Jobs Kenya

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  • Senior Energy Advisor

    Senior Energy Advisor

    The Position
    Supporting agency priorities, the Climate and Water Security team is particularly focused on technical support in the areas of climate change adaptation and low carbon development, including disaster risk reduction; natural resource management and environmental conservation; and access to energy. The Senior Energy Advisor will play a pivotal role in Mercy Corps’ Technical Support Unit, focusing on the development of new businesses and guidance for the implementation of energy projects with a strong emphasis on innovative models for renewable energy access. This role will require in-depth knowledge of renewable energy markets and energy financing models and instruments. The Senior Energy Advisor will lead the charge in creating connections between energy access and access to finance while contributing to business model development, risk assessment, and stakeholder engagement.
    The Senior Advisor will primarily focus on helping country teams strengthen their portfolio of low carbon development programming, through the integration of renewable energy.  This will include integration of energy considerations in country strategies, developing concept notes, support donor engagement, and producing influencing research products. The Senior Advisor will also provide strong technical advice and training in areas related to access to energy and low carbon development, including:  program design and development; program quality; network and representation at key sector forums; and lead strategic partnerships and contribute to strategic discussions (internally and externally). 
    The Senior Advisor provides technical support to Mercy Corps program teams in the Senior Advisor’s area of expertise. Support includes designing and developing programs, assessing and enhancing program quality, writing proposals for donors, providing training, developing humanitarian networks, maintaining current knowledge on industry best practices, disseminating information to internal and external partners, and representing Mercy Corps at key events. The Senior Advisor will also build the capacity of their peers and the organization.
    Essential Responsibilities
    PROGRAM DESIGN AND PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT

    Support country strategy refinement to integrate renewable energy as a catalyst for the Agency’s strategy, continually raising funds and collecting evidence in collaboration with country and regional teams. 
    Write and review grant proposals and concept notes for donors including foundations, corporations, and government agencies. 
    Research, analyze, and assess data to determine program needs, priorities, and Mercy Corps’ advantages for funding; Maintain knowledge of development strategies by governmental, academic, and non-profit groups. 
    Collaborate with program, country, regional, and TRaQ teams on prepositioning and strategy development, and designing multi-sectoral programs that meet the outcomes and commitments in Mercy Corps’ 10-year strategy. 
    Lead write complex, competitive proposals following Mercy Corps’ best practices in proposal development, team management, and the appropriate sectoral area.

    PROGRAM QUALITY

    Provide energy access technologies and business models technical support to Mercy Corps’ teams globally, including those in complex crisis environments; Support effective interventions through integrated approaches and systems thinking.  
    Strengthen partnerships at global, regional and country levels with technology companies, financial service providers, impact investors, institutional donors, foundations, research institutes, UN agencies, peer organizations, and host country governments.
    Maintain standards of program delivery through application of agency approaches and compliance with relevant regulations and requirements.
    Increase program capacity within Mercy Corps through developing and circulating tools such as training and workshops, manuals, case studies, webinars, and monitoring and evaluation tools; Collaborate with Director to set and execute strategies addressing agency-wide program quality needs.

    LEARNING AND IMPACT 

    Provide in-country and remote training for Mercy Corps staff, partners, and programs with assistance on assessment, implementation, research, and evaluation.
    Build a strong community of practice across Mercy Corps in your technical area to strengthen program quality and build a community of technical experts.

    INFLUENCE & REPRESENTATION 

    Build Mercy Corps’ reputation as a critical influencer in access to energy and low carbon development in fragile contexts and grow our external visibility on relevant technical areas and lead external representation efforts.
    Represent Mercy Corps at academic events, conferences, media forums, and other events; Contribute to thought leadership in area of expertise. 
    Identify and nurture strategic partnerships with other organizations and institutions; Present concepts and ideas to donors, partners, and peer organizations that influence them to drive innovation and positive change.

    PERSONAL LEADERSHIP

    Demonstrate exceptional leadership by consistently delivering expectations and maintaining composure, even in challenging situations.
    Embrace a growth mindset, actively seek diverse perspectives, and welcome feedback to drive continuous improvement.
    Maintain the highest ethical standards, treating all individuals with respect and dignity.
    Demonstrate professionalism in all aspects of life, ensuring that your conduct reflects positively on Mercy Corps and does not compromise its mission or work.
    Hire, orient and lead team members as necessary.

    Supervisory Responsibility
    The position has supervisory responsibility over interns and/or volunteers. At times this position will have supervisory responsibility over other team members when there is no Director on the team.  
    Accountability

    Reports Directly To: Director of Energy Access
    Works Directly With: all other TRaQ teams, HQ, Regional and Program teams

    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

    5 to 7 years of experience required providing increasingly proficient technical support in the relevant field of expertise that includes:

    Grant writing, research, and proposal development.
    Leading all aspects of large and complex proposals and managing integrated grant writing teams. 
    Producing and publishing influential articles and blogs.
    Combining strong theoretical and applied knowledge of the field of expertise using integrated approaches and applying systems thinking.

    Degree in energy engineering, climate finance, environmental policy or management, or other climate change-related specialties preferred.
    Practical field experience required, typically over the course of 2 years, that includes:

    A temporary duration field assignment, longer-term field assignments, or living in a field location to work in a country or field office.
    An emergency response assignment or other crisis response work demonstrating successfully adapting support and assistance methodologies to real-world complexities.
    Managing and implementing successful programs.
    Delivering Capacity Building curriculum or other processes for program teams.

    Familiarity with major donors such as USAID, FCDO, the EC and relevant foundations and corporations.
    Fluency in English is required; fluency in a foreign language preferred.

