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Monitoring, Results Measurement and Learning Manager

The Position

Mercy Corps is seeking for a Monitoring and Results Measurement (MRM) and Learning Manager as key personnel for the Regional Livestock Programme (RLP). In coordination with the Program Director, Director of Evidence and Learning and the Programme Consortium partners and team, she/he will be responsible for developing, coordinating, maintaining and improving the program-wide Learning and MRM systems using relevant knowledge and evidence to guide program strategy, support adaptive management and continuous improvement, advance program learning as well as implement internal capacity building strategy that trains and mentors program staff and promotes culture of learning. The program intends to achieve resilience and systems level changes; thus, the program’s MRM system will be attuned to measuring resilience and systems level change in support of livestock producing households and communities as well as SMEs engaged in livestock-based businesses.
The MRL&L Manager will apply complexity-aware approaches that enable the program to apply context monitoring in routine MEL. A particular focus of this position will be promoting adaptive management and learning, by developing, implementing and overseeing the program learning agenda.

Essential Job Responsibilities
RESULTS STRATEGY AND MEASUREMENT (50%)

Evolving results measurement strategy and tools for the Regional Livestock Programme: The MRM and Learning Manager will be responsible for evolving the program’s results measurement strategy and tools for data collection and measuring impact across various levels of program participants and market actors. This includes satisfying both Mercy Corps’ learning agenda and donor requirements.
Providing leadership, training, and mentoring: S/he will provide leadership, training, and mentoring to program staff in the development of the RLP MRM and Learning Strategy, tools and systems, survey design, methodology, data analysis, and other skills required for assessing the impact of the program, and in particular of resilience building efforts within the program.
Supporting the implementation of the RLP MEL work plan and learning agenda: The incumbent will support the development of costed MEL work plans and roll out and implementation of the RLP learning agenda with support from the Director of Evidence and Learning.
Providing technical contributions to resilience measurement and learning: S/he will provide technical support to resilience measurement and learning efforts, including contributing to the development of resilience measurement indicators and the use of appropriate data analysis tools.
Leading and commissioning external evaluators: The MRM and Learning Manager will lead external evaluators on the design and roll-out of the program baseline and evaluations, while setting up effective systems and process for data sense-making and synthesis.
Ensuring the program uses necessary systems and tools: The incumbent will ensure RLP uses the necessary systems and tools to inform and improve program implementation, as well as feed into the broader country-level reporting system (TolaData) and strategy results measurement.
Providing leadership and support to consortium MEL/MRM Manager/Lead: The role will provide support to the consortium MEL/MRM Manager/Lead in the set-up of the MEL system, including all tools and data collection processes for program activities. This will include engagement with RLP Partners on appropriate standardization and harmonization of the program tools, performance indicators, and reporting mechanisms to ensure timely reporting.
Developing and reviewing the Program MEL Plan: The MRM and Learning Manager should develop and review frequently the Program MEL Plan, including the Data Management Plan.
Overseeing the implementation of the Program MEL System: The incumbent will oversee the implementation of the Program MEL System, including the rollout of TolaData, and the periodic reflection and analysis of program monitoring data used to inform and disseminate learning. This also includes providing the Program Director, sector leads, and their teams, real-time information that can steer program implementation and maximize team’s ability to analyze and present impact to donors, consortium partner, government, colleagues, agencies, and communities themselves, and use that data to adapt the program as necessary
Ensuring compliance with Mercy Corps minimum standards. The MRM and Learning Manager will provide leadership and training to ensure RLP meets Mercy Corps minimum standards as laid out in the organization’s Program Management Policy.
Aligning, collecting, and reporting on relevant resilience measurement and program learning indicators: S/he will take the lead on aligning, collecting, and reporting on relevant resilience measurement and program learning indicators to the consortia-wide and donor M&E systems and other external systems as relevant.
Supporting teams in collecting sex and age disaggregated data: The incumbent will support teams in collecting sex and age disaggregated data and using gender-sensitive data collection methods to understand and respond to program results with diverse participants. Where and as needed, s/he will develop additional disaggregation categories to help the program understand the extent to which results are achieved for most marginalized groups.
Participating in the facilitation of program and sector-level strategic planning sessions: The MRM and Learning Manager will participate in the facilitation of program and sector-level strategic planning sessions.
Promote compliance to Gender minimum standards – The role will be supporting RLP program compliance with Gender Equality, Diversity and Social inclusion (GEDSI) and Community Accountability and Response Mechanism (CARM) policy and standards.
Leverage performance data for reflection and sense making – S/he will be expected to facilitate data-driven reflection meetings and train the program staff and stakeholders on the same.

