agenda linking context and program monitoring, evaluation and research, drive thought leadership, foster partnerships, and further a strategy for resource mobilization. The Senior Director will work closely with the Africa regional and country teams as well as regional and global TSU, PaQ and Research to ensure alignment of technical, MEL, research and program management resources to help drive the peace and governance vision for P2P realization in Africa.

    Essential Responsibilities

    STRATEGY & VISION

    Work with country, regional and headquarters teams to drive a shared strategic vision for Peace & Governance programming in Africa, building on our organizational distinctives in Africa and globally.
    Lead a participatory process to foster shared ownership of the strategic vision by country, regional and technical teams and to inspire team members to engage with the strategic vision.
    Build strategic partnerships and relationships with civil society, donors, research organizations, private sector and other actors to achieve the strategic vision and inspire partnership.
    Engage in regional and country strategic planning processes to ensure that country-level outcomes are squarely aligned to the regional P&C strategic vision and opportunities to advance the vision are prioritized in country planning processes.
    Partner with the (D)RDs and Africa Technical Director to identify opportunities and priorities for the regional team to engage in advancing the P&C vision.
    Develop processes to enable continued adaptation and evolution of the vision based on programmatic learning and evidence as well as changes in context.
    Strategically engage with senior leaders across the TSU, PaQ, Research and Learning, and Policy & Advocacy teams around the vision and models to facilitate alignment of resources and to share and scale lessons-learned. 

    PROGRAM DELIVERY & IMPACT

    Oversee a portfolio of high-value, high impact P&C programs in Africa aligned with P2P outcomes, including direct line management of Program Directors/Chiefs of Party for key portfolio programs or leadership of Complex Program Boards, with a dotted line to the relevant Country Director.
    Ensure programs remain accountable to country and regional collective vision, and closely partner with and engage country leadership and operational structures
    Ensure that programs are on time, on scope and on budget and implemented to the highest technical standards and are aligned with donor and community needs and expectations
    Partner with country operational structures and global teams (TSU, PaQ, MEL) to ensure alignment and allocation of resources that help advance program delivery and impact, as well as compliance with key standards (PM@MC, Gender Policy, Do No Harm principles, etc.)
    Oversee the development of a coherent evidence approach across the portfolio, including context monitoring, portfolio-level program monitoring, evaluation and learning plan and tools to enable Mercy Corps to generate evidence of the impact of its P&C programs, with the ability to aggregate impact indicators at the portfolio level.
    Ensure programs are responsive to contextual changes, such as emerging P&C dynamics, or emerging opportunities to deepen impact, and advocate for resources that support program pivots.

     RESEARCH, LEARNING & EVIDENCE

    Partner with Mercy Corps’ Research and Learning team as well as country and regional leadership to set a research and learning agenda related to our strategic vision.
    Work with P&C portfolio programs to develop robust context monitoring, program monitoring and evaluation, research and learning systems to ensure that programmatic evidence is being captured, disseminated and used to drive internal and external learning.
    Participate in and facilitate research efforts and compilation/production of learning products to ensure consistency of voice and messaging with Mercy Corps’ strategic vision and key advocacy messages on P&C.
    Establish platforms to enable country and technical teams to engage in regional cross-learning, Oversee the development of information management, coordination and knowledge management tools and systems to systematically track and capture Mercy Corps’ P&C programming impacts in each country, and enable regional-level reflection and synthesis.
    Help advance Mercy Corps’ portfolio of research and learning awards in the region.

    THOUGHT LEADERSHIP & REPRESENTATION

    Collaborate closely with country leadership and program focal points to drive forward country level positioning and thought leadership to build support for P&C approaches and create opportunities to scale up our P&C portfolio.
    Position Mercy Corps’ strategic vision, research and evidence with donors, governments, partners, research organizations, private sector actors and other key stakeholders working on P&C issues in Africa.
    Partner with the Research & Learning team as well as portfolio program teams to generate and disseminate evidence and learning thought pieces on key P&C topics.
    Identify opportunities to engage in roundtables, policy dialogues, working groups and other events to share Mercy Corps’ vision, research and learning around P&C in Africa.
    Partner with the P&A team to identify relevant policy issues and forums within key donor departments and to shape messaging to influence key P&C-related policy decisions.
    Guide and oversee the development of external facing materials to communicate Mercy Corps’ positioning in partnership with regional, country, technical, policy & advocacy, and communications colleagues.

    PORTFOLIO GROWTH & NEW BUSINESS

    Engage with New Initiatives, TSU, Country and Regional teams, partners, and communities to design and secure resources for high-impact P&C programs that are aligned to community priorities and advance Mercy Corps’ P&C vision. Serve as Proposal Design Lead for key strategic P&C opportunities.
    Partner with the regional team and country programs in Africa to elevate Mercy Corps’ expertise and profile within the broader subregion, leading to strategic regional programming that works across borders and delivers impact across the subregion. 

    TEAM MANAGEMENT

    Recruit, manage, motivate, and onboard an informed, skilled and efficient team to manage and support key P&C portfolio programs with an emphasis on high quality impact, inclusion and achievement. This includes senior program staff, as well as regional research, MEL and technical advisors.
    Encourage a team culture of growth, learning, creativity and innovation by incorporating a culture of continuous feedback, development and performance management.
    Establish credibility within the team by demonstrating personal accountability, flexibility, resilience and dedication to quality programming by creating positive relationships and having composure in complex situations.
    Recognize opportunities for innovative action and create an environment where alternative viewpoints are welcome.
    Commit to preserving an organizational culture of trust, transparency, diversity, equity, and inclusion across the team and global organization.
    Uphold a culture of integrity through ethical decision-making, safeguarding and compliance with the Code of Conduct.
    Lead by role modeling self-awareness to foster an environment of mutual respect, diversity and inclusion so that all team members are included, supported and can thrive.
    Create a culture of accountability for highly effective communication systems and relationships to ensure every voice matters.

