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  • Energy Program Manager Senior Energy Access Analyst

    Energy Program Manager Senior Energy Access Analyst

    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.

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

    Bachelor’s Degree 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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  • Senior Program Officer

    Senior Program Officer

    The Position
    The Senior Program Officer (SPO) will work with the FICCARS program team and implementing partners to ensure quality delivery of program outputs in alignment with the program plan. The SPO is primarily responsible for programmatic support to the Program Lead in coordinating the implementation activities and delivery of outputs by the program team and implementing partners as well as providing technical expertise on gender and social inclusion (GESI).
    Essential Responsibilities
    STRATEGY AND PLANNING

    Work closely with the program team and implementing partners to ensure effective implementation of activities and delivery of quality outputs.
    Coordinating program reporting by implementing partners, in particular tracking reporting deadlines, ensuring adherence to reporting quality requirements, and where needed, supporting them with report editing.
    Work closely with the program team to build the capacity of implementing partners in program implementation, GESI, and community engagement.
    Support the Program Lead to document lessons and success on the program to inform further programming.

    PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

    Track activities and delivery of outputs by implementing partners to ensure cohesiveness in program delivery.
    Provide expertise in GESI in program activities in alignment with the Mercy Corps GESI policy and guideline.
    Support the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) team to ensure effective monitoring, evaluation and reporting of program activities and results. This may include participating in MEL field activities and supporting analysis and reporting of evaluations where needed.
    Support the Program Lead with preparing interim and annual narrative reports to the donor.
    Support the Program Lead in ensuring the program is implemented in alignment with Mercy Corp’s program standards.
    Coordinate development and dissemination of knowledge products developed in the program.
    Lead co-ordination and planning of stakeholder workshops in the program. This includes co-facilitating the events with the program team and implementing partners.
    Oversee the filing and management of program documents as per the Record Retention policy.
    Support engagement with key stakeholders in the public and private sector and manage logs of engagements carried out throughout the program.

    COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING

    Support the program community accountability and reporting mechanism (CARM) focal person in sensitizing community members on the feedback channels available to them, including understanding how all feedback received is addressed.
    Submit face to face feedback to the CARM focal person for processing.
    Collaborate with the CARM focal person and the Ethics team in investigating and closing CARM feedback loops.

    RESEARCH AND LEARNING

    Coordinate research and learning initiatives by the program team and implementing partners to contribute to program’s learning and adaptation needs.
    Support the MEL team and Program Lead in coordinating periodic learning and reflective sessions to share monitoring data, lessons, and research findings with program stakeholders, and leverage the outputs from these sessions to improve the program.
    Support the private sector implementing partners with designing and implementing action research activities in the program.

    Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

    BA/BS or equivalent in gender studies, energy and/or environmental studies, international development, economics, or other relevant. MA/S is advantageous.
    4 to 6 years’ experience in international development programs. Experience implementing in Rwanda or Sierra Leone is advantageous. Experience implementing programs in urban areas is also advantageous.
    Knowledge and experience in implementing gender and social inclusion in development programs.
    Demonstrated ability to work with and communicate effectively with ethnically diverse team members of varied work styles.
    Ability to effectively represent Mercy Corps and its interests to key stakeholders.
    Experience working with local and national authorities, the private sector, and non-government organizations.
    Experience developing program reports for donors.
    Demonstrated analytical skills and ability to synthesize data into a high-profile narrative to inform decision making.
    Effective verbal and written communication, multi-tasking, organizational and prioritization skills.
    Demonstrated flexibility and creativity in planning and problem solving.
    Internationally recognized qualification in project or program management or a commitment to obtain the qualification in the early months of work.

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  • Country Director Director of Policy and Advocacy

    Country Director Director of Policy and Advocacy

    The Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) Advisor is a key, short-term position in Mercy Corps designed to support team transitions, and the nationalization of Timor-Leste’s MERL team. The MERL Advisor will be responsible for technical leadership on upcoming programmatic assessment, research and evaluation projects, and ensuring that MERL research deliverables are of a high quality and are delivered in a timely manner. S/he will support MERL inputs in proposal development and work with the 5-person Timor-Leste MERL team to refine indicator plans, tailor data collection tools and data flows, and build user-friendly dashboards for new programs. The MERL Advisor will also provide technical support to the MERL Manager and team to ensure that the country office meets Mercy Corps’ MEL Policy Minimum Standards and that Timor-Leste’s MERL systems, processes and practices contribute to improved program quality, performance, results and impact.
    Essential Job Responsibilities
    BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

    Lead document reviews and assessments to support upcoming new business opportunities.
    Assist in designing programs that incorporate Mercy Corps’ standards on design, monitoring, and evaluation.
    Develop and refine Theories of Changes, log frames and indicators, using Mercy Corps resources.