MRM SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE (20%)

Developing RLP data management systems: Develop new and strengthen existing MEL practices, tools and systems to improve the country’s ability to analyze and represent our programs’ cumulative impact to donors, government, colleague agencies, and communities themselves.
Optimize Agency MEL Technologies for RLP effective MEL delivery: Working closely with the regional and HQ MEL Advisors, identify opportunities for automation and effective use of MEL technologies to increase efficiencies in MEL practices. Examples may include automating the MEL system data flows across various technology platforms, improving use of Ona and CommCare for data collection, use of PowerBI for dashboard development, analysis platforms such as MAXQDA, STATA, and mapping platforms, such as QGIS. Follow agency’s guidance for recommended use of MEL technologies, insure it is integrated in all programs
Ensuring data quality: S/he will oversee the quality control of program data, including data cleaning, verification, and validation. This will also include supporting on the design of data collection protocols that are rigorous, comprehensive, and aligned with programme objectives. This includes developing data collection tools, sampling methodologies, and data quality control measures.
Conducting data analysis: The MRM and Learning Manager will analyze program data to generate insights that inform decision-making towards relevant program adaptations. This involves using statistical software and other analytical tools to extract relevant information from program data.
Developing data visualization tools: the incumbent will develop data visualization tools that enable program teams, partners, and stakeholders to easily interpret program data. This includes creating graphs, charts, and other visual representations of program data.
Reporting program data: The MRM and Learning Manager will prepare regular reports that summarize program data, analyze program performance, and identify areas for improvement. These reports should be shared with program stakeholders, including donors, partners, and program staff.
Managing information: The MRM and Learning Manager will oversee the management of program information, including the creation, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of program documents, reports, and other materials and ensure that program information is organized, accessible, and up to date.
Design and maintain MEL system/s with utility and program quality in mind, providing managers and their teams real time information that can steer program implementation as well as informing donors and strategic program direction and that helps strategize future programme interventions
Work with senior management to address shortfalls in M&E that affect program implementation and conduct internal DQAs.

TEAM MANAGEMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING AND MENTORING (10%)

The incumbent will lead on the development and implementation of the M&E/MRM staff and partner capacity building strategy that promotes a culture of learning through systematic analysis and reflection of program data.
S/he will build the capacity of all relevant team members to develop and maintain excellent MEL/MRM systems, including regular reflection and analysis of program monitoring data.
Work closely with Program Managers, Human Resources and Finance to ensure that systems thinking, and resilience measurement are incorporated into all program position descriptions and positions are adequately budgeted for.
Contributes to the knowledge management repository with best practices in resilience measurement and ensures that it is accessible to all staff and partners.
Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COORDINATION (15%)

Be an active contributor and collaborator with regional and global counterparts to promote the use of the programme’s best practices.
Strengthen linkages with other internal resources, including the LMS, Digital Library, Hub, and Connect, to enhance organizational learning where relevant.
Maintain close working relationships with Consortium MEL counterparts and other relevant programme stakeholders.
Lead MEL technical discussions at RLP partner meetings.
Collaborate closely with donors, partners, and resilience measurement coordination mechanism.
Participation in workshops, technical discussions and learning-related activities including development of programme workplan.
Attendance of learning events hosted by other partners as well as implementation of sector-specific learning events with RLP partners and stakeholders.
Represent Mercy Corps at conferences, media forums, and other events when required.
Contribute to Mercy Corps’ Resilience, MEL focused and other relevant Communities of Practice (CoP)
Conduct internal webinars intended to strengthen technical skills of MEL team members.
Cultivate and maintain effective working relationships with partner’s MEL staff.

Supervisory Responsibility (applicable only within duty station)

Mercy Corps RLP MEL Officers, Mercy Corps RLP Knowledge Management Officer, RLP Coordination & Reporting Officer

Accountability
Reports Directly To: RLP Program Director
Works Closely With (Applicable beyond duty station)

Dotted line to Country MEL Lead (Program Performance and Quality Unit)
Country-level Program Managers, Trade Corridor Coordinators, Inclusive Markets Technical Coordinator, Inclusive Finance and Investment Advisor, Rangelands Management Adivsor, Women’s Economic Empowerment Advisor, 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.

Minimum Qualifications & Transferable Skills

BA or BSc degree in development studies, research methods, statistics, social sciences, project management or another relevant field required or BA/BSc or equivalent in any other field with at least 5 years of field-based experience developing and managing an M&E system in programs similar to those which Mercy Corps implements.
5 years of active work experience in emergency and development programming required with the proven use of program MEL technology.
Experience with theoretical and practical background in M&E and skilled in participatory qualitative and quantitative M&E methodologies and techniques preferred.
Experience with data management including the ability to structure and collate data sets for ease of analysis preferred.
Proven experience with systems thinking or systems approaches to programming.
Proven experience developing iterative learning systems or ‘feedback loops’ within development programs or organizational learning contexts.
Knowledge and experience of resilience in development programs is a plus.
Excellent computer skills (especially Microsoft office applications) and ability to use information technology as a tool and resource.
Demonstrated experience in training and capacity building across diverse teams and partners.
Excellent project management (Program DPro, PRINCE 2), time management, and organizational skills. Multi-tasking skills and ability to work under pressure.
Strong writing, editing, public speaking skills and good leadership skills.
Ability to summarize and simplify complex information and communicate it to the targeted groups.
Excellent stakeholder management skills.
Experience of working on USAID/SDC/AFDB programs preferred.
Demonstrated experience using Stata, R, SPSS and/or MaxQDA, NVIVO, Atlas-TI for data analysis and reporting.
Demonstrated experience using mobile data collection technologies including Commcare and an ODK-based platform such as Ona.
Demonstrated experience using PowerBI, Tableau, or similar visualization software.
Experience with operations management (private, for-profit not-for-profit, and/or public sector) is preferred.
Experience using QGIS or other GIS software is preferred.
Experience developing quantitative study instruments for large surveys, baselines, etc. is preferred.
Experience developing qualitative study instruments for formative research is preferred.
Experience using project management software such as Smartsheet, MS Project, or similar is preferred.
Experience with M&E requirements for donors including, at least, SDC, USAID, DFID, and Foundations is preferred.