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  • Finance Assistant

    Finance Assistant

    Program / Department Summary
    The Mercy Corps Finance Department is responsible for all financial functions in Nairobi, including accounting, payments and banking, payroll, budgeting, financial reporting, and grant financial management and compliance.  The Mercy Corps Finance Department ensures compliance with donor regulations as well as Mercy Corps’ internal policies and procedures.  In its role as a support to the Program Department, the Finance Department provides timely reports and assistance to the Country Director and the Program team to ensure that financial resources are used efficiently and effectively.
    General Position Summary
    Working in the Finance Department under the direction of the Finance Officer/Snr Finance Officer, the Finance Assistant will assist in the processing and recording of payment transactions in timely and accurate manner. 
    Essential Job Responsibilities
    Responsibilities
    Financial management

    Responsible for maintaining custody of the office cash fund and make daily payments of approved transactions.
    Prepare cash payment vouchers and ensure that all cash transactions are fully and properly documented in relation to batch assigned in the Finance System.
    Perform daily cash count with the Finance Officer, Snr Finance Officer or other person assigned.
    Record payment vouchers daily in the cash sub-journal for the batch assigned.
    Maintain the uncleared cash advance file and prepare past due advance report for the Finance officer or Snr Finance Officer on monthly basis.
    Support Finance Officer or Snr Finance Officer to check-signers or bank authorizers for review and signature.
    Support Finance officer/Snr Finance Officer to record payment vouchers daily in the bank and cash sub journal assigned.
    Support Finance Officer/Snr Finance Officer to prepare cheques or wire transfer requests based on fully approved documents and present to approved.
    Counter check expense reports (travel expense reports and operational expense reports) for accuracy and completeness and ensure that expense reports have been fully approved before payment.
    Responsible for gathering transaction documents required for donor reporting.
    Assist with audit related requirements (timely documents retrieval, filing after audit completion, proving additional assistance as necessary)
    Assist with scanning, copying, printing, and uploading of financial documents on relevant folders including monthly payments and vouchers for posting by the main office.
    Any other duty as may be assigned.

    Filing & Archiving

    Responsible for filing all cash and bank vouchers and maintain voucher filing system such that files are updated, complete and safeguarded. Ensure all finance documents are properly labelled, filed and stored in a clear and easily accessible manner following Field Finance Manual
    Submission of all original vatable invoices to Nairobi for VAT claim on timely basis for VAT claim on weekly basis
    Ensure quality control of financial documents for completeness and proper referencing before archiving.
    Assist with Sub-grant management and organizing sub-grant files.

    Tax

    Support Finance Officer/Snr Finance Officer with processing of withholding VAT and withholding tax as per KRA regulations including scanning copies to the main office on weekly basis.

    Security

    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.

    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 Beneficiaries

    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.
    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 in-country venues.

    Supervisory Responsibility
    None.
    Accountability

    Reports Directly To: Finance Officer (Isiolo & Marsabit) and Senior Finance Officers(Wajir & Maralal)
    Works Directly With: Country Finance Team, Program teams and Regional Teams

    Knowledge and Experience

    A degree in accounting or a relevant business field.
    Minimum CPA II or other relevant accounting qualification.
    At least one year experience in accounting, bookkeeping or cashiering, including experience with double-entry accounting preferably in an international NGO.
    Familiarity with major international donor rules and non-profit accounting.
    Familiarity with computerized, double-entry accounting software.
    Strong computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel
    Accuracy in the processing of cash transactions, mathematical aptitude and attention to detail.
    Excellent oral and written English skills.

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  • Senior Regional Human Resources Business Partner

    Senior Regional Human Resources Business Partner

    The Position

    This position works with the Regional HR Director to ensure effective HR business partnering for leaders across the East and Southern Africa Regional Office and the Country teams within the region. The Senior Regional HRBP is responsible for executing complex Human Resources business partnering support for all Mercy Corps programs with assigned portfolios (of countries, departments etc.,), ensuring a positive, equitable and consistent employment experience for team members within the Region. The Senior Regional HRBP is a resource to Regional HR Director in the assigned portfolio for their People-related needs and collaborates with portfolio leaders/managers to ensure a connection to global and regional HR initiatives and priorities. This position is seen as an ambassador of our priorities and culture, focus on well-being and duty of care, problem solver and is proactive in finding collaborative, cross-functional ways to maximize the impact of Mercy Corps’ People Team.

    The Senior HRBP will oversee all administration and operational tasks conducted by the team members, making sure all requests and tasks are conducted accurately and in a timely manner, adhering to the Mercy Corps regulations and policies and to the local labour laws. The Senior Regional HRBP will work closely with the Regional HR Director, setting the goals and targets, plans and KPIs for the regional HR department. They will be a focal point for employee relations cases and will conduct hearing sessions, investigations, and report back.

    Essential Job Responsibilities

    STRATEGY & PLANNING

    Advocates for proactive people focused policies and initiatives that align with Mercy Corps’ strategic priorities and promote positive organizational culture.
    Keep up to date on trends in global human resource management, particularly in the international humanitarian aid sector.
    Collaborate closely with members of the People Team, regional and country- level leadership, field-based HR practitioners and peers in other HQ departments.
    Provides inputs to People Team Centres of Expertise and Operations on systemic challenges and helps to co-create solutions.
    Anticipates and adapts to changing HR support needs within the organization and is an active participant in change management.
    Collaborates with country HR practitioners. Supports a culture of information sharing, problem solving and standardizes approaches to further the People team’s priorities.
    Coordinate with the Global compensation and benefits team in salary analysis ensuring equity across the Region. 
    Supporting country program and liaise with the Global compensation and benefits team in updating salary Scales in countries. 

    HUMAN RESOURCE MAMAGEMENT

    Drives the process to identify HR initiatives and solve people management issues in a manner that complements Mercy Corps culture and programming priorities.
    Develops meaningful relationships with the leadership team of a supported portfolio that facilitates joint problem solving and strategic planning, while demonstrating confidence in their role as a leader and advocate on HR issues.
    Manages and resolves complex employee relations issues. Conducts effective, thorough, and objective investigations of all HR referred complaints raised through the Integrity Hotline and the Global HR Team.
    Maintains in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of team members, reducing legal risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partners with the legal department as needed/required.
    Develops and utilizes global, regional, and departmental data to identify trends, metrics and KPIs.
    Participates as a first point-of-contact for performance management issues and concerns and participates in the development and roll out of global performance management policies, templates, and guidelines.
    Works closely with management and team members to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention.
    Conducts exit interviews for team members completing service with Mercy Corps and escalates issues as needed.
    Provides guidance and input on business unit restructuring, transfers, hiring and succession planning.
    Supports the Compensation & Benefits team in advising managers, Senior Leaders, and Global People Team with compensation issues to ensure fair and equitable application of compensation policy as well as assisting team members with pay related issues as needed.
    Supports deploying of All Voices surveys and development of action plans in conjunction with leadership.
    Serves as part of the Crisis Management Team, and assist Security and Public Health Teams during emergency situations as they relate to the Mercy Corps’ benefits for team members or communications with team and family members.
    Performs other related duties as assigned. 
    Follow up closely with in country HR leads, to ensure reports and statistics are shared in a timely manner with the Regional HRBP director. 
    Preparing reports as requested by regional HRBP Director.
    Work closely with HR leads in country ensuring having SOPs for all HR functions.
    Support the country programs in the region with the performance appraisal management process and sharing guidance and policies. 