    MERL SET-UP AND PLANNING FOR NEW(ER) PROGRAMS

    Lead the development of key MERL start-up deliverables, such as MEL Activity Plans.
    Ensure programs that are in the early phase of implementation have high-quality, well understood M&E plans, processes, and practices. Work with program and MERL team members to:

    Co-develop Performance Management Plans (Indicator Plans + Indicator Performance Tracking Tables);
    Update or build new ONA data collection tools;
    Ensure data collection, cleaning, analysis, visualization and review processes are integrated into Mercy Corps Timor-Leste’s Knua system;
    Co-build program-specific Knua dashboards;
    Ensure Indicator Plans are added to Tola, Mercy Corps’ Global system.

    Collaborate closely with Program Managers and MERL team members to ensure M&E systems and processes serve the needs of the program team, the country portfolio, and the donor.

    ASSESSMENTS, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

    Lead/conduct specified assessments, research and evaluation projects, including design, data collection, analysis, synthesis and reporting.
    Liaise with consultants, program and MERL team members to ensure contracted/outsourced assessments are technically sound, accurate and meet the needs of Mercy Corps team members and donors.
    Support the capacity of national MERL team members to conduct analysis and derive insights.

    PROGRAM REPORTING QUALITY

    Coordinate with the Country Director, Director of Programs, MERL Manager and Program Managers to ensure that reports are timely, high-quality, and responsive to donors.
    Assist program teams in timely and accurate reporting to donors.
    Support national team capacity building and transitions through coaching in report writing and quality control of final written products.
    Conduct MERL quality reviews for specified programs focused on assessing M&E data collection and analysis practices, and adherence to minimum standards.

    MERL AND PROGRAM PERFORMANCE PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT (FOCUSING ON MEL POLICY ADOPTION)

    Support the MERL Manager to ensure that Mercy Corps Timor-Leste meets or exceeds Mercy Corps MEL Policy Minimum Standards, and that Timor-Leste’s MERL systems, processes and practices contribute to improved program quality, performance, results and impact.
    Support the Timor-Leste MERL team to develop and maintain a system that improves the country’s ability to analyze and represent impact to donors, government, colleague agencies, and communities themselves.
    Work with MERL, program and HQ support teams to build a culture of adaptive management, evidence and learning in Timor-Leste, and support better performance of the country team in these areas. Assist country teams to make use of M&E data and contribute to evidence-based learning.
    Build the capacity of relevant team members to develop and maintain MERL processes and practices, including the periodic reflection and analysis of program monitoring data to disseminate learning.
    Engage with CDs, DoP and MERL Manager on leadership issues related to monitoring and evaluation and the relationship between M&E and program quality – including use of indicators.

    WAYS OF WORKING

    Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback informally and formally.
    Sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
    Assist team members with information, tools and resources to improve performance and reach objectives.

    SECURITY

    Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.

    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.

    Knowledge and Experience

    BA/S or equivalent, preferable in international development, economics, evaluation or gender. MA/S in relevant field strongly preferred.
    4 years of experience in program quality, monitoring and evaluation, including relevant experience building M&E systems, leading data collection and data validation exercises, developing high quality deliverables and building staff capacity.
    Experience working with a variety of donors, including USAID and DFAT.
    High degree of computer literacy; Excel and Word skills are essential. ONA, Tableau and Open Data Studio skills are strongly preferred.
    Excellent organizational skills, an ability to manage and meet deadlines and to work independently (on a multi-task load).
    Excellent English communication skills are essential. Tetun communication skills are strongly preferred.
    Internationally recognized qualification in project or program management strongly preferred.

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  • Program Coordinator – Maralal & Lowdar Social, Structural, & Behavioral Change Advisor For Nutrition Resilience – Samburu/Turkana County Gender, Protection, Youth & Social Dynamics Lead – Turkana/Samburu County

    Program Coordinator – Maralal & Lowdar Social, Structural, & Behavioral Change Advisor For Nutrition Resilience – Samburu/Turkana County Gender, Protection, Youth & Social Dynamics Lead – Turkana/Samburu County

    The Position Summary
    The USAID Nawiri Program Coordinator will Lead the program implementation coordination and coherence within the consortium, manage staff and program resources, lead in representation with government and stakeholders at sub-county and decentralized levels (wards, villages) and a variety of other stakeholders that are committed to reducing acute malnutrition. S/he will promote a culture of collaboration, learning and adaptation amongst USAID Nawiri staff from across the consortium and local implementing partners’ staff, Mercy Corps staff, partner organizations and county government  S/he will ensure coherent integration between diverse program activities and the continual refinement of our approach based on evidence of what works. The Program Coordinator will support the Field Director and lead integrated planning for the technical program scope implemented within the field-office management (wards) ensuring coordinated management with key focal point persons, including and not limited to technical leads, local implementing partners, staff and component resource persons. The Program Coordinator will build collaborative relationships with county government, CSOs, the private sector and other key stakeholders within the Sub- County to ensure efficient program implementation and shared ownership of the program as well as its results. S/he will be the primary program representative to donors, relevant government entities, partners, other implementers and stakeholders in the Sub- Counties and wards under the Program.
    Essential Job Responsibilities
     Strategy, Leadership and Representation