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October 29, 2024
Energy Program Manager Ethics & Assurance Manager

The Position
The program manager will be a senior member of the Mercy Corps – Energy 4 Impact programs and advisory team and will oversee the planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and reporting of specific projects for which he/she is responsible. He/she will also provide energy engineering advice to country programs and consultancy services to our SME clients, including solar PV system companies, mini-grid developers and productive use businesses.
Essential Responsibilities
Team Management

Provide technical and managerial support to team members towards project delivery and professional development.
Be a champion for the mission, vision and values of Mercy Corps.
Promote and encourage a transparent, cohesive and ethical work culture.

Program Management

Manage the implementation of project activities according to the objectives, indicators, work plan and approved budget including, staffing, budgeting and internal/external reporting
Ensure regular and proper project documentation and reporting according to donor and Mercy Corps standards, rules & regulations
Develop and manage relationships with key stakeholders including local partners, county governments, private sector firms, NGOs, financial institutions, potential donors and other institutional and research partners

Technical Support

Provide technical support to team members and ensure compliance with Mercy Corps policies and procedures
Provide technical advice to early and later stage SMEs, including stand-alone solar appliance suppliers, mini-grid developers, solar home system companies and others.

Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Business, Economics, Finance, or related degree. MA/S is advantageous.
At least 5 – 7 years’ experience implementing donor funded projects
Experience working with small businesses and/or energy SMEs and/or an understanding of renewable energy technologies and business models
Experience in project development, financing, operation and maintenance of distributed solar energy systems
Excellent organisation and project management skills. Ability to manage multiple programmes and client engagements, meet deadlines and allocate resources effectively
Strong financial management skills with proven experience managing large budgets.
Strong skills in developing accurate and timely reports to donors.
High level of interpersonal skills and comfortable collaborating with senior level colleagues, SMEs, public agencies, and other stakeholders. Track record managing a diverse mix of professionals and different cultures.
Superior communication skills, both verbal and written, and good oral presentation skills.
Ability to effectively represent Mercy Corps and its interests to key stakeholders; proven ability to develop partnerships and effective relationships with industry stakeholders including SMEs, investors, donors, and other stakeholders.

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October 29, 2024
Regional Livestock Market Systems Program Director

Program / Department 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

Mercy Corps is seeking a Program Director for our Regional Livestock Market Systems Program, a senior level position with overall responsibility and oversight of program strategy, delivery and resource mobilization across the targeted livestock corridors in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. Working closely with matrixed teams across the three countries, the Program Director will supervise program and support staff based within the regional and country teams and build strong partnerships with Mercy Corps country-level leadership to ensure that the program meets its targets and deliverables on-time and within budget while ensuring accountability to Mercy Corps’ policies and donor rules and regulations. A senior level expert on livestock systems in the region and an experienced Market Systems Development practitioner, the Program Director will be the primary program representative to donors, relevant government entities, partners, other implementors and stakeholders.

Essential Job Responsibilities
STRATEGY & VISION

Provide overall technical leadership and oversight of program strategy development and delivery adhering to sound principles of Market Systems Development.
Lead the development of detailed intervention plans and partner engagement approach, working closely with techncial support teams and in-country experts to ensure that program activities are technically sound and contribute to the program’s overall strategic outcomes.
Play an active role in identifying and developing new initiatives that foster and/or improve strategic outcomes of the program and the country offices, including identifying additional interventions or partnership opportunities to deepen program impact.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Oversee program start-up, management and administration. Ensure program implementation is on time, scope and budget, using effective M&E systems to reach desired impact.
Oversee consortium governance structures including establishment of a steering committee, donor advisory group, and development of MOUs, decision-making and coordination structures, reporting systems, etc.
Lead the development of detailed implementation plans, flowing from strategic annual work plans and ensure delivery of the interventions is based on Mercy Corps best practices for Market Systems Development programs.
Ensure that program implementation is responsive to communities and partners and consistent with Mercy Corps’ relevant program guidelines, principles, values, quality standards and strategic plan.
Ensure project partners are identified according to transparent and well-communicated criteria.
Develop partnership frameworks, partner agreements/memoranda of understanding, and oversee partner capacity building.
Integrate community engagement approaches, social inclusion, gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities as appropriate. Certify all interventions adhere to Mercy Corps’ Gender Policy, Do No Harm principles, and beneficiary accountability standards.
Ensure program strategies and activities represent global good practices.
Document processes and achievements to ensure best practices are captured and disseminated.
Develop effective stakeholder management plans, ensuring sound and proactive communications with donors, regional and country-based team members, partner organizations, Mercy Corps’ country and regional management, Mercy Corps HQ, government partners and other stakeholders.
Collaborate closely with procurement, logistics, security, administration, and human resources teams to ensure that operational systems effectively support field activities.
Fulfill Mercy Corps’ Program Management Minimum Standards based on Mercy Corps’ organizational policies.

