Ongoing Recruitment at Mercy Corps, 8th May, 2018

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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. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: Senior Procurement Officer Reference Number: ABV/OPS/2018/00001 Location: Abuja, Nigeria Position Status Full-time and Regular Reports Directly To: Operations Manager Program / Department Summary

• The Operations Department is committed to implementing and maintaining the highest standards of efficiency and integrity in the purchase of goods and services.
• The overriding objective for all Mercy Corps procurement activity is the prompt and effective provision of materials and services to Mercy Corps’ beneficiary populations in compliance with donor specifications.

General Position Summary

• The Senior Procurement Officer is responsible for overseeing the procurement aspects of Mercy Corps’ logistic operation.
• Working closely with Program, Administration, Finance and Logistics the Senior Procurement Officer is instrumental in supporting program activities through his/her services.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• The Senior Procurement Officer will 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.

Program Management:

• Coordinate daily MCN procurement activities.
• Ensure that the procurement department supports the programs efficiently and compliantly.
• Understand MC procurement policies and formats. Provide training to staff on these policies.
• Assist Program and Operational personnel in regular procurement planning meetings.
• Assist staff as needed on timely completion of purchase requests and other documentation.
• Interact with contractors, in coordination with the Program & Operation Managers.
• Ensure that the required documentation of supplies and transactions are completed to MC standards.
• Prepare of status reports on deliveries for P&L and office Management and recipient of supplies.
• Coordinate with the Warehouse on delivery of items including completion of Goods Received Notes, storage of items and transfer of items to field sites.

Procurement Management:

• Regularly produce purchase status and completed purchases reports using the Ongoing PR Master List and PR Master List.
• Ensure that Mercy Corps’ procurement activities are legal and moral.
• Enforce proper use of procurement ceilings and approval procedures.
• Carryout the procurement of goods, works and services for all the PRs above USD $20,000 – as per Mercy Corps standards and formats.
• Carryout the procurement of national consultants services (all values) – as per Mercy Corps standards and formats.
• Oversee the establishment of various Master Agreements (MPAs and MSAs) for commonly used items – as per Mercy Corps standards and formats.
• Assist in the maintenance of thorough procurement files. Ensure that the procurement filing system is in place and in accordance with the Procurement filing procedures as outlined in the FP3.
• Assist the P&L management and office staff with procurement activities, as required.
• Coordinate with the Finance Department to ensure that payments to vendors are made on-time and without any unnecessary strain on the financial systems of MC
• Assist P&L Management with asset management. Identify assets during the course of procurement and notify the Asset Controller on receipts of assets.
• Maintain file on market prices for commonly-bought items.
• Perform any other reasonable duties that deem necessary as assigned by the supervisor

Team Management:

• Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
• Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback via regular performance reviews.
• Supervise, hire and orient new team members as necessary.
• Provide team members with information, tools and other resources to improve performance and reach objectives.
• Contribute to country team-building efforts, help team members identify problem-solving options and ensure the integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.

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:

• Directly supervises the Procurement Assistant and Procurement Intern

General Accountability:

• Accountable for following Mercy Corps Field Procurement Policies and Procedures (FP3), the MC Code of conduct regarding procurement activities and MC Conflict of Interest policy.

Works Directly With:

• Operations Team, Finance Team, Co-ordinates with Mercy Corps program and operations staff regarding procurement planning and activities

Knowledge and Experience

• Degree in a relevant business field is desired. 2-3 years of experience in large scale supply chain management and/ or international business.
• Strong organizational skills; ability to interact effectively with international and national personnel. Excellent oral and written English skills.
• High level of computer skills on MS Office programs.
• A demonstrated ability to multi-task and process information into action as to not delay program activities.
• A clear understanding of procurement ethics and donor compliance is essential.
• Certification in procurement/supply chain management.
• Knowledge of Sphere standards and other training in humanitarian response preferred.

Success Factors

• The Procurement Manager is conscientious with an excellent sense of judgement. S/he has the ability to work simultaneously on multiple tasks and a willingness and ability to work effectively with a wide variety of people. They have the ability to work as part of a team and coordinate with project personnel.

