Mercy Corps is a leading global
organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In
disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner
to put bold solutions into action – helping people triumph over adversity and
build stronger communities from within.
Now, and for the future. We help communities survive and move beyond emergencies. When natural disasters strike, economies collapse or conflict flares, Mercy Corps is there. We see global challenges as an invitation to pioneer innovative, sustainable solutions.
Essential Job Functions:
Supervisory Responsibility: Community Facilitators
Accountability
Knowledge and Experience:
Essential Job Functions:
Supervisory Responsibility: REAP Village Mentors
Accountability
Knowledge and Experience:
Application Procedure:
Now, and for the future. We help communities survive and move beyond emergencies. When natural disasters strike, economies collapse or conflict flares, Mercy Corps is there. We see global challenges as an invitation to pioneer innovative, sustainable solutions.
Position: Finance Assistant
Location: Isiolo County
Program / Department Summary: The Mercy Corps Finance Department is responsible for all
financial functions in Kenya, including accounting, payments and banking,
payroll, budgeting, financial reporting, and grant financial management and
compliance.
The Mercy Corps Finance Department
ensures compliance with donor regulations as well as Mercy Corps’ internal
policies and procedures.
In its role as a support to the
Program Department, the Finance Department provides timely reports and
assistance to the Country Director and the Program team to ensure that financial
resources are used efficiently and effectively.
General Position Summary: Working in the Finance Department under the direction of the
Senior Finance and Compliance Officer, the Finance Assistant will assist in the
accounting and documentation of all financial transactions in timely and
accurate manner.
Essential Job Functions:
1. Support in preparation of monthly bank reconciliations;
2. Maintain custody of the office cash fund and make daily payments
of approved transactions;
3. Prepare cash payment vouchers and ensure that all cash
transactions are fully and properly documented;
4. Review expense reports (travel expense reports and operational
expense reports) for accuracy and completeness and ensure that expense reports
have been fully approved before payment;
5. Perform weekly cash count as per FFM;
6. Record payment vouchers daily in the Field Connection Accounting
System;
7. Maintain field advance tracker file and prepare past due
advance tracker for the Senior Finance R. Officer;
8. Preparing cheques based on fully approved and reviewed
documents and present for signing;
9. File all cash and bank batch vouchers and maintain voucher
filing system such that files are updated, complete and safeguarded;
10.
Maintain the bank file, ensuring that
all bank information is properly filed and updated;
11.
Make sure that all supporting
documentation is prepared and filed according to MC procedures;
12.
Assists in sub grants management and
compliance at field office;
13.
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;
14.
Other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibility: None
Accountability
Reports Directly To: Senior Finance and Compliance Officer
Directly With: Nairobi Finance Team, Program and Operations Teams
Knowledge and Experience:
·
Two or more years of accounting or
bookkeeping experience, including experience with double-entry accounting
·
A degree in accounting or a relevant
business field
·
Strong computer skills in MS Office
programs, particularly Excel
·
Familiarity with computerized,
double-entry accounting software
·
Strong organizational skills as well
as attention to detail
·
Excellent oral and written English
skills
Success Factors:
·
A clear understanding of finance and
procurement ethics as well as the willingness and ability to enforce compliance
with Mercy Corps and donor policies and procedures is essential;
·
The ability to interact effectively
with international and national staff members is required;
·
A demonstrated ability to work quickly
and accurately, meet deadlines and process information in support of changing
program activities is necessary.
Position: Natural Resource Management (NRM) and Market Systems Officer
Location: Turkana County
Program / Department Summary: Mercy Corps has been operating in Kenya since 2008, focusing its
interventions around four objectives:
1) Peace and Conflict Management;
2) Livelihood/Market Systems;
3) Governance (particularly at the
county level); and
4) Youth Employment/Employability
(including the social and economic development of adolescents).
The four objectives serve to increase
community resilience to drought and other shocks and stresses, and to decrease
fragility with a particular focus on Kenya’s Arid Lands. Mercy Corps’
vision for change requires the private sector, government and civil society to
work together to create meaningful and sustainable change.
