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Mercy Corps Nigeria Recruitment Application Portal 2022/2023

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, and in hardship, and 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 are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Program Manager

Location: Kaduna
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports Directly To: Director of Programs
Works Directly With: Program and Quality Unit, Other Program COPs/PMs/Directors.

Program / Department Summary

• Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, and its influence spreads across the continent. Yet, inequality and insecurity have consistently undermined Nigeria’s development. Mercy Corps Nigeria was established in 2012 to respond to these challenges. The Nigeria team is headquartered in Abuja, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with offices throughout Nigeria. With a strong and growing team, Mercy Corps works to achieve the vision of a Nigeria in which all people are empowered, engaged, resilient and secure.
• The Empowering Resilient Ginger Farmers Program (Ginger Program) is a multi-year program funded by the Tazo tea company. The program aims to support ginger farmers and their families in Kaduna State, with a focus on female farmers, to increase ginger productivity, increase incomes, and build longer-term financial stability and resilience.
• Over roughly a two-year timeframe, we will connect farmers to resources, training, and inputs to improve ginger yields, foster improved linkages between ginger farmers and financial institutions and markets, and set up and support savings groups to build longer-term financial capacity and resiliency.

General Position Summary

• The Ginger Program Manager provides overall leadership, technical oversight, management, and strategic vision for the program while managing staff and resources to ensure that the program meets its targets and deliverables on time, on scope, and within budget. The Manager will supervise key program staff and ensure high program quality.
• The Manager will be responsible for ensuring strict adherence to internal Mercy Corps policies and procedures as well as donor rules and regulations. The Manager will have the ultimate accountability for all aspects of the program, including but not limited to infrastructure, governance, and measurement of impact.
• The Manager will be responsible for the successful integration of Activity objectives, ensuring close collaboration with any partner entities. The Manager will also have representation duties to donors, relevant government entities, partners, and other implementers and external stakeholders

Roles/Responsibilities

Program Leadership:

• Drive a culture of collaboration, learning, and adaptation and prosecute continuous improvement
• Drive quality and accountability across all facets of the program, ensuring teams meet and exceed program minimum standards in infrastructure, MEL, Gender, and Inclusion, among other areas
• Maintain focus and promote attention throughout the team to the overarching program goal, consistently ensuring alignment throughout all activities.
• Lead overall cross-team coordination efforts, bringing together different stakeholders to proactively find a collective and innovative solution for challenges.
• Contribute to country-wide team-building efforts through collaboration with the Mercy Corps Nigeria team and influencing the development and strengthening of the organization, with a particular focus on driving forward country-level leadership in climate-resilient agriculture and gender-inclusive MSD.

Technical Oversight:

• Provide direction for innovations in the scale-up of impact from ginger program activities, keeping always in mind the focus on benefits to the farmer. Constructively analyze and provide feedback on the proposed plans, ensuring integration and synergy between program components and partnerships
• Environment– ensure the program drives forward best practices in climate-sensitive agriculture with a continuous focus on high-quality delivery of technical interventions, measurement, and integration and dissemination of strategy adjustments. Liaise with technical teams at HQ and Regional level to drive forward progress
• Resilience–ensure cross-cutting resilience strategies are purposefully introduced to ensure the program is implemented in a sustainable way with a focus on expanding innovation in climate-sensitive agriculture in line with Mercy Corps’ Pathways to Possibility organizational strategy.

Strategy and Vision:

• Ensure programs are running in alignment with Mercy Corps’ principles, values, and the program’s strategic plan, particularly in regard to maintaining a focus on gender equality and social inclusion across the program.
• Recognize, promote and act on opportunities for innovative action and create an environment where this is regularly encouraged.
• Set the direction and provide hands-on oversight of the development of annual, integrated strategic work plans for the program.

Team Management:

• Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where accountability is promoted, alternative viewpoints welcomed, the team strives to achieve excellence, and is conducive to professional growth. Ensure a culture of accountability within the team and with partners
• Supervise a team of 2+. Clearly establish and communicate performance expectations and regularly provide constructive feedback with direct supervise and relevant partner staff to support a growth journey
• Promote a team culture that values diversity, equity, and inclusion and work closely to actively promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within the team composition
• Actively manage and promote professional development and ongoing training of staff to ensure they are of the quality and technical capacity necessary to ensure the successful implementation of activities.
• Liaise with support structures within Mercy Corps Nigeria, including the Program and Quality Unit to ensure smooth coordination with portfolio initiatives and support to the program.