TEAM MANAGEMENT

Develop the capacity of the program team ensuring that program team members understand the program’s Market Systems Development and private sector engagement approaches; support teams to deepen understanding of their roles and assist with career development.
Develop systems for managing a complex, matrixed team structure across three countries, including sound communication and decision-making frameworks and systems to build team cohesion, information exchange and collaboration across borders.
Assist team members with information, tools and resources to improve performance and reach objectives.
Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback informally and formally through regular exchanges and performance reviews.
Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
Hire, orient and lead team members as necessary.

FINANCE & COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT

Ensure financial management, procurement, administration, human resources and logistics are conducted in alignment with donor and Mercy Corps procedures and to the maximum benefit of the program.
Create and maintain systems to ensure effective and transparent use of financial resources for timely and informative reporting in line with program, donor and Mercy Corps’ needs.
Create frameworks to transparently manage multiple donor contributions and to track co-financing in order to effectively report to donors on financial resource use and mobilization.

INFLUENCE & REPRESENTATION

Represent Mercy Corps at government, donor, NGO and other relevant events, in close coordination with the Deputy Regional Director, relevant Country Directors and others.
Coordinate activities with consortium partners, subgrantees, local government and other implementers, as well as with other Mercy Corps programs.
Establish and maintain relationships with communities and local government stakeholders.

SECURITY

Work closely with regional and country-based security focal points to develop and maintain systems that promote the safety and security of all team members.
Ensure that programs are designed and implemented with a clear analysis and understanding of security.

Supervisory Responsibility

Regional Livestock Program Team members, both regionally-based and country-focused

Accountability

Reports Directly To: Deputy Regional Director
Works Directly With: Country Directors, Directors of Programs, Finance Directors, Operations Directors, HQ Regional Program Team, HQ Technical Support Unit.

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 in agriculture, business, economics, public policy, international development or other relevant field, MA/S is strongly preferred.
Experience leading large, complex programs required, with relevant previous experience, such as a Chief of Party, highly beneficial.
A minimum of 10 years’ experience, including 5 years in a senior management position.
Strong skills and a track record in strategic visioning, leadership, and inspiring teams.
Effective personnel management, coordination, and decision-making skills, with proven ability to be accountable for all components of the program.
Competent in building networks, strong problem-solving skills, and ability to influence with effective listening, persuasion, negotiation and other techniques.
Internationally recognized qualification in project or program management, or a commitment to obtain the qualification in the early months of work.
Persuasive written and oral communication in English, including report writing; competency in a relevant local language beneficial.
Demonstrated technical expertise in food systems, livestock markets, market systems development and/or agricultural sector preferred.
Experience in the Horn of Africa required, with prior experience in the drylands / Arid and Semi-Arid lands an added advantage.
Experience managing locally-led, innovative and evidence-driven programming is critical
Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members is an asset.

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October 29, 2024
Social, Structural, & Behavioral Change Advisor for Nutrition Resilience

The Position Summary
The Nawiri Social, Structural, & Behavioral Change (SSBC) Advisor for Nutrition will provide strategic leadership in the design, development, and execution of a coherent SSBC for Nutrition Resilience Strategy that crosscuts all areas of the project. During the first phase of Nawiri, s/he will ensure the program’s research and learning agenda is designed and routinely iterated to build a robust evidence base for informing strategic investments for driving social, structural, and behavioral change. This will include championing a determined search for interventions that address social and structural determinants of persistent acute malnutrition that are both amenable to change and scalable, with particular attention to identifying opportunities for testing modifications to existing interventions or platforms. Working across all program areas, and in close collaboration with the Learning and Research Teams, s/he will support the Nawiri team to routinely analyze emergent findings of research and learning activities through a systems lens with focus on implications for risks and opportunities related to SSBC. The SSBC for Nutrition Resilience Advisor will also provide technical support across all of Nawiri’s strategic learning areas that will be reflected in Nawiri’s SSBC for Nutrition Resilience strategy and approach.
The SSBC Advisor will report directly to the Deputy Chief of Party and provide strategic and technical guidance across the program, ensuring teams work in harmony to produce desired program results. The SSBC for Nutrition Resilience Advisor will have dotted technical support lines to SSBC personnel and functions embedded within implementing teams at the county levels.
Essential Job Responsibilities
VISION AND STRATEGY

