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  • USAID Nawiri Environmental Safeguarding Manager

    USAID Nawiri Environmental Safeguarding Manager

    General Position Summary

    The Environmental Safeguarding manager is responsible for tracking environmental compliance of program implementation which includes, working with the program team to identify the potential environmental impacts from proposed activities and identification of strategies to prevent and reduce those impacts considering Kenya´s national regulations, USAID 22 CFR 216 and ADS201.
    She/he will provide technical support and oversight to the development and review of mandatory USAID environmental compliance processes, climate change requirements as well as provide advice on environmental safeguards, climate adaptation and sustainability of the program interventions (protection, rehabilitation of natural resource conservation, yield and sustainability) and follow up on implementation through the development of environmental monitoring systems. Develop environmental compliance tracking tools such as specific intervention EMMP tools and ensure that they are integrated with broader Nawiri M&E systems.

    Essential Job Functions
    LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT ROLES

    Provide strategic environment compliance technical leadership to program technical advisors/managers including steering development and implementation of USAID Nawiri environment policies and strategies across USAID Nawiri consortium partners.
    Lead donor engagement and coordination on environmental compliance especially with Mission Environmental Officer (MEO) involving environment assessments, monitoring, and reporting. Represent USAID Nawiri on government and BHA compliance platforms to ensure harmonization of USAID Nawiri Environmental Strategy with Donor and Kenya Government.
    Promote layering and integration of environmental discussions in USAID Nawiri management platforms such as Senior Nawiri Management, Technical Working Committees and County based program management structure.
    Lead development and review of Terms of Reference (TORs) and scoping plans for required activities’ Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs), while providing oversight to recruitment of environmental consultants and required deliverables.
    Provide oversight in tracking USAID Nawiri environmental safeguarding budget and other allocated resources together with Nawiri finance team.
    Manage development of environmental documents including IEE amendment, pesticide evaluation report and safer use action plans (PERSUAP) for USAID Nawiri (when required) and ensure that they are implemented accordingly.
    Manage and take leadership in developing and guiding onboarding sessions to new USAID Nawiri local implementing partners on matter environmental safeguarding.

    PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

    Lead development, coordination, implementation, and management of Phase 2 USAID Nawiri Initial Environmental Examination (IEE), Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (EMMP), Environmental Status Report (ESR). Climate Risk Management (CRM), and Water Quality Assurance Plan (WQAP).
    Manage the environmental mitigation assessment and climate change risk screening for high-risk projects such as water and irrigation systems within USAID Nawiri program target wards.
    Provide technical backstopping during the implementation of USAID Nawiri including supporting a variety of environmental mitigation and monitoring at all the stages of the implementation of the program. Work with Technical Leads, field program team to review project and activity plans, design, cost, and bid documents to ensure environmental factors and mitigation measures are integrated, and project documents and environmental documents are coherent.
    Build capacity of project and partner staffs on environmental donor strategies, program priorities, and technical requirements including process and approaches for effective integration of environmental safeguards in USAID Nawiri program strategy and implementation
    Assist and train the program staff on environmental management, specifically focusing on strengthening institutional capacity, improving environmental quality and the sustainable management of natural resources, and promoting equitable solutions in managing commons such as climate change, sustainability, biodiversity conservation and others.
    Support the process of any required environmental assessments from full Environmental Impact Assessments and Audits (EIA/EA) to more limited environmental reviews for activities that require environmental review. This includes revision of ESIAs and EMMPs of high-risk projects when/if required.
    Support in the development process of environmental safeguard guidelines and environmental mitigation measures to be used by USAID Nawiri staff and partners in the planning and implementation process of the project activities.
    Prepare guidelines, tools, and notes for use in the project based on relevant environmental policies, acts and regulations/directives of the Government of Kenya, USAID 22 CFR 216, and ADS 201.
    Coordinate with EIA consultants and relevant agencies for obtaining appropriate environmental permits and or certification/licenses e.g., NEMA.

    INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING

    Lead quarterly environmental monitoring and evaluation of program activities against environmental regulations and standards together with the M & E team, deliver a series of spot checks to ensure that proposed mitigation measures are properly implemented in line with the guidelines and unforeseen environmental and human health impacts are minimized. Prepare report (quarterly, field monitoring) on the safeguard risks with appropriate actions to be taken and ensure that timely actions are taken.
    Provide technical assistance and deliver capacity building training to Nawiri, Government and partners’ staffs on environmental sound design and management (ESDM) and climate risk management to close knowledge/skill gaps and minimize the likelihood of risks and ensure the sustainability of the project.
    Compile environmental quarterly, biannual and annual reports on safeguards related issues as part of the program reporting.
    Prepare annual environmental status reports (ESR) to be submitted to the donor before the submission of PREP.
    Contribute to review of project theory of change (TOC) using evidence from the environmental monitoring assessment and results.
    Facilitate the preparation and updating of environmental safeguard lessons/results by USAID’s requirements.
    Ensure that all the required environmental indicators are properly aligned and tracked through the overall M&E plan.
    Develop an environmental monitoring system scorecard system that cuts across all program units and work with project M&E staff on coordination of IPTT and EMMP monitoring.
    Lead in the development process of environmental safeguards guidelines to be used by USAID Nawiri staff and partners in the plan and implementation process of the project activities.
    Prepare guidelines, tools, and notes for use in the project based on relevant environmental policies, acts and regulations/ directives of the Government of Kenya and Reg. 216 environmental procedures.
    Develop and deliver a series of spot checks to ensure that proposed mitigation measures are properly implemented in line with the guidelines and unforeseen environmental and human health impacts are minimized. Prepare report (quarterly, field monitoring) on the safeguard risks with appropriate actions to be taken and ensure that timely actions are taken.
    Ensure key environmental learnings are weaved into the bigger USAID Nawiri Collaborate, Learn and Adapt (CLA) strategy and build environmental evidence around USAID Nawiri learn and adapt cycle, quarterly and annually.