    Communicate a clear vision of the USAID Nawiri program to Program program team members, government and other stakeholders that translates into concrete program coordination in implementation, adaptive learning and management.
    Represent the COP (Mercy Corps) and the program at the highest levels within the sub-counties, maintaining productive relationships with internal and external constituents such as private sector partners, county government, civil society, communities, and other stakeholders.
    Lead Sub- County level planning processes and provide strategic updates to the Field Director, the Chief of Party, Deputy Chief of Party, in collaboration with coordinators and with support of Technical Director and Technical leads.
    Ensure that all program activities are tightly integrated at the Program level and are responsive to the overall vision for the program – in close collaboration with the other team members at the county and Nairobi level.
    Continuously monitors program performance and, in coordination with the Field Director, generates and evaluates alternative solutions and makes effective and timely decisions.

     Team Management

    Coordinate USAID Nawiri staff at Program level, across the consortium and oversee the timely development of Program integrated work plans.
    Coordinate quality and timely implementation of a coherent, integrated program that reflects use of evidence in driving program interventions and their adaptations.
    Supervise, provide leadership, mentor, and build the capacity of direct reports, including through individualized professional development plans.
    Coordinate timely development of quality program progress reports (weekly, quarterly) as needed capturing key milestones and learnings.
    Promote a culture of learning, systems thinking, and critical analysis. Create a working environment in which sharing of successes and failures is encouraged and capitalized through learning to establish mechanisms that ensure informed adaptive actions.
    Create a work environment of mutual respect that attracts motivated, skilled, and effective team members and enables them individually and collectively to strive to achieve excellence.
    Encourage use of evidence from learning and best practices in M&E to ensure that information and knowledge is accessible to all staff and partners.
    Onboard and lead team members so that they are positioned for success.

    Program Management

    Provide leadership and oversight that helps inform and improve program outcomes and Sub- County level results.
    Lead in the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing program activities and resources – including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, staff and consultant performance.
    Oversee daily office and program activities by ensuring program staff are following work plans as assigned by respective team leaders.
    Serve as a resource for program staff and input into activity design, evidence-based programming, M&E plans, and annual program assessments.
    Support internal and external reviews and lead the analysis of findings, with a strong emphasis on learning.
    Ensure adherence to Mercy Corps administrative procedures by support and program staff.
    Work daily with support staff i.e., Operations, Finance and Human Resources departments to ensure proper daily support functions and compliance with MC and donor policies.
    Work daily with program staff and receive regular updates of program activities- ensure activities are on schedule.
    Conduct daily meetings and receive routine reports from support functions, as per MC policies, and facilitate linkages to programming.
    Encourage platforms for evidence based planning, adaptation and decision-making and support local system strengthening at ward and community level.

    Security

    Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
    Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are both abiding by and aware of policies.
    Represent Mercy Corps as required with local governments and authorities for security meetings/briefings.
    Assist the Field Director, CoP and DCoP in developing strategies to continue work in times of heightened security.

     
    Organizational Learning

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

    Accountability to Beneficiaries

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

    Supervisory Responsibility
    Direct day to day supervisory and administrative management of USAID Nawiri Mercy Corps staff in the Program while co-managing technically with the thematic coordinators. These include: The M&E Officer and Assistants, SSBC officers, Citizen Engagement and Social Accountability officers, Integrated Water Resources Management Officers, Assistant Livelihoods Officers,  Snr. Livelihoods Officers, Operations Officer,  health and nutrition officers, Household Economic Strengthening officers and Drivers, partner officers and diverse resource persons. 
    Accountability

    Reports Directly To: Field Director.
    Works Directly With: Consortium Program lead staffs and officers across the consortium partners and local implementing partners’ staff; local government devolved units, support departments (Finance, HR and Operations)

    Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders
    Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
    Mercy Corps team members represent the agency both during and outside work hours. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all locations.
    Minimum Qualifications & Transferrable skills

    Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; an advanced degree is preferred
    At least 5 years’ work experience with 3 years field experience managing diverse multi-sector, multi-partner programs and teams (familiarity with nutrition programming and at least three or more sectors contributing to nutrition sensitive interventions preferred).
    Proven experience managing a large team with programmatic and operational functions.
    Deep familiarity with the local context in the ASALs. Direct experience in either Turkana or Samburu is preferred (for the Program applied for).
    Demonstrated ability and/or appetite to demand evidence and translate it into practice.
    Demonstrated ability to work with policymakers/practitioners on translating evidence into practice.
    Strong writing skills: ability to analyze and consolidate information into succinct and timely reports.
    Highly proficient English verbal and written skills; additional verbal proficiency in Turkana/Samburu preferred.