    People Administration

    Provide supervisory and management support for Regional HRBP Advisor. 
    Support the resolution of escalated issues within the employee life-cycle process, ensuring the consistent, equitable and respectful application of Mercy Corps’ policies and processes. 
    Understand the intent and purpose of Mercy Corps policies and procedures.  Be able to resolve escalated issues when existing tools do not provide a clear answer.
    Assume responsibility for the impact of policies, processes and procedures within the People Advisory team.  Proactively assess and address where intended outcomes are not being realised due to existing ways of working.
    Ensure efficiency and consistency in the People Advisory Teams’ engagement in all processes and procedures.
    Partner with other Global COE in the development and implementation of broader People Team initiatives.

    Supervisory Responsibility: Regional HRBP Advisor

    Accountability

    Reports Directly To: Director, Regional Human Resources Business Partner
    Works Directly With: People Team COEs, People Team; Finance & Compliance; Corporate Accounting; Regional Program Teams; Regional and country – level leadership; other internal stakeholders.

    Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

    Minimum of 8 years of experience working as a Human Resources Generalist, with in-depth talent management, employee relations, and compensation and benefits experience in diverse and international markets. 
    Experience in consulting of management practices (i.e., HR Business Partner) highly preferred.
    BA/BS in Human Resources, Business Administration, Social Sciences or related field.
    Professional certification in Human Resources Management is preferred. 
    English language proficiency required, other major languages (French and/or Arabic) also preferred.
    A demonstrated top performer with energy, intelligence, strong analytical skills and highly evolved interpersonal skills.
    Experience working in an international or insecure environment.
    Demonstrated history of providing excellent customer service and a high level of attention to detail
    Demonstrated knowledge of human resource management techniques that meet the needs of a globally dispersed workforce.
    Demonstrated experience working to solve emergency and crisis situations, as they relate to Human Resource best practices and People related coordination.
    A historically demonstrated ability to maintain confidential information.
    Must have strong analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills, effective organizational and interpersonal skills, strong written and verbal communication.
    Demonstrated ability to manage workload in a remote work arrangement. Able to maintain operational consistency with other team members and actively keep management informed.
    Proven experience and intermediate skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, as well as the ability to navigate the Internet/intranet.

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  • Safeguarding & CARM Officer (Maralal)

    Safeguarding & CARM Officer (Maralal)

    Program / Department Summary:

    With funding from USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), Mercy Corps is leading a consortium of Kenyan and International partners in implementation of Nutrition in ASALs Within Integrated Resilience Institutions (Nawiri) program, a $145 million (USD) Resilience Food Security Activity (2019 – 2027), which aims 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. During phase I of the program, USAID Nawiri commissioned various studies to improve understanding of the complexities and interplay of the causalities contributing to persistent acute malnutrition in the two Counties. The evidence generated from the studies informed the design of the program interventions with the aim of strengthening nutrition resilience of individuals, households, and local communities by bridging critical knowledge gaps and transforming practices.

    The Mercy Corps – led consortium consists of Save the Children, Research Triangle Institute (RTI), the BOMA Project, African Population & Health Research Center (APHRC), Caritas Lodwar and other local implementing partners bringing together 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.

    General Position Summary

    Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. This is achieved through coordinated implementation of the organizations’ Safeguarding Policies and Safeguarding Core Standards. Mercy Corps further recognizes the importance of community engagement, openness and accountability which is reflected in the organization’s Community Accountability Reporting Mechanism (CARM) Policy, which is an essential part of Mercy Corps’ commitment to excellence and integrity. It gives individuals, organizations and local groups a means of raising concerns or sharing feedback (positive and negative) with Mercy Corps, independently from program operations.

    Under the supervision of the Field Director, the Safeguarding and CARM Officer will work on establishing and strengthening the accountability system for the Nawiri program in Mercy Corps Kenya. S/he will be managing day-to-day accountability feedback mechanisms that includes handling of beneficiary feedback and building a feedback loop into adaptive program management. S/he will be responsible for implementing Safeguarding prevention initiatives and facilitating the integration of safeguarding across different functions in the program. She/he will lead the implementation of safeguarding and CARM activities in the two Counties and will be responsible for internal and/or external referrals, compiling reports on processed feedback and providing recommendations to the program for improving timely response.

    Essential Responsibilities 

    SAFEGUARDING PREVENTION

    Facilitate safeguarding training and capacity building sessions for program staff, partners, short-term workers, contractors, vendors, and consultants; in collaboration with the Mercy Corps Country PaQ Manager/ Country Safeguarding Focal point, Country CARM Officer, Safeguarding champions, and the Ethics Assurance Manager.
    Facilitate and coordinate awareness and sensitization sessions for program participants and community members on Mercy Corps Safeguarding commitment in collaboration with safeguarding champions.
    Support in conducting Safeguarding and CARM induction for newly recruited program staff, volunteers, local implementing partners organizations, stakeholders and partners including Safeguarding Champions and CARM focal points from the sub – field offices in collaboration with the PaQ Team.
    support in the Country Focal Points in updating the County Programs Safeguarding risk analysis and mitigation plans in collaboration with the Mercy Corps Country PaQ Manager/Safeguarding Focal point, CARM Officer, Nawiri Gender, Youth and Social Dynamics Lead and Gender officers.
    Provide technical support and oversight of Safeguarding Champions and CARM focal points in sub – field offices.
    Work with the Country PaQ Manager/ Safeguarding Focal Point, Country CARM Officer and Communications Advisor to develop safeguarding / CARM IEC materials; including translation to local languages.
    Ensure availability and dissemination of safeguarding / CARM IEC materials in all strategic implementation areas in collaboration with the Safeguarding Champions and CARM focal points.
    Consolidate and report the program face to face feedback, including feedback logged in issue logs and in suggestion boxes and share it with the Country CARM Officer for log-in into the Country CARM Database.
    Share monthly and bi-monthly safeguarding and CARM dashboard reports, learnings and discuss areas of adaptions the program teams and partners.