    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 towards 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: Water Systems Advisor
    Works Directly With: Program director, Strategic Learning Lead, Research Design Lead, Institutional Strengthening Lead, Social Dynamics Lead, the M&E team, partner agencies, local government, USAID, and support departments (Finance, HR, and Operations). Coordinates with HQ Program Performance team and the Technical Support Unit (TSU)

     Knowledge and Experience

    Degree in Environmental Sciences, Environmental Planning and Management, Natural Resources management, Environmental Health and Environmental Engineering or related field. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
    Technical Training in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), climate risk and vulnerability, biodiversity conservations, natural resource management and environmental audit and sustainable livelihoods a plus.
    Minimum of 5 years relevant work experience, ideally with an international NGO, with relevant field-based experience in environment safeguarding sector.
    Registered with National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) to undertake EAIs.
    Experience in undertaking Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA).
    Knowledge of technical principles and concepts in environment safeguarding. Thorough knowledge and understanding of Kenya environmental laws, procedures, and guidelines.
    Knowledge of capacity strengthening best practices.
    Strong relationship and networking skills with ability to influence and get buy-in from people not under direct supervision and to work with individuals in diverse geographical and cultural settings.
    Strategic, analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking skills with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment.
    Good technical writing skills
    Proficient analytical skills that demonstrate an understanding of the current concepts, priorities, and issues in program monitoring, data collection, and evaluation.
    Highly developed written and oral communications skills as well as strong interpersonal communication to ensure effective coordination within USAID.
    Advanced computer skills and experience developing data management systems.
    Team player who takes initiative and is a problem – solver.
    Effective verbal and written communication, multitasking and organizational

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  • Senior Program Manager – Finance Systems

    Senior Program Manager – Finance Systems

    General Position Summary

    The Senior Program Manager, Finance Systems is responsible for leading new process and technology initiatives. Types of projects could include new system rollouts, upgrades of existing systems, integration and reporting, and general change management. In coordination with the Information Technology (IT) and Finance departments, the Senior Program Manager, Finance Systems is responsible for gathering requirements from diverse sets of global stakeholders, prioritizing, and scoping realistic goals, and providing program governance and leadership (change management, documentation, stakeholder and timeline management, vendor, and auditor engagement, etc.)

    Essential Responsibilities

    Lead the global implementation of business technology projects via program governance and tactical project management.
    Define, prioritize, and execute initiatives around automation of manual tasks, data cleanliness, and integration refactoring.
    Establish quality control and governance structures around data, system documentation/change management, and end user support mechanisms.
    Represent the Finance department and worldwide user groups in various IT and Data Governance working groups. Provide guidance to management regarding long-term system objectives as they relate to organizational goals.
    Serve as a consultant, stakeholder representative and/or project team member on other project teams implementing related system projects. Ensure efficient integrations and common data management while working closely with project and development teams.
    Other projects or duties as assigned.

    Supervisory Responsibility

    The Senior Program Manager, Finance Systems has no supervisory responsibility.

    Accountability
    Reports Directly To: Director Finance Systems

    Works Directly With: Information Technology, Corporate Finance, International Finance, Mercy Corps Europe’ Finance Department, Global Compliance and Support Unit, cross-operations departments including People and Strategy, Data Protection, Procurement, Monitoring and Evaluation, etc.

    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+ years leading large global business system implementation projects/programs with an emphasis on geographic and cultural diversity of user/stakeholders.
    5+ years defining system, integration, and reporting requirements from multiple teams.
    5+ years data architecture and business intelligence experience.
    Advanced Proficiency in SQL.
    Clearly documenting advanced business/technology concepts for both formal (auditable SOPs) and informal (knowledge management) paradigms.
    Advanced business proficiency in written and spoken English.
    Although not required, it would be very useful for an applicant to have experience with Award management and fund accounting concepts applicable to large International NGOs.
    Experience with the Microsoft Dynamics Nav/Serenic Navigator platform is an extra plus (but not required).
    PMP or equivalent might be a plus, but not required.

    Success Factors

    Effective verbal and written communication with both financial and non-financial audiences. Ability to communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
    Leadership, international project management, team/stakeholder management, training, and mentoring skills.
    Proven ability to synthesize and analyze information and document and communicate results to diverse sets of stakeholders.
    Attention to and comprehension of end-to-end processes and user touchpoints (systems, reports, integrations, helpdesk, etc.).
    Ability to establish and meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
    Must have a solutions-oriented approach, a strong work ethic and high degree of integrity.

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  • Women’s Economic Empowerment Advisor – Africa

    Women’s Economic Empowerment Advisor – Africa

    Program Summary 
    Mercy Corps has been a leader in the drylands of the Horn of Africa for the last decade, supporting households affected by climate change, drought, conflict and other challenges to adapt and thrive in the face of increasing shocks. Our programming focuses on strengthening livestock production and markets, enhancing food and water security, addressing gender inequality and youth opportunities, and strengthening devolved governance outcomes to support dryland communities to break from the cycle of humanitarian need and lay the foundations for a more food secure, resilient future. Working across Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, Mercy Corps will soon be launching our 12-year Regional Livestock Program (RLP), which looks to leverage the significant potential for livestock production and trade within the region by building vibrant regional livestock markets, strengthening livestock production and trade, supporting climate adaptation and enhanced regeneration and governance of rangeland in order to enhance household food security and livelihoods. 
    General Position Summary 
    The Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Advisor for the Regional Livestock Programme to use their in-depth contextual understanding, technical and practical expertise and relationship building skills to define and support the collective delivery of a gender transformative program for women’s economic empowerment in the drylands of Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. The role will lead the program’s gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) strategy design and support to its implementation, providing technical guidance to all program components to ensure high quality programming that will advance gender equality and women and girls’ empowerment. The role provides leadership to ensure that the program is grounded in intersectional gender equality and social inclusion analysis and supports the design and implementation of gender transformative monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning systems to demonstrate impact, while sharing learning across our team and partners.
    Essential Job Responsibilities 
    VISION AND STRATEGY

    Work closely with the Program Director, Program Managers from the three countries, as well as program team and key stakeholders to develop a gender transformative program strategy and implementation plan for WEE.  
    Ensure that cross-cutting aspects of GESI and youth are included in the design of program activities across components.
    Participate in the development and implementation of program research and learning agenda, to build evidence and support the production of robust thought leadership on GESI and WEE.
    Lead adaptation or expansion of WEE activities in response to funding opportunities and budget changes
    Recognize opportunities for innovative action and create an environment where alternative viewpoints are welcomed; promote and model a culture of learning and adaptive management.
    Support the program to implement Mercy Corps’ global Minimum Standards for GESI integration.