    Supervisory Responsibility

    Chiefs of Party/Program Managers of Core P&C Portfolio Programs [Currently IGAPP, Nafoore],

     
    Accountability

    Reports Directly To: Regional Director, Africa
    Works Directly With: DRDs, Africa Technical Director, Country Directors/Directors of Programs, Chiefs of Party/Team Leads, and Technical Support Unit, PaQ, and Research and Learning team members.

     
    Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders

    Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

     
    Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills 

    BA/S or equivalent in the relevant field required; MA/S preferred.
    10 years of field experience in international relief and development programs, including demonstrable success in managing large, complex, P&C programs.
    7 years of senior-level leadership, capacity building and field management experience.
    Successful and proven representation, negotiation, communication and organization skills.
    Demonstrated success representing complex programmatic objectives to diverse stakeholders in order to position Mercy Corps as a strong implementer and thought leader with donors, development partners, government and other stakeholders.
    Demonstrated success in securing funding from a broad spectrum of donors.
    Demonstrated success working effectively and respectfully with host country government, private sector, INGO, NGO partners and other stakeholders in complex environments.
    Proven skills in financial and grants management, including experience managing grants from USAID, FCDO, Foundation partners and other strategic donors.
    Experience in insecure environments, including managing programs or teams in complex emergencies. Experience in Africa is highly desirable.
    Knowledge of Mercy Corps processes, systems, and procedures is desirable.
    Experience effectively mentoring and training others.
    Excellent oral and written English skills required; French skills are a plus

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  • Consultant – Workshop Design and Facilitation, MC Ventures

    Consultant – Workshop Design and Facilitation, MC Ventures

    Objectives:

    Our team has grown substantially over the past 2 years, from 5 to 15 people, and now operates as a fully remote global team, with 15 people across 15 different cities in 9 different countries. We are meeting as a team for a series of in-person workshops in Nairobi, Kenya in September and are seeking a part-time consultant to support us in the design and facilitation of workshop sessions focused on culture, values, and ways of working – supporting us to build a team, culture, processes, and tools that can enable our global, remote team to function and deliver on our objectives.

    Consultant Activities:

    We expect the consultant to collaborate and openly share with the MCV Management team on a regular basis progress, findings, and next steps. We are a collaborative team, and are looking to co-create the specifics of the workshop sessions with the consultant.

    At a high level, the consultant should carry out the following activities:

    Planning phase

    Develop a plan for gathering key insights from Management team, and input from whole team on key topics, designing and preparing for workshops, workshop implementation, and any follow-ups required
    Work together with MCV Management team to gather inputs and information

    Design and Prepare workshops and sessions

    The consultant will be allocated 2 days workshop time to facilitate the sessions
    Complete preparation and planning for the workshop: identify key objectives of each session, design agenda, prepare materials. This will be done with input and regular updates to the MCV Management Team

    Facilitate sessions in-person

    Facilitation in-person team workshops (2 days) in Nairobi, Kenya between September 7 and 11th
    Flexible to adapt and respond to team dynamics while ensuring we reach key objectives

    Final recommendations

    Provide key insights and recommendations based on workshops results. Simple document (2-4 page word) with key points based on team and workshop dynamics. We are not expecting a full strategy document.
    Complete workshop follow-ups and evaluation of workshop as needed

    Deliverables:

    The consultant will deliver the following:

    Week-by-week 2 month plan for input gathering, preparation, delivery, and follow-ups from the workshop
    Detailed workshop agenda, with up to 2 days of sessions including framework to use, rationale for using it, definition of key objectives of each session and proposed activities and methodologies to meet objectives
    On-site facilitation of workshop agenda
    Short document with key insights and recommendations. To be submitted maximum 7 days after the workshop concludes
    Evaluation of workshops and follow-ups

    Required Experience and Skills:

    Minimum of 7 years relevant professional experience in organizational development, with specific experience on culture, people, and values-related topics
    Preferred experience working with early and growth stage organizations
    Preferred experience working with organizations operating in private equity, venture capital, or impact investing; or with startups
    Preferred experience working with global multicultural and diverse teams
    Strong communication skills; written and oral fluency in English required

    Other Requirements

    We have a preference for candidates based in Nairobi but are open to global candidates. We will provide travel, accommodation, and per diem according to Mercy Corps policy to the selected consultant as needed
    The consultant will be required to facilitate the workshops in-person in Nairobi (or close to it), for up to 3 days between September 7 and 11

    Timeframe / Schedule:

    The consultancy will begin in August 2023 and will have a 2-month duration
    The consultant will be required to join our team offsite in-person in Nairobi, Kenya between September 7 and 11 2023.
    The consultant will be required to facilitate up to 2 days of sessions at the offsite.
    The consultant is expected to work for a maximum of 12 days over the 2 month period including the in-person workshops.
    MCV will work with the consultant to determine availability, work schedule, and ways of working.
    We aim to select and contract a candidate by August 4, 2023

    Selection Process

    Consultancy open for applicants until July 16
    Screening of applications July 17- 19
    Interviews July 24 – 28
    Reference checks July 31 – August 2
    Selection of Consultant August 4

    The consultant will report to:

    MC Ventures Head of Platform

    The consultant will closely coordinate with:

    Mercy Corps Ventures team

    Apply via :

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  • Adaptive Learning and Communications Officer

    Adaptive Learning and Communications Officer

    Essential Job Responsibilities

    Collaborative Learning for Action

    Work with the sub-county teams to ensure an adaptive learning approach is infused in the design, implementation, and reporting on all activities. This includes supporting program teams to integrate sense-making and critical reflection moments in routine program activities.
    Work closely with the County Learning and Accountability Coordinators and collaborate with the SSBC team to support program teams to organize knowledge exchange fairs that bring together program participants, USAID Nawiri teams, and other key stakeholders to share knowledge and promising practices and animate uptake. Facilitate after-action review; document and promote lessons learned for subsequent knowledge markets. Work with the M&E team and SSBC team to assess the success of knowledge markets for catalyzing behavior change.
    Work closely with the County Learning and Accountability Coordinators to conceptualize opportunities and plan, organize, and coordinate learning exchange visits for multi-disciplinary teams designed to broaden perspectives, build relationships, and trigger innovative ideas and commitments through shared action and experience.
    Identify opportunities for and coordinate local communities of practice.
    Work with the M&E team to develop a framework and plan for monitoring and evaluating communications and adaptive learning efforts
    Support the optimization of Mercy Corps’ community accountability and response mechanism (CARM) to the local context, and identify innovative ways of elevating the community voice in programmatic decision-making.