Support the Deputy Chief of Party (DCoP) by providing vision and strategy to the program approach and how SBCC integrates into the overall technical direction and implementation.
Forge strong, institutional linkages and maintain a productive working relationship with USAID, Government of Kenya, the CRS consortium, PREG Partners, and other relevant partners in economic and market-related activities.
Assist in defining and analyzing Nawiri practices and priorities across all partners; identifying opportunities for integration and synergies within other sectors such as nutrition, health, water systems, and governance.
Recognize opportunities for innovative action and create an environment where alternative viewpoints are welcomed; promote and model a culture of learning and adaptive management.
Ensure that cross-cutting aspects of the program such as gender equality, social inclusion, youth, climate adaptation, and resilience are included and well integrated and cut across all activities
Collaborate with different program components including research, implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) and learning to drive overall effectiveness and coherence of program strategy from inception to scale up.

TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP

In close collaboration with all Nawiri stakeholders, lead in the design, development, execution and iteration of a risk-informed SSBC strategy for improving nutrition resilience that is evidence-based, tailored to local realities, and responsive to risk and opportunities.
Provide SSBC technical leadership for Nawiri consortium members and county partners, including frequent travel to Samburu and Turkana to provide on-site capacity building and technical assistance.
Lead in the identification and development of innovative approaches for changing the attitudes, perceptions, and practices around decision-making for health and nutrition outcomes, at multiple levels and scales (e.g. individual, HH, community, public and private sector institutions, etc.)
Develop comprehensive behavior change tools and SBC campaign activities using evidence-based theories and methodologies, in close collaboration with external stakeholders.
Support in the design community-level interventions that target caretakers of children, household and community decision makers, farmers, and community members at large to increase demand for nutritious, diverse, and safe diets.
Provide oversight of SBC activities implemented by Nawiri partners.
Manage the work of external agencies (research firms, advertising agencies, public relations experts, production vendors, community mobilizers, and/or consultants hired by the program) to assist with SBC. This includes building capacity of local implementing partners to implement quality and successful SBC work.
Ensure that SBC materials are pre-tested, proven effective, and used efficiently.
Work with the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager to measure and document progress and impact of SBC activities.

PROGRAM SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENTATION

Provide leadership and oversight in the development of risk-informed and shock-responsive SSBC tools, materials, and communication channels.
Provide strategic, technical guidance and direction to the program, ensuring alignment with latest technical information, evidence and approaches in the SSBC field;
Oversee programmatic and technical aspects related to SSBC activities ensuring SSBC efforts are evidence-based and coordinated, and in line with the Nawiri goal and principles.
Function as the “lead learner” (e.g. equivalent to “principal investigator” for research) on at least one of Nawiri’s strategic learning areas; provide leadership and management in all aspects of the activity.
Support in the development of research and learning agenda and activities; provide strategic support across all research and learning activities, including by identifying and actioning strategic opportunities for rapidly testing and adapting innovative approaches for addressing social and structural determinants of persistent acute malnutrition
Transfer capacity of SSBC frameworks and approaches within the consortium and across the larger community of practice.

TEAM MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION

Work closely with the Systems Strengthening and Institutionalization Lead and team to cultivate county leaders’ commitments to policies and programs that support nutrition resilience and promote changes in social and structural conditions that contribute to persistent acute malnutrition.
Work closely with the Strategic Learning Lead to drive the learning agenda within Nawiri and other partners in Turkana and Samburu, and the wider community of practice
Work with other team leads to coordinate reporting to the donor
Represent Mercy Corps and Nawiri at strategic meetings, events, and conferences.
Develop case studies and other products to communicate key program learnings related to SBC
Contribute to the design and implementation of M&E activities, including any baseline, end-line, or other activities related to SBC.
Assist in the development of all program reports, work plans and budgets as appropriate.
In accordance with the Deputy Chief of Party, take on representation role on specific coordination forums. Communicate effectively to ensure the program is accurately represented.
Any other task, as identified in consultation with supervisor

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.

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.

Minimum Qualifications & Transferrable skills

A Master’s degree in Behavioral or Social Sciences, Public Health, Social Psychology, Communications, Marketing, Health Communication, Behavioral Economics, or other relevant behavioral/social science field or Bachelor’s degree with at least 7-10 years of additional relevant experience.
At least 7-10 years of demonstrated experience in designing and implementing SSBC activities, preferably in northern Kenya. Demonstrated success in generating and executing innovative and effective social, structural and behavior change solutions.
Experience applying a range of SBC approaches, including social marketing and nudges, or a willingness to learn to apply a range of new and innovative SBC approaches.
Knowledge and understanding of local cultural practices, social networks, and gender and age dynamics in northern Kenya
Experience collaborating with county officials and leaders, building community capacity and leading community mobilization.
Experience building capacity of civil society and/or government entities in social and behavior change.
Demonstrated success in building and managing relationships with various donors and implementing partners.
Ability to deliver quality work within deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members
Systems thinker with strong analytical skills; flexible and creative in planning and problem solving
Ability and willingness to travel to the field (Samburu and Turkana) at least 50% of the time.
Professional fluency in English; Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Demonstrates patience, diplomacy, tenacity, compassion, determination and a sense of humor
Excellent written and persuasive oral communication skills in English required.
Ability to travel for field missions for 30-50% level of effort as needed.