    TECHNICAL GUIDANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION

    Provide oversight and guidance to the program implementation teams to ensure that thematic components are technically sound and grounded on GESI analysis; ensure the inclusion of women, men and youth from a diversity of identity groups and communities; and ensure that implementation methods are consistent donor guidelines and acknowledged good practice.
    Deliver regular training and ongoing mentorship to program team members and partners to promote capacity, ownership, and commitment to GESI and WEE-related best practices.
    Support field monitoring and conduct periodic qualitative reviews on the strategic direction of GESI-related activities.
    Oversee program-level partnerships specific to WEE strategy and intervention approaches. 
    Support RLP Monitoring and Results Measurement Manager, Program Director and country-level Program Managers to interpret monitoring results and relevant study findings to strengthen WEE approach, intervention design and partnerships (i.e. adaptive management to support WEE).
    Regularly review program workplans, reports and data collected, analyzing outcomes and desired impact making crucial recommendations to maximize gender transformative potential.
    Work closely to guide and support the program’s Monitoring & Results Measurement and Learning teams to design and implement a MRM system appropriate for a gender-transformative program; to carry out GESI analysis; to develop innovative program quality and monitoring tools; and to conduct monitoring and evaluation activities using participatory methodologies that promote GESI.
    Contribute to donor reporting and ensure submission of reports that effectively communicate the program ’s GESI work, with a focus on youth and WEE across all program components.
    Support the development of knowledge management products to increase the program’s understanding of successful implementation strategies; distill learnings and evidence generated into program guidance and thought leadership for internal and external consumption.
    Support the incorporation of GESI within the program’s operational policies and practices.
    Support the execution of the WELI/WELBI baseline, including data collection, analysis, and development of recommendations. Work closely with the team to ensure early level engagement and subsequent integration of findings into the project’s work-plan.
    Conduct a GBV risk analysis and ensure that recommendations for mitigation are integrated in the program’s strategy and the project’s work-plan. Ensure that all staff and partners are trained on safeguarding and understand their roles in protecting program participants from sexual exploitation and abuse.

    Management & COORDINATION

    Supervise and mentor GESI and women economic empowerment staff involved through technical visits, and coaching sessions.
    Ensure that program and country staff understand are familiar with and have the skills to contribute to the integration of Mercy Corps’ GESI Minimum Standards.
    Liaise with key external stakeholders to include their input on GESI, youth and WEE perspectives in all aspects of program activities.

    EXTERNAL REPRESENTATION

    Represent Mercy Corps and the program at relevant external meeting and events, including in GESI-related networks and coordination bodies.
    Lead in documenting and coordinating information dissemination activities that share program achievements in and results with the aim of influencing decision and policymakers.
    Prepare and deliver presentations to stakeholders about program approaches, best practices, and learnings related to gender equality, diversity, and inclusion.

    Security

    Work closely with the country team’s security focal point to promote and maintain systems that promote the safety and security of all team members.  Ensure that gender specific needs and interests of program staff in relation to safety and security are identified and responded to appropriately.

    Supervisory Responsibility

    No direct supervisory responsibility. The Women Economic Advisor directly supports women economic empowerment officers. 

    Accountability 
    Reports Directly To: Program Director
    Works Directly With RLP Staff including: Country-level Program Managers, Trade Corridor Coordinators, Inclusive Markets Technical Coordinator, Inclusive Finance and Investment Advisor, Rangelands Management Adivsor, Monitoring and Results Measurement Manager, Contracts and Compliance Manager, Finance Manager.
    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.
    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.
    Minimum Qualifications & Transferable Skills

    Master’s degree in a relevant academic area – e.g., a social science discipline.
    Minimum of 5 years of experience at the community level is required.
    Minimum of 5 years of progressive technical responsibility, including mentoring multi-sectorial teams, for humanitarian and development assistance, preferably with an international NGO; preferred experience in women economic empowerment youth entrepreneurship experience preferred.
    Must have experience in leading the Gender Strategy of a large program and have demonstrated technical experience leading gender and youth integration into livestock and market systems development programming.
    Experience in the Horn of Africa and an in-depth understanding of gender, age, and other locally significant socio-cultural factors in the context of pastoralist and agro-pastoralist programming preferred.
    Demonstrated experience working with private sector to identify and test alternative business approaches to better serve women market actors is preferred.
    Demonstrated experience working with local government officials to identify and test alternative extension and public service approaches to better serve women community members and market actors is preferred.
     Ability to travel for field missions for 30-50% level of effort as needed.
    Demonstrated capacity to lead the collection, analysis, and utilization of information from a broad range of sources.
    Experience working with major donors, SDC, AFD, SIDA, World Bank or USAID.
    In-depth understanding of gender, age and other locally significant socio-cultural factors in livestock programming context, and demonstrated capacity to lead the collection, analysis and utilization of information from a broad range of sources in order to ensure effective integration of innovative and context specific gender and youth concepts.
    Demonstrated ability to foster commitment and build capacity among activity staff and in-country stakeholders to, women economic empowerment gender and youth integration.
    Ability to self-manage and succeed in an integrated management model, with demonstrated proactive and flexible nature in resolving problems and finding innovative solutions.
    Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members. Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with groups to produce high quality results.
    Cultural sensitivity, patience, flexibility and ability to work well in a multi-sectoral and multi-cultural team and to work closely, understand and support private sector, government and civil society.
    Ability to work in a fluid and sometimes-stressful environment with unexpected challenges.
    Skills in participatory learning and action and facilitating collaborative problem solving.
    Demonstrated ability to foster commitment and build capacity among program staff and in-country actors to ensure gender and youth integration and women economic empowerment.
    Excellent written and persuasive oral communication skills in English required.
    Nationals of Somalia, Ethiopia or Kenya preferred. This position will be based within the successful candidates home country and does not include expatriate benefits.a

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  • Regional Gender Equality and Social (GESI) Inclusion Advisor – Africa

    Regional Gender Equality and Social (GESI) Inclusion Advisor – Africa

    The Regional GESI advisor is an ongoing role for the region. This position typically spends 50% of its time providing technical support to specific programs, while the remaining 50% of time is allocated to strategic support, country level capacity strengthening and program development.
    The Regional GESI Advisor will support country and regional teams to develop and advance GESI by working with regional leadership, country teams, global and regional technical support teams, and partners to: 1) provide remote and in-person technical support to Mercy Corps program teams to conduct GESI analysis , integrate GESI specific approaches into programs, and use data to achieve GESI outcomes; 2) facilitate capacity sharing support and mentorship to country and program level managers and GESI specialists and animate a lively community of practice group to promote cross-learning, resource sharing and collective visioning; 3) Support priority proposal development efforts to embed strong GESI transformative approaches from the outset of program design.
    This position will be the regional representative of the global Gender and Social Inclusion Technical Support Unit (TSU) team, and will work closely with the global team to ensure that Mercy Corps’ priority approaches and tools are effectively rolled out within the region. The position will be housed within the regional team and reporting to the Regional Technical Director, supporting our regional and country teams to advance our Africa regional strategy and ensure that agency GESI strategies, approaches, and standards are applied in action across the diverse Africa portfolio.

    Essential Job Responsibilities
    STRATEGY & VISION

    Serve as a key technical resource within the region for the agency’s Gender Equality, Diversity and Social Inclusion strategy, including support to key target countries in the region.
    Facilitate the integration of GESI into regional strategic and annual planning efforts.
    Support research initiatives which advance the agency’s learning on innovative approaches to GESI work in the region.
    Support internal and external communication efforts (articles, case studies, conferences and forums) to highlight Mercy Corps’ GESI work in East Africa.
    Design indicators and research components on gender and inclusion to build an evidence base for MC’s strategic decision making.

