Mercy Corps is a leading
global relief and development agency saving and improving lives in the world’s
toughest places.
In more than 40 countries, we
partner with local people to put bold ideas into action, help them overcome
adversity and build stronger communities.
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. Mercy Corps is
looking for committed and dynamic individual to take up the following position.
Position: Senior
Program Manager
Location: Nairobi
Program / Department Summary: Mercy Corps implements high-quality, analytical development work in very difficult places.
Program / Department Summary: Mercy Corps implements high-quality, analytical development work in very difficult places.
We have been operating in
Kenya since 2008 and are presently implementing development programs across the
Central, Rift Valley, North Western and Northern Eastern regions of Kenya.
Mercy Corps plans to
implement a Kenya Election Violence Prevention and Response Program (KEVP)
which will work to mitigate the risk of escalation of election-related violence
in the lead up to, during, and immediately following the Kenyan elections
scheduled for August 2017.
KEVP will shore up ongoing
efforts of Kenyan civil society organizations, including student organizations,
youth bunges (parliaments) and the local private sector, religious groups, as
well as current USG partners in Kisumu, Nakuru, Nandi, and when need arises,
Nairobi, to ensure that youth and communities are able to remain resilient to
political manipulation and ensure a peaceful election.
KEVP will work with these key
stakeholders to create communications materials such as film to be used in
workshop trainings and for public screenings.
The program will establish
and strengthen existing local networks, including the 2013 Champions for Peace
networks in Kisumu and Nakuru, establish county level Early Warning Early
Response (EWER) Hubs, and link them to Uwiano platform, leverage different
players and networks to preempt political manipulation by providing
administrative and logistical support to enable them to monitor risks, and
develop actionable plans for prevention and response.
General Position
Summary: Under the direction of the Chief of Party, the Senior Program
Manager will be responsible for the day to day running and overall planning and
implementation of KEVP activities and will directly manage the program staff
based in Nairobi to ensure activities are implemented according to schedule,
budget and required quality.
Essential Job Functions:
Essential Job Functions:
- Ensure timely
and efficient delivery of project results, coordinate partners, program
planning and review, stakeholder engagement, financial and people
management, and donor reporting;
- Supervise and
provide technical guidance to project staff in a range of conflict
transformation, peacebuilding and election violence interventions,
ensuring synchronization and collaboration between Mercy Corps technical
staff and local partners and working with them to bring ideas, findings,
and lessons learned to project leadership and the donor agency;
- Document and
disseminate program achievements and lessons in collaboration with
partners and key stakeholders;
- Mentor and
motivate staff for optimal performance, overseeing work plans, managing
M&E and engaging consultants for curriculum development and technical
support;
- Strengthen
early warning/early response teams in projected election hot spot and
connect the same to the national early warning/early response mechanism
that play a major role in Kenya’s elections;
- Train young
people on EWER mechanism;
- Manage any
activities as may be assigned by the Chief of Party in Kisumu, Nakuru,
Nairobi, Uasin Gishu and Nandi and in accordance with approved proposal,
budget and timelines;
- Coordinate and
share information with the COP to ensure overall program targets and donor
obligations are being achieved;
- Provide direct
and ongoing supervision and managerial support to KEVP staff in the
Kisumu, Nakuru, Nandi Nairobi and Nakuru offices to ensure effective
implementation of program activities;
- Oversee the
development of program and staff work plans, and ensure regular one-to-one
sessions and performance reviews to review progress and resolve any
concerns or issues;
- Support and
facilitate KEVP team development, encouraging active participation of team
members and supporting positive relationships between members;
- Identify
training needs and opportunities for KEVP staff to ensure that they have
adequate resources to complete program objectives, and to enable learning
and growth;
- Ensure that
program staff have the necessary facilities and office equipment for the
smooth functioning of the program;
- Visit project
sites regularly to provide appropriate technical assistance, monitor and
oversee activities;
- Support the
Project staff to establish a system to monitor and evaluate program
activities and impact on an ongoing basis. Ensure that program monitoring
is being done on a regular basis and that adequate monitoring reports are
prepared;