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October 29, 2024
Program Cost Efficiency Analyst – Africa

The Position
The primary role of the incumbent is to conduct cost efficiency analyses, using the Dioptra tool, for use both by the consortium/ a public institutional donor and by Mercy Corps internally. The incumbent will also lead selected broader VfM studies and develop and deliver training materials associated with cost efficiency and VfM analysis.
Responsibilities
Essential Responsibilities COST EFFICIENCY AND VALUE FOR MONEY STUDIES

Inventory Mercy Corps’ existing cost efficiency and VfM information and package this for use by the consortium as required.
Identify programs as targets for new cost efficiency analysis over an 18-month period.
Work with program, country, regional, and HQ team counterparts to gather the information required to conduct these analyses.
Using the Dioptra tool, directly conduct the aforementioned , providing anonymized information to the consortium and the public institutional donor.
Work with consortium counterparts to interpret results and the implication of these results for program design parameters, ideally in the context of broader VfM frameworks to highlight effectiveness and equity considerations.
Lead or contribute to 2-3 broader VfM studies on selected programs over the 18-month period.
Support programs with the development of VfM frameworks and integrating learning from VfM studies into program design.

PROCESS SUPPORT

Curate and develop Mercy Corps’ VfM knowledge products as needed to increase agency internal knowledge on VfM. Present findings in internal and external learning fora, and work towards integrated into the agency’s Strategy Results Measurement Report.
Develop a maintain a list of consultants/ consulting firms to support VfM and cost analyses in the future.
Develop cost efficiency analysis training materials; disseminate these internally and train team members on the use of these tools as needed.
Contribute to broader VfM training materials and their dissemination/ delivery.
Support the development of a VfM community of practice.
Manage consultants conducting broader VfM studies as required.

Works Directly With: MEL Team, Research & Learning Team, Finance Team, Program Teams, Dioptra Consortium Counterparts 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
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/S or equivalent in a relevant field is required; MA/S in a relevant field is preferred.
2+ years’ experience with Value for Money and/ or cost efficiency analyses, including demonstrated experience applying these directly in the context of programs.
Proven ability to prioritize multiple competing requests, tasks, and deadlines.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
The ability to develop compelling training materials.
Experience with Microsoft 365 and program management software.
Fluency in English; French and/or Arabic ability an advantage.

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October 29, 2024
Results, Learning & Research Director / Jobtech Alliance Results Measurement Manager / Data Scientist Community Accountability Reporting Mechanism (CARM) Officer

General Position Summary
The Results, Learning & Research Director is responsible for driving the learning agenda of the Jobtech Alliance, steering a learning community of actors interested in jobtech, and evaluating the results of the initiative itself. You will have a key role in driving the overall strategy of the Jobtech Alliance. Expect us to move fast, make mistakes, learn a lot, and re-start a few times. You’ll be traveling 20% of the time across different African markets.
Essential Job Responsibilities
LEARNING STRATEGY AND AGENDA

Develop an overarching learning strategy for the Jobtech Alliance covering the learning agenda and key questions, process for learning generation and dissemination, and engagement of both start-ups and other research actors in the process
Continue to evolve both learning agenda and strategy for knowledge generation based on emerging experiences with the Jobtech Alliance

RESULTS STRATEGY AND MEASUREMENT

Evolve strategy and tools for data collection and measuring impact of the Jobtech Alliance at the level of jobseeker, business and ecosystem (to satisfy both above learning agenda and donor requirements)
Oversee implementation of the results measurement system, including direct management of MEL Officers
Lead development of evaluation reports for the Jobtech Alliance community and donors

CONTENT, LEARNING & RESEARCH PROJECTS

Manage research projects responding to key learning themes. This could involve contracting other research partners and contributing technically, or managing research teams directly.
Manage, edit and (in cases) write short-form content for the Jobtech Alliance blog.

MANAGING LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY

Develop relationships with existing research collaborators in the Jobtech space (including the ILO) and new ones
Host a network of Jobtech researchers and learning stakeholders to share, collaborate and advance learning of the sector

Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

A minimum of 8 years experience across the economic development and start-up spaces. This could involve roles in consultancy, research, impact evaluation or adjacent functions. We welcome diversity of experience.
Proven track record of setting up and managing Monitoring & Evaluation systems to assess impact achieved by private sector partners.
Visionary thinker, with capacity to see key themes in an emerging sector and set a trend worthy learning agenda.
Demonstrated capacity to manage relationships and partnerships with other researchers or research organizations.
Outstanding analytical capacity, with capacity to bring clarity for others and make quick decisions.
Experience working in or with Jobtech platforms is a strong plus.