    SAFEGUARDING MAINSTREAMING

    Facilitate the implementation of the Safeguarding Core Standards in collaboration with the Mercy Corps Country PaQ Manager/ Safeguarding Focal point, Country CARM Officer, Safeguarding champions, and the Ethics Assurance Manager
    Act as an ambassador for Safeguarding/CARM at all times.
    Ensure safeguarding/protection issues are integrated in program design and implementation by sharing protection and safeguarding concerns with relevant program team members and technical leads.
    Conduct supervision and monitoring visits to program implementation sites to ensure safeguarding/CARM implementation and adoption is in place.
    Maintain accurate records of the number of staff, partners, volunteers, contractors, vendors, consultants, and other parties trained in safeguarding and child protection and submit the same to the PaQ Manager/Safeguarding Focal Point and Country CARM Officer.
    Support staff to take proactive steps to ensure that all program activities identify and mitigate the potential risks.

    DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT CARM SYSTEM AND TOOLS

    Support implementation of community accountability reporting mechanisms to capture feedback from program participants, community, and stakeholders, including complaint handling mechanisms and data management systems in line with the approved Country CARM SoP.
    Communicate and disseminate feedback/complaints standard operating procedures, policies, and tools as appropriate to program participants, program staff and other stakeholders.
    Maintain accurate and up to date records of feedback received and actions taken in response to feedback.
    Support MEL and program teams in utilizing the community accountability and reporting mechanisms to advance learning and adaptation.
    Conduct regular analysis of feedback received from in program participants, community, and stakeholders to identify trends, issues and areas of improvement.
    Develop and implement capacity building initiatives for staff and partners on community accountability and reporting mechanisms in collaboration with the Country CARM Officer and PaQ Manager.
    Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders such as community representatives, local authorities, and other partners to promote the use of the community accountability mechanism.
    Regularly assess the effectiveness of all the feedback channels (both for MCK and partners) by evaluating the community level of awareness on CARM at relevant frequency and incorporate findings into revised approaches in collaboration with the Country CARM Officer and PaQ Manager.
    Follow-up with relevant stakeholders on agreed upon system corrections, adjustments, and actions, informing, and strategizing with the PaQ Manager and Country CARM Officer.
    In collaboration with program teams develop program specific strategies to provide beneficiaries, communities, partners and stakeholders with available information on CARM and feedback channels throughout the program cycle with clear repartition of tasks.
    Organize CARM technical meetings to discuss emerging issues and adjust the system based on evidence from the field.
    Ensure visibility of the CARM system within the organization, community, partners and stakeholders.
    Develop training materials and conduct accountability related training in collaboration with the Country CARM Officer and PaQ Manager.

    REPORTING

    Provide timely feedback to safeguarding co-investigator, Country CARM Officer, the program participants and stakeholders, whenever required.
    Work with Country PaQ Manager/Safeguarding Focal Point, CARM Officer, Safeguarding Co-Investigator and Regional Safeguarding Advisor to ensure timely feedback on concerns raised by communities regarding program activities to program teams and Mercy.
    Ensure CARM Monthly Dashboard and Bi-Monthly Narrative reports are shared with relevant stakeholders including, safeguarding champions and CARM focal points, program team members, partners and other stakeholders at the County level.
    Communicate with the safeguarding focal point after a disclosure to ensure an appropriate referral is made, when needed.

    STAFF TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING

    Develop CARM training modules that help staff and partners understand the importance of a feedback mechanism, how to use it and how to respond to feedback.
    Conduct training and awareness sessions for staff and partners to ensure they understand safeguarding and CARM and how to report effectively.
    Work with staff and partners to ensure that safeguarding and CARM activities are implemented correctly, and feedback is routinely collected during implementation of activities.
    Promote compliance with the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) commitments and quality criteria in programs.

    INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COORDINATION

    Discuss and review lessons learned with the program teams, CLA Coordinator, Mercy Corps Country PaQ Manager/Safeguarding Focal Point and Country CARM Officer and on a monthly and/or quarterly basis.
    Coordinating with program Field director, Deputy Field Director, Field Coordinators, M&E Coordinator, and other relevant staff to ensure that CARM feedback is integrated into program design, monitoring and evaluation.
    Liaise with the grants and PaQ team to assess partner feedback mechanism identify strengths, gaps, and capacity of implementing partner feedback mechanism at due diligence stage.
    Closely work with partners, government agencies, private business/enterprise, and other stakeholders to ensure they are aligned with requirements and expectations cited in the CARM policy.
    Establish strong relationships with external partners and stakeholders that ensure CARM is meeting the needs of program participants aligned with expectations of stakeholders.
    Ensure coordination and working relationships with CARM counterparts in other relevant international NGOs, and local NGOs and associations whenever necessary.

    CODE OF CONDUCT

    Ensure all field and office-based activities are organized and conducted in compliance to the humanitarian principles and in a dignified way.
    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 duties as assigned by the supervisor.

    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 BENEFICIARIES

    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.
    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 in-country venues.

    Supervisory Responsibility: No direct supervisory responsibility. The safeguarding and CARM officers provide technical support to Nawiri safeguarding champions, CARM focal point and other program staff. Operational and technical oversight of field-based activities is undertaken by Field Director, Deputy Field Director, and Sub – Field Office Program Managers.

    Accountability:

     Reports Directly To: Field Director with strong dotted line to the Country CARM Officer and Country Safeguarding Focal Point.

    Works Directly With: Deputy Field Director, Sub – Field Office Program Managers, Partnership and Capacity Building Manager, Safeguarding Co-Investigator, Safeguarding Champions, CARM Focal Points, County – level Purpose Area Leads, CLA Coordinators, MEL Coordinator, Program teams, People & Culture Team and Mercy Corps Country PaQ Manager, Country CARM Officer, Ethics Assurance Manager and Regional Safeguarding Advisor.

    Knowledge and Experience

    Bachelor’s degree in social work, law, education, communications, gender, international development or relevant field.
    At least five years of related work experience in safeguarding and/or child protection preferably with an international or local Non- Governmental Organization (NGO).
    Proven interest and commitment to humanitarian and development principles and a demonstrable understanding of conflict contexts and remote work.
    Knowledge in project management, monitoring and evaluation including experience with remote data collection, analysis, reporting and visualization concepts.
    Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to engage with program participants, stakeholders, and colleagues at all levels.
    Experience in working in multi-cultural and diverse environments with sensitivity to different cultures and customs.
    Proven track record of implementing feedback and complaints mechanisms in complex programs and projects while ensuring confidentiality is maintained.
    Excellent Computer skills: proficiency in MS Office package, some knowledge on data analysis and management would be an asset. Experience in creating and designing Power BI reports and dashboards.
    Highly developed interpersonal skills and ability to communicate complex and sensitive information as well as coordinate and facilitate training to a wide and diverse audience.
    Experience in leading and managing teams.
    Ability to conduct assessment, excellent documentation and report writing skills are required.
    Fluency in spoken and written English and Kiswahili languages is required.
    Experience working in the ASAL regions in an added advantage

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  • Senior Energy Advisor

    Senior Energy Advisor

    The Position

    Supporting agency priorities, the Climate and Water Security team is particularly focused on technical support in the areas of climate change adaptation and low carbon development, including disaster risk reduction; natural resource management and environmental conservation; and access to energy. The Senior Energy Advisor will play a pivotal role in Mercy Corps’ Technical Support Unit, focusing on the development of new businesses and guidance for the implementation of energy projects with a strong emphasis on innovative models for renewable energy access. This role will require in-depth knowledge of renewable energy markets and energy financing models and instruments. The Senior Energy Advisor will lead the charge in creating connections between energy access and access to finance while contributing to business model development, risk assessment, and stakeholder engagement.