- Participate in
peace, election and conflict-related coordination meetings and
professionally represent Mercy Corps in these meetings;
- Support the
development of partnerships with national and international NGOs, CBOs and
other agencies involved in election conflict management initiatives and
other Mercy Corps activities;
- Maintain close
cooperation with the Finance and Administration departments and other
staff to ensure that the program is in full compliance with all the
established operational, administrative and financial procedures;
- Regularly meet
with the COP and Kisumu Area Manager to discuss program achievements,
especially when they deviate from the original plan;
- Participate in
KEVP Team meetings as required;
- Work with the
COP to organize and facilitate field visits for donors and Mercy Corps
staff;
- Jointly
prepare donor reports with the COP and other staff to capture program
impact;
- 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: Area
Program Managers
Accountability
Reports Directly To: Chief
of Party
Works Directly
With: Local implementing partners, Program partners, Government, IEBC,
NGOs and CBOs in Nairobi, Kisumu, Nakuru, Uasin Gishu and Nandi, HR and Finance
teams
Knowledge and Experience:
Knowledge and Experience:
- Bachelor’s
degree in Conflict Management/Peace Building or another Social Science;
- Minimum of 6
years’ experience managing conflict management or other capacity building
related projects preferably with NGOS;
- Experience
managing teams and facilitating planning and program development
processes;
- Financial and
personnel management experience and knowledge;
- Experience in
both community level programming and government focused capacity building;
- Leadership
skills, and proven experience in developing effective teams;
- Demonstrated
problem solving skills;
- Demonstrated
experience in coaching, conducting workshops and community meeting
facilitation;
- Excellent
report writing and communication skills;
- Strong
organizational and managerial skills;
- Excellent
computer skills, including all Microsoft applications;
- Demonstrated
skills to successfully initiate, communicate and maintain positive
relationships with beneficiary communities;
- Excellent relationship
management skills;
- Ability to
communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing
Success Factors:
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills;
- Demonstrated
cultural sensitivity and appropriate flexibility;
- Ability to
effectively communicate with Mercy Corps target populations and partners;
- Demonstrated
attention to detail, ability to meet deadlines, and work independently and
cooperatively with team members;
- Willingness to
travel frequently to other locations;
- Ability to
quickly learn and implement new information/concepts.
Position: Learning
and Communications Specialist
Location: Kapenguria
Program / Department Summary: Mercy Corps drives high quality, analytical work in tough places. We currently manage a breadth of programs in Central, Rift Valley, North Western and Northern Eastern regions of Kenya from a basket of donors.
Program / Department Summary: Mercy Corps drives high quality, analytical work in tough places. We currently manage a breadth of programs in Central, Rift Valley, North Western and Northern Eastern regions of Kenya from a basket of donors.
We partner with a range of
private, public and civil society actors to systemically broaden opportunity
for people across the regions of operations.
PEACE III, a 5 year USAID
funded Program, implemented by Pact Kenya and Mercy Corps is designed to
strengthen cross border Conflict Management in the Horn of Africa.
It aims at strengthening
horizontal and vertical linkages within and between local, national, and
regional conflict management actors - working with and through local
implementing partners to build the capacity of community peace leaders and
organizations.
PEACE III operates in 5
countries namely Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan in what is
known as Karamoja and Somali Clusters.
Mercy Corps manages and
implements the PEACE III in Karamoja Cluster and has operational offices in
Moroto, Lodwar and Kapenguria.
General Position Summary: The Learning and Communications Specialist is a key position in Program quality assurance, accountability, documentation and learning.
General Position Summary: The Learning and Communications Specialist is a key position in Program quality assurance, accountability, documentation and learning.
The position will support
program design, implementation and utilization of information collected at
different stages.
Under the direction of the Program
Director for the Karamoja Cluster (Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya and Ethiopia),
the position holder will be responsible for documentation, learning and
communication.
S/he will be responsible for
documenting and cataloging stories/quotes for project descriptions and
qualitative data use that feed into needs of Mercy Corps, its partners and
donor reporting requirements.
