Mercy Corps Food Security and Livelihoods Technical Advisor Jobs in South Sudan
About Mercy Corps
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The Program
Mercy Corps has been operational in South Sudan since 2005 and is currently engaged in both Development and humanitarian responses. In Western Equatorial, Mercy Corps has been partnering with SDC, AFD, and many partners to Strengthen the Resilience, Agriculture, and Markets (STREAM) in Mundri East, Mundri West, and Mvolo Counties.
Mercy Corps has a country office in the capital of Juba and field offices in states. Mercy Corps programs include Food security and livelihoods, Expanding Economic Opportunities, Peace and governance, and Water Security.
Mercy Corps is recruiting for an FSL Technical Advisor to provide leadership to the STREAM program in South Sudan during which the FSL Technical Advisor will guide the STREAM team to fully roll out the program in Mundri West, Mundri East, and Mvolo counties and work with country and regional team to support fundraising of STREAM co-finance.
Potential candidates should have specialized Market Systems Development (MSD) experience, especially MSD in crisis in complex crises including in emergencies, flooded areas, internally displaced persons, and or refugees.
The Position
Working under the direction of the Director of Programs in Juba the FSL Technical Advisor is expected to contribute to the quality assurance of program implementation of FSL and integrate gender, youth, protection, monitoring, and evaluation and ensure that Mercy Corps programs/projects bring a significant contribution to reducing poverty and build secure productive and just communities and play a leading role in transforming Mercy Corps programs in South Sudan.
FSL Technical Advisor will oversee and develop high-quality design and implementation of long-term development and emergency programs and lead the development of new and innovative initiatives that effectively address the underlying causes of poverty.
The successful candidate must also ensure that systems and people are in place to ensure proper management of these projects and programs. They will work closely with all FSL clusters and ensure standard FSL practices are applied throughout the Programme area.
FSL Technical Advisor will also play a pivotal role in building the capacity of the country on MSD, local partners, national staff, and other stakeholders in the principles and practices of MSD in FSL. They will design and conduct appropriate training modules and mentor staff, colleagues, and partners in order to build their capacity on MSD across key outcome areas.
They will work with the country team and TSU to develop an MSD strategy for Mercy Corps South Sudan ensuring MSD is mainstreamed across the 4 objectives of Food Security, Economic Opportunities, Water Security, Peace, and Good Governance.
Essential Responsibilities
Provide Technical Fsl Support to the Fsl Cluster and Relief Rehabilitationcommisson Partners
Provide Technical Fsl Support and Coordination of Mercy Corps Fsl Projects
External Coordination
Share relevant project information with other stakeholders.
Participate in FSL coordination meetings.
Examine and pursue funding opportunities from donors and partners, in collaboration with the CD (including developing and submitting concept papers, proposals, etc).
Quality and Accountability
Coordinate with the team in the Country Office and in HQ to build systems that promote beneficiary accountability by ensuring that communities participate in initial assessments and program design.
Ensure that communities are informed about our programs and what we do, are aware of their entitlements, are comfortable to give feedback, and that feedback is used to improve the quality of our programs.
Support and inculcate a culture of learning between programs through consistent sharing of M&E processes and systems.
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.
Organizational Learning
Develop and implement a comprehensive staff training series to build team capacity in the area of FSL and reporting.
Build the capacity of local partners in FSL and reporting.
Build the capacity of all relevant team members to develop and maintain a robust FSL system, including periodical reflection and analysis of program monitoring data.
Develop plans to mentor and coach colleagues to build their capacity to enable them to develop high-quality reports and other documents.
Facilitate the development and execution of context-specific solutions to improve collaboration, coordination, and performance.
Information Management
Manage the development of monitoring and tracking systems.
Ensure that all communications are in line with Mercy Corps values and goals in relation to DM&E and communications.
Develop and implement plans for further integration of information management systems within Mercy Corps and across partner agencies.
Manage the institutional knowledge within the South Sudan program and contribute to wider knowledge management.
Proposal Development and Reports Management
Coordinate with field program staff and other relevant Mercy Corps stakeholders on proposal development, project design in pursuit of high-impact and cost-effective program strategies and activities.
Maintain a comprehensive list and schedule of private and institutional funding reports, including the detailed requirements necessary for each donor/grant and/or project.
Develop a program reporting schedule and share it among all PMs and ensure all reports are completed and submitted on schedule.
Develop program operational reporting templates that facilitate the acquisition and aggregation of information in programs.
Minimum Qualifications & Transferable Skills
Degree in Social Sciences or Agriculture related.
Experience in donor relations in a humanitarian/developmental context.
A minimum of 5 years’ experience in FSL projects.
Significant experience in developing NGO country FSL strategies.
Good understanding of the MSD approach.
Must have extensive training skills and experience working with a variety of donors.
Advanced computer skills and experience developing data management systems.
Experience with qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methodologies is required.
Previous experience in South Sudan and/or Sudan is strongly preferred.
Team player who takes initiative and is a problem-solver.
Effective verbal and written communication, multi-tasking, and organizational skills.
Ability to manage priorities autonomously.
Willingness to travel to the field frequently (security permitting)
Professional language skills in English (required), and Arabic (strongly preferred)
Effective verbal and written communication, multi-tasking, and organizational skills.
Prior experience living overseas and ability to work in a fluid security environment.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Mercy Corps Food Security and Livelihoods Technical Advisor Jobs in South Sudan
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