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Senior Energy Program Development Officer- HQ

THE POSITION
The Energy Program Development Officer will support country teams to grow their portfolio of standalone energy projects and energy interventions at the nexus of agriculture, economic opportunities, and humanitarian programming aligned with Mercy Corps Pathway to Possibilities (P2P) strategy. This will involve contributing to the integration of energy in annual country strategies, leading the design of energy interventions and projects, serving as the lead writer for concept notes and proposals, identifying appropriate technical and other local partners, and participating in donor research and engagement.
This position will also work with MC country teams and E4I program teams to help position them strategically for funding opportunities, including by preparing donor presentations and, where required, attending, and presenting in donor meetings. In addition, this role will coordinate closely with the Regional Program Team (RPT) to track the pipeline of potential new business opportunities, and support country teams in prioritizing and preparing for them. This role works closely with MC E4I’s Program Management, RPT, Communications, and Finance teams and MC’s Technical Support Unit (TSU) to realize new funding opportunities
RESPONSIBILITIES
PROGRAM AND PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT

Serve as lead writer for proposals from institutional donors, foundations, private corporations, and other philanthropic entities following Mercy Corps’ best practices in proposal development.
Conduct extensive research and analysis to ensure proposals have country and thematic relevance in energy access and sectors aligned with the P2P strategy such as agriculture, food security, economic opportunities, and humanitarian.
Lead the preparation and facilitation of design workshops developing supporting materials such as logical frameworks, compliance matrices, technical outlines, and proposal calendars.
Collect proposal contributions from relevant country and program teams ensuring the quality of inputs and seamlessly integrating inputs in the proposal narrative.
Lead proposal review sessions and incorporate feedback timely. 
Support program and finance teams in developing competitive cost proposals.
Oversee the final submission of assigned proposal efforts coordinating with RPT.

PIPELINE MANAGEMENT AND LEARNING

Contribute to and maintain up to date E4I’s BD Pipeline Tracker.
Evaluate opportunities that align with MC E4I’s strategic goals and expertise and contribute to go/no-go recommendation and decisions.
Lead fortnightly pipeline review sessions with E4I’s Senior Management Team.
Support the preparation of business development presentations for program board meetings and quarterly progress meetings to MC E4I leadership.
Plan and lead proposal retrospectives to uncover lessons learned from the proposal process and feed learnings into continuously improving E4I’s proposal development.
Working with the New Initiatives (NI) team, prepare and deliver business development training and capacity building sessions to country teams.

DONOR ENGAGEMENT

Keep up to date on relevant donor strategies and the evolving energy funding landscape initially focusing on Africa and expanding globally.
Contribute to the development of high-quality presentations for donor and partner engagements.
Cultivate and nurture donor relationships that positively impact MC E4I’s ability to grow its standalone energy programming and energy interventions at the nexus of the P2P strategy.
Provide other support including conducting research, contributing to strategy sessions, and writing communications content, as requested.

Accountability
Reports Directly To:

Director of Global Strategy & Major Energy Programs

Coordinates regularly with:

E4I’s Managing Director

Works Directly With:

E4I’s Senior Management Team, Regional Advisory and Program Teams, RPT, Head of Monitoring Evaluation and Learning, Mercy Corps Regional Leadership, Mercy Corps Country Teams, Mercy Corps Finance Team, and E4I Communications Team.

Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders

E4I / 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 & TRANSFERRABLE SKILLS

Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs/Development or related field and 5+ years of experience. Familiarity with the energy access sector in Africa is an advantage.
Successful proposal writing experience, as lead writer, for six-figure plus opportunities.
Experience managing and coordinating across the entire business development cycle from capture to award.
Experience conducting rigorous research and analysis to inform proposal pursuits.
Proven ability to independently plan, prepare, and lead proposal design and review sessions collaborating effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders under tight deadlines to produce quality proposals.
Professional fluency in written and spoken English. Written and spoken fluency in French is advantageous.
Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Excellent organizational skills.

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November 2, 2024
Gender, Youth and Social Inclusion Coordinator (Maralal) Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Officer – Marsabit Prime Program Assistant (Marsabit)

Position Summary

The Gender, Youth and Social Inclusion Coordinator will be responsible for providing leadership and technical oversight to ensure the gender issues, adolescents and youth voices, and social dimensions ( such as age, disability, ethnicity, and relationships) of malnutrition, food security, and resilience are effectively integrated across all programming. With the technical guidance of the Gender, Youth and Social Dynamics Lead, s/he will lead operational planning and implementation of county -specific gender strategy, adolescents & youth, social and behavior change strategies. She/he will work within tested frameworks including a systems approach, gender lens, adolescent and youth responsiveness, social accountability and evidence-informed frameworks.
S/he will work closely with the Systems Strengthening and Institutionalization Lead, government engagement manager and social accountability officer to define scope of work for local civil society actors to drive demand for Nawiri activities that amplifies the voices and priorities of diverse program participants: women, children, adolescents, youth, men, elders and respective sub-groups in their aspirations and motivations to sustainably reduce persistent acute malnutrition.
S/he will drive utilization of social accountability frameworks/tools and practice (including citizen’s report, community score card, citizen participation, gender responsive budgeting-and public budget tracking, citizen budget tracking, and citizen monitoring of public services, lobbying, campaigning and advocacy and socially responsible and sensitive social media engagement/monitoring to strengthen accountability and performance for multi-sectoral nutrition governance and nutrition resilience actions.
The Gender, Youth and Social Inclusion Coordinator with technical guidance of the systems strengthening manager will support strengthening of multi-sectoral and sector – specific county systems, policies, plans and budgeting processes to address key pathways for nutrition resilience.
The position will build capacity and influence staff, providing them with the necessary technical support while ensuring that common strategies and approaches are adapted and implemented with consistent quality. S/he will work across sectors of NAWIRI, with consortium team members as well as Counties to build capacity in gender mainstreaming, adolescent and youth development approaches to safeguard them from harm.
S/he will advocate for the varied needs of children, women, men, girls, and boys within the program approach, drive multi-system actor engagement and influence to shape contextual understanding of the complex causality of persistent acute malnutrition, address systemic, social norms and behavioral barriers while applying those that positively contribute to sustainably reducing the intergenerational cycle of poverty and under-nutrition.
She/he will co-lead active learning and rapid adaptations that continuously lead to improved quality design and implementation of gender transformative, adolescent and youth responsive initiatives and foster social inclusion. The coordinator will oversee utilization of evidence and data for decision making, including coordinating thematic specific assessments and qualitative inquiry. The coordinator will support the GYSD and ILSS Leads in the development and implementation of a capacity strengthening plan for county government entities and systems, ensuring contextually appropriate social dynamics are incorporated into county policies, and making the appropriate connections between evidence, learning and M&E to ensure gender responsive results can be tracked, analyzed and reported.
The Gender, Youth and Social Inclusion Coordinator ensures that gender and social dimensions of food security, health and resilience are effectively addressed across all activities and components and therefore coordinate closely with partners to fulfill the goals of the program.

