Current Job Vacancies at Mercy Corps, 20th November, 2018
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. In Nigeria, Mercy Corps has worked since 2012 by focusing its programming on adolescent girls’ empowerment, economic development, conflict mitigation, and humanitarian response.
With the insurgency spilling over from the Northeast of Nigeria and causing displacement of millions of individuals, Mercy Corps started its humanitarian response in 2014 to address the rising humanitarian needs. With funding from institutional donors, foundations and private corporations, Mercy Corps continues to provide assistance to meet the basic needs of vulnerable populations in the areas of food security, shelter, water and sanitation, protection, and livelihoods.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: WASH Program Assistant
Reference Number: MDG/HUMOPS/2018/00040
Location: Borno State
Program / Department Summary
- Mercy Corps Nigeria’s humanitarian program aims to provide assistance to populations affected by the crisis in Northeast Nigeria. With funding from humanitarian donors including OFDA, FFP, GAC and ECHO the humanitarian programs engage in several interventions including but not limited to food assistance, logistics and relief commodities, protection, livelihoods, WASH and capacity building of humanitarian response actors.
- Mercy Corps plans to scale up and expand its humanitarian response in Northeast Nigeria to reach more beneficiaries with additional and varied assistance in a wider geographic area.
- General Position Summary
- The project assistant will assist the program teams in the day to day implementation of all program activities in the areas of intervention.
Essential Job Functions
- Assist program officers to track program progress according to the developed schedule and work plan, including community mobilization, beneficiary registration, community sensitization and coordination in the target geographical locations.
- Assist in promoting community participation including organizing for community meetings and inclusion so as to encourage community ownership over activities implemented and ensure equal representation of various community groups during implementation.
- Conduct nutritional and hygiene promotion messaging to ensure the messages developed address the current knowledge and practices gaps, messages channels are in line with those most commonly used by the communities.
- Support the Programme Officers in conducting trainings to Mercy Corps community volunteers and WASH committees and Sanitation Brigades on community sensitization and messages delivery.
- Whenever delegated, support in supervision of processes like borehole drilling, well constructions, latrine constructions, distribution of WASH related NFIs at the program site level.
- Organize for water quality monitoring including ensuring proper water treatment activities in general, at the program site level and makes sure that the consumables are timely replenished
- Together with the WASH Officer, ensure inclusion of protection principles like gender segregation, adaptation to meet the gender-specific and disablement needs, in the design and implementation of the program.
- Organize and conduct focus group discussion on WASH related topics, including the importance of WASH in Nutrition programming.
- Security savvy, s/he Complies to -and sets the good example for the respect of- security measures and regulations in place.
- Adherence to all MC policies and procedures as outlined in MC policies and procedure manuals;
- 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 in country of operation;
- 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.
Accountability:
- Supervisory Responsibility: None
- Reports Directly To: WASH Program Officer
- Works Directly With: MEL team, Programs, Finance and Operations.
Knowledge and Experience
- 1-2 years of working experience. Previous experience in community work is highly preferred.
- Proven ability to develop and maintain good relation with the local communities and project beneficiaries.
- Demonstrated skills in planning, organizing and reporting
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field (Engineering, Nutrition, Community Public Health) or equivalent experience is highly recommended
- Ability to work under pressure
- Strong interpersonal, intercultural and communication skills
- Excellent oral and written skills and computer skills
- Fluency in English; fluency in Hausa and local languages is required.
Success Factors
- The successful candidate will be an effective communicator, with dedication towards community work, commitment to work long hours in the field conditions with limited access to resources.
- S/He will be highly motivated, with initiative and capable to work without direct supervision.
- S/he will be willing to conduct field travels and work in ethnically and culturally diversified and fast growing team.
- 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 in-country venues.
Job Title: Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Assistant
Reference Number: MDG/HUMOPS/2018/00038
Location: Ngala - Borno
Program / Department Summary
- With the insurgency affecting North East Nigeria and displacing millions of people, Mercy Corps is expanding its humanitarian programming to support the conflict-affected population.
- As a result of the wide-scale needs, Mercy Corps is scaling-up food security, non-food items, nutrition, protection, livelihoods, and water sanitation hygiene (WASH) activities in Dikwa, Ngala, Gwoza, Damboa and Bama Local Government Areas in Borno State to address emergency needs.
General Position Summary
- The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Assistant will work with the MEL officer as part of a team to operationalize specific program systems.
- The MEL Assistant is responsible for supporting Mercy Corps staff and partners to regularly collect, enter, verify and analyze data and make timely database adjustments to measure the impact of the program.
- The MEL Assistant will work directly with the MEL Officer and will closely coordinate with other program staff to help ensure monitoring and evaluation data is accurately incorporated into all reports and information products.
Essential Job Functions
- Understand and maintain an M&E system database that improves Mercy Corps’ ability to inform program implementation, analyze data and represent impact to donors, government, partner organizations and communities.