Application Deadline 16th May, 2018.     Job Title: Agricultural Finance Expert (Financial Sector Development) Location: Abuja, with frequent travels Background

• This position is pending funding and approval.
• Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by building secure, productive and just communities. Mercy Corps has been present in Nigeria since 2012, focusing its interventions on market systems innovations, improved governance, humanitarian response and conflict mitigation.
• The AgriFin in Nigeria project will follow a three pronged approach:
  • Generating new knowledge products to improve the supply of financial services for farms and agri-based rural enterprises;
  • Increase demand of farmers and managers of agri-based rural enterprises for financial services; and
  • Increase capacity of financial institutions in the development of adapted financial services for farmers and agri-based rural enterprises.
• The project will work closely with a range of stakeholders, including agriculture extension workers, employees and managers at agri-based enterprises and financial institutions.

Consultant Activities

• Responsibility for providing technical advice and support to financial institutions in providing adapted financial services to the agricultural sector
• Planning and coordination of activities mainly in the southern project region
• Planning and implementation of capacity building measures with actors from the financial and agricultural sector
• Technical advice on the development of need-oriented financial services
• Facilitating the cooperation with stakeholders
• Provision of trainings and coaching to stakeholders of the financial sector and to a lesser extent to farms and agri-based enterprises
• Main contact person for partner organizations and other stakeholders in the southern project area
• Provision of guidance to short-term experts
• Contribution to M&E and reporting
• Frequent travels in the project regions

Profile

• University Degree in Finance, Banking or Agricultural Economics
• At least 7 years of professional experience in agricultural finance
• Expertise and work experience with regard to financial sector development and agricultural finance
• Sound understanding of the financial sector in Nigeria with hands-on work experience with financial institutions on agricultural finance
• Experience in planning, organizing and facilitating training and capacity building measures for financial institutions
• Experience in working with international development agencies as well as public and private stakeholders at different levels
• Good understanding of the agricultural sector in Nigeria, preferably work experience in the project related value chains
• Professional experience in Nigeria and/or countries in West Africa with similar socio-economic conditions
• Proficient knowledge in English is required (at least C1- level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
• Knowledge of dominant local language of the northern (Hausa) or southern project region (Yoruba)
• Highly team-oriented

Timeframe / Schedule

• The period of this consultancy is a maximum of 46 months beginning in November 2018
• This position is pending funding and approval.

Application Deadline 14th May, 2018.     Job Title: Agricultural Finance Expert with focus on Agriculture Location: Abuja with frequent travels Background

• Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by building secure, productive and just communities. Mercy Corps has been present in Nigeria since 2012, focusing its interventions on market systems innovations, improved governance, humanitarian response and conflict mitigation.
• The AgriFin in Nigeria project will follow a three pronged approach: 1) Generating new knowledge products to improve the supply of financial services for farms and agri-based rural enterprises; 2) increase demand of farmers and managers of agri-based rural enterprises for financial services; and 3) increase capacity of financial institutions in the development of adapted financial services for farmers and agri-based rural enterprises.
• The project will work closely with a range of stakeholders, including agriculture extension workers, employees and managers at agri-based enterprises and financial institutions.

Consultant Activities

• Responsibility for providing technical advice and support to farms and agri-based enterprises
• Planning and coordination of activities in the central-northern project region
• Planning and implementation of capacity building measures with actors from the agricultural and financial sector
• Facilitating the cooperation with stakeholders
• Main contact person for partner organizations and other stakeholders in the central-northern project area
• Provision of trainings to farms and agri-based enterprises and to a lesser extent for stakeholders of the financial sector
• Provision of guidance to short-term experts
• Contribution to M&E and reporting
• Frequent travels in the project regions

Profile

• University Degree in Agronomy or Agricultural Economics
• At least 7 years of professional experience in agricultural finance
• Expertise and work experience with regard to agricultural finance, farming economics and smallholder agriculture
• Sound understanding of agricultural value chains in Nigeria, particularly rice, maize, cassava, potato and cocoa
• Experience in planning, organizing and facilitating training and capacity building measures for farmers and agri-based enterprises
• Experience in working with international development agencies as well as public and private stakeholders at different levels
• Good understanding of the financial sector in Nigeria
• Professional experience in Nigeria and/or countries in West Africa with similar socio-economic conditions
• Proficient knowledge in English is required (at least C1 level according to the common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
• Knowledge of dominant local language of the northern (Hausa) or southern project region (Yoruba)
• Team oriented

Timeframe / Schedule:

• The period of this consultancy is a maximum of 46 months beginning in November 2018. This position is pending funding and approval.