Key Responsibilities
Vision and strategy

Support Gender, Youth and Social Dynamics Lead, Structural and Social Behaviour Change (SSBC) Advisor and Systems Strengthening and Institutionalization Lead in creating and advancing Nawiri’s vision for gender, adolescent and youth responsive programming that addresses social dynamics, demonstrates evidence of progress along the gender continuum and sustains gender transformative practice.
Strengthen implementation and monitoring of Nawiri GYSD strategy and other gender related commitments in the project’s design and ensure that project activities align with USAID’s gender equity and female empowerment policy.
Socialize Nawiri program staff and County stakeholders on the evidence that informed the gender, adolescents, youth and social dynamics, structural and social behaviour change and related program strategies while guiding uptake and effective integration within program areas and key sectors.
Establish strong institutional linkages and maintain productive working relationships with National and County government, Nawiri consortium partners, PREG partners, local CSOs and other relevant stakeholders supporting gender, children,adolescent and youth issues.
Recognize and drive opportunities for innovative action and create an environment where alternative viewpoints are welcomed and promoted to enhance a culture of learning for adaptive management.

Technical leadership

Spearhead roll – out of Nawiri’s Gender Strategy, gender – responsive participatory planning, development of the operational work plans, resource planning and implementation approaches in the County.
Strengthen mainstreaming of gender in cross-cutting thematic areas such as social accountability, systems strengthening, social behaviour change, youth responsive programming, and market systems development using evidence to drive family and community dynamics, social change efforts, women and girls empowerment including GIRL – H and BRIDGE models, and resilience programming.
Conduct periodic review and update of the gender and social inclusion strategies based on emerging evidence database as well as strategic gender analysis in collaboration with other County actors to inform program adaptations for increased impact. Ensure recommendations from the GBV risk analysis are integrated in GYSD strategy and operational work plans.
Provide technical leadership and support including mentorship and coaching to local implementing partners to ensure implementation of evidence – informed program strategies /approaches, effective gender, adolescent and youth- focused project action plans and timely reporting of program activities..

Training

Ensure that all staff and partners are trained on safeguarding and understand their roles in protecting program participants from sexual exploitation and abuse.
Support integration of GYSD, positive youth development and gender diversity principles to ensure program activities including community engagement are gender and age – responsive as well inclusive by conducting capacity building activities such as training, mentorship, learning-by-doing, reflection process and field monitoring visits.
Assist partner staff to communicate information from the field to the appropriate decision-making forum on the gender integration in activities undertaken in all components, processes and impacts.
Provide leadership in shaping County – level GYSD learning agenda and support evolving learning processes, routine collection and sharing of best practices and lessons learned with internal and external stakeholders.
Lead gender and youth capacity building activities including linking program staff to additional training and learning opportunities to increase their knowledge and skills in gender mainstreaming and youth responsive programming.

Management and coordination

Overall technical oversight and supervision of gender and social inclusion officers at County level.
Support coordination of County Gender Sector Working Group and rapid gender capacity assessments/audits to inform development and implementation of capacity strengthening plans.
Co-lead social accountability and supervision of CSOs scope of work for timely and quality implementation.
Ensure that program and County staff understand and adhere to Mercy Corps’ Gender Minimum Standards.
Liaise with key external stakeholders to provide guidance on gender and youth perspectives in all aspects of Nawiri program activities.
Ensure that Nawiri and partners are in compliance with gender and youth – related USAID BHA requirements.

Information management & reporting

Coordinate and work closely with the M&E team on GYSD integration and provide technical backstopping in the collection and use of sex and age disaggregated data, gender indicators and gender sensitive data collection processes across sectors. Make recommendations based on regular monitoring to inform program strategies to better meet the needs of the program participants.
Ensure Nawiri is capturing the required level of gender, adolescents, children, youth disaggregated data, system strengthening data, and specific success stories on gender transformation and youth empowerment.
Generate activity reports on the scope of gender, social inclusion and social accountability, while also supporting drafting of issues-papers and case studies on gender, adolescents, youth perspectives and social accountability to promote integration.
Supporting review of concept notes, program reports and relevant documents for gender and youth sensitive communication.
Support in the setting of indicators for assessing progress with gender and youth integration, adapted to specific contexts of Samburu and Turkana.
Work with the County Strategic Learning Lead to disseminate information regarding gender and youth achievements and impact.

Stakeholder representation

Represent the program’s gender strategy with external stakeholders at workshops, conferences and annual learning events. Speak thoughtfully to the evidence to action products and learn that Nawiri is continuously using to inform programmatic strategy.
Support GYSD and work closely with the Human Resources team to ensure accountability for gender mainstreaming is incorporated into the position descriptions and recruitment processes of all program team members. Monitor the gender, diversity and inclusion focus of the program to ensure internal accountability.
Support the management of the institutional knowledge within the Nawiri program and contribute to wider knowledge management.
With support of the GYSD lead and collaborating with the Citizen Engagement and Social Accountability and Systems Strengthening managers, lead the County Specific generation of reporting, planning and budgeting of gender, youth and social dynamics activities under the guidance of the DCoP.

Security

Work closely with the County team’s security focal point to promote use of systems in place to ensure safety and security of all team members. This will include identification and timely appropriate response of gender – specific needs and interests of program staff in relation to safety and security.

Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

Degree in gender and development, anthropology, social science and other relevant disciplines.
Minimum five years experience of technical leadership and management responsibility in gender, adolescent and youth programming in health, food security, youth workforce development, peacebuilding and/or multi – sectoral programs in humanitarian and/or development context. Previous experience working with USAID, International NGO, arid and semi – arid regions (ASAL) would be an added advantage.
At least three years of experience working with County government and/or local civil society organization, program management and implementation is required.
In – depth understanding of gender – responsive interventions, positive youth development, systems strengthening, policy advocacy and influence, and local socio – cultural factors contribution to addressing the multiple drivers of persistent acute malnutrition would be an asset.
Demonstrated ability in building capacity of cross – functional teams, facilitating participatory learning and leading collection, analysis, and utilization of information from a broad range of sources.
Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members. Strong interpersonal and communication skills to produce high quality results.
Cultural sensitivity, patience, flexibility and ability to work well in a multi-sectoral and multi-cultural team.
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, Swahili and local language (added advantage).
Ability to travel to program locations for at least 70% of time or more as needed.

Success factors

Initiative-taker, multi-tasker, and able to work effectively and respectfully with local government, private sector, civil society and donors.
Demonstrated experience in setting up and managing systems and procedures as well as experience in building team commitment toward the achievements of program objectives.
Team-player with a positive attitude to problem solving and conflict resolution. Focused on team building and capacity-building of program staff and will be able to apply creative solutions to program quality.
Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines and deal with unexpected events impacting program operations calmly and diplomatically.

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November 2, 2024
Strategic Response Manager – Strategic Leadership Team

Program / Department Summary
The Strategic Leadership Team’s (SLT) experience, problem solving, and leadership skills support country teams, strategic programs, and organizational initiatives to achieve and maintain high performance. The Team is organized around two key priorities: 1) Support portfolio leadership to maximize program performance and quality and minimize adverse impacts of transitions on programs and teams; 2) Engage cross-organization teams and experiences to continuously improve quality implementation of strategic programs (including “Complex Programs”). The SLT works with the People Team to manage surge support talent at the program and portfolio level and provides additional process and management support to strategic programs.
General Position Summary
Often called upon for extended onsite support to global programs and portfolios, the Strategic Response Manager is an accomplished senior manager who is equally comfortable leading and managing country or regional teams and portfolios and managing individual programs or change management projects. They are a flexible facilitator and problem-solver with a clear commitment to operational and program excellence and healthy teams. They facilitate beneficial connections between program, country, regional, and global teams and partners to ensure quality programming is supported by effective and integrated systems and the necessary knowledge and skills to succeed. The Strategic Response Manager is a highly adaptable leader responsible for resourcefully managing and guiding teams through strategic change. They provide support to change scenarios, such as support for the start-up of new Complex Programs or coverage for leadership transitions. They engage remotely with country teams to rapidly assess circumstances and provide recommendations. Job responsibilities will vary depending on emerging organizational priorities, shifting strategies, and the context of specific assignments. The Strategic Response Manager will have variable supervisory responsibility within country teams when deployed on specific assignments. When not deployed, the Strategic Response Manager will provide remote support to country teams to manage challenges – internal and external – and will lead or contribute to initiatives that support portfolio leadership and Complex Programs.
Essential Job Responsibilities
PLANNING STRATEGY & VISION

Contribute to the development and delivery of a clear Strategic Leadership Team vision and strategy.
Support country teams to realize organizational, regional, and country visions and strategies. Contribute to the development or refinement of country strategies as needed during assignments.
Engage in the development of strategies and plans to optimize leadership continuity, Complex Program performance, and other SLT-led processes.
Prioritize resources during assignments and in projects to achieve objectives in variable scenarios including urgent change circumstances, crises, and emergencies.
Facilitate program planning when on assignment to identify future resources and support needs.

LEADERSHIP & PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Foster an equitable and inclusive work environment where individual and team wellbeing is prioritized.
Provide leadership and managerial support to programs and portfolios through effective coordination, supervision and performance monitoring designed to enable achievement of program objectives.
Deploy to support urgent change scenarios such as country start-up/close down, staffing transitions, start-up of new strategic programs, and identify and implement solutions to management challenges.
Facilitate the finding of coverage for urgent change scenarios when direct assignments by an SRM are not possible or not the preferred option.
Lead and/or contribute to the definition and implementation of cross-departmental change management projects to improve the efficiency and accountability of country portfolios and Complex Programs.
Contribute to shaping and fulfilling the strategy and purpose of the SLT, while fostering a supportive team culture.

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Facilitate integrated planning in support of program and portfolio excellence.
On in-country assignments, support full and proper implementation and adoption of policies, procedures, and systems for quality team management, compliance, procurement, hiring, HR, logistics, warehouse, fleet, asset, and administrative functions.
Support adoption and accountability of all Mercy Corps policies, including the Program Management Policy.
Work with agency counterparts to mitigate risk, including fraud, corruption, safeguarding, conflict of interest, security and safety, and legal ramifications of Mercy Corps activities.

INFLUENCE & REPRESENTATION

Maintain productive relationships with all stakeholders.
Facilitate or strengthen beneficial connections between program, country, regional, and global teams.
Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback informally and formally.
Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
Model Mercy Corps’ Core Behaviors in all aspects of the role.

Supervisory Responsibility

While on assignment, the incumbent will supervise the team members working on the program or portfolio to which they are assigned. When not on assignment, the incumbent will not have supervisory responsibilities but may coordinate matrixed project teams.

Accountability
Reports Directly To:

Senior Director – Strategic Leadership Team (note: the incumbent may have additional reporting lines when deployed; for example, to country or regional leadership)

Works Directly With:

Program, country, and regional leadership, Global Response Team, Global Procurement and Logistics, People Team, and other technical and cross operational 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 programs.

Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills
Success Factors and Transferable skills: Any skills you have gained through education, volunteer, work, or life experience that are relevant for the position will be considered. Be sure to fully explain transferable skills and success factors and how they apply to this position in your cover letter.