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October 29, 2024
Socio-Economic Researcher

Scope of Work
Under the direction of the AgriFin Program Director, the consultant will be responsible for the following key activities:

Outline the economic landscape through a critical review of the capacity-building sector for digital innovators in the Agricultural system in East Africa.
Conduct a situational and gap analysis of the capacity-building sector for digital innovators in the agricultural ecosystem in Kenya outlining key barriers, opportunities, actors, and impact against relevant SDGs. This can include blended methodology to understand internal and external factors.
Support the development of a high-quality feasibility study focusing on the resources needed, legal and regulatory framework, focusing on available timelines.

This project implementation shall be fully consultative with key stakeholders and in close coordination with the AgriFin program.
Deliverables

The consultancy is a continuation of providing the AgriFin Program with the following deliverables, with specific timelines to be agreed upon in the approved consultant work plan: The consultant is expected to work for 5 days on this assignment.

Deliverables and Implementation Schedule

Deliverable 1: Research methodology and approach report – Two-page report outlining the research methodology and approach
Deliverable 2: Final research study – Ten-page narrative report on the research study on specified questions listed in the scope of work and accompanying citations.

Required Qualifications

Demonstrated experience with socio-economic research on digital services solutions.
Masters in economics and/or related social sciences required.
Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills in English, including report development, writing, and editing.
Expertise in report and proposal writing.
Experience in research in the digital economy exemplified by previous work products for key stakeholders in the ecosystem.

Please send your identification document, tax registration certificate, cover letter, resume, and the proposed daily rate in Kenya shillings to email address; agrifinprocurement@mercycorps.org by 10:00 am EAT April 3, 2023.

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October 29, 2024
Regional Finance Senior Analyst

General Position Summary
The Regional Finance Senior Analyst will work closely with the Regional Finance Manager to provide support to complex programs by board participation, financial report preparation and closeout support. The Senior Analyst will certify donor reports (non-complex programs) and be the focal point for new award review, and support award budget coding. The Senior Analyst will be the lead in proposal budget review/approval for submission. The Senior Analyst might have supervisory responsibility. The Regional Finance Senior 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

Responsible for reviewing and certifying/signing donor financial reports (non-complex programs)
Complex program support including board participation, financial report preparation, and award closeout support.
Focal point for new award and modification review (AARC/NAIS)
Award budget coding guidance and training
Review and assess country compliance with donor and MC financial policies and

PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT

Serve as point of contact for the region in field-led proposal budget development and revisions by providing guidance, tools and templates in line with donor expectations

STRATEGIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING

Participate in the design and implementation of policies, procedures, and systems to comply with all the applicable financial and accounting regulations.

HUMAN RESOURCES, SAFEGUARDING AND DIVERSITY

Assist with the on-boarding of team members, ensuring they are set up for success and familiar with agency systems, procedures, and protocols.
Potential supervisor opportunity to supervise Officers/Assistants in their activities, setting goals and objectives.

Supervisory Responsibility

Potential – Analysts/Senior Coordinators

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, Regional teams, Resource Development, People & Strategy
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
4+ years finance management experience
4+ years international accounting experience or non-for-profit accounting experience
Strong communication skills, both with members inside and outside the department; ability to clearly communicate ideas both verbally and in writing
Detail oriented, with proven ability to identify process improvements to lead to an efficient and effective team
Strong Knowledge of rules and regulations governing the compliance /regulatory management of grants from US Government (USAID, BHA, UN) and other agencies required
Demonstrated experience and skill with budget preparation and analysis, 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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October 29, 2024
Talent Acquisition Manager – Africa, Asia and the Middle East

Essential Job Responsibilities
STRATEGY

Develop deep understanding of talent requirements and challenges and compare with industry trends and update global TA strategy.
Support the agency’s aim to have a globally diverse team.
Assist with identifying trends and best practices that can be incorporated into existing efforts.
Actively cultivate cross-departmental and cross-functional relationships to ensure that the TA function is well integrated into wider agency objectives.
Responsible for key objectives and deliverables in People strategy and work plans.

TALENT ACQUISITION

Design, develop and maintain the recruitment process in the organization and ensures quality and consistency of how we attract, assess, and hire talent.
Take ownership for the recruiting, sourcing and identification of talent for both domestic and international roles.
Provide responsive, high-quality candidate experience with added care for internal or former team members and manage executive referrals in timely and sensitive manner.
Orient and train hiring managers/ teams to effectively select talent.
Identify and conduct targeted outreach and sourcing and effectively leverage internal and external networks.
Act as professional adviser to hiring teams in the definition of position descriptions, salary ranges in compliance with the industry and organization’s nomenclature.

TEAM MANAGEMENT

In partnership with the Talent Acquisition Director, create a sustainable work environment of mutual respect that attracts motivated, skilled and effective team members and enables them individually and collectively to achieve excellence.
Ensure there is sufficient support available to meet recruitment needs during peak periods.