    The Senior Advisor will primarily focus on helping country teams strengthen their portfolio of low carbon development programming, through the integration of renewable energy.  This will include integration of energy considerations in country strategies, developing concept notes, support donor engagement, and producing influencing research products. The Senior Advisor will also provide strong technical advice and training in areas related to access to energy and low carbon development, including:  program design and development; program quality; network and representation at key sector forums; and lead strategic partnerships and contribute to strategic discussions (internally and externally). 

    The Senior Advisor provides technical support to Mercy Corps program teams in the Senior Advisor’s area of expertise. Support includes designing and developing programs, assessing and enhancing program quality, writing proposals for donors, providing training, developing humanitarian networks, maintaining current knowledge on industry best practices, disseminating information to internal and external partners, and representing Mercy Corps at key events. The Senior Advisor will also build the capacity of their peers and the organization.

    Essential Responsibilities

    PROGRAM DESIGN AND PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT

    Support country strategy refinement to integrate renewable energy as a catalyst for the Agency’s strategy, continually raising funds and collecting evidence in collaboration with country and regional teams. 
    Write and review grant proposals and concept notes for donors including foundations, corporations, and government agencies. 
    Research, analyze, and assess data to determine program needs, priorities, and Mercy Corps’ advantages for funding; Maintain knowledge of development strategies by governmental, academic, and non-profit groups. 
    Collaborate with program, country, regional, and TRaQ teams on prepositioning and strategy development, and designing multi-sectoral programs that meet the outcomes and commitments in Mercy Corps’ 10-year strategy. 
    Lead write complex, competitive proposals following Mercy Corps’ best practices in proposal development, team management, and the appropriate sectoral area.

    PROGRAM QUALITY

    Provide energy access technologies and business models technical support to Mercy Corps’ teams globally, including those in complex crisis environments; Support effective interventions through integrated approaches and systems thinking.  
    Strengthen partnerships at global, regional and country levels with technology companies, financial service providers, impact investors, institutional donors, foundations, research institutes, UN agencies, peer organizations, and host country governments.
    Maintain standards of program delivery through application of agency approaches and compliance with relevant regulations and requirements.
    Increase program capacity within Mercy Corps through developing and circulating tools such as training and workshops, manuals, case studies, webinars, and monitoring and evaluation tools; Collaborate with Director to set and execute strategies addressing agency-wide program quality needs.

    LEARNING AND IMPACT 

    Provide in-country and remote training for Mercy Corps staff, partners, and programs with assistance on assessment, implementation, research, and evaluation.
    Build a strong community of practice across Mercy Corps in your technical area to strengthen program quality and build a community of technical experts.

    INFLUENCE & REPRESENTATION 

    Build Mercy Corps’ reputation as a critical influencer in access to energy and low carbon development in fragile contexts and grow our external visibility on relevant technical areas and lead external representation efforts.
    Represent Mercy Corps at academic events, conferences, media forums, and other events; Contribute to thought leadership in area of expertise. 
    Identify and nurture strategic partnerships with other organizations and institutions; Present concepts and ideas to donors, partners, and peer organizations that influence them to drive innovation and positive change.

    PERSONAL LEADERSHIP

    Demonstrate exceptional leadership by consistently delivering expectations and maintaining composure, even in challenging situations.
    Embrace a growth mindset, actively seek diverse perspectives, and welcome feedback to drive continuous improvement.
    Maintain the highest ethical standards, treating all individuals with respect and dignity.
    Demonstrate professionalism in all aspects of life, ensuring that your conduct reflects positively on Mercy Corps and does not compromise its mission or work.
    Hire, orient and lead team members as necessary.

    Supervisory Responsibility

    The position has supervisory responsibility over interns and/or volunteers. At times this position will have supervisory responsibility over other team members when there is no Director on the team.  

    Accountability

    Reports Directly To: Director of Energy Access
    Works Directly With: all other TRaQ teams, HQ, Regional and Program teams

    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

    5 to 7 years of experience required providing increasingly proficient technical support in the relevant field of expertise that includes:

    Grant writing, research, and proposal development.
    Leading all aspects of large and complex proposals and managing integrated grant writing teams. 
    Producing and publishing influential articles and blogs.
    Combining strong theoretical and applied knowledge of the field of expertise using integrated approaches and applying systems thinking.

    Degree in energy engineering, climate finance, environmental policy or management, or other climate change-related specialties preferred.
    Practical field experience required, typically over the course of 2 years, that includes:

    A temporary duration field assignment, longer-term field assignments, or living in a field location to work in a country or field office.
    An emergency response assignment or other crisis response work demonstrating successfully adapting support and assistance methodologies to real-world complexities.
    Managing and implementing successful programs.
    Delivering Capacity Building curriculum or other processes for program teams.

    Familiarity with major donors such as USAID, FCDO, the EC and relevant foundations and corporations.
    Fluency in English is required; fluency in a foreign language preferred.

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  • Collective Action/ Behavioral Economics Research Consultant

    Collective Action/ Behavioral Economics Research Consultant

    Purpose / Project Description:

    Mercy Corps seeks a Kenya-based research consultant to co-lead participatory design of the incentive mechanisms and support data collection and real-time analysis during the 18 months the incentives will be tested. The Consultant will establish a study protocol to capture different behavioral insights into incentives and disincentives to collective management of a multi-use common pool resource including before during and after climate and economic-related crises. The Consultant will work closely with the Program Manager and Mercy Corps Senior Climate Research Advisor to co-develop up to 3 types of incentive mechanisms in partnership with target communities. The Consultant will coordinate with other research leads working with Mercy Corps to integrate findings into new data collection. This including insights into women’s empowerment, rangeland health, and leveraging market-based incentives. The Consultant is expected to integrate best practices, key success factors, and lessons learned from the different but similar programs building on behavioral insights for common pool resource management. The Consultant will propose indicators of progress and success in social actions and ecological outcomes.