    TEAM CAPACITY SHARING

    Lead the Africa community of practice of regional, country-level, and project based GESI specialists to promote learning and capacity sharing across the region.
    Support equitable and inclusive hiring processes for GESI advisors, program managers on GESI specific programs, and other positions that require significant GESI experience.
    Provide team members with information, tools and other resources to improve performance and reach GESI objectives.
    With the global GESI team, participate in training/capacity sharing efforts aimed at strengthening the skills of GESI specialists and champions across the region, including on the GESI Minimum Standards.

    PROGRAM AND PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT

    Help teams design and run participatory, inclusive data collection process to understand community needs and priorities and incorporate those needs and priorities into program design.
    Contribute to or advise program design efforts including supporting secondary GESI data review, designing/ co-leading gender analyses, participating in design workshops, providing technical review of logical frameworks and proposal narratives, supporting GESI indicator selection and occasionally drafting portions of proposal documents.
    Provide timely and quality inputs on inclusion for proposals and log-frames in coordination with Program Managers.
    Identify funding opportunities for new GESI-focused and integrated programs.
    Support recruitment of regional consultants and GESI key personnel for programs.
    Guide country teams to build GESI responsive budgets that reflect GESI commitments at the agency and country-level.

    PROGRAM QUALITY

    Support program teams to roll-out and adhere to GESI integration minimum standards across all programs
    Support proactive GESI integration into humanitarian response programs
    Provide technical support, coaching, training and capacity sharing to support high quality GESI equality outcomes within programs, especially during program start-up and kick off
    Support teams to contextual GESI tools for their country and program contexts
    Work closely with monitoring, evaluation and learning teams in the region to establish assessment, monitoring and evaluation frameworks to measure and improve upon program quality and impact, specific to GESI integration
    Conduct program quality field or support visits as required
    Develop and roll-out indicators to measure and evidence safe, dignified, and inclusive delivery of services for people of different gender, age and special needs.

    LEARNING AND IMPACT

    In collaboration with the program quality department, contribute to the set-up and implementation of a lessons learnt system to capture learnings on GESI integration across the region
    Ensure GESI is integrated across program performance tools, theories of change, indicators, and log frames.
    Contribute to country-level initiatives such as research agendas and internal learning exercises
    Track GESI related learning and evidence across the region and help teams use that knowledge to advocate for distinctive GESI approaches and tools.

    INFLUENCE & REPRESENTATION

    Represent Mercy Corps at relevant GESI regional coordination mechanisms and meetings
    Cultivate and activate relationships with women’s rights, gender equality, and social inclusion focused civil society organizations across the region for shared learning and potential partnership
    Support internal and external communication efforts (articles, case studies, conferences and forums) to highlight to Mercy Corps’ GESI work in Africa
    Contribute to agency-wide GESI integration efforts and communities of practice as appropriate.

    Supervisory Responsibility

    Consultants, Short-Term assignments, Interns as may be required

    Accountability

    Reports Directly to: Africa Technical Director with a double accountability to the global Director for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
    Works Directly with: Regional Director, Deputy Regional Directors, Country Directors and Directors of Programs, Program Directors/Managers implementing gender-focused or multi-sector programs, Regional and Global Technical Support Unit, Africa Gender Working Group Team, Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative Leads

    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.

    Knowledge And Experience

    Master’s degree in International Development, Women’s Studies, Gender or a comparable area of study preferred. Bachelor’s degree with at least 7 years of relevant professional experience is also acceptable.
    7 years of experience in international development work, with a minimum of 5 years of experience in GESI technical work
    Experience directly implementing programs is required
    Substantial background in GESI and development work including experience conducting GESI analyses, capacity sharing/training, gender and inclusion outcomes
    Experience working in the Africa is required
    Strong English writing skills required
    Strong facilitation skills required
    Knowledge of other local languages is an asset.
    It is expected that this position will travel to Mercy Corps country missions within the Africa region, including insecure environments, for up to 30% of time. However, travel expectations can be adjusted based on the individual needs of the successful candidate.

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  • Research Consultant : GIRL-H Learning & Research Program Advisor Performance and Quality Director, Regional Human Resources Business Partner

    Research Consultant : GIRL-H Learning & Research Program Advisor Performance and Quality Director, Regional Human Resources Business Partner

    Objectives:
    To better comprehend and capture the multi-faceted learnings from GIRL-H, Mercy Corps seeks a consultant to consolidate the diverse evaluation, assessment, and review reports from its operational sites. This will include copy editing, copywriting, and the design and production of a comprehensive, well-edited, and graphically rich report.

    Review and analyze the existing learning reports from different geographies (Kenya, Uganda, Haiti, and Nigeria) and the different themes (Baseline & midline evaluations, Process evaluations, learning assessments, internal program reports, donor program reports and pause and reflect sessions reports).
    Consolidate the key learnings, findings, and recommendations from these reports into a comprehensive and coherent document.
    Highlight the challenges, best practices, and potential strategies for future implementation of the GIRL-H model based on the analyses.
    Develop two learning documents that will focus on safe space implementation for adolescents and youth; and most viable transition pathways for adolescents and youth. These documents are expected to serve as guides and frameworks for other programs intending to implement the GIRL model.

    Tasks

    Review and Analyze Reports: Comprehensive review and analysis of all reports, evaluations, and other relevant documentation.
    Engage with the GIRL-H team to clarify any queries or doubts.
    Desk review: Compile, synthesize, and analyze data across various reports to identify trends, patterns, and key learnings.
    Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with program teams and stakeholders for additional insights and validation of findings.
    Draft Consolidated Report: Develop a consolidated report outlining findings, learnings, challenges, and recommendations.
    Copy Editing and Writing: Conduct copy editing and copywriting to ensure clarity, coherence, and alignment with Mercy Corps’ communication style.
    Graphic Design: Create a visually appealing report that aligns with the branding and aesthetic values of Mercy Corps.
    Knowledge Management Framework: Develop a framework to facilitate the structured use of learning in future initiatives.
    Synthesis and Validation: Present the consolidated report to the GIRL-H team for feedback and finalization.

    Expected Deliverables:
    The expected outcomes of consolidating learnings of GIRL program are as follows:

    A preliminary summary of insights from the two learning briefs.
    A comprehensive consolidated report, inclusive of key lessons, recommendations, and areas of improvement for future programs.
    A presentation summarizing the consolidated findings suitable for stakeholder meetings.
    A learning document that highlights the components of safe spaces that are necessary for adolescents’ and youth well-being.
    A learning document that highlights the viable transition pathways – and description of the supporting program activities and materials – for adolescents and youth.

    Key Relationships

    The consultant will work under the direction and supervision of the Research & Evidence Lead who will be the consultant’s focal point-person, overseeing the consultant’s work over the period of engagement. The consultant will collaborate with the TSU Advisor (Adolescent Girls and Youth) who will provide technical guidance on the framing of products.