- Ensure all relevant programme staff are able to utilize the database to analyse program information and results.
- Regularly review data entered into the M&E system to locate and fix problems with data entry or integrity.
- Manage regular synchronizations and backups of field data to cloud-based data management system.
- Troubleshoot front and back end issues with the database, including any synchronisation issues of field-level data.
- Work as part of a team to facilitate and support M&E operations including baseline, annual and end line surveys, regular monitoring, data collection, analysis and reporting according to the M&E work plan.
- Generate data (tables/graphs/reports) from the M&E database at regular intervals, ensuring reports/information are available for programme implementation staff when required. Facilitate data analysis with programme implementation team as requested.
- Conduct regular field visits to ensure all elements of the M&E system and database are being utilized effectively by all stakeholders, assessing and identifying breakdowns and areas that require clarifications and improvements.
- Ensure field teams always have the most recent version of all M&E tools and documents.
- Assist the team in improving the PROGRAM’s M&E systems by identifying good practices, field tested lessons learned and creative recommendations; share with and encourage staff to incorporate these in their daily work.
- Work closely with the M&E Officer to develop and deliver staff/partner trainings, improving capacities in monitoring, evaluation and database management.
- Review or edit data in reports as requested and required.
- 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.
Accountability:
- Supervisory Responsibility: None
- Reports Directly To: MEL Officer
- Works Directly With: MEL team, Programs, Finance, Operations and MC Beneficiaries.
Knowledge and Experience
- One or more years of experience working in the NGO sector in M&E, ideally in conflict management, peacebuilding, community development or economic and market development.
- A university degree in social sciences or a related field is required.
- Prior experience carrying out surveys or conducting qualitative and quantitative data collection.
- Prior experience with computerized data management systems.
- Advanced computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel and Access.
- Strong analytical skills coupled with a solid understanding of quantitative indicators and data collection strategies.
- Excellent oral and written English skills.
Success Factors
- The ability to interact effectively with international and national personnel is required. A demonstrated ability to multi-task, meet deadlines and process information in support of changing program activities is necessary.
- 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.
- 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 in-country venues.
Application Deadline 27th November, 2018.
Job Title: WASH Program Officer
Reference Number: MDG/HUMOPS/2018/00039
Location: Borno State
Program / Department Summary
- Mercy Corps Nigeria's humanitarian program aims to provide assistance to populations affected by the crisis in Northeast Nigeria.
- With funding from humanitarian donors including OFDA, FFP, GAC and ECHO the humanitarian programs engage in several interventions including but not limited to food assistance, logistics and relief commodities, protection, livelihoods, WASH and capacity building of humanitarian response actors.
- Mercy Corps plans to scale up and expand its humanitarian response in Northeast Nigeria to reach more beneficiaries with additional and varied assistance in a wider geographic area.
- General Position Summary
- The WASH Program Officer is responsible for both the soft and hardware components of the sanitation infrastructure activities of the WASH program in targeted implementation area.
- The WASH Program Officer will assist in supervision of the all works related to implementing infrastructure improvement; and provide input on monitoring and evaluation of the project.
Essential Job Functions
- Under the guidance of Senior Project Officer, supervise the implementation of the program in the field, and provide input into design and improvement of WASH infrastructure in targeted areas.
- Perform the planning of and organize and ensure quality performance of- monitoring of WASH projects.
- Ensure and promote appropriate health messages related to water, sanitation and hygiene behaviors in targeted communities. This includes promoting community involvement and ownership in all water and sanitation activities and infrastructure projects
- Organize and supervise processes like borehole drilling, latrine construction and well constructions at the program site level including those contracted to private companies. Supervises water treatment activities in general, at the program site level and makes sure that the consumables are timely replenished
- Ensures inclusion of protection principles like gender segregation, adaptation to meet the gender-specific and disablement needs, in the design and implementation of the program.
- Perform regular progress visits of the projects sites, and final inspection of completed water and sanitation infrastructure projects, and ensure that technical, safety and environmental standards have been met.
- Provide regular capacity building and mentoring to Community Sanitation Brigades and WASHCOMMs on water and sanitation issues, and monitor their evolution.
- Assist the SPO in preparation of project designs, estimates and drawings as required, including a list of materials & labor, technical specifications needed, contract documents and project implementation plans.
- Provide advice on the official handing over of projects to communities/beneficiaries.
- Security savvy, s/he Complies to -and sets the good example for the respect of- security measures and regulations in place.
- Adherence to all MC policies and procedures as outlined in MC policies and procedure manuals;
- 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 in country of operation;
- 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.
Accountability
- Supervisory Responsibility: WASH Program Assistants
- Reports Directly To: WASH Senior Program Officer
- Works Directly With: MEL team, Programs, Finance and Operations.
Knowledge and Experience
- BA/S or higher in Water and/or Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Public Health or other relevant background and/or relevant experience in water and sanitation that related to slum upgrading program.