    Consultant Objectives:

    Co-lead the participatory design of three types of incentive mechanisms.
    Support design and implementation of the applied research activity testing the incentive mechanisms.
    Support the analysis and synthesis of study findings.

    Consultant Activities:
    The Consultant will:

    Review all program documents.
    Participate in a kick-off meeting and follow-up meeting with Mercy Corps staff to inform study design.
    Coordinate with Mercy Corps staff to conduct initial interviews with communities and community leaders (as needed).
    Coordinate with ICARR Program Manager and research co-lead to develop applied research protocol.
    Co-lead participatory design of incentive mechanisms.
    Support ICARR Program Manager and research co-lead to present research design to the donor.
    Coordinate with relevant program staff to collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data per the study protocol.
    Host routine check-in calls and presentations over the established timeframe.
    Develop interim updates and final reports as agreed upon with the Program Manager.

    Consultant Deliverables:
    The Consultant will develop and submit:

    Inception report including approach to participatory design of the incentive mechanisms. The inception report should detail the approach, methodology, associated planning, logistics, quality assurance, risk management and specifics of data collection and analysis.
    Finalized work plan for the assignment: Provide a detailed work plan incorporating all relevant tasks and milestones from the start to the end of the study.
    Data collection tools: Develop detailed data collection tool to cover all the components of the assignment.
    Power point presentation (draft) for use during progress update.
    Detailed research plan including data collection and analysis methodologies.
    Interim updates and final report (frequency and deadlines to be established with Program Manager).
    Present the findings to the program stakeholders for validation.

    Projected timeframe / Schedule:

    The research should be completed within 50 working days from the start of the task, beginning the date of contracting. The task should be completed within April 2024 to August 2024. The consultant should submit the detailed breakdown of the task and timetable as part of the proposal.

    The Consultant will report to:

    The study will be managed by the ICARR program manager with support from Research- co lead, Director of Programs and with close collaboration between Mercy Corps PAQ Team and senior leadership.

    The Consultant will work closely with:

    Mercy Corps teams such as the research co-lead, ICARR MEL team, Director Evidence & Learning, Director of Operations, and other program technical team

    Required Experience & Skills:

    Master’s degree in economics, Behavioral Economics, Applied Research and Evaluation, or other Social Science; PhD, including current PhD students or candidates, preferred.
    5 years of experience working in community development, natural resources management or applied research.
    Demonstrated experience conducting research on natural resources management and collective action or community development required.
    Willingness and ability to spend significant amounts of time in rural locations and in NE Kenya required.
    Knowledge and experience with natural resource management, community development, livestock markets and similar fields within the ASAL counties of Kenya is critical.
    Knowledge and experience in gender equality issues of the sector is mandatory.
    Contextual understanding of conflict issues and dynamics in the ASAL counties is mandatory.
    Fluency in English is mandatory and Kiswahili or other relevant languages an asset; and
    Ability to produce high quality work under tight timeframes.
    Excellent communication, drafting, presentation and reporting skills.

    Interested consultants / Consultancy firms are invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for assignment delivery. The EOI should include:The application, written in English, should be submitted to Mercy Corps before 5.00 PM on 11th April 2024. Applications should be addressed to tenders.mck@mercycorps.org with – Application for Collective Action/ Behavioral Economics Research Consultant as the subject.

    Apply via :

    tenders.mck@mercycorps.org

  • Finance Coordinator Senior Finance and Grants Manager Country Director

    Finance Coordinator Senior Finance and Grants Manager Country Director

    General Position Summary

    Working in the Finance Department under the direction and support of the Finance and Compliance Manager, the Finance Coordinator will ensure the accuracy and completeness of Mercy Corps accounting records and will have primary responsibility for managing the monthly accounting cycle.

    Essential Job Responsibilities

    Responsible for Balance sheet reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts. Reconciliations should be done on monthly basis and submitted to HQ ON Quarterly basis.
    Review and posting of entries in the Finance system on weekly basis. Documents to be physically reviewed before posting, can be scanned copies or physical copy postings-Support Finance & Compliance Manager with posting of Nairobi cash batch journals and PIs.
    Monitor cash and bank balances and coordinate monthly cash flow requests from sub-offices; prepare consolidated country cash flow requests to HQ by 24th of the following month after Pre review by Finance & Compliance Manager and Final review by Finance and Compliance Director
    Responsible for Country Finance review of transactions and supporting documentation within the AAM level assigned.
    Support with passing corrections and adjustments as may be required by Finance & Compliance Manager or Finance & Compliance Director from time to time
    Support with audit related requirements including follow up with respective finance teams for pulling out of Finance documents during auditing.
    Responsible for Maintaining of the reclass file and ensure all reclass documents are filled and adequately supported.
    Follow up with Field Finance teams of clearance of Pending advances for over 30days and support in doing advance related reclasses. -Responsible for Nairobi office.
    Support the Finance & Compliance Manager with Month end close on a monthly basis.
    Team management and capacity building of the Nairobi office Finance Officers and holding on for the Finance Officers in Nairobi in their absence
    Support Finance & Compliance Manager and Finance and Compliance Director to ensure compliance with donor, Mercycorps and Government policies and regulations.
    Assist the Finance & Compliance Manager and Finance and Compliance Director in responding to audit inquiries.
    Primary responsibility for maintaining the general ledger software files, including set up and maintenance of new project accounts, regular back up of files, etc
    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 financial tasks as required or assigned.

    Finance Coordinator – Turkana/Samburu

    Responsible for review and Posting payments in the accounting system on a weekly basis-Field Postings should be scanned for review before posting or physically posted at the field offices. -Responsible for Posting of Maralal and Lodwar offices with support of Finance and Compliance Manager.
    Preparation and upload of Payroll register on Monthly basis in the accounting system and ensuring correct coding for all accounts.
    Support with Monthly amortization of prepaid expenses for Medical Insurance in the absence of staff responsible and the rest of the amortizations incase staff responsible are not present.
    Responsible for preparation and processing of monthly statutory and other payroll deductions by 30th of every month
    Performs finance review of transactions and supporting documentation within the AAM level assigned.
    Responsible for ensuring that all long outstanding advances are for Maralal and Lodwar offices are cleared on time. This should be done through review of the advance tracker on Monthly basis and follow ups for the long outstanding advances with respective offices Snr Finance Officers
    Support with review and preparation of monthly and quarterly Balance Sheet reconciliations in the absence Finance Coordinator Nairobi.
    Assist the Finance & Compliance Manager and Finance & Compliance Director in responding to audit inquiries.
    Oversee the maintenance of all accounting records, ensuring that records are complete, accurate and safeguarded. Responsible for ensuring that all Finance documents are well maintained and failed and audit ready.
    Responsible for reviewing weekly cash counts and monthly cash counts for the assigned office including ensuring the bank file is up to date and the signatories for respective offices are updated
    Assist in the training and support of the finance officers in field offices, including answering daily questions, training new hires, making field visits, etc. Responsible for Lodwar and Maralal offices
    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 financial tasks as required or assigned.