    Reporting Lines

    Guidance on this assignment will be collaborative and carried out under the overall guidance of the Research and Evidence Lead, in close consultation with the TSU Advisor (Adolescent Girls and Youth) and the Program Director. Progress meetings will be held between the consultant and Research and evidence Lead (weekly) to ensure that activities are on track, that objectives are being met, and are in line with overall Mercy Corps requirements.

    Desirable Experience

    Advanced degree in agriculture, economics, social sciences, demography, public health, or relevant field with 7-10 years of experience in conducting mixed-method research.
    Experience and knowledge in resilience, livelihoods, market systems, and programs in the global south is preferred.
    Fluency in speaking and writing in English will be considered an advantage.
    Experience conducting research, and interviewing beneficiaries and stakeholders working in resilience and humanitarian contexts, are desirable.
    Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills. Specifically, the ability to communicate clearly in English.
    Superior organizational skills and the ability to adhere to the scope procedures.

    Please submit your detailed proposal to tenders.mck@mercycorps.org by close of business on Wednesday 8th November 2023.

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  • Deputy Managing Director, Energy 4 Impact (E4I)

    Deputy Managing Director, Energy 4 Impact (E4I)

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    Vision, Strategy and Organizational Development
    Working with the E4I MD and E4I SMT, develop and champion a vision for growth of E4I globally.
    Lead the planning, development, and execution of the E4I energy strategy, including managing iterations of strategic vision documents.
    Develop recommendations for E4I’s organizational restructuring and support operationalization of the new structures.
    With the E4I SMT, develop and operationalize new energy services and verticals that respond to sector needs in alignment with E4I’s core capabilities to drive the global growth of the E4I platform.
    Support the effective functioning of the E4I SMT through clear delineation of roles and responsibilities, agenda setting, and reporting on organizational priorities.
    Lead planning and facilitation of an annual E4I strategy refresh.
    Conduct data-driven analysis to support and make recommendations on strategy and organizational performance.
    Present results to the MD and Mercy Corps’ leadership teams.
    Operational Oversight, Technical Leadership and Quality Assurance
    Support the MD to oversee the daily operations of the E4I platform ensuring that E4I teams are performing and providing the services required to ensure E4I grants and contracts are effectively delivered.
    In collaboration with E4I’s MD and SMT, create a framework to improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of E4I’s energy programs and consulting services.
    Direct technical operations on select large, high-priority energy programs working with E4I’s MD and SMT.
    Provide hands-on support to the Head of Advisory Services to ensure technical excellence and efficient performance of advisory teams.
    Ensure learnings are integrated to improve E4I’s operations including in ongoing energy programs and in the design of new, large-scale programs and technical services.
    Provide support to teams at key program stages including program start-up, kick-off meetings, inception meeting check-ins, quality audits and spot checks, and end of program transitions.

    Organizational Growth

    With the respective department heads, define and execute growth strategies and fundraising plans for E4I’s new energy services and verticals.
    Oversee fundraising efforts for select high priority major energy programs, working closely with the E4I MD, and the relevant Mercy Corps business development teams.
    Build and manage relationships with strategic global energy donors and partners.
    Provide technical leadership on proposals by setting the vision and strategy, driving program design, defining competitive partnerships, and negotiating partner scopes of work, informing budget development, and leading writing of technical proposal sections.
    Lead deal-closing for select high priority major energy programs and consulting services.
    Represent select energy programs at industry conferences and events as a presenter or participant.
    People Management and Planning
    Manage and mentor small team of energy program managers and professionals in Kenya and globally, helping them to deliver programs and grow their skills and experience.
    Review E4I’s staffing structures, prepare E4I’s new personnel planning and job descriptions, and oversee recruitment and onboarding of new E4I team members.
    Be a champion for the mission, vision and values of E4I and Mercy Corps.
    Promote and encourage a transparent, collaborative and ethical work culture, with a focus on open feedback and professional development.

    REQUIREMENTS
    Qualifications

    Graduate or Postgraduate Degree in Business Management, Economics, Finance, International Development, Energy, Environment, Climate Change or other relevant subject

    Experience

    15+ years’ experience in wide-ranging, cross-functional business areas
    Experience in an energy access context in Africa working at the nexus of program leadership, strategy, and operations
    “Hands-on” experience in program development, strategic planning, and program implementation
    Experience designing and delivering energy access portfolios in Africa in partnership with the private sector
    Fundraising experience

    Skills

    Excellent leadership and motivational skills. Track record managing a diverse mix of professionals and different cultures
    Program and project conceptualization and design skills
    Excellent organization and project management skills. Ability to manage multiple programs and client engagements, meet deadlines and allocate resources and budgets effectively
    Ability to develop partnerships and strong and effective relationships with different stakeholders.
    Ability to mentor clients and help them develop solutions
    Ability to critique and develop financial models
    Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
    Effective public speaker or workshop facilitator
    Fluent English

    Personal Qualities

    Team player
    High energy
    Attention to detail and a focus on results
    Ability to think outside the box, to see the big picture and connect the dots
    Ability to work calmly under pressure
    A can-do and collaborative mindset
    Willingness to travel internationally, sometimes at short notice
    Passion for working in the development and impact sector
    Close alignment with the mission and values of Mercy Corps

    Supervisory Responsibility

    E4I Head of Advisory Services
    Senior Energy Program Development Manager
    E4I Program Managers

    Accountability

    Reports Directly To: Managing Director of E4I
    Works Directly With: Those under supervisory responsibility, E4I SMT, Regional Program Teams, Regional and Country Directors, Technical Support Unit, International Finance, Business Development Teams (New Initiatives, Corporates and Foundations, Strategic Partnerships), Program Performance and Quality.

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  • Insight Manager, Ventures

    Insight Manager, Ventures

    This role will be responsible for supporting the development of Insights Strategy, and will execute on this strategy through the production of robust and respected insights, and intentionally disseminating them through a thoughtful Communications Plan to our target audience of donors & funders and venture capital firms & impact investors.

    This role is for you if:

    You have a demonstrated interest and expertise in the startup, tech, or innovation ecosystems in our key regions of Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. You have expertise or demonstrated interest in our key sectors of financial inclusion and climate resilience.
    You have a strong ability and excitement to write – a large part of this role will be extracting insights from our team, partners, and portfolio companies, and turning them into digestible insights as blogs or publications.
    You are excited to support our team to share our insights to influence the ecosystem of peers, funders, and investors through digital channels (twitter, LinkedIn, etc), live events (panels) and have other creative ideas for sharing impactful insights. Maybe you already have a following or strong network through a relevant industry-related email newsletter, LinkedIn posts, or event that you support or manage.