    Communications for Adaptive Learning

    On a quarterly basis, produce case studies that highlight how program staff and participants are applying the principles and practices of collaborative, adaptive learning to enhance collective action and amplify impact.
    Support technical working groups to package and promote insights and lessons learned through the execution of their learning agendas and adaptive learning plans, and work with the M & E team to monitor uptake.

    Content Creation, Management, and Dissemination

    Work with the technical / program team to develop and manage content for input into USAID Nawiri’s regular newsletter and weekly reporting of progress (to the consortium and the donor), as well as the county monthly newsletter.
    Support the county reporting officer to track USAID Nawiri’s visibility in external platforms, and work closely with the County Directorate to disseminate content through county platforms and other media channels to create visibility for the program.
    Work with the county reporting officer to identify and develop content for USAID Nawiri’s traditional media and social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook etc.)
    Collaborate with journalists and media outlets (print, TV, radio, web etc.) to capture and share learning and promote uptake in order to amplify USAID Nawiri’s influence and impact within and beyond Samburu and Turkana counties.

    Collaboration, Advocacy, Visibility

    Support the implementation and monitoring of program teams’ collaboration plans and facilitate learning sessions on the same
    Support program teams to work with identified CSOs, CBOs and champions to operationalize advocacy strategies, including through development of advocacy materials.
    Support the sub-county coordinator to conceptualize, organize, facilitate, and document joint donor and government monitoring and learning visits. This includes support to develop information packets, facilitation guides, and other materials.
    Ensure sub-county teams’ compliance with USAID Nawiri branding and marking requirements.

    Other Duties as Assigned

    Remain flexible and open to taking on new/different responsibilities USAID Nawiri evolves and progresses, especially as requested/ guided by the County Learning and Accountability Coordinator, Communications Advisor and Strategic Learning Lead.

    Accountability
    Reports Directly to: Communications Advisor, with transition by October 1, 2022, to the County Learning & Accountability Coordinator
    Works Directly with: Strategic Learning Lead, sub-county/county field teams, M&E team, program teams, County Government Communications Directorate, other relevant government departments, communities, local media, and other implementing partners

    Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders
    Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

    Mercy Corps team members represent the agency both during and outside work hours. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all locations.

    Minimum Qualifications and Transferable Skills

    Recognized qualification in Communications, Journalism, or a related field. Masters will be an added advantage.
    Minimum of 3-4 years of progressive experience working in communications or public relations, preferably with a focus on learning and rural development
    Excellent track record in content development, copy writing and editing, demonstrated through submission of a portfolio of quality products in a variety of formats (e.g. blogs, articles, op-eds, press releases, videos, etc).
    Proven experience in developing and executing communications plans.
    Excellent interpersonal skills including facilitation, fluent oral communication, with an ability to deeply connect and empathize with a range of individuals with broad backgrounds and expertise.
    Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members is required.

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  • Resilient Livelihoods and Markets Team Lead

    Resilient Livelihoods and Markets Team Lead

    The Program / Department Summary

    With funding from USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), Mercy Corps’ Nawiri Program is leading a consortium of Kenyan and international partners on a five year journey to sustainably reduce persistent acute malnutrition in Turkana and Samburu Counties of Kenya. Through a phased approach that emphasizes evidence gap analysis, as well as partnership, learning, and co-creation, the program takes a robust county-centered design with government leadership, active engagement from communities, the private sector, and civil society. Mercy Corps’ consortium brings together the global leadership, research capacity, technical expertise, and implementation experience necessary to partner with local institutions to test, adapt, and scale evidence-based solutions. Together we will sustainably reduce persistent acute malnutrition for vulnerable populations in Turkana and Samburu counties.

    The Position

    The  Resilient Livelihoods Team Lead will be responsible for guiding, supporting and overseeing all Nawiri Program team and activities related to strengthening resilient livelihoods from a “push” perspective, ensuring marginalized, underserved, ultra-poor households are able to practice market-oriented, sustainable, and resilient livelihoods that support nutrition in the last mile.  The position will be responsible for technical and program quality in implementation across all resilient livelihoods components, including livestock and agricultural production, financial services, and off and non-farm oriented activities in particular graduation models (REAP4 Nutrition). S/he will be responsible for driving strategies that identify and strengthen the capacity of private sector actors across all levels of the program.  S/he will provide direct technical expertise in market-oriented livelihood activities and lead local private sector engagement and partnerships in the last mile, while ensuring appropriate technical quality and aligning support as needed across all resilient livelihoods components. S/he will have a strong understanding of integrated approaches, and how to complement, layer and integrate resilient activities into other program activities, including peer-to-peer support groups focused on nutrition, care, and reproductive health.  S/he will guide the resilient livelihoods team in technical excellence and program quality, and ensure all program targets are met in line with BHA requirements and standards.  S/he will be responsible for meeting all BHA and Nawiri program requirements related to work planning, reporting, and results measurement. S/he will oversee partnerships related to resilient livelihoods and private sector engagement across the program, including linked to water and health.