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  • Operations Assistant- USAID Nawiri Barangoi – Samburu Operations Assistant- USAID Nawiri Wamba – Samburu Operations Assistant- USAID Nawiri Lokichar – Turkana Operations Assistant- USAID Nawiri Lokitaung – Turkana

    Operations Assistant- USAID Nawiri Barangoi – Samburu Operations Assistant- USAID Nawiri Wamba – Samburu Operations Assistant- USAID Nawiri Lokichar – Turkana Operations Assistant- USAID Nawiri Lokitaung – Turkana

    The Position Summary
    The Operations Assistant is responsible for facilitating programs operational support for Mercy Corps Kenya (MCK) Wamba Field Sub-office. Working closely with Program teams and Field Office Operations team, the Operations Assistant is instrumental in supporting program activities through his/her services in matters procurement, logistics, and general field office administration.
    Essential Job Responsibilities
    PROCUREMENT

    Daily handling of MC procurement activities at field sub-office level in close consultation with the Field Operations Officer.
    Collect quotations and bids from the field market for PRs as per Mercy Corps standards and formats.
    Directly interact with field vendors during solicitation of quotations – explain MC procurement standard forms/procedures and ensure that vendors are compliant with the same.
    Prepare the required documentation of procurement transactions and ensure compliance with MC standards.
    Maintain thorough procurement files as outlined in the Field Procurement Policies and Procedures. 
    Facilitate timely processing of due payments to vendors in collaboration with originators and finance department.
    Maintain an updated data base of field market prices of commonly procurement goods and services

    LOGISTICS

    General management of agency vehicles in close consultation with Operations Officer.
    Ensure that all field vehicles are safe and road worthy.
    Collecting and distributing of vehicle log-sheets to drivers; responsible for monthly compilation and submission of log-sheets to the Operations Officer
    Schedule vehicles use and movement plans to meet programmatic and operational needs.
    Oversee fuel purchase and closely track consumption in coordination with gas station(s)
    Organize regular service schedules for vehicles and ensure repairs are done in a timely manner.
    Responsible for ensuring fleet safety measures are fully implemented and adhered to in accordance with MC fleet management policy/SOPs.
    Ensure that security incident reports are completed and filed (if related to vehicles).
    Responsible for Warehouse/Stores management and reporting.
    Facilitate proper asset management; maintain proper and updated asset register in close collaboration with the Operations Officer.

    ADMINISTRATION

    Responsible for sub-office premises general facility management including security and hygiene upkeep and maintenance.

    Facilitate procurement of general office supplies for running the sub-office office.
    Assist with scanning, copying, printing and uploading of financial documents on relevant folders.
    Assist Finance Officer with field cash reimbursements if any.
    Ensure all finance documents are properly labelled, filed and stored in a clear and easily accessible manner following Field Finance Manual
    Coordinate general office management tasks at sub-office level.

    Supervisory Responsibility
    Drivers, Cleaners, Guards
    Accountability
    Reports Directly To: Head of Sub-office with a dotted management line to the Operations Officer
    Works Directly With: The Sub-office Program team and Field Office Operations team
    Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders
    Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
    Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

    At least 2 years of experience in logistics and/or supply chain management.
    Must demonstrate understanding of logistics procurement and administration ethics and good management skills with diverse team with large flow of information and activities.
    Must be able to work independently and prioritize, show initiative experience in an NGO setting.
    Good report writing skills and ability to make recommendations for improvements; strong computer (MS Office) skills, filling and organizational skills.
    Valid driving license; willingness to travel throughout field office when required

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  • County Learning & Accountability Coordinator, Samburu Adaptive Learning and Communications Officer – USAID Nawiri Lokitaung Adaptive Learning and Communications Officer – USAID Nawiri Wamba Adaptive Learning and Communications Officer – USAID Nawiri Baragoi Adaptive Learning and Communications Officer – USAID Nawiri Lokichar

    County Learning & Accountability Coordinator, Samburu Adaptive Learning and Communications Officer – USAID Nawiri Lokitaung Adaptive Learning and Communications Officer – USAID Nawiri Wamba Adaptive Learning and Communications Officer – USAID Nawiri Baragoi Adaptive Learning and Communications Officer – USAID Nawiri Lokichar

    General Position Summary
    The Samburu County Learning and Accountability Coordinator (CLAC) plays a key role in ensuring USAID Nawiri delivers responsive, well-informed and high-quality programming in Samburu. As a key member of the Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) Team led  by the Strategic Learning Lead, the CLAC Samburu is responsible for operationalizing USAID Nawiri’s Phase II CLA Strategy at the county level, ensuring the progressive integration of CLA principles and practices into all activities. The CLAC Samburu plays a leadership role in embedding and supporting a culture of collaborating, learning, and adapting across USAID Nawiri initiatives at county level, including by identifying and actioning innovative, cost-effective ideas for generating excitement and commitment to learning.
    Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