    Finance Coordinator – Isiolo, Marsabit, Wajir & Garissa

    Responsible in Finance review of documents as per the AAM Limit assigned and in compliance with Mercycorps and donor policies and regulations.
    Review and posting of documents in the accounting system for Isiolo, Marsabit, Wajir & Garissa field offices on a weekly basis including posting office journals on weekly basis with support of Finance & Compliance Mnager. All the Field offices postings must be either physically posted or scanned copies reviewed before posting is done.
    Responsible for monthly amortization of expenses (Medical Amortization)
    Responsible for monthly Country Payroll preparation.
    Responsible for Country Finance review of transactions and supporting documentation within the AAM level assigned.
    Responsible for preparation of monthly and quarterly Balance Sheet reconciliations for medical amortization account and remit to the Balance reconciliation.
    Management and capacity building of the Finance officers and Snr Finance Officer in Isilo, Marsabit, Wajir and Garissa
    Responsible for review and ensuring that the bank file for Isiolo, Marsabit, Wajir and Garissa is upto date including monthly review of weekly and monthly cash counts.
    Assist in the training and support of the Finance Officers and snr Finance Officers for Wajir, Isiolo, Garissa and Marsabit including answering daily questions, training new hires, making field visits, etc.
    Assist the Finance & Compliance Manager in responding to audit inquiries
    Oversee the maintenance of all accounting records, ensuring that records are complete, accurate and safeguarded.
    Hold on for the Finance Officers & Snr Finance Officer for Isiolo, Marsabit, Wajir and Garissa in their absence and responsible for their day to day management
    Responsible for following up with Isiolo, Marsabit, Wajir and Garissa Finance Officers/Snr Finance Officers to clear Pending advances for over 30days and support in posting advance related reclasses
    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 duties as he or she may be assigned.

    Program Support Operations:

    Ensure that MC financial systems are efficient, and funds promptly transferred to the respective offices. Provide regular review of field operations to ensure cost-effectiveness and provide guidance on improved operational practices for value-for-money.
    Travel in all field locations.
    Capacity building of staff on basic bookkeeping and coding.

    Staff Management, Professional Development and Team building

    Create a work atmosphere conducive for professional growth and development of personnel at all levels by implementing and ensuring all staff are effectively using the performance planning and management system, establishing performance expectations and regularly providing constructive feedback.
    Contribute to country team building efforts, and ensure the integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.
    Capacity building of all staff on all Donor regulations and Compliance.

    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 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.

    Supervisory Responsibility

    Senior Finance Officers and Finance Officers – based on their field location

    Accountability

    Reports directly to: Finance and Compliance Manager

    Works directly with: Program Directors, Program Managers, Country Finance/Grants Teams, Program Teams, Implementing Partners and HR and Operations departments.

    KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

    Five or more years of financial management and accounting experience including at least two years of team management.
    A degree in accounting or a relevant business field is desirable.
    CPA(VI) or equivalent
    Strong computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel 
    Accuracy in the processing of cash transactions, mathematical aptitude and attention to detail
    Excellent oral and written English skills

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  • Finance Officer

    Finance Officer

    The Position (General Position Summary)

    Working in the Finance Department under the direction of the Finance & Grants Manager-Nawiri, the Finance Officer will primarily assist in the processing and recording of DA1 forms- VAT exemption applications and VAT refunds from Vendors. The Finance Officer will also carry out finance department related document archiving and retrievals, relevant filling, photocopying and document collation as needed including counter checking all documents if in order before monthly filing. They will support the finance departments with other tasks in the absence of the Finance Officers in Nairobi office.

    Essential Responsibilities

    Financial Management

    Extract transaction listing from Navigator financial system, identify all Programs transactions that are eligible for Tax exemption in line with the donor requirements.
    Prepare DA1 forms for all programs including Nawiri consortium partners (Mercy Corps, BOMA, Caritas Lodwar, RTI & Mercy Corps) while ensuring that correct supporting documents are attached.
    Draft USAID correspondence in line with DA1 forms and refund submissions.
    Review all programs and Nawiri Consortium DA1 submitted documents are adequate and relevant, complete and computations are accurate.
    Maintain a tracker for Mercy Corps and other Nawiri Consortium Partners DA1 submissions, refunds and regularly provide a status report.
    Maintain hard and soft records of all DA1 forms submitted to USAID and all DA1 refunds received from USAID.
    Follow up with vendors and all programs including Nawiri consortium partners regarding KRA approved VAT refunds. Capture all VAT refunds on the Navigator finance system.
    Provide support to the finance officers and Assistants in Nairobi and field offices in their absence.
    Prepare and maintain a database on a regular basis all the finance transactions and documents by ensuring that documents are well filed, scanned and are retrievable.
    Facilitate efficient archiving of documents to the warehouse.
    Support Finance Accounting department with entry of transaction in the accounting system on monthly basis.
    Responsible for ensuring the reclass file is update and all documents filed and ready for audit.
    Responsible for retrieving all audit samples during audits including IF Audit or documents requested.
    Provide support to finance office as may be required.

    Accountability

    Reports Directly To: Finance & Grants Manager-Nawiri

    Works Directly With: Program Managers, Country Finance/Grants Teams Operations/procurement teams

    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

    Degree in accounting or relevant field.
    At least three years experience in document handling, filing, archiving and records keeping
    Strong computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel
    Accuracy in the processing of DA1 forms, mathematical aptitude, and attention to detail.
    Excellent oral and written English skills.

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  • Director, Foundation Partnerships

    Director, Foundation Partnerships

    The Position Description.