    Essential Job Responsibilities

    TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP AND PROGRAM QUALITY

    Lead and/or update existing high quality market and livelihoods assessment across underserved communities in project implementation areas, providing a foundation for designing and layering resilient livelihood activities across the programs’ peer support groups.
    Train and lead the technical teams and partners in the design and implementation of appropriate market-based approaches or resilient livelihoods that can support income generation in last mile communities, and ultimately connect to nutrition pathways. This can include through voucher and viable smart-subsidy approaches.
    Lead strategies in strengthening the capacities of market actors.
    Introduce and facilitate access to appropriate technology to support market-based approaches, including digital vouchers, solar, etc.
    Regularly guide and mentor resilient livelihoods and implementation team in identifying effective business models, and assessing the viability of income generating and return on investment across all livelihood activities.
    In partnerships with the technical leads and Implementation Lead ensure consistency of high quality, technical approaches across all resilient livelihoods components – production, financial services, entrepreneurship and employment, and identify additional technical support where required.
    Review all income generating and market activities from a resilience perspective, ensuring appropriateness to changing climate conditions, agro-ecological landscape, and conflict. Seek and receive additional technical guidance in these areas as required.
    Ensure effective sequencing, layering and integration of market components with other critical activities, particularly natural resource management, water security and psychosocial support.
    Regularly monitor and review the quality of implementation, and work with the Implementation Lead to scale what works or take corrective measures.

    PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS

    Lead the process of developing partnerships with and growing a vibrant network of key ‘Lead Firm’ actors, such as large businesses and government partners who will contribute to promoted business models
    Develop guidance and protocols for identifying and partnering with private sector actors at all levels, including local service providers/last mile agents, suppliers, buyers, processors, transporters
    Identify appropriate modalities for engaging with and supporting private sector actors to build out businesses and local food systems in the last mile, including through vouchers, cost share arrangements, trainings, exposure visits, and business-to-business connections.
    Represent and clearly articulate market-based approach to resilient livelihoods, and private sector partnerships to government counterparts, as needed.
    Identify and nurture strategic partnerships with other organizations and institutions.

    PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

    Ensure effective management of the resilient livelihoods component, including adhering to all established program management process related to work planning, implementation, review and reflection meetings, adaptive management and reporting.
    Ensure all required submissions from the resilient livelihoods team are on time and of high quality.
    Facilitate effective sequencing, layering and integrating of activities within and across the program components.

    LEARNING, ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT AND REPRESENTATION

    Monitor and report on implementation progress of resilient livelihoods activities.
    Regularly partner with the MEL Lead and Strategic Learning Advisor to identify and track progress against results pathways.
    Ensure team is effectively supporting data capture and monitoring of activities, in line with MEL and SLA plans and systems.
    Regularly support team to reflect on progress of resilient livelihood activities and progress against outputs, outcomes and milestones
    Represent Mercy Corps at academic events, conferences, media forums, and other events; contribute to thought leadership in last mile market-based approaches to resilient livelihoods.
    Present concepts and ideas to program leadership, partners, and peer organizations that influence them to drive innovation and positive change.

    TEAM MANAGEMENT

    Build effective relationships with the resilient livelihoods team, based on mutual trust, collaboration, urgency and curiosity
    Assist team members with information, tools and resources to improve performance & reach objectives. Regularly conduct performance reviews and provide constructive feedback.
    Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback informally and formally
    Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
    Adhere to all principles related to gender equality and social inclusion, and create an inclusive team environment.
    Model Mercy Corps key leadership competencies, including “be curious,” “be collaborative,” “listen actively,” and “be inclusive.”

    Security

    Ensure data protection policies are adhered to, establishing security controls for software, hardware and archive beneficiary databases
    Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership
    Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies

    Supervisory responsibility

    Climate-resilient Agriculture Advisor, Alternative Livelihoods Advisor and Markets advisor,

    Accountability

    Reports Directly To: Deputy Chief of Party or Chief of Party
    Works Directly With:  Director of Implementation, Water Technical Lead, Health Technical Lead, BOMA Team Lead, governance lead, MEL and learning leads

    Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders

    Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
    Sensitize communities on Apolou’s CARM system and encourage them to share feedback through the promoted channels

    Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills 

    The ideal candidate, should hold an advanced degree in Business Management, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, or Economics with major focus on rural livelihoods, resilience and/or livestock
    A minimum of 8 years’ experience in agribusiness, livestock production or marketing, or agri-enterprise development especially in a rural or pastoral community.  Direct experience working in the private sector in development program is 
    Demonstrable experience in developing business financial models and evaluating common business analysis tools required.
    Working knowledge of Kenya’s economy and business environment, particularly in the context of rural development, Turkana and Samburu
    Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with a wide range of partners; private sector, banks, government and civil society;
    Demonstrable quantitative skills, including familiarity with database management and analysis
    Proven skills in networking, assessing information needs and developing appropriate tools
    Proven skills in team work, holding community consultations and organizational development
    Excellent English language skills (written and verbal) for reporting, communication and representation
    Fluency or working knowledge in Turkana is an advantage

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  • Senior Program Development Advisor

    Senior Program Development Advisor

    General Position Summary

    The Senior Program Development Advisor will be a full-time member of the New Initiatives team, supporting the Africa portfolio and will work closely with the Regional Director and Deputy Regional Directors. He/she will support strategic program development efforts by: 1) supporting prepositioning efforts, including tracking the pipeline of potential new business opportunities for the region; 2) leading and/or supporting proposal development processes; 3) writing, editing and reviewing proposal documents; 4)helping to enhance the overall state of practice vis-a-vis proposal development process within the region. He/she will help enhance agency competitiveness by working with NI team members and other stakeholders to develop/improve tools and guidance on the proposal process; and 4) Providing mentorship and guidance to country proposal development teams.