Program Management:

• Work closely with the PAQ team to ensure oversight and implementation of the highest standard of program management tools. This includes risk management, updated and timely work plans, and accurate budgeting.
• Manage any partnership sub-awards, ensuring sound coordination in the context of overall program delivery. Liaise with the sub-award team for effective monitoring and support.
• Supervise and manage all program staff to ensure day-to-day activities are implemented in a coordinated fashion according to schedule, budget, and quality.
• Set direction by prioritizing and organizing actions and resources to achieve objectives.
• Act as a program lead on relevant incident management responses, in coordination with country-level leadership, as they arise.
• Provide oversight of all component implementation, including ensuring that each component has a detailed implementation plan aligned and coordinated with others.

Operations, Finance and Compliance Management

• Ensure a culture of adherence to all security protocols among team members with an active information flow and relationship with the security team
• Hold ultimate accountability for budgetary oversight and management, whilst building the team’s capacity to understand budgeting and financial management.
• Promote compliance with all regulations, Mercy Corps policies, and procedures and ensure all activities are implemented accordingly.
• Confirm that programs are designed and implemented with a clear analysis and understanding of security management priorities.
• Ensure positive coordination with operations, finance, and other support departments, ensuring open and transparent communication and coordination between both parties and knowledge and adherence to processes and policies.
• Ensure effective systems and structures (including finance, logistics, procurement, security, administration, and human resources) are implemented to maximize support to field activities whilst ensuring compliance with regulations and policies.

Coordination and Representation:

• Primary program representative for liaising with the Corporate and Foundations team and other cooperating sponsors, donors, and high-level stakeholders, including private sector entities, NGOs, etc. Responsible for building strong relationships in the sector and ensuring proactive and continuous engagement to promote the program and maintain abreast of sector-specific news and events.
• Ensure timely submission of all deliverables to the donor and government partners, collaborating closely with country and desk support structures.
• Actively drive a communications strategy with outputs that are frequent and well-branded.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Program staff (MEL and Agriculture)

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.

Qualifications and Requirements

• BA in Gender Studies, International Development, or Agriculture, with an Advanced Degree, preferred
• 2+ years of management experience in comparable programs
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with host governments, private sector entities, donors, other donor-funded projects and stakeholders, local organizations, and partners.
• Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
• Fluency in oral/written English is required. Hausa language fluency is preferred
• Previous experience working in the North Central on agricultural or gender programs is preferred.
• Familiarity with MSD principles and proven track record with private sector partners
• Demonstrated ability to assess inclusion issues and design responsive interventions, with a focus on gender.
• Certified in program management or commitment to achieve certification within first 3 months of position.

Success Factors:

• The successful candidate will have an outstanding ability to ensure technical excellence, whilst holding team members accountable to the highest standards of program management and pushing for continuous adaptation and innovative improvements.
• Multi-tasking, prioritizing, problem-solving and simultaneous attention to detail whilst maintaining strategic vision is essential.
• The most successful Mercy Corps staff members have a strong commitment to teamwork and accountability, thrive in evolving and changing environments, and make effective written and verbal communication a priority in all situations.
• Due to the nature of this program, and the operating environment, the successful candidate must have a high level of internal resilience.

Living Conditions / Environmental Conditions

• The position is based in Kaduna. Amenities are available however the security situation is dynamic and staff must adapt as needed to security guidance.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply

Job Title: Procurement Coordinator

Location: Abuja, Nigeria with 50% travel (Imo, Abia, Delta, Yola – Damaturu, Maiduguri – Borno)
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports Directly To: Operations Director
Works Directly With: Operations Team, Finance and Program Staff, STWASH Chief of the party, and WASH Engineers

Program / Department Summary

• The Operations department is committed to implementing and maintaining the highest standards of efficiency and integrity in the logistics, Administration, and procurement of goods and services for the Nigeria office.
• The overriding objective for all Mercy Corps procurement, logistics, and Administration activities is the prompt and effective provision of procurement, logistical and Administrative solutions as well materials and services to Mercy Corps’ beneficiary populations in compliance with Mercy Corps and donor policies, procedures, regulations, and specifications.