BA/BS degree in a relevant field.
A minimum of 7 years experience in humanitarian or development programming, including in direct program management and senior leadership roles.
Experience in insecure environments, including managing programs or teams in complex emergencies.
Knowledge of Mercy Corps processes, systems, and procedures is desirable.
Knowledge of rules and regulations governing the compliance/regulatory management of grants from US Government, FCDO, EC, and other donors is an advantage.
Experience effectively mentoring and training others.
Excellent oral and written English and French skills required. Proficiency in Arabic and/or Spanish is an asset but not required.

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November 2, 2024
Senior Director, Strategic Leadership Team

The Program / Department Summary
The Strategic Leadership Team’s (SLT) experience, problem solving, and leadership skills support country teams, strategic programs, and organizational initiatives to achieve and maintain high performance. The Team is organized around two key priorities: 1) Support portfolio leadership to maximize program performance and quality and minimize adverse impacts of transitions on programs and teams; 2) Engage cross-organization teams and experiences to continuously improve quality implementation of strategic programs (including “Complex Programs”). The SLT works with the People Team to manage surge support talent at the program and portfolio level and provides additional process and management support to strategic programs and portfolios.
The Position
The Senior Director leads the SLT and ensures that the team and its functions are meeting performance expectations and organizational needs. The incumbent works closely with Regions, the Global Response Team (GRT), the People Team, and other units and departments to ensure that systems to identify and assign temporary leadership are in place, are streamlined, and are well-managed. The incumbent engages with the People Team to develop learning products for program and portfolio leaders and for team members undertaking other types of temporary leadership assignments and coordinates the development of program/ portfolio leadership effectiveness resources. The incumbent leads systems to rally all-of-organization efforts around a portfolio of the organization’s largest, highest-risk programs, ensuring the SLT is ready to provide or facilitate performance support where needed.
Please note that at the time of recruitment Mercy Corps is undergoing a redesign of the Programs Department structure. As such the incumbent must be flexible and adaptive as the role of the SLT evolves within an adjusted departmental structure, while maintaining the spirit of team’s role as described in this Position Description.
Essential Responsibilities
STRATEGY, VISION AND REPRESENTATION

Elaborate an overall strategy and vision for the SLT. Consult with stakeholders to update and socialize the SLT’s strategy, work plans, and workflows regularly.
Oversee the performance of the SLT and its responsiveness and effectiveness in meeting organizational needs; update work priorities and processes as needed to continuously improve.
Direct and support team members sourced for temporary leadership roles in providing strategic support to countries, regions, and programs during key change moments.
Collaborate with the Global Response Team (GRT) to coordinate surge support assignments and team formation during rapid-onset emergency responses.
Collaborate with the People Team to ensure that systems for tracking talent and managing the Alumni Talent Pool are functioning smoothly and adapting as needed over time, as well as that deployment processes and systems for deployable or roving positions from various teams across the organization are managed consistently in a manner that is user-friendly for requesting teams.
Collaborate with Regional and Country leadership to track leadership continuity and strategic program/ portfolio needs, and to plan proactively and accordingly.
Work with the Learning & Leadership Team to ensure that learning offerings related to portfolio leadership effectiveness are complimentary to – and in some cases reduce the need for – leadership continuity assignments, while taking into consideration and drawing upon candidates from internal leadership development programs and pipelines.
Develop and maintain productive relationships with organizational senior leadership and other internal constituencies.
Contribute to overall Unit/ Department leadership and coordination.

LEADERSHIP CONTINUITY

Develop and manage systems for facilitating leadership continuity at the global, regional, and country levels.
Direct the assignment of Strategic Response Managers or other team members to meet leadership continuity needs at the program or portfolio level.
Ensure that Strategic Response Managers or other team members continue to develop and utilize high-level program and portfolio leadership skills and share these skills and associated practices with counterparts.
Work with the People Team, and with Programs and Operations teams that deploy temporary leadership in specific functional areas, to administer the organization’s Alumni Talent Pool and to develop and administer processes for full-time deployable team members.
Contribute to the development of tools and systems to identify high-potential program/ portfolio leaders, provide professional development opportunities for these leaders, link these leaders to assignment opportunities and provide appropriate support to these leaders during their initial temporary leadership assignments.
Facilitate the sourcing of existing team members for temporary leadership assignments where appropriate, ensuring that these systems reinforce a diverse leadership pipeline.
Develop processes to interpret trends based on leadership continuity assignment feedback and after-action reviews, highlight these trends to organizational leadership, and suggest systems/ process/ leadership development adjustments as a result, with an eye towards strengthening overall organizational program and portfolio leadership capabilities.
Identify and coordinate responses to specific program or portfolio leadership continuity challenges, with a focus on strategic programs or portfolios that are facing a high level of performance risk.
As appropriate, serve in assigned leadership continuity roles directly, for up to 10 weeks per assignment. It is expected that the incumbent will be on assignment 30% of the time.

STRATEGIC/COMPLEX PROGRAMS

Oversee the Complex Program process and improve its functionality over time.
Serve as Steering Committee (SC) Chair for selected Complex Programs (CP) or Complex Portfolios, while working to continuously improve the effectiveness of CP SCs writ large.
Play a leading role in assigning SC Chairs for CPs and determining the roles and responsibilities of SC chairs and members, with an eye towards lines of accountability between global, regional, and country teams.
Use the results of quarterly CP reports and occasional CP reviews to highlight trends, issues and successes to agency stakeholders and to inform course corrections, celebrate successes, or improve systems and processes as required.
Ensure that other members of the SLT and the broader agency rally around support to Complex Programs, and that Complex Program SCs, guidelines, and start-up support processes are as effective as possible.
Collaborate closely with the Program Standards Team to ensure that CP guidelines are well integrated with, and complementary to, the organization’s overall program management approach and requirements.
Lead, or assign the leadership of, the coordination of support to CP (and in some cases Complex Portfolio) start-up, ensuring that each new CP receives a consistent level of support.
Lead, or assign leadership of, the coordination of management responses to CPs that are facing planning or implementation challenges.
Oversee the maintenance of CP guidelines so that agency systems for supporting CPs remain as effective as possible.
Use lessons learned from CP portfolio management, and the performance of CPs, to work with stakeholders to improve the design and operations of future CPs.
Apply similar processes and thinking to other strategic programs that may need additional organizational attention.