    Lead USAID Nawiri CLA actions at the county level, including developing and managing the work plans for the scope
    Work with the Adaptive Learning Facilitators to develop/adapt and organize adaptive learning frameworks/modalities and see to the implementation of learning agendas across diverse implementation streams
    Guide and support quality data gathering, management and analysis, as requested/ guided.
    Develop, oversee and support the implementation of systems and guidelines for capturing field-based observations and perspectives and ensuring they are fed back into adaptive learning cycles.
    Support development of innovative and contextually appropriate mechanisms for learning with communities and enhancing the community voice in program decisions.
    Facilitate and support USAID Nawiri teams, county government, partner organization and other key actors’ efforts to lead the collective sense-making and reflective review of program and other developments to enable timely programmatic adjustments and evidence-based decision-making.
    Ensure the quality documentation of regular sense-making and reflection activities, both scheduled (e.g. weekly, monthly, quarterly progress review) and ad hoc (e.g. after action reviews), with mechanisms/processes that allow for the contribution of county and community stakeholders.
    Work with the Reporting Officer to ensure key insights, lessons learned, and corresponding adaptations are documented and shared in relevant donor reports (weekly, quarterly, annual) and other fora, as relevant.
    Collaborate with the CLAC Turkana to implement a learning agenda that drives progressive improvements in CLA practices and processes, while building a culture and enabling environment for learning.
    Collaborate with the program’s systems strengthening team to support program teams to develop, execute, monitor, learn from and progressively adapt plans for enhancing internal and external collaboration.
    Facilitate processes that inspire innovation in the development and testing of modalities/processes for addressing identified inefficiencies and bottlenecks in the adaptive learning cycle
    In collaboration with the communications team, support the program team and county counterparts to identify, capture, and package significant learning for sharing through publication, conferences, and other channels.
    Work with the Adaptive Learning Facilitators embedded within implementation teams and Communications Advisor, to develop and execute an ambitious yet realistic plan for the regular production of learning briefs on cross-cutting, priority themes
    Coordinate with the USAID Nawiri Turkana CLAC to develop and implement mechanisms and processes for inter-county learning (Samburu and Turkana).
    Coordinate with the county-based learning coordinators in Isiolo and Marsabit (under CRS-led USAID Nawiri Consortium) to plan for and organize cross-county learning exchanges and learning events
    Support and enhance USAID Nawiri knowledge management systems, processes, and products as guided

    MANAGEMENT & CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

    Directly supervise and mentor the Adaptive Learning and Communication Officers in USAID Nawiri’s Samburu sub-county offices.
    Facilitate a culture of curiosity, learning and adaptive work planning and implementation with program teams; facilitate self-assessments of USAID Nawiri’s CLA “maturity” and help individuals’ teams develop and track action plans to enhance CLA capacity
    Build the program team’s capacity to identify unintended outcomes, collect high-quality qualitative and quantitative data, interpret findings from quantitative and qualitative analyses, and translate insights into implications for action.
    Build the capacity of program staff and stakeholders to facilitate learning activities and processes, including documentation of the same.

    REPRESENTATION

    Support in ensuring continuous, transparent communication and engagement with USAID Nawiri participants and other relevant stakeholders on Nawiri progress.
    Develop and maintain strong relationships with USAID Nawiri stakeholders and proactively identify, pursue, and nurture additional partnerships with county stakeholders (including civil society organizations) that will contribute to Nawiri influence and impact.
    Represent Nawiri in PREG Learning and other coordination fora, as requested. Capture and disseminate relevant insights/learning from other initiatives/programs and counties (including Nawiri in Marsabit and Isiolo) to USAID Nawiri partners in Samburu

    OTHER

    Other duties as assigned. The County Learning and Accountability Coordinator, Samburu, must remain flexible and open to taking on new responsibilities as USAID Nawiri evolves and progresses, especially as requested/ guided by the Strategic Learning Lead.

    SECURITY

    Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
    Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.

    Living Conditions / Environmental Conditions
    The position is based in USAID Nawiri’s Samburu County office in Maralal town. 
    PERSONAL GROWTH & LEARNING

    USAID Nawiri team members are committed to personal growth and learning. All staff are expected to commit 5% of their time to activities that help them broaden their perspectives, build their skill sets, or otherwise help them progressively improve their contribution to the program.

    ACCOUNTABILITY TO PARTICIPANTS

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

    Supervisory Responsibility:

    The CLAC will supervise USAID Nawiri’s Adaptive Learning and Communication Officers.

    Required Qualifications:

    Bachelor’s degree in the Social Sciences; Demography, Sociology, Statistics or another MEAL-related field. Master’s degree is an added advantage. Additional education may substitute for some experience.
    Minimum of five years of relevant work experience in accountability and learning, participatory development, or adult learning, ideally with an international NGO working with county governments.
    Experience setting up and implementing accountability and learning systems
    Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow instructions, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members is required.
    Demonstrated ability to facilitate and moderate dialogue and discussion among diverse groups
    Demonstrated ability to communicate complex thoughts and ideas clearly and concisely in writing; keen attention to detail.
    Excellent interpersonal skills, with an ability to deeply connect and empathize with a range of individuals with broad backgrounds and expertise.
    Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems, knowledge-sharing networks is required.
    Experience in participatory action planning and community engagement a strong advantage.
    Experience in using mobile-data collection and management software a strong advantage.