    See our Medium page for our recent insights .
    Essential Job Responsibilities
    INSIGHTS (50%)

    We produce insights to showcase our approach, our learnings and insights, and the innovative solutions that we support. This is an essential pillar of our strategy to ensure we’re externalizing our insights for our target audiences to take interest and/or action, and for us to be seen as thought leaders.
    Leveraging the insights generated across all of our teams – including investments, platform, venture lab, and impact – you will be responsible for generating, stewarding, and polishing our insights production across a number of key pieces of content:

    Shorter insights pieces:

    Why We Invested blogs to highlight new investments, outlining the challenge, market opportunity, and solution being built by our latest portfolio companies, profiling their story for later-stage investors (example: The hyper-accurate tropical weather forecasting algorithm building farmer and food system resilience: Why we invested in Ignitia ).
    Venture Lab launch blogs or insights blogs, detailing the problem statement, solution, and impact evaluation of a Venture Lab pilot (example: Pilot Insights | Driving Climate Resilience for Smallholder Farmers in Kenya Through Smart Contract Weather Index Insurance ).
    Venture Platform insights on the unique challenges and opportunities of supporting early stage, high-impact startups (example: Venture Platform Support: Leveraging Impact Management Tools For Climate Resilience With Verqor ).

    Annual Insight Series:

    Our insights series is produced annually, and enables us to dive deeper into a particular nascent, but high potential, technology, topic, or sector to inform our own investment thesis and decision making, and move the industry forward through deeper research. (example: our 2021 insights series detailing the challenges and opportunities for the microinsurance industry to scale to support more than 600 million smallholder farmers around the world).

    Annual Impact Report:

    Each year, Mercy Corps Ventures publishes an external-facing Annual Impact Report, led by our impact team. As part of Impact Measurement and Management best practices, this report tells the story of our year through impact numbers, case studies, trends, lessons learned, and plans for the future. This report includes impact data from all active MCV investments, along with a ‘‘Fails & Lessons Learned’ section, which is intentionally designed to transparently share Mercy Corps Ventures’ own learnings and failures as early-stage impact investors. See our 2022 Impact Report here 

    This function contributes to insights strategy development, and includes all insights planning, production, and management activities:

    In coordination with team leadership, contribute to the development of an insights strategy for MCV.
    Manage the Insights function for MCV, including strategy implementation, management of insights or comms team members, and budget management.
    Production of key content, including development, writing, reviewing, and copy-editing:

    Short insights pieces (Why We Invested blogs, pilot insights blogs, etc.) with subject matter experts in team (Portfolio Managers, Pilot Managers, Venture Platform team, etc).

    Alongside MCV’s impact team, manage the production of the Annual Impact Report.
    Manage the production of the Annual Insights Series:

    Contribute to and manage scoping theme or focus area for insights series.
    Selection of external partner or vendor.
    Project management and support of research, synthesis, and writing phase.
    Development and execution of a communications and dissemination plan.

    Develop insights partnerships with peers or industry stakeholders for insights. production (co-authorship).
    Source/procure and manage external vendors to support delivery of insights, such as research agencies, copy-editors, designers, etc.
    Manage the publication of insights products (uploading and publishing via digital channels such as Medium, the mercycorps.org website, etc).
    Visual content collection as it relates to insights (photo & video).

    MESSAGING & BRAND MANAGEMENT (30%)
    This pillar of the insights manager role ensures that our messaging and brand are consistent across all of our internal and external channels, and that this messaging and positioning is strong, clear, and differentiated. This includes all messaging and brand management related activities:

    Maintain the MCV messaging platform and updates to core materials (website, pitch decks, social media channels, etc).
    Support the team with understanding key messaging, utilizing key messaging for media, events, publications, etc.
    Production and management of brand style across visual artifacts (brand guidelines, internal templates, etc).

    COMMUNICATIONS (20%)
    This pillar ensures that the insights we produce reach our target audiences effectively. We present a cohesive narrative through our insights which feeds into our wider messaging and brand perception objectives. This includes all insights-related marketing and communication:

    Design and deliver communications and marketing initiatives to profile MCV’s insights, in collaboration with key members of the MCV team
    Campaign design for insights dissemination (e.g. media engagement and advertising, podcast placement, paid & organic social media design, conference sponsorship, direct dissemination, Newsletters, etc) including internal dissemination to Mercy Corps’ 40+ field offices and 5,900 staff globally for Ventures team insights.
    Engage media by pitching op-eds, issuing press releases, and facilitating interviews with team spokespeople in collaboration with the Mercy Corps PR team and/or other media agencies.
    Prioritize a quarterly and annual events agenda that aligns with our insights goals, curate and pitch relevant panels to showcase and explore insights topics, produce related talking points/scripts, and negotiate events packages
    Manage and grow digital channel engagement of our insights (current and future – including website, Medium, social media, newsletter, etc).
    Execution of marketing production activities (social media scheduling, SEO, etc).

    Supervisory Responsibility

    This role may include the direct management of marketing and communications team members.

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  • Program Advisor Performance and Quality

    Program Advisor Performance and Quality

    The Program Performance and Quality (PaQ) Unit partners with program delivery teams to support and enable quality program implementation by establishing and maintaining standards for excellence, championing accountability and an evidence-based practice to strengthen program performance, and supporting strategic program change management. PaQ oversees several business functions and processes including program management standards; quality assurance; community accountability; monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL); program data management; infrastructure quality assurance; strategic change management; and facilitating the complex program process. The Agency has rolled out a Strategic Plan- Pathways to Possibilities (P2P) that will use data, evidence, and analytics to drive impact, scale what works, and influence others.

    GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:

    Embedded within the Africa regional team, the Regional Program Advisor for Performance and Quality will work closely with regional and country teams to enable and support implementation of Mercy Corps standards, policies, and best practices for program quality, supporting our program teams to achieve greater impact by strengthening program management practices, ensuring strong systems for evidence and learning, building adaptive management practices, and ensuring the use of data-driven evidence to demonstrate results. S/he will work with regional CARM Advisors, continue to build a Regional Program Performance Unit that is poised to deliver strategic and targeted support to country teams and programs to enable high quality program delivery. The Regional Program Advisor for Performance and Quality (PaQ)will play a key role in equipping teams to deliver expected program outputs on time, on scope, and on budget, ensuring accountability to our donors and the communities where we work and supporting teams to strive for excellence, producing evidence of durable results. Technology can offer important, scalable solutions to enable programmatic excellence, and this role should partner with teams to identify and implement appropriate technology solutions to meet programmatic needs. The Regional Program Advisor for Performance and Quality (PaQ) is a member of the regional team and works closely with regional and country teams as well as HQ-based PaQ teams. The Regional Program Advisor will provide a critical leadership role, supporting and partnering with country teams to set high standards for program performance and quality by strengthening the organizational culture and building systems and skills within teams to enable evidence-based programming, strong monitoring and evaluation, and accountability systems.
    The Regional Program Advisor for Performance and Quality (PaQ) will oversee two inter-related areas 1) program management and standards, 2) regional collaboration and strategic support. The Regional Program Advisor for Performance and Quality (PaQ) will partner closely with regional and country leadership to support teams to achieve high quality program implementation through adherence to Mercy Corps and global best practices, policies and procedures, which include PM@MC and other Minimum Standards at Mercy Corps and other agency level initiatives. Working closely with country and regional leadership, the Advisor will support teams to conduct program implementation quality reviews, enable systems to track compliance with minimum standards and work with the MERL advisor to monitor quality of M&E data collection and analysis.

    ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
    Program Management and Standards

    Ensure that program managers and directors are oriented, trained and prepared to implement program management standards. In collaboration with Global PaQ contribute to development and delivery of the agency strategy to design, promote and verify accountability to integrated standards that ensure quality program implementation.
    Foster a culture that values high quality program management practices.
    Contribute to global efforts to integrate and mainstream Mercy Corps’ program management standards, tools, resources, and accountability mechanisms, ensuring a strong user perspective from across Africa programs.
    Lead adoption and refinement ofagency program management policies in Africa, including the Program Management Manual, Gender Integration and Standards, Program Record Retention and Archiving Policy, and other related policies.
    Support country offices in integrating minimum standards into the newly approved Strategic Plans- Pathways to Possibilities (P2P)
    Coordinate PM@MC learning, training, and facilitation across Mercy Corps’ programs and teams in Africa. Oversee internal program management training and skill-building, and track key performance indicators.
    Contribute to a culture of learning and adaptive management.

    Accountability

    Work closely with Regional CARM Advisors to coordinate regional rollout and adherence to Mercy Corps’ CARM Policies in close collaboration with the Global CARM Team.
    Work closely with country teams to embed accountability mechanisms within our standard program management tools and practices throughout the program cycle.

    Regional Collaboration and Strategic Support

    Continue to build a Regional Program Performance Unit that is equipped to partner with Regional and Country teams to ensure consistently high program quality and performance standards, including:
    Support country teams in the review of PAQ structures to ensure optimal functionality.
    Support strategic hiring for Key PaQ, positions within country teams.
    Support orientation and onboarding of country-level PaQ and other senior program staff.
    In coordination with global efforts, engage with and grow relevant Communities of Practice and organize learning/sharing events to promote a dynamic group of PaQ specialists across the region.
    Contribute to Regional and Country Strategies, as requested. Design indicators and processes to measure performance and impact against the Regional Strategy.

    Team Management

    Recruit and lead an efficient, capable and high-performing team, with a particular emphasis on developing and promoting African talent.
    Develop and empower team members to deepen understanding of their roles, improve performance and reach objectives and assist with career development.
    Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback informally and formally via regular one-on-ones and performance reviews.
    Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
    Contribute to regional team-building efforts and ensure the integration of team members into relevant decision-making processes.

    Internal & External Collaboration

    Build and maintain positive working relationships across all headquarters departments, country and regional teams, as well as other key stakeholders within Mercy Corps.
    Represent Mercy Corps’ program management work externally, and cultivate strong working relationships across key organizations and partners to share learning and keep practices current.

    SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: None
    ACCOUNTABILITY:
    REPORTS DIRECTLY TO: Technical Director for Africa Region
    WORKS DIRECTLY WITH: Regional and Country leadership, program managers, country-level MEL & CARM team members, Global PaQ Team members, other relevant headquarters-based departments.
    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

    BA in relevant field required; MA/MS/MBA or equivalent experience preferred
    5-7 years of relevant experience in international relief and development, including field-based experience; demonstrated knowledge of grant-based funding models, emergency response and development strategies and operational challenges in the sector
    3-5 years of experience managing programs and/or demonstrated ability to establish strong program management systems and practices to promote quality, performance and accountability within individual or country programs
    Demonstrated experience and skills of leading a team to build a culture of accountability, high performance, and establishment of reflective and adaptive management practices
    Demonstrated success designing and delivering professional development activities
    Experience leading or supporting change management preferred
    Project management certification required
    Proficiency with MS Office software required (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), and Google suite (Google drive, docs, sheets)
    Strong communication skills and demonstrated ability to build strong and productive working relationships with a geographically dispersed team
    Fluency in English and French strongly preferred.

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  • Platform Associate- Africa

    Platform Associate- Africa

    Essential Responsibilities
    The Platform Associate will work directly with companies in our portfolio to help them scale by providing post-investment support services. You will collaborate with diverse teams across emerging markets, and your hands-on approach to solving recurring challenges will help companies build permanent capabilities to drive meaningful impact and scale. You will work directly with CEOs and the leadership team of early-stage startups, technical advisors, and partners from top global companies to solve the ventures’ toughest scaling challenges.
    In this role, you will work directly with the Head of Platform, the MCV Platform team, external consultants, domain experts, the MCV investment team, and portfolio company founders & teams. This is a great role for anyone looking to work closely with early-stage startups, understand multiple emerging markets and sectors, and have exposure to the full investment lifecycle. 
    Specifically, you will:
    Design, structure, and complete post-investment engagements around our core offerings. The Platform Associate will directly run engagements on:

    Product: running product sprints with portfolio companies to test & improve their product offerings
    Customer Insights: supporting companies in better understanding target users with a focus on vulnerable people and communities in emerging markets
    Strategy and Growth: supporting companies in designing and implementing their strategy and growth plans

    Work with other Platform team members to manage, coordinate, and monitor Platform services including onboarding, engagements, and overall requests

    Onboard new portfolio companies
    Prepare relevant materials for engagements
    Manage external consultants (e.g. finance experts) to deliver Platform engagements
    Work closely with the Investment and Platform teams to design a post-investment support plan

    Contribute to the development of offerings for MCV Platform

    Develop and test new post-investment support offerings, with a particular focus on product, growth, marketing, and customer insights
    Undertake iterative processes to gather feedback and build valuable MVPs of these offerings
    Bring together stakeholders (including consultants, MC field offices, advisors and MCV team members) to generate value to our portfolio
    Find the best service providers for the portfolio
    Onboard new consultants to the roster where needed to provide expertise

    Test and integrate improvements to the MCV Venture Platform operating model:

    Propose strategies to increase efficiency in Venture Platform’s operating model (e.g what tasks can be automated, how to store and access key information, how do we scale while maintaining quality offerings)
    Build and manage tools that will improve Platform’s operations
    Continually iterate on internal processes to provide better quality support to companies in our portfolio, working closely with other MCV functions
    Track interactions and post-investment engagements, drawing out learnings on a regular basis.