Application Deadline 14th May, 2018.     Job Title: Cleaner Reference Number: ABV/OPS/2018/00002 Location: Abuja Position Status 2 Months Program / Department Summary

• Mercy Corps has been present in Nigeria since December 2012, focusing its interventions on adolescent girls’ empowerment, economic development and conflict mitigation. In mid-2014, Mercy Corps has decided to address the rising humanitarian needs among displaced households and vulnerable host communities by in the northeast Nigeria and started its humanitarian program.
• With funding from variety of donors, including OFDA, FFP, EU and ECHO, the humanitarian program has been focusing on food assistance, non-food items distribution, protection, livelihoods support, WASH and capacity building of humanitarian response actors.
• All Mercy Corps interventions in Nigeria are implemented in a conflict and gender sensitive manner.

General Position Summary

• The cleaner will be responsible for providing cleaning services as stated in the scope of work and will be based in Abuja.
• The candidate will work under the direct supervision of the Logistics Officer to ensure general outlook of the office/guest house is maintained. The duties are outlined as follows.

Accountability:

• Reports Directly To: Logistics Officer
• Works Directly With: Finance, Program and Operation teams.
• Supervisory Responsibility: None

Knowledge and Experience

• SSCE required.
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience working experience
• Ability to interact effectively with international and national personnel.
• Commitment to renewing and maintaining knowledge of best practices
• Strong interpersonal, and communication skills
• Fluency in English is required.

Success Factors

• The successful candidate will have a can-do attitude. Ideally, S/he will have previous experience in working in large-scale emergency programs in insecure and conflict-affected contexts, including remote management.
• S/he is a problem solver, who is adept in successfully dealing with issues of complexity. S/he is an active listener and contributor, working to create a strong team share ideas and learn. Conscientious with an excellent sense of judgment.
• 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 11th May, 2018.     Job Title: Field Enumerator (Baseline Survey Agatu in Benue State) Location: Agatu, Benue Reports directly to: M&E Officer and other ECPN project team Anticipated Dates of Engagement: May 2018 (for 5 days within this period) Slot: 10 Project Description

• The ECPN program is aimed at reducing violence in farmer and pastoralist communities across the targeted states of Benue and Nasarawa through an integrated joint natural resources management and conflict management approach. Mercy Corps is implementing the program in partnership with Pastoral Resolve (PARE).
• ECPN leverages Mercy Corps, USAID, and global best practices for people-to-people initiatives to shape the design of the interventions. These include promoting the sustainability of negotiated agreements by practically addressing economic and environmental drivers of resource-based conflicts; connecting community-level engagement with higher-level initiatives; and including a broad range of stakeholders in the development of dispute resolution agreements

Position Objective/Purpose

• The purpose of the data collection is to provide baseline which the ECPN project can monitor and assess its progress and effectiveness during implementation and after the activity is completed.
• The successful individuals will work closely with the ECPN project team to mobilize community respondents, conduct personalized interviews and collect site-specific data within identified local communities in Agatu, in Benue state.

Scope of Work /Responsibilities The field enumerators will:

• Get familiar with data collection tools and study protocol
• Attend study orientation and data collection training
• Conduct ECPN baseline data collection in selected communities in Agatu, Benue state
• Orient and guide the MC project team on likely sensitivities that could affect the usage of the survey tools within the target communities
• Work collaboratively with ECPN project and MC M&E team to ensure successful implementation of the baseline study
• Review filled data collection tools to ensure completion and quality of data
• Provide guidance and clarifications at data analysis stage regarding collected data as needed
• Play a key role in the mobilization of community respondents for the survey.

Qualifications and Personal Attributes

• Qualifications in the fields of the Social Sciences, Economics, Development Studies or Statistics.
• A sound track record in developing and conducting research
• Proven skills in the use of mobile device for data collection
• Experience in conducting quantitative and qualitative research in Northern part of Nigeria
• Experience working in the selected communities and a good understanding of the local dialects is preferred.
• Experience in data collection and analysis using participatory methodology.
• Possess a degree of flexibility to work and availability to respond to comments and questions in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Strong command over English and Hausa, especially ability to write high quality, clear and concise reports.

Application Deadline 11th May, 2018.     How To Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send not more than 4-page CV's and Cover Letters in one document, addressing the position requirements and location to: [email protected]   Note

• All applications must include the position title and reference number in the subject line and should not be more than 4 pages.
• 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.

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