REPRESENTATION AND INFLUENCE

Track key initiatives, identify appropriate metrics and track progress towards meeting established objectives, with an eye towards constant improvement.
Support in maintaining collaborative relationships with hiring managers to ensure clear mutual understanding of people priorities.
Facilitate and attend meetings with leadership to discuss ongoing recruitment needs.

Minimum Qualifications & Transferable Skills

5 years of experience in a senior/lead Talent Acquisition role.
Understanding of Talent Acquisition market landscapes in Africa, Asia and/or the Middle East
Experience using talent acquisition system and tracking talent metrics.
Demonstrated capacity to utilize analytics and technology to improve efficiencies.
Demonstrated capacity to incorporate best in class assessment approaches in global organization.
Advanced experience developing and implementing sourcing strategies aligned with organizational initiatives.
Demonstrated experience and ability to create, implement, maintain and improve recruitment strategies and systems in a high-volume context.
Demonstrated passion staffing in international relief and development environments.
Ability to communicate and problem-solve effectively across diverse cultures with sensitivity.

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October 29, 2024
Director of Policy and Advocacy

The Position Summary
The Director of Policy and Advocacy will be responsible for leading policy influencing initiatives with the government of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia. S/he will conduct a deep political and policy analysis for each country to understand the policy framework relevant to P/CVE, peace and stability, identify potential policy changes that could support a more holistic and comprehensive approach to achieving stability in the borderlands, and will support policy makers with resources and technical guidance to support the policy process. S/he will engage closely with policy-makers across the 3 target countries at different levels to support policy and legislative reforms, and will build the capacity of civil society actors within the target countries to undertake advocacy and policy engagement. S/he will drive the policy and advocacy strategy for the programme, working with the programmes, research and learning teams to ensure that research and evidence is used to inform policy initiatives.The Director of Policy and Advocacy will be a key member of the programme management team, and will work with other technical sector leads to ensure that community-level interventions, government policies, and research are delivered in a complementary and mutually-reinforcing way to achieve maximum impact.
Essential Job Responsibilities
STRATEGY AND VISION

Lead development of the programme’s policy and advocacy strategy by leading a deep political and policy assessment of each target country and identifying key legislative and policy interventions that could strengthen the government’s capacity to improve stability and counter violent extremism in the borderlands
Contribute to shaping the programme’s research and influencing agenda, working with the Research Director to integrate and advance research, learning and advocacy in order to deepen the contextual understanding of drivers of violence and extremism in the borderlands of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia and the sources of community resilience.
Stay abreast of the policy and political environment and emerging challenges, and be ready to engage with policymakers in each context to represent the program’s recommendations on how to tackle evolving dynamics. Ensure that team members in the region are on message with our vision and position.

POLICY AND REPRESENTATION WORK

Represent the program in advancing policy issues related to PCVE, stabilisation and violence prevention including by building strategic partnerships, holding influencing meetings with government and other stakeholders, and by presenting policy and research at external events.
Build a network and establish and maintain strategic relationships with relevant local and international stakeholders, to continually inform, challenge, and improve Mercy Corps’ advocacy, strategy, and program development.
Engage stakeholders at the community level to inform advocacy action planning, ensuring that program strategies and policy advocacy are driven by and aligned with community priorities.

TEAM MANAGEMENT

Lead in the structuring of partner roles and responsibilities for policy and advocacy work, oversee their activities and provide continuous technical support and capacity building as required.
Build a network of local organizations to engage on policy initiatives at the sub-national and County level.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Track global policy developments affecting VE in the East/Horn of Africa Region, including policies of regional states, donor policies and UN policy.
Work with the field teams and global P&A team to plan and produce effective, thoughtful and timely written products that advance policy perspectives important to our mission.

TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING

Enhance the programme team’s capacity on policy and advocacy by designing and leading technical training sessions for Mercy Corps staff and local partners and providing ongoing coaching and mentoring.
Promote active learning and adaptive management, and contribute to agency-level networks and working groups, through documentation and knowledge sharing around best practices and lessons learned in P/CVE programming.

ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING

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

Accountability to Beneficiaries

Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically
to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.

Minimum Qualifications & Transferrable skills

Master’s degree in Peace Building and Conflict Resolution or related discipline.
At least 8 years experience working on countering violent extremism programming, conflict mitigation and resolution, and/or violence reduction and prevention programs.
Demonstrated experience working to influence local and national government policies to promote peace-building and development outcomes.
Solutions-oriented individual, with strong strategic thinking capabilities.
Demonstrated effectiveness managing a diverse team of staff, consortium partners and local implementing partners, building a cohesive and results-oriented team to deliver on complex programming result.
Experience working with a diverse range of community members to discuss sensitive and delicate topics in a conflict-sensitive manner.
Excellent writing and reporting skills.
Excellent verbal and inter-personal communications skills.
Demonstrated sensitivity, skill, and experience working within different cultural settings and navigating public affairs and communications on sensitive issues.

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October 29, 2024