    Mercy Corps is recruiting for a Director, Foundation Partnerships, who can generate revenue and impact for Mercy Corps by developing and growing high-value relationships with both existing and new strategic donors with a presence in Africa. The successful candidate will have experience with and knowledge of philanthropy in East Africa. Their entrepreneurial mindset and belief in our mission will allow them to focus their time, energy, and insights on building best-in-class partnerships with leading foundations.
    The Director will 1) Raise funds for priority areas; 2) Grow existing global partnerships and develop new global and local ones that raise Mercy Corps’ profile on key priorities; and 3) Increase Mercy Corps’ profile and credibility as a 21st-century partner that can deliver breakthrough solutions which lead to social impact at scale.

    Essential Responsibilities

    Develop and steward relationships with a portfolio of top foundation donors and prospects to significantly increase giving levels. Create development strategies for each partner, ensuring stakeholder buy-in and alignment with Mercy Corps’ priorities.

    Actively steward and cultivate an existing portfolio of strategic foundation partners to develop and expand their giving.
    Grow the foundation portfolio; identify, cultivate, solicit new donors, and deliver bold and significant partnerships with new foundation donors.
    Identify and lead new business development to support the overall pipeline development of the foundation portfolio – including discovery conversations, qualification, solicitation, and follow up.

    Identify innovative ways to raise Mercy Corps’ profile and influence in East Africa across our key areas with top foundations, influencers, and affinity groups.
    Work collaboratively across regional and global teams to develop top-tier proposals and pitches and oversee reporting, mobilizing necessary internal and external resources to ensure all partnerships are effectively executed and partners’ needs are fully met.
    Effectively represent Mercy Corps to external audiences in the East Africa region and beyond for both fundraising and profile elevation. Prepare briefs and talking points for executive stewardship.
    As senior individual contributor, make a significant contribution to the development and implementation of Mercy Corps’ evolving multi-year foundation strategy as part of the broader resource development vision.
    Act as an internal expert on the philanthropic landscape, and channel the perspective of foundations in developing proposals and ideas with programmatic staff.
    Additional responsibilities as assigned.

    Supervisory Responsibility
    None.
    Accountability
    Reports Directly To: Sara Posada, Senior Director
    Works Directly With: Africa Regional and Country Teams, Deputy Directors of Foundation Partnerships, Directors/Senior Managers of Foundation Partnerships, extendedCorporate and Foundations Partnerships team, key stakeholders in Development, Technical Support Unit, and program teams in over 40 countries.
    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 Qualifications & Transferable Skills

    At least 10 years’ experience in global development, philanthropy, public policy advocacy, partnership/coalition development, or management consulting.
    At least 5 years’ experience with donors and local and global stakeholders in East Africa.
    Demonstrated track record of fundraising success with major foundations or building strategic partnerships in a way that maximizes value for donor and recipient and builds profile with external audiences. Deep knowledge of the international relief, development, and philanthropic sectors.
    Experience mobilizing executives, senior stakeholders, and agency technical experts for strategic donor engagement.
    Strong written and oral communication skills for effective collaboration internally and successful proposals to donors.
    Strong organizational skills and the ability to create and follow timelines for complex relationship management, research, writing, and editing.
    Bachelors or Master’s Degree in relevant field.

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  • Program Officer – Energy

    Program Officer – Energy

    General Position Summary

    The Program Officer- Energy is a key member of the program team supporting Isiolo, Samburu and Marsabit Counties and will report to the Marsabit County Coordinator. Will lead the delivery of energy related activities in pursuit of program outcomes.

    Essential Responsibilities

     PROGRAM SUPPORT

    Work with the County Coordinators and consortium partners to support all relevant aspects of RANGE implementation in pursuit of the program goals and outcomes.
    Provide updates and analysis of key developments in Energy sector in the targeted thematic areas.
    Identify needs and opportunities energy sector and provide relevant information to facilitate the program team’s ability to develop and implement renewable energy.
    Under guidance by the Energy 4 Impact team, identify and oversee delivery of relevant market-led renewable energy and clean cooking interventions in program locations.
    Document lessons and best practices on application of green technologies to support livestock systems, strengthen land management, and mitigate climate threats.
    Support activities to strengthen capacities of the public sector, private sector, and communities in clean energy supply and adoption.
    Under the guidance and QC by the E4I team provide technical assistance to any energy companies identified and engaged in the program.
    Under the direction of the County Coordinators, develop and maintain relationships with organizations/ actors in key target sectors (e.g. faith organizations, youth groups, women’s organizations, CBOs/local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), local government officials, etc.).

    MONITORING AND EVALUATION

    Work with the Monitoring and Evaluation team and partners in program monitoring, evaluation and learning.
    Support tracking of partners’ activities – attending all events in the targeted counties, as relevant.
    Support partners on activity-level Monitoring and Evaluation(M&E) efforts, ensuring quality, reliability, and consistency in data collection efforts using program M&E templates.
    Support analysis on the contribution of energy interventions to natural resource management, livestock systems, livelihoods, and climate mitigation.
    Help identify lessons learned from project implementation and facilitate the incorporation of lessons learned into the activity development cycle.
    Meet regularly with the program team to evaluate project progress, identify successes, challenges and lessons-learned, and adjust practices as necessary to improve performance.
    Prepare and submit to the program team reports of specific events, field trips and meetings attended.
    Support the team in effectively utilizing established Monitoring and Evaluation formats and provide feedback for their improvement.
    S/he can help (with E4I’s guidance) to build MCK’s in-house knowledge and capacity on integrating clean energy technologies in achieving our climate action objectives.
    S/he could also participate in the Green team and be our representative in the satellite offices.

    Reports Directly to: County Coordinator

    Works Directly with: RANGE County Coordinators, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager, Senior Program Manager, Energy 4 Impact team, Director of Programs, PAQ Department, Partner Staff and Technical Advisor.

    Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

    Bachelor’s degree in Energy and Environmental Technology/Renewable Energy related fields, Electrical Engineering, or in a related degree from a recognized institution.
    At least 3 years’ experience implementing donor funded projects.
    Knowledge and experience in implementing carbon reduction initiatives and clean energy technologies. Experience working with the private sector on technology and business model development is advantageous.
    Experience in project development, financing, operation and capacity building of communities and partners on renewable energy solutions.
    Excellent organization and project management skills.
    Ability to interact effectively with the diverse project stakeholders, including government officials (National and County Government), private sector actors, local Implementing partners Community Based Organizations and community members.
    Experience in project Monitoring and Evaluation.
    Strong analytical and report writing skills.
    Previous experience working in Kenya’s ASAL counties preferred.
    Good knowledge and skills with the of MS Office applications such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access
    Fluency in Swahili and other relevant languages necessary

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