    Essential Job Responsibilities

    Program & Proposal Development (approximately 85% time)

    Program/Proposal Design and Development: Responsible for leading and supporting the development of strategic proposals, applying the agency’s best practices in proposal development for institutional donors. Special emphasis is on medium and mid level proposal opportunities; 2) the many emergency and humanitarian proposal opportunities that are generally smaller value but frequent; and 3) support work on larger strategic proposals, multi country opportunities and or European contracts in partnership with the NI team. 
    Strategic Pre-Positioning: Assist country teams in efforts to pro-actively prepare for strategic opportunities and influence donor strategies. This may include activities such as 1) support for targeted assessments that will help create funding opportunities or increase competitiveness of the agency in solicitations; 2) facilitating strategic planning sessions with country programs and 3) track donor trends for potential opportunities in the emergency space that busy country teams might not be able to monitor or respond to. Helps promote good pre-positioning practices amongst field and desk teams. 
    Donor and Partner Engagement: Regularly attend meetings with potential partners or donors to represent Mercy Corps in particular as part of ongoing proposal development opportunities. Additionally, provide support to RDs, DRDs or country teams to cultivate relationships with potential partner organizations for future opportunities
    Provide “Real Time” Technical Support and Capacity Building: Time permitting, provide guidance, support, and reviews to field teams on small-medium size proposal efforts. Through team-work during actual proposal efforts, mentoring or tailored training activities, the Advisor will help build capacity of Mercy Corps’ staff within the region to work on proposals and run strong proposal and program development processes

    Contribute to Activities That Raise Overall Agency State of Practice (Approximately 10%)

    As a member of the NI team, the Senior Program Development Manager will spend a small portion of his/her time supporting agency-wide initiatives that enable Mercy Corps to more efficiently produce competitive submissions. (e.g. developing improved reference materials for proposal writers, contributing to efforts that capture learnings and results from our programs, and/or assisting with networking activities).
    Keep up to date on relevant donor strategies being developed or applied by significant governmental, academic, and non-profit groups. Work with Mercy Corps to determine how the agency can best work with and/or influence such materials.
    Deliver proposal development trainings to staff in field offices when appropriate.              

    Supervisory Responsibility  None

    Accountability
    Reports Directly To: Deputy Regional Director with a dotted line to Sr. Director, New Initiatives
    Works Directly With: Country Directors, Director of programs, Africa Senior Program Development Advisors, Regional Program team, TSU and New Initiatives

    Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders
    Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

    Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills    

    Bachelor’s degree required. M.A, M.S., M.Sc., or equivalent in International Development, International Relations or related field is preferred.
    5-7 years of experience in International Development highly preferred, including experience living and/or working overseas
    At least 2-3 years experience in field-based roles, with knowledge of Africa region
    Successful track record in program design and proposal development in a variety of sectors and geographic locations.
    Experience/knowledge of emergency and development programming preferred.
    Exceptional writing skills – writing samples will be requested of finalist candidates.
    Proven ability to work productively with a wide variety of stakeholders to run both participatory process and also meet tight deadlines with an emphasis on producing quality products.
    Strong negotiation skills and experience developing and negotiating multiple-partnership arrangements for proposal development
    Strong understanding of personnel and staffing requirements for USAID, European and other institutional donor proposals. Experience with corporate donors a plus.
    Experience developing budget and cost proposal submissions for USAID, European and/or other institutional donors.
    Experience with professional representation (e.g. donors, partner agencies, host governments, etc.).
    Native-level spoken and written English required.
    High level of spoken and written French preferred.
    Willingness and ability to travel frequently to Mercy Corps project sites and field locations, including traveling to insecure environments, is required.

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  • Senior Technical Advisor – Seed Systems in Conflict-Affected and Humanitarian Settings

    Senior Technical Advisor – Seed Systems in Conflict-Affected and Humanitarian Settings

    The Position

    Mercy Corps seeks an experienced seed system technical advisor who has significant program and partnership management experience. They will be responsible for the overall management and technical direction of Mercy Corps’ two ISSD action learning topics and the relevant seed system components of PWS. Both programs are founded in collaboration and consultation and will require working with various stakeholders such as other INGOs, local organizations, research institutions and donors.

    The Senior Technical Advisor will lead the technical seeds-related activities for the two programs, including conducting desk reviews on seed-related activities in conflict-affected areas, particularly linked to peace building, and on challenges, benefits and gaps in private sector practices that could contribute to more resilient, inclusive and productive seed systems in fragile contexts; pilot-testing and refining tools and guidance materials, building off of the CAT and SERT developed under the last ISSD phase; forging new connections and partnerships with seed system actors; convening online and in-person events with diverse stakeholders such as policy makers, implementing partners, donors and private sector actors; and documenting and disseminating learning and tools.

    Alongside technical activities, the Senior Advisor will be responsible for management oversight of the two ISSD Africa action learning projects. This will include leading on project strategy, partner coordination and management, technical implementation, hiring and managing technical consultants where needed, and reporting and budgeting.