Essential Job
Functions: Working under the supervision of the Program Director, and in
collaboration with MERL Manager, the Learning and Communications Specialist
will be based in Kapenguria-West Pokot but with travel to the entire Karamoja
Cluster and will be responsible for the following key functions:
Thought Leadership and Influence:
Thought Leadership and Influence:
- Focus on key
learnings in: conflict management, peacebuilding through formal and
informal structures; private sector engagement; social impact; and other
areas of interest to PEACE III project;
- Supplement
program learning agendas by developing compelling thought leadership
pieces, sharing of lessons learned, new innovations and best
practices/case studies, for both external and internal use;
- Capture and
write up stories from the field to articulate conflict and market system
development and/or related sectors in action and ‘how’ and ‘why’ of
project interactions with peace building and governance actors that can be
shared internally and externally;
- Engage and
collaborate with a range of partners and stakeholders to stimulate joint
inquiry, analysis and reflection that lead to shared learning and collective
action;
Learning and Knowledge
Management:
- Assist in
developing revamped internal document management systems and information
flows, including the Mercy Corps’ shared document drive and others that
aligns with the implementing partner’s information management;
- Develop and
manage streamlined knowledge management system to efficiently manage the
wealth of information produced by PEACE III partners and relevant external
stakeholders and ensure the strategic use of this information to catalyze
learning and evidence-based decision-making across the agency;
- Support data
collection, analysis, organization and presentation;
- Participate in
assessments, evaluations and monitoring surveys. This will entail
trainings and management of data collectors, report writing and
facilitating results discussion;
- Visit sites
and partners to collect supplementary data and conduct qualitative
research both independently and in teams;
- Establish
database for partners working with the program and work closely with the
program team to monitor progress;
- Maintain an
active advisory role with each program team, train and help guide them
towards robust and relevant data collection;
- Support the
implementation of the Institutional strengthening plans with the PEACE III
partners;
Communication:
- Lead in
the implementation of PEACE III communication strategy;
- Provide
oversight to program publications and visual outputs such as presentations
so they are of high quality and are disseminated appropriately;
- Take high
quality outcome communicating program photographs;
- Blog and or
compile other written releases or reports as required;
- Lead
documentation of case studies, success stories, lessons learnt and other
qualitative information for periodic communication;
- Design and
update program communication materials and develop compelling thought
leadership pieces, new innovations and best practices, and similar
communication products tailored for a specific audience;
- Conduct,
document and record beneficiary interviews and share all learnings from
the program;
- Work closely
with program team members to develop and maintain excellent communication,
and facilitate periodic reflection and analysis of program monitoring
information that feeds into programming and learning;
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.
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.
Supervisory
Responsibility: Program Assistant
Accountability
Reports Directly To: Program Director
Accountability
Reports Directly To: Program Director
Works Directly With: MERL
Manager in Uganda and Kenya and Program Team members
Knowledge and Experience:
- Minimum of 5
years of experience managing market development programs, or a combination
of strategy and business consulting, impact investment, product design, or
relevant areas;
- Must hold at
least a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications, Information Science,
Economics, or any relevant field. A Masters Degree is an added advantage;
- A minimum of 4
years of program management and communications experience;
- Must have good
writing and analytical skills;
- Experience
working in Peace Building and Conflict Management programs;
- Should have
knowledge of quantitative and qualitative data collection, reporting
techniques;
- Good skills in
Microsoft Office, adobe publisher or similar publishing software;
- Must be fluent
both spoken and written English;
- Knowledge of
Karamoja cluster is an added advantage.
Success Factors: The
ideal candidate should be willing to work in the toughest and complex
environments associated with violent conflicts.
S/he will be an excellent communicator,
have a strong sense of humor, multi-tasker, and able to work in difficult and
often stressful environments.
Position: Senior
Procurement Manager
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya or Beirut, Lebanon
Program / Department
Summary: The Global Procurement group is a new team at Mercy Corps,
bringing together functions which are currently handled by Operations, Finance,
Compliance and Legal departments.
Procurement at Mercy Corps is
currently decentralized with the majority of the agency’s procurement spending
occurring at the field level.
General Position Summary: The Senior Procurement Manager will be responsible for the development and maintenance of strategic initiatives within all sourcing categories of responsibility including NFI’s, vehicles, communications, water and sanitation, food, health and cash assistance.
General Position Summary: The Senior Procurement Manager will be responsible for the development and maintenance of strategic initiatives within all sourcing categories of responsibility including NFI’s, vehicles, communications, water and sanitation, food, health and cash assistance.
Specific responsibilities
include development of category strategies, supplier negotiations,
identification of cost saving opportunities and overall management of supplier
relationships.
A good proportion of the
total category spend and suppliers will not be managed directly; however, the
Senior Procurement Manager will need to consider the total spend within the
category and provide support and oversight.
Essential Job Functions:
- Develop
tailored supply strategies and plans for each assigned category;
- Expertly
negotiate and administer contracts and cost management;
- Provide
training and guidance to internal stakeholders on updated procurement
processes;
- Manage
strategic sourcing and procurement processes (RFX, RFP);
- Cultivate and
maintain supplier relationships;
- Lead strategic
supplier relationship management to continually identify process
improvements and cost reduction opportunities;
- Maintain
relationships with, and provide service to various business functions
across the organization including legal, regional/country offices,
marketing;
- Analyze spend
data and cost models for continuous improvement;
- Manage
procurement related projects and programs through internal and external changes;
- Conduct
himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to
bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian
mission;
- Other duties
as assigned.
Organizational
Learning: As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in
support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective,
efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team
members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy
Corps as well as themselves.
Accountability to
Beneficiaries: Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts
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.
Accountability
Reports Directly To: Senior
Director, Global Procurement
Works Directly With: HQ
Departments, Country Programs, Compliance, Finance, GSC
How to Apply
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