- 3-4+ years in community based water and sanitation project preferably in urban context
- Experience in water supply systems: boreholes, pumping, basic hydraulics, etc.
- Fluency in both verbal and written English highly preferred. Fluency in Hausa and local languages is required.
- Multi-tasking, coordination, organization, prioritization skills essential. Demonstrated strengths in analytical skills, monitoring and evaluation, and report writing
- Highly-developed computers skills, with strong familiarity with MS Office, Power point, Outlook, Excel, Word, and infrastructure design software
- Ability to work independently and cooperatively with team members required. Ability to work under pressure
- Strong interpersonal, intercultural and communication skills
Success Factors
- The successful candidate will combine curiosity and strong technical skills, experience in WASH programs, and a want-to-do attitude.
- S/he will be an effective communicator, with dedication towards community work, commitment to work long hours in the field conditions with limited access to resources.
- S/He will be highly motivated, with initiative and capable to work with limited direct supervision.
- Ideally s/he will have previous experience in working in large-scale emergency programs in insecure and conflict-affected contexts, including remote management and capacity development.
- S/he will be willing to conduct several days-long field travels and work in ethnically and culturally diversified and fast growing team
- 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 in-country venues.
Application Deadline 30th November, 2018.
Job Title: Senior Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Officer
Reference Number: MDG/HUMOPS/2018/00037
Location: Maiduguri with frequent travels to Dikwa, Ngala, Gwoza and Bama – Borno State
Program / Department Summary
- With the insurgency affecting North East Nigeria and displacing millions of people, Mercy Corps is expanding its humanitarian programming to support the conflict-affected population.
- As a result of the wide-scale needs, Mercy Corps is scaling-up food security, non-food items, nutrition, protection, livelihoods, and water sanitation hygiene (WASH) activities in Dikwa, Ngala, Gwoza, Damboa and Bama Local Government Areas in Borno State to address emergency needs.
General Position Summary
- Mercy Corps is looking for a strong Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer. This is an existing position created to strengthen the monitoring efforts of Mercy Corps’ programs in Maiduguri, Nigeria.
- The aim of the Senior MEL Officer will assist the humanitarian program in specific activities that help quantify, analyze, and document the impacts and outputs of Mercy Corps Nigeria’s program in Borno state including data collection, data management, data analysis, mapping, development of M&E tools and reporting systems.
Essential Job Functions
- Conduct surveys and assist in monitoring activities that help evaluate programs implementation and success
- Manage program data, including information that is collected by programs; this will include database design and support, developing M&E tools
- Map program activities for use in program planning, implementation, and evaluation
- Coordinate with other organizations as necessary to collect other monitoring data relevant to Mercy Corps programs
- Provide regular reports and summary information to the Managers and Senior Management
- Support, train and advise programs’ staff on monitoring techniques and tools
- Participate in other monitoring and evaluation activities including collaboration in field and program based research
- Coordinate with the team leader to ensure that regular monitoring activities are being performed according to schedule and that data collection is adequately completed.
- Works closely with all program teams to ensure that monitoring is adequate for management and reporting purposes.
- Coordinates and assists on oversight of data collection activities such as periodic surveys and participates in the hiring process of personnel under the MEL component
- Oversee data management including the timeliness and completeness of reporting as well as data entry.
- Supervises all the Database officers at the field level.
- 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
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.
Accountability:
- Supervisory Responsibility: MEL Officers/Database Officers
- Reports Directly To: MEL Manager
- Works Directly With: MEL team, Programs, Finance, Operations and MC Beneficiaries.
Knowledge and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in statistics, social sciences, economics, or any relevant discipline is preferred.
- At least a minimum of 3 years’ experience in the implementation of Monitoring, Evaluation or support of development programs
- Quantitative and qualitative skills including knowledge of basic statistics and mathematics
- Practical and theoretical knowledge in program monitoring and data collection methods, including interview techniques
- Good data analysis skills and data analytic tools.
- Working experience in INGOs is of added advantage
- Strong knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel spreadsheet and Word is required and statistical packages Skills in other programs.
- Comfort and ability to talk to and interview project participants while professionally representing Mercy Corps.
- Ability to communicate in English and Hausa
- Proven report writing skills.
Success Factors:
- The successful candidate will be capable of multi-tasking, rapid decision-making, have initiative, drive and a lot of energy, as well as high emotional intelligence, constructive mentoring skills and proven experience with capacity building.
- S/he will be committed to long-term program sustainability and the delivery of high-impact activities at the community level.
- Successful Mercy Corps team members have a strong commitment to teamwork and accountability, thrive in evolving and challenging environments, and make effective written and verbal communication a priority.
- 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 Mercy Corps' policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.
Application Deadline 2nd December, 2018.
How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit no more than 4 page CV and Cover Letter in one document, addressing the position requirements to:
[email protected]
Note
- All applications must include the position title and Reference Number in the subject line.
- CV and cover letter and should not be more than 4 pages.
- Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview and we are an equal opportunity organization so women are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.