    Essential Job Responsibilities

    PROGRAM STRATEGY

    Lead the implementation strategy development and refinement of Mercy Corps’ ISSD action learning projects, in collaboration with project partners and other relevant stakeholders
    Act as Mercy Corps’ lead point of contact with WCDI, including engaging in the ISSD Africa management meetings and representing Mercy Corps at partner events
    Work with PWS leadership on implementation strategy for emergency BHA partners, specifically focused on partners’ seed system priorities
    Identify opportunities for synergies with Mercy Corps’ seed system activities

    PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

    Ensure that program implementation is responsive to implementing partners and consistent with Mercy Corps’ relevant program guidelines, principles, values, quality standards and strategic plan.
    Manage the workplan, budget and reporting for Mercy Corps’ two ISSD action learning projects
    Lead on procurement processes, recruitment, and contracting of consultants, sub-awardees and other vendors
    Manage project partnerships (SeedSystem and IFDC) and relevant consultants, ensuring clear communication, roles and responsibilities and completion of deliverables on time and within budget
    Ensure delivery of action research, knowledge sharing and learning activities on time, target and budget, using effective M&E systems to reach desired impacts..
    Ensure all interventions adhere to Mercy Corps’ Gender Policy, Do No Harm principles, and beneficiary accountability standards 

    PROGRAM TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION

    Contribute to influential analysis and derive new insights from desk reviews, assessments and pilot tests; incorporate those results and best practices into learning documents, practical tools or other outputs. Technical focus areas may include: seed systems in conflict-affected areas; private sector practices that could contribute to more resilient, inclusive and productive seed systems in fragile contexts; linking seed system interventions with resilience design and related outcomes (e.g., nutrition, food security); and anticipatory action and scenario planning for seed activities.
    Lead online and in-person technical consultations to harness learning and share best practices and lessons learned; document learning and develop guidance documents/tools based on lessons learned; and facilitate knowledge sharing events with relevant stakeholders.
    Forge new connections and partnerships with seed system actors;
    Document and disseminate learning and tools widely to ensure best practices are shared, endorsed and utilized amongst relevant stakeholders 

    MONITORING, EVALUATION AND IMPACT MEASUREMENT

    Manage the M&E system for Mercy Corps’ two ISSD Africa action learning projects; externally, this will include tracking key indicators (through collating documentation and annual or end-of-project surveys with project stakeholders) for reporting to WCDI; internally, this will include ensuring data is entered into Mercy Corps’ online tracking system and annually reporting on participant counts.
    Contribute to PWS’s M&E and report systems, as relevant and when needed 

    FINANCE & COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT

    Ensure compliance with donors and Mercy Corps regulations.
    Work closely with finance officer to ensure ISSD budget is managed effectively, on time and within scope.
    Communicate effectively to ensure overall program targets and donor obligations are met. 

    INFLUENCE, REPRESENTATION AND PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

    Identify, build and manage strategic partnerships with SeedSystem, IFDC, other ISSD Africa partners, USAID, as well as with networks and stakeholders.
    Represent both programs and Mercy Corps with different stakeholders, in relevant practitioner and learning networks and at key events, as well as through developing industry wide papers, conference presentations, and online fora.
    Build external visibility on relevant technical areas. 

    Supervisory Responsibility

    The position will supervise consultants and sub-awardees, including the technical partners engaged in ISSD Africa. They may occasionally supervise interns and/or volunteers on special assignments.

    Accountability

    Reports Directly To: Director of Agriculture Systems TSU

    Works Directly With: PWS Technical Director, Agriculture Advisors and other team members; Agriculture Systems and other relevant TSU team members, Mercy Corps country program teams in priority countries; Wageningen University and Research and other ISSD Africa Partners; SeedSystem; IFDC; Save the Children; and IDEAL, PRO-WASH, REAL, PCS and other USAID/BHA learning award staff.

    Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders

    Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

    Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

    At least 4 years of experience implementing emergency projects with a focus on seed system development and/or technically leading or advising on seed system interventions.
    Advanced degree at master’s level or above in a field relevant to agriculture or international development, or at least 7 years of relevant work experience.
    Demonstrated program management experience, including budget management and multi-partner, multi-country coordination experience
    Demonstrated strong theoretical and applied technical expertise in formal and informal seed system development; practical experience with seed system assessments, strongly preferred.
    Demonstrated strong theoretical and applied knowledge of market-based programming, including using integrated approaches and applying systems thinking, preferred.
    Experience developing knowledge sharing strategies, learning tools, and leading/facilitating learning events.
    Demonstrated ability to engage stakeholders at different levels from various agencies to collate learning and develop frameworks for implementation.
    Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop collaborative relationships
    Strong presentation and communication skills in English required.
    Willingness and ability to travel to Mercy Corps project sites and field locations, including traveling to insecure environments, is required.
    Fluency (written and verbal) in English is required; working knowledge (verbal) of French is preferred.

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  • Assistant Livelihoods Officer – 3 Posts (2 Lodwar, 1 Maralal) Gender, Youth & Social Inclusion Officer – 2 Posts (Maralal) Livelihoods & Food Security Officer – 1 Post (Lodwar) Alternative Livelihoods & Inclusive Markets Officer – 3 Posts (Baragoi, Wamba & Maralal) Adaptive Learning and Communications Officer – 2 Posts (Lodwar & Maralal) Social, Structural & Behavioural Change Officer

    Assistant Livelihoods Officer – 3 Posts (2 Lodwar, 1 Maralal) Gender, Youth & Social Inclusion Officer – 2 Posts (Maralal) Livelihoods & Food Security Officer – 1 Post (Lodwar) Alternative Livelihoods & Inclusive Markets Officer – 3 Posts (Baragoi, Wamba & Maralal) Adaptive Learning and Communications Officer – 2 Posts (Lodwar & Maralal) Social, Structural & Behavioural Change Officer

    Essential Job Responsibilities 

    Program Management

    Facilitate community / Household visioning process for resilient livelihoods using community participatory appraisal tools
    Coordinate with the Ward/ sub county level of County Government to mobilize actions and ensure effective communication channels.
    Coordinate with community leadership to facilitate activity integration and targeting of participants / groups within selected irrigation schemes. 
    Coordinate with County government to build capacity for poor HHs on appropriate crop production systems and relevant climate smart agriculture approaches and technologies 
    Facilitate business to business linkages for targeted small scale irrigation schemes / farmers associations / groups that include poor and ultra-poor for increased access to farm inputs, finance and markets.
    Facilitate Increased access for poor and ultra-poor HH to productivity enhancement inputs, climate smart agriculture and post-harvest technologies
    Facilitate identification of youth and women agri-preneurs and lead support them establish interventions; i.e. establish fruit tree nurseries.
    Support small-scale vegetable production gardens utilizing home garden techniques (permaculture) to promote nutrition dense vegetables for enhanced household consumption and income generation targeting poor households
    Participate in monitoring and evaluation of project activities 
    Coordinate with the livelihoods officer to develop activities work plans, directly implement and report for each activity undertaken
    Mobilize communities and support SBC initiatives for transformed practices at household level
    Coordinate with public and private service providers (crop husbandry, inputs suppliers, aggregators, local financial institutions etc) to reach USAID Nawiri participants.
    Collaborate with Nawiri health and nutrition staff to integrate messaging into crop and livestock production training curriculum.