Under the Omo Delta Project –
Expanding the Rangeland to achieve Growth and Transformation, Mercy Corps in
collaboration with five other partners: VSF G – lead agency, VITA (RTI) Ltd,
EPaRDA, CIFA and TUPADO seeks to address the drivers of instability, irregular
migration and displacement so as to expand and maximize opportunities for
communities living in the rangelands along the Kenya – Ethiopia border by
increasing wealth of young people in particular and especially young women;
accelerating national and cross-border trade and collaboration; and increasing
stability to promote growth and protect gains
General Position Summary: The Natural Resource Management (NRM) and Market Systems Officer
is responsible for supporting the Program Manager in the implementation of NRM
and facilitation projects that make market dynamics, actors, institutions and
services accessible to households within the program focus areas namely the
livestock, fish and Gum Arabica value chains.
These activities will examine
traditional NRM plans within Turkana County in order to enhance their
legitimacy in managing cross border shared resources and sustainability. Additionally,
the officer will support Environmental Management Committees (EMC) to implement
rules and actions to protect Acacia Senegal tree.
To address the conflicts arising from
competition over the available but ever diminishing natural resources, this position
will work with communities in minimizing such competitions and enhancing
resilience of livestock dependent communities through improved rangeland
productivity, availability and access to pasture and water by building on the
Do No Harm approach to signing of reciprocal grazing agreements in the area to
strengthen local institutions on natural resource management.
The officer will work to support the
fish, livestock and gum value chains in order to accelerate economic and social
factors on both side of the border to increase supply and demand, as well as
incentives for cross-border collaboration.
The NRM and Market Systems Officer
will support processes for engaging communities, governments and private sector
actors in collective action planning that supports households and community
access to and management of natural, physical environment and the
socio-ecological systems supported by it.
Essential Job Functions:
Program
Implementation:
·
Under the direction of the Program
Manager, carry out assessments in the target geographic areas to assess the
current situation, economic and NRM opportunities and resources, needs and
potential programs as well as obstacles that could be mitigated through the
program;
·
Recommend program priorities and
explore, evaluate and present new NRM and market opportunities that leverage
impact and/ or complement core activities;
·
Emphasize the role of and
opportunities for women, girls and youth in the economic and NRM sectors in
both rural and urban sphere;
·
Introduce the program to relevant
stakeholders including local business owners, actors engaged in NRM, local
representatives and community members. Foster ongoing positive
cooperation with these stakeholders and forge links between market actors,
producers, end users, etc.;
·
Ensure an integrated approach to
program implementation in order to maximize resource utilization and synergy
between the staff and different MC programs where relevant and feasible;
·
Identify small business activities
for seed support through basic improvements or inputs;
·
Identify value-addition opportunities
that strengthen economic opportunities, especially women and youth in the
livestock, fish and gum arabica as identified by the assessments carried out;
·
Work within local government
strategic plans for resource management and advocate for cohesive
implementation of projects that demonstrate government responsiveness to
community processes;
·
Engage pastoralists in
inter-community dialogue around access to land and water for livestock
management.
·
Engage with remote communities to
establish priorities for community-led NRM, and lead process for developing
community NRM plans.
Collaboration/Networking:
·
Maintain productive working
relationships with sub-county and county leaders and local government
departments as directed by the line manager;
·
Coordinate with counterpart agencies
and organizations, especially EU-funded agencies, involved in conservation,
climate change adaptation for information exchange, learning and optimizing
efforts and resources;
·
Identify opportunities for social
innovation and enterprise that could be launched through catalytic investments
from public and private sector initiatives;
·
Support events, exhibits, workshops
that bring private and public sector entities together to collectively review
and discuss technology developments and innovation and to examine private
sector approaches to household and community challenges that can be incubated
through public sector incentives.
Monitoring and
Evaluation:
·
Gather and document NRM and market
program activities;
·
Comply with M&E systems that will
be established to measure program impact and desired results. Ensure data
is collected and monitoring occurs regularly;
·
Analyze project implementation
strategies to identify constraints to program success and provide timely
recommendations;
·
Submit timely reports as requested by
the Program Manager;
·
Support external evaluations and
assessments.
Coordination
and Representation:
·
Attend key events, committee
meetings, fora, seminars, etc. as they relate to the program;
·
Support Omo Delta Project activities
with consortium partners, local government and other implementers, as well as
with other Mercy Corps programs.
Program
Support Operations:
·
Ensure close communication with field
teams and consortium members regarding program activities and plans, challenges
and obstacles to timely and quality implementation;
·
Coordinate with program, finance, and
administration staff for troubleshooting and problem solving.
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.