    Generate insights and curate knowledge from Platform’s work with companies

    Carry out regular reviews of insights from Platform, consolidating and organizing resources that could be useful for portfolio companies.
    Research and build relationships with peers at other venture capital firms to identify best practices to deliver value to portfolio
    Develop key writing pieces to share our learnings and key findings with public audiences of peers, funders, and donors
    Contribute with key information and results to donor reporting

    Supervisory Responsibility
    This role may include the direct and indirect management of external consultants.
    Accountability
    Reports Directly To: Head of Platform
    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 & Skills

    3-5+ years experience in the Sub-Saharan Africa tech and startup ecosystems. Working at a startup or closely with a startup team (i.e. accelerators, incubators, service providers).
    Hands-on operational experience with a proven track record of independent work helping a company advance, ideally with particular expertise in product development, business growth, people, and/or operational management.
    We’re open to all types of educational backgrounds. We believe the strength of our team comes from having a diverse and inclusive workplace.
    Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
    English fluency required, French and/or Spanish is a plus

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  • Director of Programs

    Director of Programs

    General Position Summary
    Mercy Corps is seeking a bold and innovative leader to be the Director of Programs (DoP) for Mercy Corps Kenya. The DoP is a senior member of Mercy Corps Kenya team tasked with developing new programs and managing a diverse, innovative and high quality portfolio. He/she is responsible for overall program performance and quality, ensuring that teams are implementing high-impact programs, and are tracking progress toward specific objectives, indicators and milestones. Guided by the Mercy Corps Kenya Country Strategy, the DoP will identify funding opportunities and developing proposals that strategically connect programs into a cohesive country portfolio. The DoP will support program teams to effectively coordinate with operations, finance and human resources functions from inception to close out. This position will place a high value on finding innovative solutions and building creative partnerships to development and humanitarian challenges. A market systems development and resilience approach is at the core of Mercy Corps Kenya’s programming strategy. The DoP will promote and integrate these approaches into program development and delivery. The Director of Programs will champion the Mercy Corps’ Cornerstones of Leadership to ensure that teams are driving transformational impact in country through groundbreaking innovations and influence in action strategies that positions Mercy Corps as the leader of change in Kenya and beyond. Mercy Corps Kenya has several cross-border and multicountry initiatives. As such the Director of Programs is someone who is willing to think and go beyond borders to innovate and scale impact in the region.  
    Essential Job Responsibilities
    Strategy and Vision

    Support and contribute to the development and implementation of Mercy Corps Kenya strategy. Develop programs that aligns with the Mercy Corps Kenya Strategy.
    Provide support to the Country Director on matters pertaining to strategy, planning, budgeting, programming and management.
    Develop work plans and mobilize resources to achieve country strategy objectives.
    Promote thought leadership by ensuring that program innovations and successes are tested, analyzed, documented, and effectively communicated internally and externally.

    Program Management

    Ensure that program implementation is responsive to communities and partners and consistent with Mercy Corps’ principles, values, program guidelines and quality standards.
    Support the Country Director to strengthen program strategies and quality, partnerships, and accountability in accordance with Mercy Corps and donor policies.
    Ensure program implementation is on time, on target and on budget, using effective Mercy Corps (and other standard) program quality tools to achieve the desired impact.
    Ensure effective and transparent use of financial resources and timely, accurate and informative reporting in line with donor and Mercy Corps policies and procedures.
    Develop partnership frameworks, partner agreements/Memorandum of Understandings, and oversee partner capacity building.
    Coordinate with Mercy Corps teams and programs across the neighboring countries to implement cross-border and multi-country initiatives.
    Support all donor reporting and communications and track major grant milestones deliverables, cost share requirements, project burn rates and major procurements.

    Team Management

    Build a cohesive team spirit and culture among staff and delegate functions and responsibilities to them while ensuring achievement of program objectives.
    Maintain effective and positive internal communication with Mercy Corps staff in all field offices. Promote open and harmonious communication between departments, offices, and programs.
    Supervise and mentor program team in program design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
    Foster a working atmosphere conducive to professional growth and development of excellence at all levels.
    Connect teams to ideas, partners and resources to drive creative solutions for greater impact.
    Recruit, orient and lead team members as necessary.
    Demonstrate flexibility, resilience and ability to maintain positive relationships and composure.
    Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback informally and formally via regular one on one meetings and performance reviews.
    Fill in for the Country Director and for program leadership as needed and as requested.

    Influence, Representation & Fundraising

    Identify and lead on fundraising opportunities, including developing partnerships and proposal writing.
    Develop and nurture culturally sensitive internal and external relationships and networks to ensure optimum communication and program success.
    Explore, evaluate and present innovative funding opportunities that support the country strategy.
    Identify, build and manage collaborative partnerships with donors, government partners, consortium partners, sub-grantees, and other stakeholders.
    In coordination with the Country Director, partake in representation role on specific coordination working groups or forums.

    Finance and Compliance Management

    Ensure compliance and transparent use of resources in line with donor and Mercy Corps policies.
    Monitor and adherence to grant agreements, Mercy Corps’ policies and procedures and other relevant regulations, including those of the Government of Kenya.
    Work closely with support functions in Kenya, regional and headquarters to ensure highest compliance and program performance.
    Work with Program Managers on proper budget management, including forecasting and procurement planning.

    Security

    Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
    Proactively ensure the well-being of team members and ensure they are aware of policies to help manage insecure environments.

    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 towards 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.

    Supervisory Responsibility: Technical Leads/Aread Managers, Program Managers, Team Leaders, Country MEL Manager, relevant advisors (TBD).
    Accountability
    Reports Directly To: Country Director.
    Works Directly With: HQ-based Program, Operations, Finance, Compliance, Fundraising and Technical Support Unit, Regional teams.
    Knowledge and Experience

    Proven track record in diverse program and team management; successful proposal writing and program development.
    BA/S or higher in management, international development or other relevant field.
    At least 10 years of programming experience, including at least five years in a senior management position.
    Experience managing development and humanitarian programs as well as transitional programs in insecure areas affected by conflict.
    Experience managing programs in relevant technical area(s) including food security, natural resources management, resilience, market systems development, gender, climate change, livelihoods, and financial services.
    Strong understanding of private sector engagement in development programming and the use of a locally led/localization approach for sustainable development.
    Strong M&E skills in developing and executing effective and timely monitoring systems, both at the program- and country-level.
    Conversant with major donor requirements and compliance especially USAID, FCDO, EC and other institutional and foundation donors.
    Strong management skills with good understanding of relevant cross-cultural issues.
    Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work both independently and cooperatively with team members.
    Strong understanding of conflict sensitive program mainstreaming and gender and protection mainstreaming would be an advantage.
    Experience in Kenya highly (especially in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands ASALs) preferred.

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