    COMMUNITY AND COUNTY ENGAGEMENT 

    Mobilize sub-county and ward level meetings with relevant stakeholders.
    Lead community engagement and mobilization activities within the Ward(s) of operation 
    Support the facilitation of planning meetings and workshops with government, NGO, private sector, and community partners to revise and customize implementation plans.
    Conduct community mobilization and sensitization meetings with ward and community-level leaders to enhance investment in crop production. 

    INFLUENCE & REPRESENTATION 

    Assist livelihoods and food security officers in activity coordination with local government and other implementers at the Subcounty level.
    Participate in planning meetings and workshops with government, NGO, private sector, and community partners to develop and deliver capacity building of farmers 
    Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission

    OTHER

    Promote and adhere to the principle and objectives of the project and Mercy Corps.
    Participate in other USAID Nawiri livelihoods program activities (Livestock and NRM)
    Other duties as assigned.

    Organizational Learning  

    As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves. 

    Accountability to Participants 

    Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

     Knowledge and Experience 

    A Diploma in Agriculture (Crop & Livestock) related field (i.e., Agronomy, Agro-ecology, Horticulture, Dry land agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture Education & Extension).
    Advanced technical certificate holders from reputable institutions plus proven experience of over 5 years will be considered.  
    Minimum 3 years of direct implementation of agriculture development activities.  Experience working directly with small scale irrigation is an added advantage. 
    Good spoken and written English required.
    Must be able to work independently once in the field and show initiative.
    Experience in farmers needs assessment and report writing.
    Demonstrable experience in farmers training and community mobilization
    Experience in community participatory appraisal tools
    Practical experience in partnership building and collaboration with government and other partners
    Computer and basic administrative and organizational skills is a plus.
    Willingness to travel extensively throughout the project area.

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  • Senior Food Security Advisor

    Senior Food Security Advisor

    Essential Job Functions
    PROGRAM QUALITY, TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND CAPACITY BUILDING (50%)

    Participate as an active, integrated member of the regional team providing technical support to a portfolio of food security programs in countries including those in humanitarian and complex crisis environments.
    Proactively engage with program managers and technical focal points to ensure the quality and impact of the design and delivery of complex multi-sectoral food security and livelihood programming across both  humanitarian and development contexts, with a particular focus on ensuring innovative quality approaches in  nexus programming.
    Support effective interventions in food security programs using integrated approaches and applying systems thinking.
    Help maintain standards of program delivery that apply agency priorities and comply with relevant regulations and requirements.
    Help the country and program teams gather, refine, develop and disseminate tools such as training presentations and manuals, teaching notes, best practices and lessons learned, program examples, and monitoring and evaluation tools. Ensure these tools reflect Mercy Corps’ approaches to resilience, gender and youth as central cross-cutting dimensions of food security.
    Support an increased focus on resilience and gender in food security, livelihoods and Markets in Crisis programs, promoting evidence for integration of resilience, Market systems development and Financial Inclusion.
    Provide support across a range of complex multi-sectoral food security and livelihood programmes and initiatives focusing on one or more food security and livelihood approaches, including poverty graduation and social protection. Other themes could include gender within agrifood systems, Food security and livelihood in conflict settings, climate resilient food security and livelihoods, agro-ecological approaches for sustainable food security and livelihoods, last mile food market systems, early warning and anticipatory action.
    Provide technical oversight to relief and long-term food security and livelihood interventions in the region (including to assessments, project implementation, budget management, project documentation) in line with global sector frameworks, country strategies and donor requirements.
    Lead and/or provide significant support to program start-up for complex multi-sectoral food security and livelihood programs to ensure a livelihoods approach informs integrated assessments and analysis frameworks, theory of change refinement, and design of work plans and detailed implementation plans.
    Work closely with country leaders and program managers to identify and set team and partner capacity-building priorities, and coordinate and deliver tailored capacity building support visits and training workshops to better design and implement food security and livelihoods programs..
    Keep abreast of new thinking, research and innovations in food security synthesize, and regularly communicate findings for country teams.

     
    REGIONAL STRATEGY, THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND REPRESENTATION (20%)

    Collaborate with regional and HQ leadership to design and oversee the application of Mercy Corps’ strategic regional vision to enhance resilient food security and livelihoods.
    Contribute to research, evaluation, and innovation projects in the food security and livelihood field to expand the knowledge base, promote a learning culture and identify new / enhanced approaches to amplify impact. Coordinate implementation of a regional research and learning agenda on resilient food security & livelihoods that advances frontier areas of research and learning and promotes Mercy Corps’ regional food security profile and platform, in close collaboration with the Global TSU and Research and Learning Teams.
    Drive a culture of learning between programs, countries, and technical teams through consistent sharing of evidence-based best practices and lessons learned.
    Contribute to regional food security and livelihood knowledge management and communications and to raising our external profile regionally, regularly sharing out findings and updates through appropriate internal and external channels.
    Represent Mercy Corps as in appropriate donor, learning and policy forums. Support country teams to identify and participate in opportunities for external representation and thought leadership, including by developing talking points and presentations.
    Facilitate information flow to Resource Development, Policy and Advocacy and regional and technical teams to drive our positioning and increase external visibility in resilient food security and livelihoods. ● Work with the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team at regional and country level to ensure that monitoring and evaluation of food security programs is practical and reflects Global best practices.
    Support new and ongoing programs with best practice advice and assistance on assessment, implementation, research, and evaluation needs.
    Conduct assessments; write case studies, learning documents, short articles, and blogs; and develop internal and external dissemination plans for all products.
    Lead and facilitate Food Security and livelihoods community of practice within the region to share lessons, best practices and enhance program impact through better collaboration and networking