Supervisory Responsibility: None
Accountability
Reports Directly To: Program Manager
Works Directly With: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, GIRL Officer and REAP
officer
Knowledge and Experience:
·
A degree in Natural Resource
Management, Business Administration, Economics or Finance is required;
·
Minimum of three years working in the
program fields of fish, livestock, microfinance, economic development, NRM
within the NGO sector or within the private sector is required;
·
Excellent written and verbal English
communication skills;
·
Excellent computer skills,
specifically in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
·
Excellent teamwork abilities and
interpersonal skills;
·
Excellent networking and negotiation
skills is required;
·
Strong analytical and quantitative
skills is required;
·
Demonstrated flexibility, creativity
and enthusiasm as well as a willingness to learn and to be continually adaptive
within a dynamic and often self-directed working environment mandatory;
·
Ability to focus on day-to-day tasks
at hand while also working towards longer-term objectives with an understanding
that these will change continuously;
·
Willingness to spend considerable
time in the field and work closely with program target groups and consortium
members;
·
Proven understanding of both urban
and rural livelihoods systems, climate change adaptation strategies, public
administration and resilience programming;
·
Proven ability to forge relationships
with community members, leader and government authorities;
·
Experience in building and
maintaining strong/productive relations with implementing and strategic
partners;
·
Demonstrated attention to detail,
ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently as well as
cooperatively with team members;
·
Experience working in conflict
environments is preferred;
·
Security management experience in
remote and insecure environments.
Position: GIRL Officer
Location: Turkana County
Program / Department Summary: Mercy Corps has been operating in Kenya since 2008, focusing its
interventions around four objectives:
1) Peace and Conflict Management;
2) Livelihood/Market Systems;
3) Governance (particularly at the
county level); and
4) Youth Employment/Employability
(including the social and economic development of adolescents).
The four objectives serve to increase
community resilience to drought and other shocks and stresses, and to decrease
fragility with a particular focus on Kenya’s Arid Lands. Mercy Corps’
vision for change requires the private sector, government and civil society to
work together to create meaningful and sustainable change.
Under the Omo Delta Project –
Expanding the Rangeland to achieve Growth and Transformation, Mercy Corps in
collaboration with five other partners: VSF G – lead agency, VITA (RTI) Ltd,
EPaRDA, CIFA and TUPADO seeks to address the drivers of instability, irregular
migration and displacement so as to expand and maximize opportunities for
communities living in the rangelands along the Kenya – Ethiopia border by
increasing wealth of young people in particular and especially young women;
accelerating national and cross-border trade and collaboration; and increasing
stability to promote growth and protect gains.
General
Position Summary: The GIRL Project Officer will
be responsible for technical oversight and management of the Omo Delta Project
using the young girl personal agency empowerment safe space model aimed at
supporting human capital development for resilient individuals who are well
placed for commercial engagement. S/he will define implementation strategies in
coordination with the Program Manager and leadership team.
The GIRL Project Officer will train
staff and partners, providing them with technical assistance; and ensuring that
common strategies and approaches are applied consistently in all communities.
S/he will coordinate closely with the M&E team to ensure that systems are
in place to track, analyze and report results.
The Officer will keep abreast of
changing contexts and integrate new ideas and approaches as appropriate, seek
additional technical assistance as needed and ensure effective working
relationships with collaborating agencies.
S/he will work closely with our
partner organization – VSF who will be leading the implementation of the
program, and look for opportunities to link programming and clients with their
programming and programming across EUTF.
