Essential Job Functions:

• Facilitate initiation of project concepts based on participatory need assessment and community priorities.
• Facilitate involvement of local stakeholders including sectoral offices and community in project identification and conceptualization.
• Liaison with Humanitarian team and relevant PDQ staff in the CO for fleshing up of the concept papers and provide inputs to mobilize resource.
• Ensure better coordination, collaboration, and integration among all technical, program and support units within Ab’ala Program coordination office.
• Coordinate sectoral leads and ensure whether each team have clear work plan in place and following regularly.
• Develop and Implement tools to ensure effective and efficient project implementation and operations.
• Facilitate effective supervision of the implementation of project activities in the field office to ensure quality program implementation.
• Support and coordinate the team to ensure effective, efficient, and timely implementation of projects/programs and according to agreed contracts, budgets, and donor requirements.
• Ensure effective and timely monitoring, documenting, and reporting of the existing programs and support activities as per the policies and practices of Mercy Corps, donor, and the government.
• Support the implementation of MC’s M&E plan and ensure complaint handling mechanisms are in place in all projects and promote accountability during project management.
• Provide regular progress update for Line Manager and contribute inputs in identifying opportunities for new projects in coordination with country program teams.
• Ensure quality and timely periodic reports are prepared and disseminated to all relevant bodies, including the line manager in MC, local and regional government offices.
• Adhere to Mercy Corps, donor and government policies and procedures.
• Represent Mercy Corps professionally in the designated area and within MC.
• Provide direct line management to support staff under direct supervision.
• Work closely with support and program staff to ensure compliance with Mercy Corps, donors and local Government regulations.
• Ensure proper logistics, administration, human resources, and transport needs of the programs are conducted within Mercy Corps policy.
• Regularly supervise assets are managed incompliance with the MC Asset Management policy and initiate investigation to be conducted for any missing assets or items unaccounted.
• Authorize appropriate use of the organization resources.
• Minimum Requirement:

  Education:

  • BSC or MA/MSC in Program Management, Business Administration, Agriculture, Water Engineering, and other related field of studies.

  Experience:

  • Minimum of eight year(s) relevant work experience for BSC and six years for MA/MSC/MBA in program management.
  • Having relevant experience on Emergency program management and coordination in international and national NGOs.

  Language:

  • Excellent communicator in English with demonstrated report writing and speaking skills, knowledge of local languages is advantageous.