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  • Finance and Grants Officer

    Finance and Grants Officer

    General Position Summary
    The Finance and Grants Officer works under the guidance and supervision of the GIRL program director at the Africa regional office.  Key roles are project financial management, monitoring and reporting and Grants management. The F&S Senior Officer is an integral part of the Project Management Team of GIRL -H and works closely with the management, technical and operations field and country teams in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria.
    Essential Job Responsibilities
    FINANCE

    Support the country teams in Uganda, Nigeria and Uganda. Accountable for all financial operations of the project, including accounting and reporting, cash management, and budget management.
    Manage financial operations of GIRL-H.
    Provide monthly management reports to the GIRL-H Program Director and country Program Managers, including expenditures by fund and country, sub grantee reporting and other financial information, in a timely and accurate manner.
    Ensure that the project financial operations comply with all Mercy Corps policies and procedures.
    Ensure that monthly transactions are reviewed and entered in the General Ledger accurately and on timely basis.
    Assist with monthly review and reconciliations of Staff advances and all the GIRL-H related expenditures.
    Review payment documents and other supporting documents ensuring their compliance with the local laws, donor regulations and MC Kenya internal policies.
    Prepare monthly cash flow projections and request funds from the country office.
    Review and track expenses and proper documentation as per Mercy Corps procedures and donor requirements for record keeping and accountancy.

     GRANT MANAGEMENT

    Oversee and coordinate management of sub-grant agreements and financial management of sub-grants.
    Responsible for processing of sub-grants and issuance of payments, transfers and transactions between consortium members as well as locally engaged partners.
    Oversee pre-award and post-award activities include asset control, timely reporting and contract fulfilment to check against payment.
    Work with GIRL-H program team to verify and track budget and expenditures vis-à-vis sub-grant awards and ensure proper reporting, documentation and overall deliverables are reviewed by Senior Management and signed off on prior to issuance of payment.
    Ensure consistency across sub-grantees on basic provisions and highlight issues that could be viewed as bias or discrepancies.
    Provide regular reports on GIRL-H issues, recommendations that need to be considered for operational adjustment.
    Work with Mercy Corps team members and sub grantees management teams to conduct ad-hoc audit review of GIRL-H field operations.
    Coordinate GIRL-H expenditure verification and project audits.
    Other financial and sub grant tasks as required. 

    MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REPORTING 

    Work with the GIRL -H Senior Management, M&E and finance team members to ensure that deliverables are aligned with objectives and that financial milestones are proportionate to programme milestones.
    Provide financial perspective in management and decision-making to enhance Mercy Corps’ adaptive management.

    PROGRAM SUPPORT OPERATIONS

    Ensure that GIRL-H financial systems are efficient and are based on smooth-running infrastructure that facilitate timely and efficient program implementation.
    Provide regular review of field operations to ensure cost-effectiveness

    STAFF MANAGEMENT, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TEAM BUILDING 

    Contribute to country team-building efforts, and ensure the integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.

    SECURITY

    Work with field office management teams to establish financial reporting and management systems that ensure the safety and security of GIRL-H financial resources including cash assets and records.
    Conduct yourself 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.

    Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

    A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics or relevant field; advanced degree preferred.
    Professional accounting certification CPA(K).desirable
    At least 4-5 years of demonstrated professional experience managing grants, subcontracts, procurement and compliance with donor regulations, preferably Donor-funded projects.
    Strong accounting skills and experience in management of the general ledger, journal entries, payables and balance sheet.
    Demonstrated experience applying clauses and negotiating without heavy management oversight including developing amendments and modifications as a result of negotiations.
    Experience providing capacity-building training to staff and local organizations.
    Proven abilities in analytical, excel and reporting skills.

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  • Social Accountability and Civic Engagement Officer -Turkana(Lodwar) Natural Resource Management (NRM) and Peace Building (PB) Officer -Turkana(Lokichar)

    Social Accountability and Civic Engagement Officer -Turkana(Lodwar) Natural Resource Management (NRM) and Peace Building (PB) Officer -Turkana(Lokichar)