TEAM AND FUNCTIONAL MANAGEMENT

Manage team members with information, tools and resources to improve performance & reach objectives.
Supervise team members, with a focus on performance, “customer” service, and a team that is equipped to operate efficiently and globally while facilitating global networks.
Promote accountability, communicate expectations, and provide constructive feedback informally and formally.
Create and sustain a work environment of mutual trust and respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
Hire, orient and lead team members, as necessary, with strong emphasis on a culture of care during times of transition and Mercy Corps’ Core Behaviors.

Supervisory Responsibility

The Strategic Leadership Team (Strategic Response Managers, Complex Program Process Manager, Director – Leadership Continuity & Success, Senior Project Manager, Director – Strategic Leadership; others as the team evolves).
The Senior Director will have variable supervisory responsibility when deployed on specific assignments or special projects, which could include multiple teams, budgets, donors, program sectors, and implementation of all security protocols, or could include members from other HQ departments and teams.

Accountability

Reports Directly To: VP, Program Performance and Quality* (*Please note that at the time of recruitment Mercy Corps is undergoing a redesign of the Programs Department structure. As such the successful candidate will need to be flexible and adaptable should supervisory lines shift).
Works Directly With: Regional and Country Leadership, selected Program Leadership, People Team, Global Response Team, Program Standards Team, other departments/ units as required.

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

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. Advanced degree preferred.
Minimum 10 years’ experience in humanitarian or development programming, including in direct program management and senior program and portfolio leadership roles.
At least six years’ supervisory experience at the program and portfolio levels.
Experience in insecure environments, including managing programs or teams in complex emergencies.
Knowledge of Mercy Corps processes, systems, and procedures is desirable.
Knowledge of rules and regulations governing the compliance/regulatory management of grants from US Government, FCDO, EC, and other donors is an advantage.
Experience effectively mentoring and training others, as well as experience facilitating a range of planning, team building, and program design events.
Experience developing guidelines, procedures, and tools for use by a broad range of team members.
Excellent oral and written English skills. Proficiency in French, Arabic, and/ or Spanish also preferred.

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November 2, 2024
International Finance Analyst

Position Summary

The International Finance Analyst (IFA) is the IF Department team member charged with supporting a regional portfolio of countries, and ensuring that the financial reporting and compliance standards for European donor-funded projects are met throughout the region. The IFA is responsible for supporting the country operations in adhering to internal and external policies and regulations through technical financial support in areas such as financial reporting, recruiting and training, communications, compliance, and adherence to budget.
As well as working closely with Finance and Programme team members, and with various other support office departments including Compliance, the IFA will also liaise on financial matters with external stakeholders including European donors and other NGO partners.

Essential Job Responsibilities
Proposal Development

Serve as review point for country-led proposal budget development and revisions by providing financial data and correct donor templates as needed and making recommendations regarding budgeting to ensure that reasonable provision is included for appropriate costs which comply with donor guidelines.
Review and when necessary, create financial narrative justifications to accompany budgets and liaise with donors to ensure that any proposal budget queries are cleared promptly.
Track and monitor submitted awards/proposals and assist with preparation of requested additional information, including financial aspects of due diligence process, as required.
Review the financial clauses of contracts received and advise on financial matters as required.

Project Financial Management

The IFA is the focal point responsible for overall financial monitoring on grants for both external donor requirements and internal Mercy Corps policies and requirements.
On award of a grant, design and develop coded budgets to meet grant needs and using financial system reporting tools, design and construct Budget versus Actual reports suitable for all stakeholders.
Provide ongoing monitoring of grants through monthly budget versus actual reports to strict deadlines ensuring that all issues are highlighted and promptly communicated to stakeholders. Coordinate with the implementation team to ensure issues are being addressed on a timely basis.
Prepare required reports to donor agencies (EC, ECHO, FCDO, etc) along with related supporting schedules and payment requests.
Review budgets and advise the country team on grant budget modifications required to reflect technical and implementation changes, ensuring any amendments are in accordance with donor requirements.
Support country team’s adherence to Mercy Corps internal policies and standards as well as adherence to Mercy Corps’ Complex Programs management standards.
In conjunction with the Compliance Team, maintain effective contact with country offices regarding financial reporting and grant regulations, advising and training.
Serve on Complex Programme Boards within the portfolio, providing financial and compliance information to ensure issues are being managed or escalated as required.
Monitor grant-level cash flow and submit funding requests to donor agencies on a timely basis as required by the grant agreement and MC internal procedures.

Audit Assistance

Assist in preparation for the MCinE annual statutory audit, including input on International Finance issues such as project closures and co-financing and liaising with country offices to ensure sampled transitions are timeously received and submitted documentation is compliant.
Advise on country-level or donor-specific audits, including providing requested information and responses to audit queries and management letter responses.
Monitor and support implementation of country action plans in the clearance of external or internal audit findings relating to the implementation of European grants.

Strategy, Planning & Learning

Coordinate with peers to share knowledge and develop best practices for IFAs and country Finance Managers.
Identify finance-specific knowledge essential for other teams and develop guidance for IF team, FMs and non-finance staff on relevant finance topics.

Country Office Support and Capacity Building

Serve as member of the hiring team and provide technical vetting of senior country office finance staff.
Travel to the countries being supported and provide technical financial support, training and oversight. Review and provide feedback on the country finance operations and MC and donor compliance.
In relation to MCinE grants, monitor and report on country office finance staff training needs and requirements ensuring areas identified are promptly addressed.
Assist with the opening and closing of a country programme by providing financial guidance and assistance.
Provide additional onboarding to new senior finance staff on MCinE grant financial management and policies.

Accountability

Reports Directly To: Senior International Finance Analyst
Works Directly With: Country Finance and Programme teams, various support office departments including Finance, Programmes, and Compliance, and external stakeholders including European donors and other NGO partners.

Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders

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

Minimum Qualifications & Transferable Skills

Degree in Accounting or Finance, part-qualified accountant or qualified by experience in a relevant field
Experience of computerized accountancy packages
Proficiency with MS Office software required (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) – with a high proficiency in Excel essential
Business spoken and written English is required, with proficiency in a relevant second language considered an advantage
Previous finance or grant management experience preferred
Experience working in an International NGO preferred

Success Factors

The International Finance Analyst is a highly analytical individual who can prioritize in a fast-changing environment and able to work quickly and accurately under pressure. They can build effective and lasting relationships with colleagues and external partners and are able to communicate both verbally and in writing to staff in different functions across the agency. They should be able to motivate others and lead with energy. They should have the ability to travel internationally as required. They should have clear empathy with the organizations aims and values. They should proactively support departmental colleagues’ ad have organizational and time management skills. They should have positive approach and are a self-starter who is able to work independently and as part of a team.

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November 2, 2024
Senior Regional Policy and Advocacy Advisor Senior Venture Building Manager/Jobtech Alliance Research & Insights Lead / Jobtech Alliance

The Position

The Regional Policy and Advocacy (PA) Advisor will support and enable Mercy Corps’ efforts to ensure that humanitarian and development action in Africa effectively helps vulnerable communities cope, adapt and thrive in the face of conflict and climate change. The position seeks, in collaboration with the agency’s global Policy & Advocacy (P&A) team and relevant colleagues in the region (including those working on research, analysis and media/communications and technical support), to influence policies and practices of national and international actors.
The PA Advisor – in collaboration with country and regional leadership – will lead advocacy in the region, conducting and compiling analysis and evidence to influence the policies and processes of key decisionmakers.
The position will engage with key stakeholders (governments, donors, UN agencies, coordinating bodies) primarily at the country and regional levels, to influence and improve the policies affecting the delivery of humanitarian and development interventions across Mercy Corps’ areas of operation, in coordination with the broader NGO community in the region as well as Europe and the United States.
The PA Advisor will also be responsible for developing and supporting Mercy Corps country and regional teams to develop and deliver thoughtful impactful advocacy strategies to secure better outcomes for the communities we work with.
The PA Advisor will collaborate with Mercy Corps’ global P&A team to develop a comprehensive regional advocacy strategy and support country-specific advocacy strategies as appropriate to ensure Mercy Corps conveys an articulate, well-informed, field-driven perspective to policymakers that drives policy change. The Advisor will establish and maintain relations with relevant stakeholders in key Mercy Corps’ operational countries in the region and will develop policy-relevant documents, including talking points on needs, challenges, on-the-ground dynamics and recommendations, and other information and analysis, and share them with global policy staff to support their outreach efforts. The PA Advisor will help ensure that policy positions are well grounded in the priorities of the communities where we work, through regular and active communication within the region, while also ensuring team members are aware of Mercy Corps research, policy positions and talking points.

Essential Responsibilities
STRATEGY AND VISION

Support Mercy Corps’ policy and advocacy related to country specific contexts as well as the Africa region at a global level and lead regionally-based advocacy work in close collaboration with the regional and global teams.
Advise and support the development and implementation of Mercy Corps policy and advocacy strategies on key country contexts and the Africa region drawing on Mercy Corps’ programme experience, research and technical expertise.
Stay abreast of the fast-paced environment and challenges. Ensure that team members in the region are on message with our vision and position.

COORDINATION AND REPRESENTATION

Build and maintain close links with key Mercy Corps country teams operating across the region, and ensure analysis is grounded in and supports Mercy Corps’ program work.
Implement the country-specific/regional advocacy strategies, developed in partnership with both the country programs and the Global P&A team.
Work in close collaboration with Mercy Corps’ operational countries in the region and establish and maintain strategic relations with relevant local and international stakeholders to continually inform, challenge, and improve Mercy Corps’ advocacy.
In collaboration with the country teams and the regional communication manager, develop and maintain up-to-date talking points on static positions as well as one-off, extraordinary events or challenges. Communicate these to field teams, recognizing that each donor visit and external meeting is an opportunity for advocacy.
Ensure regular high-level representation in key humanitarian and development decision-making platforms and other mechanisms that impact operations and the needs of affected populations.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Work with the country teams and global P&A team to plan and produce effective, thoughtful and timely written products that advance policy perspectives important to our mission.
Work with Crisis Analysis teams and the Regional Research Specialist to maximize on influence and learning drawn from specific regional and/our country initiatives.
Monitor and evaluate the impact of policy and advocacy work.
Related tasks as required and agreed by the Regional Director and Global Vice President of Policy and Advocacy.

CAPACITY BUILDING

Work with country teams to identify advocacy priorities and support the implementation of advocacy plans.
Support country-specific staff (either dedicated policy and advocacy staff or individuals selected from existing teams) to better implement advocacy priorities at local, national, and international levels through mentoring, coaching, and development of individual capacity building plans.
Provide training to field teams on advocacy and other related topics as needed.
Create and animate a regional community of practice among staff whose work is relevant to P&A efforts.

Supervisory Responsibility

Dotted line support to country-specific policy and advocacy staff.

Accountability
Reports Directly To: East Africa Deputy Regional Director, technical accountability Global P&A team.

Works Directly With: All regional Country Directors and relevant senior team members, program teams, regional communication and technical staff, researchers and analysts and broader regional team as well as MC Europe and US team members. The PA Advisor will work closely with Mercy Corps representational staff on coordination across the region. The PA Advisor will have strong working links with the Mercy Corps Policy and Advocacy team in Europe and the US

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/S or equivalent in relevant field; MA/S preferred.
5-7 years of experience successfully working with and managing advocacy and policy campaigns and initiatives in an NGO or legislative context, including past experience working with humanitarian issues and complex emergencies.
Good understanding of the possibilities and tactics for influencing decisions and policy makers, politicians, donors, and other key actors in the field.
Demonstrable experience of representation and policy and advocacy work, and engaging, managing and working effectively with a range of stakeholders, networks and coalitions.
Excellent analytical skills and demonstrable ability to think strategically, innovatively and practically to ensure achievement of desired change objectives.
Demonstrable ability to summarize and persuasively communicate complex information in written and verbal form to different audiences, including past experience leading the production of external written policy products.
Demonstrable experience in supporting, guiding and training senior staff in a technical area, preferably related to policy and advocacy.
Strong organizational skills and ability to effectively handle multiple tasks, work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
Excellent oral and written English language skills are required and French language skills are strongly preferred.
Previous experience working in Africa and good knowledge of the political contexts across Africa are highly desirable.