     
    STRATEGIC PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT (30%)

    Working closely with country teams, develop or support high quality concept notes and proposals to increase funding for food security programs.
    Source and document new ideas and innovations from within country programs, private sector partners, researchers and academics and link them with appropriate implementing partners and funding sources to begin to scale up ideas that are proven in programs.
    Contribute to a strong and regularly updated network of technical experts and consultants that can serve as additional deployable resources for program development.

      
    Accountability

    Reports Directly To: Technical Director – Africa
    Works Directly With: Resilience Technical Support Unit; Regional Technical Team; Country Directors/Directors of Program; program managers and country program teams; regional and HQ technical staff.

    Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders

    Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of our field projects.

    Knowledge and Experience

    Bachelor’s degree in international development, Food Security, Nutrition, or relevant field
    Five to seven years’ experience in resilience, food security and livelihood development programming in Africa is required. Additional experience in early recovery and/or emergency programming is a plus. 
    Demonstrated experience with the application of a resilience approach in fragile contexts preferred.
    Demonstrated experience in leading and/or facilitating complex multi-sectoral assessment design processes, and translating analysis into program approaches.
    Demonstrated experience using M&E to improve program learning and adaptive management.
    Strong representation, networking, and facilitation skills.
    Proven ability to synthesize and communicate complex subjects/topics effectively to multi-stakeholder groups.
    Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring, and other formal and non-formal methods.
    Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with a diverse geographically spread team.
    French fluency strongly preferred.

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  • Data Protection & Privacy Technologist

    Data Protection & Privacy Technologist

    The Position 

    As the Data Protection and Privacy Technologist, your primary mission would be to: 

    act as system owner for our two primary data protection platforms (OneTrust, and Proofpoint) with an emphasis on configuring user roles and establishing workflows.
    Partner in developing solutions to improve the use of technology at Mercy Corps to ensure the highest standards of data protection and privacy.
    play an active role in developing data protection and privacy throughout the organization. We are looking for a skilled technologist with an entrepreneurial spirit who wants to help our team grow and define their role.
    contribute to compliance frameworks such as CIS or Microsoft Purview and make appropriate enhancements or troubleshoot technical issues as needed.

    As a member of DPP, you will help the team think strategically about the roles that technology can play in making data protection and privacy actions easier for staff including leveraging the potential of Microsoft tools such as PowerApps to facilitate responsible data practices for country teams.

    Essential Responsibilities 

    Act as system owner for OneTrust, Proofpoint, and contribute to compliance frameworks in M365. 
    Maintain DPP’s PowerBI dashboard and help create new dashboard products to help prioritize DPP’s work.
    Develop, implement, and maintain data protection-related policies, procedures and associated training plans for a range of software (examples include Ona, Commcare, PowerBI, and messaging apps).
    Serve as a subject matter expert and provide internal consulting to teams who are building their own technical workflows or bespoke applications. 
    Perform privacy impact assessments on new technologies.
    Provide direction and guidance for implementation of best practices as they pertain to data protection and privacy technology.
    Analyze Data Protection and Privacy needs of the organization, particularly at the regional level, and identify opportunities for improvement. 
    Provide stakeholders with accurate, timely and relevant information to enable informed decisions.
    Lead or co-lead regional working group meetings, trainings and other calls with DPP.
    Create or co-create responsible data program materials, documentation and templates.

    Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills 

    Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Information Security, Computer Science, Law, Cybersecurity or equivalent)
    4+ years of project management, stakeholder management, and business analysis in IT, compliance, cybersecurity, or related field.
    3+ years of demonstrated experience with data protection, privacy or responsible data activities, or data management, preferably with a compliance focus or in a humanitarian context.
    Experience with digital security awareness topics and best practices and/or implementing regulations such as GDPR, NDPR, CCPA, HIPAA or frameworks such as NIST, ISO, etc.
    Experience working in a diverse global organization. Humanitarian experience is preferred
    Experience creating and maintaining dashboards in Power BI is preferred.
    IAPP certification or similar is preferred. 
    Experience with GSuite (Google) and Microsoft 365 is preferred.
    Fluency in English is required. Fluency in Spanish, Arabic, or Asian languages is strongly preferred.
    Effective written and oral communication and the ability to present technical material to a wide variety of audiences, including non-technical audiences. 
    Be able to run working groups and meetings in an entirely online environment. As a remote team, the ability to connect online and build consensus with each other and with stakeholders to help drive change is critical. 
    Be detailed oriented and well organized.
    Prioritize communication, collaboration, and teamwork. 

    What makes an ideal candidate?

    Our work spans the domains of technology, legal, compliance, and training: everybody on the team contributes something unique. We are looking for self-motivated people who prioritize collaboration and who are willing to take on new challenges. You may not have in-depth experience in every single thing on our list, but you are willing to learn and can make a clear case for how your experience is a good fit and provide examples of successfully taking on new technical or compliance challenges. This is a growth position, and we want to invest in someone who can contribute to humanitarian data protection over the long-term. Examples of our current projects include Mercy Corps’ Responsible Data Toolkit or the Data Protection and Privacy Guides. 
    Other helpful skills include successful project management experience and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. A strong background in IT management and privacy; demonstrated experience applying security or privacy practices to ICT4D programs or data analysis pipelines.

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