    The Position Summary
    The Social Accountability and Civic Engagement Officer is responsible for contributing to the development and implementation of the program strategy for civil society and local stakeholder engagement and management, including the identification, recruitment of civil society organizations (CSOs) and managing the scope of work. The Officer will implement integrated community engagement across multiple program components, which will include the continuous organizational assessment of CSOs, capacity strengthening, including mentorship, over a long-term period of engagement with a view to enhancing community driven nutrition resilient interventions. The main objective of this role is to Support civil society and citizens to better identify problems related to nutrition services and undertake actions to address these problems directly; Build collaborations between citizens and government to ensure that the priorities and feedback of beneficiaries are helping government officials plan, resource and provide better services; and analyze accountability ecosystems to help citizens, civil society partners and governments better understand how to make positive change happen with regards to sustainably reducing persistent acute malnutrition in politically complex environments.
    Essential Job Responsibilities:
    PROGRAM MANAGEMENT & COORDINATION

    Coordinate the USAID Nawiri’s program civil society strengthening and community outreach efforts and ensure that all activities and deliverables are of high quality, on schedule, and reach program’s objectives and targets.
    Contribute to the development, implementation and continuous review of USAID Nawiri’s Citizen Engagement and Social Accountability Strategy in Turkana County.
    Inform design of project interventions to engage the public including adolescent, youth and vulnerable populations, the mass media, and civil society organizations in nutrition advocacy such as public education, oversight, and participation in decision-making processes among others.
    Provide technical input to and oversight of the CSO grants mechanism of the program including development of the technical requirements and proposal evaluation.
    Develop and maintain strong relationships and cooperation with relevant counterparts, beneficiaries, and stakeholders and seek to engage them in USAID Nawiri’s interventions.
    Provide technical support to the partners and field teams for the program’s budget management; and work with the grants unit to ensure all program activities are implemented in compliance with Mercy Corps’ and donor requirements.
    In coordination with the MEL team, monitor the implementation of activities through regular field visits and assessments to ensure program quality and impact. Document lessons learned and share with management and team members
    Contribute and assist with the preparation of technical reports and deliverables and other reports/deliverables, as requested.

    OTHER:

    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.

    Accountability
    Reports Directly To: Stakeholder Engagement and Social Accountability Manager
    Works Directly With: Field Director and Turkana technical 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, and other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of our field projects.

    Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

    Degree in Social Sciences, Development studies, Disaster Risk Reduction, Range management, Conflict mitigation, other relevant field;
    A minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience in civic engagement and social accountability work at the county or local levels;
    Strong facilitation and consensus-building skills;
    Competent in building networks, strong problem-solving skills, and ability to influence with effective listening, persuasion, negotiation and other techniques;
    Excellent and persuasive oral and written communication skills, including report writing, in English and other language(s), and fluency in Kiswahili. Local dialects spoken in Northern Kenya (Turkana) are also a plus;
    Previous work experience in northern Kenya desirable;
    Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
    Requires knowledge in county planning and budgeting process.

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  • Natural Resources Management & Peace Building Officer Country Director

    Natural Resources Management & Peace Building Officer Country Director

    Essential Job Functions
    STRATEGY: OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF NRM and CONFLICT PROGRAM STRATEGIES

    In collaboration with the the Resilience Livelihoods Technical Team (Climate Smart Agriculture, Alternative Livelihoods and Market Systems, Household Economic Strengthening, Natural Resources Management) support the roll out of a robust implementation strategy to address household food insecurity and work towards maintaining food security despite exposure to shocks and stresses.
    Support the development of comprehensive work plans for sub offices and target geographies.
    Leads the management and implementation of the specific NRM and PB project scope under Mercy Corps, coordinating with a diverse county-based Resilience Livelihoods team drawn from all USAID Nawiri consortium and local implementing partners to manage coherent program implementation within specific geographies and intervention areas, as informed by and continued reference to evidence that informs programmatic decisions and actions.
    Directly responsible for NRM and Peace Building scope of work and its implementation, including integrated actions in the program locations

    PROGRAM MANAGEMENT & REPORTING

    Support planning, development, and implementation of the NRM, peacebuilding, and conflict sensitivity interventions within the project.
    Organize and facilitate dialogue meetings, workshops, and forums with government representatives, civil society and communities in efforts to prevent violent conflict and promote cooperative approaches to NRM peace, security, and conflict resolution
    Support capacity development of partners involved in project implementation through innovative capacity building approaches.
    Arrange for regular meetings with partners and community structures to review and reflect on progress and results to identify, mitigate challenges, and learn lessons for improved program delivery
    Responsible for accurate narrative reporting against agreed objectives and results frameworks
    Participate in and contribute to quarterly and other scheduled program performance review meetings
    Facilitate scenario planning as part of routine program management; work closely with M&E team to ensure context monitoring informs program teams to support adaptations and tracking of impacts of shocks and stresses on programing..