Success Factors

A successful candidate will have effective verbal and written communication, multi-tasking, organizational, and prioritization skills with an ability to effectively represent the organization and its interests to a diverse range of stakeholders, including local and international government officials, local civil society organizations, donors, other international organizations, the media, and the community. The successful candidate will have great analytical skills, demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow and enforce procedures, meet deadlines, and work independently and cooperatively with team members, have strong people skills and the ability to motivate diverse teams. An interest and ability to travel and work in remote and dynamic environments, with experience in insecure environments is an advantage as is an awareness of and sensitivity to multicultural international development work and an ability to train and facilitate dialogue among a diverse group of individuals with various skill sets and working styles. They will have the ability to creatively problem-solve, to juggle multiple priorities under tight deadlines and to calmly and diplomatically deal with unexpected and sudden events impacting program operations, with patience, dynamism, tenacity and a sense of humor.

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November 2, 2024
Environmental Sustainability Manager

The Position
The Environmental Sustainability Manager sits within Mercy Corps global support services and is tasked with driving organizational-wide efforts at improving the environmental sustainability of our operations. They will work with senior HQ, regional and in-country leaders to hone strategies, implement plans and develop tools for related initiatives.The position is responsible for designing and leading change management processes and related activities towards our sustainability key performance indicators (KPIs) with HQ, regional and in-country teams. In collaboration with Operations, Finance and Program departments across the agency, the Environmental Sustainability Manager will consolidate progress to date on tracking and reporting our global carbon footprint, develop and work with global and country teams to implement strategies for reducing this footprint over time, support the roll-out of country-leveo Green Teams, and develop a more comprehensive vision for environmental sustainability.

Essential Responsibilities

STRATEGY AND PLANNING

Scope and gather current best practices already existing around sustainability and change management processes to smooth the up taking among Mercy Corps colleagues in different departments.
Work with the senior leadership across global support teams to further develop strategies and work plans related to sustainability goals.
Engage in-country leaders for input into strategies and build support for executing key components of the work plans.
Refine measurement frameworks and key performance indicators as needed and produce regular reports on progress.

KEY INITIATIVES

Work with the CCO and relevant teams to design and implement specific projects and initiatives aimed at reducing our carbon footprint, including office energy transition initiatives and global travel emissions reductions initiatives.
Track progress of key initiatives and report as part of the Climate-Smart Commitment reporting cycle

DATA MANAGEMENT, REPORTING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Support and strengthen the regular carbon accounting, data quality assurance, and reporting processes and protocols.
Work with communications teams for external communication plans as needed.

COMMUNITY AND CAPACITY BUILDING

Nurture, track and support ‘Green Teams’ across the globe seeking to reduce the environmental footprint of our offices.
Build connections across office teams to share lessons and build a community of practice focused on our sustainability and safeguarding efforts.
Develop or identify training products or processes to help build skills across the Mercy Corps global teams.
Help onboard operations managers across the globe to the carbon accounting processes.

Supervisory Responsibility

Supervises one or more program officer level positions that engage in specific elements of the sustainability work.

Accountability

Reports Directly To: Chief Climate Officer
Works Directly With: Global TSU, Finance, Travel, Compliance and Program Quality Teams, plus full network of country 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 Qualifications & Transferable Skills

Bachelor’s degree required. M.A, M.S., M.Sc., or equivalent in a field related to environmental science, climate change, environmental engineering, sustainability or similar.
Minimum 5 years’ experience working on corporate sustainability, energy transition, climate risk management, or similar issues – of which at least 3 years on change management in multicultural contexts and across departments.
Experience in project or program management and demonstrated ability to oversee multi-stakeholder engagement processes.
Familiarity with Greenhouse Gas (GHG) accounting (example, Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 GHG accounting) is required.
Experience with the use of Microsoft Power BI or similar reporting and dashboard development tools is a plus.
Experience working in international organizations is preferred.
Fluency in English is essential, other language skills preferred especially French or Arabic.

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November 2, 2024
ICT Assistant

Program / Department Summary

The operations department is committed to implementing and maintaining the highest standards of efficiency and integrity in daily administration, logistics, procurement, asset management and IT for field offices Kenya. The overriding objective for all Mercy Corps (MC) operations activities are the prompt and effective provision of on-time solutions MCs’ beneficiary populations in compliance with MCs’ and donor policies, procedures, regulations and specifications.

General Position Summary

The primary role of the ICT Assistant is to maintain Mercy Corps Kenya IT Systems in the Country office (Nairobi) and all field offices by ensuring proper functioning of equipment and network to meet organizational needs and demands. The ICT Assistant supports the use of email, create, and change passwords, make suggestions for improvements to computer systems, backup data and perform data recovery if needed.
S/he is responsible for promoting the use of ICT Systems within Mercy Corps through research, training, webinars and how-to guides.

Essential Job Responsibilities

Read and understand the Mercy corps ICT Systems Policy on appropriate use. Orient staff on appropriate use and monitor use activities to ensure adherence to these policies.
Conduct staff training on computer basics and the use of MS Office applications and networking. Assist, as needed, with developing databases or other windows application needs for program and operational staff
Responsible use and confidentiality of any information identified as sensitive
Regularly update anti-virus programs are ensure the entire network and computers are virus-free
Under the guidance of the ICT Systems Administrator, undertake the repairing and maintaining of LAN-s, internet systems and general IT maintenance and training in the MC Kenya office – as per needs outlined by the Director of Operations.
Oversee repair of computers and ICT equipment at a local level, when possible – facilitate and advise on best, safest and most economic solutions in consultation with the ICT Systems Administrator
Maintain an efficient Local Area Network for Mercy Corps office. Current designs are appropriate for the programmatic needs for the Kenya office and any additions or changes require prior approval and planning.
Identify equipment and accessories required for the smooth functioning of computers and ICT equipment in Mercy Corps offices in Kenya. Facilitate the purchase of items through the procurement team
Maintain the Mercy Corps mail server and assign addresses as instructed by ICT Systems Administrator
Assist in administration functions as needed; assist logistics staff in inventorying and tracking ICT assets.
Maintain proper documentation of all ICT equipment including system profiles, warranties and IT stock/accessories; Organize and maintain central filing system of all systems in Mercy Corps Kenya.
Assist in the identifying specification, relocation and assembly of any equipment including computers, printers, accessories and other systems in all field offices, as required
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.