Essential Job Functions:
·
Contribute to team work plans and
guide successful implementation of the Omo delta project and Learning
activities, ensuring teams follow work plans so activities are on time, target
and within the approved budget, and program deliverables achieve desired
impact;
·
Provide technical guidance on the
young girls’ personal agency empowerment safe space model and ensure that
interventions are responsive to stakeholders and consistent with Mercy Corps’
relevant program guidelines, principles, values, quality standards and
strategic plan. Ensure that interventions are evidence-based and adhere to
adaptive management principles;
·
Engage community members (community
representatives, teachers, religious leaders, government officials and
gatekeepers) to form an Advisory Committee to support and inform program
activities;
·
Organize community events to
sensitize communities on human capital development for resilient communities;
·
Assist in the creation of technical
curricula, basic education (numeracy and literacy), basic nutrition literacy,
WASH awareness and campaign, financial literacy and reproductive health;
·
Identify and recruit girls in the
community to participate in safe space groups;
·
Identify and engage local animal and
human health workers to provide training and technical assistance to safe space
groups;
·
Monitor and track the success and
failures of safe space groups;
·
Link women to other traders, markets,
financial institutions, public and private institutions;
·
Generate and implement monitoring and
evaluation tools;
·
Play a key role in the development of
intervention designs, sector strategies and M&E frameworks;
·
Coordinate assessments, evaluations
and monitoring surveys in area of operation. This will entail development of
Scope of Works, development of survey tools, trainings and management of data
collectors, report write and facilitating results discussion;
·
Integrate community approaches,
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;
·
Facilitate planning meetings and
workshops with government, NGO, private sector, and community partners to
revise plans and promote partner acceptance/buy-in;
·
In coordination with the MEL team,
monitor the implementation of activities through regular field visits and
assessments to ensure program quality and impact. Document approaches,
successes and lessons learned;
·
Coordinate with procurement,
logistics, security, administration and human resources teams to ensure
operational systems support field activities;
·
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 via
regular one-on-one and performance reviews;
·
Orient and lead the Community
Facilitators;
·
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.
Supervisory Responsibility: Community Facilitators
Accountability
Reports Directly To: Program Manager
Works Directly With: REAP Project Officer, REAP mentors, M& E Officer, Finance,
HR and Operations teams, Partner Organizations, and broader LMS team.
Knowledge and Experience:
·
Degree in Community Development,
Economic Development, Business, Agriculture, Livestock or related field or
diploma with over 3 years’ experience;
·
Minimum of 3 years’ experience
working with NGOs/CBO’s in civic engagement, livelihoods and education;
·
Should have knowledge of quantitative
and qualitative data collection, reporting techniques and should understand and
be able to apply basic measures of central tendency and spread;
·
Commitment to working with Women,
Girls, youth and vulnerable groups in need, regardless of race, tribe, religion
or gender;
·
Understanding of working with local
partners and commitment to working with the greater BOMA Project and LMS team;
·
Good problem solving, written and
oral communication skills;
·
Strong written and spoken English and
Swahili;
·
Local language skills required;
·
Ability to work without constant
supervision and as part of a mixed team;
·
Good knowledge of MS Office software
such as Excel, Word, and Access.
Position: REAP Officer
Location: Turkana County
Program / Department Summary: Mercy Corps has been operating in Kenya since 2008, focusing its
interventions around four objectives:
1) Peace and Conflict Management;
2) Livelihood/Market Systems;
3) Governance (particularly at the
county level); and
4) Youth Employment/Employability
(including the social and economic development of adolescents).
The four objectives serve to increase
community resilience to drought and other shocks and stresses, and to decrease
fragility with a particular focus on Kenya’s Arid Lands. Mercy Corps’
vision for change requires the private sector, government and civil society to
work together to create meaningful and sustainable change.
Under the Omo Delta Project –
Expanding the Rangeland to achieve Growth and Transformation, Mercy Corps in
collaboration with five other partners: VSF G – lead agency, VITA (RTI) Ltd,
EPaRDA, CIFA and TUPADO seeks to address the drivers of instability, irregular
migration and displacement so as to expand and maximize opportunities for communities
living in the rangelands along the Kenya – Ethiopia border by increasing wealth
of young people in particular and especially young women; accelerating national
and cross-border trade and collaboration; and increasing stability to promote
growth and protect gains.
General Position Summary: The Rural Entrepreneur Access Project (REAP) Officer will be
responsible for technical oversight and management of the Omo Delta Project
through a poverty graduation model aimed at supporting human capital development
for resilient individuals who are then placed in a commercial engagement. S/he
will define implementation strategies in coordination with the Program Manager
and leadership team.
The REAP Officer will train staff and
partners, providing them with technical assistance and ensuring that common
strategies and approaches are applied consistently in all communities. S/he
will coordinate closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and
Project teams to ensure that systems are in place to track, analyze and report
results.
S/he will keep abreast of changing
contexts and integrate new ideas and approaches as appropriate, seek additional
technical assistance as needed and ensure effective working relationships with
collaborating agencies.