    COLLABORATION & NETWORKING

    NRM and Peace Building Officer is expected to establish and maintain an open and cordial relationship with relevant government partners, local government officials, donors, and other development organizations working in the Pastoralist, NRM, and Peace arena to obtain the required support and collaboration for the smooth coordination and implementation of program activities.
    Integrates participatory community approaches, gender sensitivity, conflict sensitivity and do no harm principles; mainstreams capacity building and sustainability approaches into all activities as appropriate including certifying all interventions to adhere to Mercy Corps’ Gender Policy, Do No Harm principles, and beneficiary accountability standards;
    Coordinates with the different levels of stakeholders including committees, working groups, community groups, local implementing partners, community resource persons, government stakeholders at sub-county, ward, village – to sustain peace building actions, mobilize rapid actions and ensure effective communication channels.
    Coordinate with community leadership to facilitate activity integration and targeting of participants, ensuring a conflict sensitivity is maintained.
    Support with collaborative partnership with other development partners and identify potential opportunities for linkages

    KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATIONS

    Represents and ensures buy-in to USAID NAWIRI participatory rangeland management (PRM) and the Participatory Scenario Planning (PSP) approaches among relevant stakeholders.
    Collaborate with the USAID SSBC team to design and deliver integrated communication for social transformational change in securing natural resources and peace.
    Collaborating with the field M&E personnel to ensure all NRM/ Peace, development activities are appropriately documented, and that data is captured as per established systems of the USAID NAWIRI program
    Play an advisory role in advising the program on conflict Sensitivity / Do No Harm issues.
    Compile and document significant lessons learned from the NRM and PB project activities and adaptations and work closely with the communications advisor to prepare content that can be incorporated into project reports and other products.
    Support Field Directors and senior management by responding to information requests, and monitoring and reporting on the impact of the program.
    Work with the NRM Advisor to facilitate information sharing among internal and appropriate external audiences.

    Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

    Bachelor’s degree in the field of Natural Resource Management, Environmental Studies, Climate Change and Society, Environmental Management, Peace Building, International relations or other related fields or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
    Demonstrated understanding of community engagement strategies, the investment environment in Kenya, land laws and policies, peace frameworks, natural resource governance, and conflict sensitivity, and an active interest in the workings of civil society;
    Proficiency in verbal and written English
    Understanding of NRM and Peace frameworks/ tools and approaches including the understanding of opportunities and challenges in the pastoralist context
    Experience working within a development-oriented NGO in environment and pastoralist contexts.
    Practical experience in the facilitation of multi-stakeholder NRM and Peace activities.
    Strong communication and analytical skills
    Demonstrated interpersonal skills in working within a multidisciplinary team and ability to liaise with government, community leaders, and other stakeholders at all levels
    Skills in organizing and facilitating community dialogues, workshops, and training events
    Proven ability to conduct him/herself professionally under pressure.
    Knowledge on Conflict Sensitivity / Do No Harm approaches.
    Skills and creativity in integrating Peace building and NRM aspects in programming.
    Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply. 

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  • Social Accountability & Civic Engagement Officer

    Social Accountability & Civic Engagement Officer

    Essential Job Functions
    PROGRAM MANAGEMENT & COORDINATION

    Coordinate the USAID Nawiri’s program civil society strengthening and community outreach efforts and ensure that all activities and deliverables are of high quality, on schedule, and reach program’s objectives and targets.
    Contribute to the development, implementation and continuous review of USAID Nawiri’s Citizen Engagement and Social Accountability Strategy in Samburu County.
    Inform design of project interventions to engage the public including adolescent, youth and vulnerable populations, the mass media, and civil society organizations in nutrition advocacy such as public education, oversight, and participation in decision-making processes among others.
    Provide technical input to and oversight of the CSO grants mechanism of the program including development of the technical requirements and proposal evaluation.
    Develop and maintain strong relationships and cooperation with relevant counterparts, beneficiaries, and stakeholders and seek to engage them in USAID Nawiri’s interventions.
    Provide technical support to the partners and field teams for the program’s budget management; and work with the grants unit to ensure all program activities are implemented in compliance with Mercy Corps’ and donor requirements.
    In coordination with the MEL team, monitor the implementation of activities through regular field visits and assessments to ensure program quality and impact. Document lessons learned and share with management and team members
    Contribute and assist with the preparation of technical reports and deliverables and other reports/deliverables, as requested.

    ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING

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

    ACCOUNTABILITY TO PARTICIPANTS

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

    OTHER: 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.

    Accountability
    Reports Directly To: Stakeholder Engagement & Social Accountability Manager
    Works Directly With: Field Director and Samburu technical teams.
    Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

    Degree in Social Sciences, Development studies, Disaster Risk Reduction, Range management, Conflict mitigation, other relevant field;
    A minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience in civic engagement and social accountability work at the county or local levels;
    Strong facilitation and consensus-building skills;
    Competent in building networks, strong problem-solving skills, and ability to influence with effective listening, persuasion, negotiation and other techniques;
    Excellent and persuasive oral and written communication skills, including report writing, in English and other language(s), and fluency in Kiswahili. Local dialects spoken in Northern Kenya (Samburu) are also a plus;
    Previous work experience in northern Kenya desirable;
    Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
    Requires knowledge in county planning and budgeting process.

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