General Position Summary

• The Procurement Coordinator is responsible for the coordination of procurement requests and ensuring procurement and internal control of Mercy Corps North East Nigeria in accordance with the latest policies and procedures.
• He/She is also responsible for carrying out all steps of the procurement process in Mercy Corps across States in Nigeria where the STWASH program is operating and to assist the program activities and any field office procurement-related operations. This includes activities such as: acting as a point person for receiving Purchase Request (electronically and written), acquiring competitive quotations from local and international markets, and procurement electronic filling. He/She will act as a focal point person with vendors for the STWASH program in Nigeria.
• Working closely with Program, Administration, Finance and; Procurement, Logistics Officer and Operations Coordinator is instrumental in supporting program activities through his/her services.

Roles/Responsibilities

• Have a clear understanding of the Mercy Corps Field Procurement Policies and Procedures and assist in advising program and office management on required practices and procedures.
• Daily Coordination of procurement activities.
• Advise supervisor and colleagues on solution-oriented methods to conduct large and intense procurement while adhering to policy timelines.
• Assist program and operations in regular procurement planning meetings.
• Develop and support standard specifications and processes for the purchase and contracting of goods and services to provide improved service, and quality pricing and reduce time and administrative costs.
• Ensure procurement ceilings and approval procedures are utilized appropriately.
• Ensure apply all steps involved in tendering procedures and lead the tender process;
• Ensure procurement electronic files are maintained in an orderly and up-to-date system, as per Mercy Corps standards.
• Contribute to the procurement of Water and Sanitation facilities such as water tanks, toilets, bathing facilities, and water and sewage networks.
• Liaise with the local community and other field teams working in the same areas to ensure proper maintenance of the facilities.
• Collect offers from potential vendors for all operations and program requirements
• Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in a manner that brings credit to Mercy Corps and does not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.
• Coordinate remotely with the procurement team Across Mercy Corps Nigeria for all STWASH programs and operations focal points in all offices for receiving quotations from local vendors.
• Collaborate and support procurement in all offices operating areas of Mercy Corps Nigeria for STWASH.
• Help design and review tender documents (including the translation into English and tender advertisement;)
• Conduct frequent market surveys and maintain a strong knowledge of the local market in Nigeria.
• Coordinate with Finance Department to ensure that payments to vendors are made on time and without any unnecessary strain on the financial system of Mercy Corps;
• Coordinate remotely with warehouse and transport staff to ensure the timely delivery of all needed materials.
• Closely work with the procurement team and identify the gaps in the procurement system and suggest improvements.
• Ensure that Mercy Corps’ procurement activities are legal and moral.
• Other duties as assigned.

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.

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:

• None.

Accountability:

• Accountable to Mercy Corps Procurement Policy and Procedures. Maintains accurate electronic and hard copy files of procurement files and other relevant files.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A Degree in a relevant Business field is desirable;
• 3 – 4 years of experience in WASH Procurement, Inventory Management, and large-scale Logistics Operations.
• Strong organizational skills; ability to interact effectively with international and national personnel.
• Excellent oral and written English skills,
• A clear understanding of procurement ethics and donor compliance is essential.
• Must read and understand the Mercy Corps Procurement & Logistics Management and Procedures and demonstrate willingness and ability to follow guidelines.
• Experience in community work and/or experience in project implementation.
• Strong computer skills in MS Excel, MS Access, and MS Word programs.
• A demonstrated ability to multi-task and process information into action so as not to delay program activities.

Success Factors:

• Fast thinker and creative problem-solving. Flexibility and creativity in planning. Ability to take initiative, learn quickly, and be accountable for results.
• Even temperament and a good sense of humor.
• Ability to get along and familiarize with nuanced roles and personalities.
• High-security awareness.
• Ability to understand the larger picture while remaining focused on the details.
• Awareness of and sensitivity to multi-cultural international development work.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply

Application Deadline

29th November 2022.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges.
• We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives. We recognize that diversity and inclusion are a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening, and evolving to become more diverse, equitable, and inclusive than we are today.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

• Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have a sustained global impact.
• We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all.
• We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.

Safeguarding & Ethics:

• Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants, or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary-General and IASC. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members.
• As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and adhere to the Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct eLearning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.

Note

• Applicants should have their CVs and Cover Letters in one document addressing the position requirements.
• Female candidates who are qualified are strongly encouraged to apply.