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 always and in all in-country venues.

Supervisory Responsibility
None
Accountability
Reports Directly To: ICT Systems Administrator
Works Directly With: Program managers, program staff, Coordinate and Head of Offices in identifying IT needs.
Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

A minimum of two years’ experience in information technology systems
A relevant university degree in computer sciences, IT, or related is desirable
Experience in both hardware and software requirements in local area networking (LAN)
Experience in the configuration of an internal email system as per the local area networking (LAN).
Experience for upright maintenance of all internet accounts, Logins and account status.
Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members is required.
Ability to troubleshoot, plan and design low maintenance systems is a must.
Ability to troubleshoot and maintain both wireless and cable connections is required.
Must understand, follow and implement existing policies on IT equipment use and best practices.

Success Factors

The ideal candidate should be self-reliant, passionate about technology, collaboration, and problem-solving using technology. Under the guidance of the departmental leadership team, S/he should have the capacity to spark innovative and entrepreneurial approaches to programming and to inspire groups to collaborate closely to implement high-quality programs.

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November 2, 2024
Consultant – Energy 4 Impact Investment Officer, Mercy Corps Ventures Consultant – Poverty Economics & Market Systems Senior Specialist

Purpose / Project Description:
The Consultant will provide advisory services to companies and support on the programs below:
ECAP1 & 2

The Energy Catalyst accelerates the innovation needed to end energy poverty. Through financial and advisory support, and by building strategic partnerships and uncovering new insights, Energy Catalyst supports the development of technologies and business models that can improve lives in Africa and Asia. Energy Catalyst is an Innovate UK programme with co-funding from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Global Challenges Research Fund, the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Other advisory programs and projects as required
Consultant Objectives:

Provide advisory services to companies supported by ECAP 1&2 and other programs (such as PREO, Get.invest and other programs) to help them to raise finance and develop their business models in Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe mostly.
Provide inputs on the energy sector into Mercy Corps and E4I business development concept notes and proposals.

Consultant Activities:
The Consultant will:
ECAP and other advisory programs

Conduct research including desk-based literature reviews, field surveys as needed, key stakeholder interviews, transcripts, data analysis etc. in the energy sector and other sectors as needed.
Conduct environmental analysis including energy consumption and pollutant emission calculations.
Advise companies on structuring business models, identifying rider preferences, creating a value proposition for the offering etc.
Build models and analytical tools such as cost-benefit analyses, emission profiles, carbon saving calculators etc.
Contribute to knowledge management products such as vetting the theme and structure for reports, ensuring that they are market-reflective, drafting sections of reports, reviewing report drafts etc.
Develop transaction pipeline as required by the Client for executing technical assistance, grant funding opportunities and other program level partnerships.
Conduct other ad-hoc requests falling within the expertise of the Consultant as needed by the Client.

Business development concept notes and proposals

Conduct research to support the design of concept notes and business development proposals for both multi-sector and energy-sector programs
Write relevant sections of concept notes and business development proposals.

Consultant Deliverables:
The Consultant will:
ECAP and other advisory programs

Literature reviews, field surveys, stakeholder interview transcripts.
TA support and reports to SMEs (models, analytical tools, emissions profiles, carbon savings calculators)
References for pipeline opportunities.

Business development

Summary of research findings
Relevant sections of concept notes and proposals

Timeframe / Schedule:
Up to 8 days a month for the period from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024
The Consultant will report to:

Regional Director of programs and advisory for ECAP
Director of Global Advisory, E4I, and Program Director for Get.invest and ECAP for any other programs

The Consultant will work closely with:

Other ECAP consultants
Other project managers

Required Experience & Skills:

5-10 years of experience in relevant technical field (required)
Extensive knowledge of energy markets in Sub-Saharan Africa
Excellent analytical skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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November 2, 2024
Regional Finance Analyst Regional Livestock Program Inclusive Market Lead

General Position Summary

The Regional Finance Analyst will work closely with the Regional Finance Managers and Senior Analysts to prepare donor reports (including matches) for submission. The Analyst will be responsible to reconcile ARDR and contribution award reconciliations. The Analyst will manage the donor cash flow management and will be the focal point for field office cash management (CFP process). The Analyst will support non-complex program award closeout and support donor and Mercy Corps
policy/procedure compliance. The Regional Finance Analyst will recognize opportunities to innovate on current processes and create an environment where alternative viewpoints are shared and welcomed.

Essential Responsibilities
AWARD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING

Prepare and submit donor reports.
Assist with the completion of donor online system financial processes (USG PMS and other).
Responsible for donor accounts receivable/deferred revenue and contribution award reconciliations and support to payment management
Focal point for field office cash management (cash flow projection process)
Prepare journal entries related to award-level reclasses or other entries needed from award reconciliations
Support Non-complex program award closeouts
Support country compliance with donor and MC financial policies and procedures.

Accountability
Reports Directly To: Regional Finance Manager
Works Directly With: Global Finance team, Regional Finance Team, Global Finance Training, Corporate Finance, Mercy Corps Europe Finance staff, Internal Audit, Grants and Compliance, Ethics, Country Finance
Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders
Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

BA/S or equivalent in accounting or relevant field
2+ years finance management experience
2+ years international accounting experience or non-for-profit accounting experience
Ability to clearly communicate ideas both verbally and in writing
Detail oriented, with proven ability to identify process improvements
Strong Knowledge of rules and regulations governing the compliance /regulatory management of grants from US Government (USAID, BHA, UN) and other agencies preferred
Demonstrated experience and skill with financial reporting preparation and presentation and the proven ability to translate technical financial data into informative reports.
Demonstrated experience and understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, financial reporting, accounting systems, and budget development and administration is required
Experience with MS Office and accounting (general ledger) software
English fluency required; additional fluency in French, Spanish and/or Arabic is highly beneficial

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November 2, 2024