Essential Job Functions:
·
Contribute to team work plans and
guide successful implementation of REAP activities, ensuring teams follow work
plans so activities are on time, target and within the approved budget, and
program deliverables achieve desired impact;
·
Provide technical guidance on the
poverty graduation model and ensure that interventions are responsive to
stakeholders and consistent with Mercy Corps’ program guidelines, principles,
values, quality standards and strategic plan. Ensure that interventions are
evidence-based and adhere to adaptive management principles;
·
Identify most vulnerable youth and
women in the village through community based wealth ranking, Participatory
Rural Appraisal and scoring through Participant Targeting Tool for inclusion in
the project;
·
Train and mentor REAP Facilitators to
mentor the youth and women on entrepreneurship and employability skills so as
to get linked to viable businesses or jobs, and provide mentoring during
monthly visits;
·
Facilitate disbursement of cash
grants for youth and women to enable them to buy stock and equipment for their
business;
·
Train youth and women how to run a
business, supply and demand, profit and pricing, marketing and record keeping
including other trainings such as: life skills and leadership;
·
Facilitate youth and women to form
savings associations of 5 to 7 businesses that meet monthly to deposit savings
which will enable members and village residents access credit for long term
expenses and business growth;
·
Link youth and women to other
traders, markets, financial institutions, public and private institutions;
·
Develop and facilitate trainings on
internship programs, skills development programs for informal sector
productivity, and other ways of skills building for poor and vulnerable youth
working closely with country offices;
·
Coordinate with Technical and
Vocational Education Training (TVET) institutions and other service providers
under Omo Delta Project to promote youth friendly trainings and assess
opportunities for linkages;
·
Support in management and development
of relationships with private sector for provision of internship,
apprenticeship and career counseling and youth mentorship providers and
agencies;
·
Generate and implement monitoring and
evaluation tools;
·
Play a key role in the development of
intervention designs, sector strategies and M&E frameworks;
·
Coordinate assessments, evaluations
and monitoring surveys in area of operation. This will entail development of
Scope of Works, development of survey tools, trainings and management of data
collectors, report write and facilitating results discussion;
·
Integrate community approaches,
gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities as appropriate
including certifying all interventions to adhere to Mercy Corps’ Gender Policy,
Do No Harm principles, and beneficiary accountability standards;
·
Facilitate planning meetings and
workshops with government, NGO, private sector, and community partners to
revise plans and promote partner acceptance/buy-in;
·
In coordination with the MEL team,
monitor the implementation of activities through regular field visits and
assessments to ensure program quality and impact. Document approaches,
successes and lessons learned;
·
Coordinate with procurement,
logistics, security, administration and human resources teams to ensure
operational systems support field activities;
·
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 via
regular one-on-one and performance review;
·
Create and sustain a work environment
of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence;
·
Work closely with the HR department
to orient and lead team members as necessary;
·
Represent Mercy Corps at government,
NGO and other relevant community events, in close coordination with the Program
Manager;
·
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.
Supervisory Responsibility: REAP Village Mentors
Accountability
Reports Directly To: Program Manager
Works Directly With: GIRL Project Officer, M&E Officer, Community Facilitators,
Finance, HR and Operations teams, Partner Organizations, and broader LMS team.
Knowledge and Experience:
·
Degree in Community Development,
Economic Development, Business, Monitoring and Evaluation or related field or
diploma with over 3 years’ hands on work experience;
·
Minimum of 3 years’ experience
working with NGOs/CBO’s in civic engagement, livelihoods, skills development
and employability, and education;
·
Should have knowledge of quantitative
and qualitative data collection, reporting techniques. S/he should understand
and be able to apply basic measures of central tendency and spread;
·
Demonstrated computer competency of
Microsoft Excel, Access, Word and knowledge of at least one data management
software including SPSS and STATA;
·
Commitment to working with Women,
Girls, youth and vulnerable groups in need, regardless of race, tribe, religion
or gender;
·
Understanding of working with local
partners and commitment to working with the greater BOMA Project and LMS team;
·
Good problem solving, written and
oral communication skills;
·
Strong written and spoken English and
Swahili;
·
Local language skills required;
·
Knowledge of the context of
implementation area;
·
Ability to work without constant
supervision and as part of a mixed team;
Application Procedure:
Interested candidates who meet the
above required qualifications and experience should submit a Cover Letter and
detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) listing three professional references (including
a recent supervisor) to ke-hrkenya@mercycorps.org on or before
16th July, 2018.
The email subject line must clearly
show the job title and location they are applying for.
Applications without an appropriate
subject heading will be automatically disqualified.
Please do not attach any
certificates.
Applications will be reviewed on a
rolling basis.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
NB: We do not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment
process
