Mercy Corps Technical Director ( Nawiri) Jobs in Kenya
About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a global team of humanitarians working together on the front lines of today’s biggest crises to create a future of possibility, where everyone can prosper. In more than 40+ countries around the world, over 5,400+ team members work side by side with people living through poverty, disaster, violent conflict, and the acute impacts of climate change. We’re committed to creating global change through local impact — 84% of our team members are from the countries where they work.
We bring a comprehensive approach to every challenge, addressing problems from multiple angles. And we go beyond emergency aid, partnering with local governments, forward-thinking corporations, social entrepreneurs, and people living in fragile communities to develop bold solutions that make lasting change possible.
General Position Summary
The Technical Director/TD is part of the Nawiri Leadership Team responsible for setting and driving a coherent, integrated technical vision and strategy for the Nawiri program,and ensuring high quality technical implementation of Nawiri’s approach in order to meet the program’s goal of sustained reduction of persistent acute malnutrition. Tasked with creatively managing and developing sustainable, multi-sector technical programming that is accountable to Government, participants and donors, the for Technical Leadership will oversee, guide, mentor and effectively support a high-performing team of senior technical experts across the programs core components (Resilient Livelihoods, Health and WASH, Water Systems, and Gender and Youth Social Inclusion and Systems Strengthening). S/he will ensure technical strategies are appropriately integrated across program systems and processes, reflect best industry standards and practice, and are responsive to participant needs and contexts. The TD will be responsible for working across the Nawiri Senior Leadership Team to ensure technical approaches are effectively reflected in implementation processes (under the Director of Implementation) and program performance standards (under the Program Performance, Quality and Learning Director), effectively guiding team members to delivery on high quality technical implementation plans and program performance standards.
Key Responsibilities
Provide overall technical leadership, vision and strategy to the Nawiri program.
Ensure program technical approach reflects learning and best practices, including Mercy Corps’ approaches in food security and nutrition, food systems, market systems, water security, resilience, and gender and social inclusion.
Facilitate shared understanding of Nawiri’s technical approach across the program.
Ensure that cross-cutting aspects of the program such as gender equality, social inclusion, youth, climate adaptation, and resilience are included and well-integrated into the program technical strategy and approach.
Recognize opportunities for innovative action and create an environment where alternative viewpoints are welcomed; promote and model a culture of learning and adaptive management.
Identify areas where additional technical support is needed and facilitate linkages to the team.
Ensure program technical approach leverages Mercy Corps, USAID and government investments in counties of operations, to support sequencing, layering and integration.
Set direction by prioritizing and organizing actions and resources to achieve objectives that contribute to the program’s overall purpose of reducing persistent acute malnutrition sustainability.
As part of the Nawiri Leadership team, facilitate coordination across implementation and program performance components, to ensure effective integration and roll out of programs’ technical approach.
Provide overall technical guidance and leadership, mentoring, quality control and coordination to strengthen program outcomes.
Lead and guide technical team to develop quality program standards, technical standard operating procedures and concept notes, and provide informed review and feedback aligned to Mercy Corps’ and Nawiri’s lessons learned and best practices
Ensure high quality technical guidance informs the program cycle management process including work planning, (SOPs, concept notes, activity reports, review and reflection meetings, and sense-making sessions; co-facilitate processes for technical inputs.
nowledge and Experience
Master’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field such as social sciences, development studies, nutrition, public health, food security, agriculture, agribusiness, agricultural economics etc.
At least 10 years’ of progressively responsible experience in the successful implementation of international development activities working on programs of a similar scope and scale, with preference given to Food for Peace or Livelihoods programs.
At least three (3) years must be in senior program management, including direct supervision of technical and support staff. (If Team Member does not have this experience, ensure clear metrics and support plan is in place to support success; regularly review performance against PD).
Strong technical skills, including an understanding of multi-sector, multi-year systems-based approaches to food security and nutrition.
Demonstrated technical understanding of resilience and climate change adaptation, and the practical relevance to the program’s aim of sustainably reducing persistent acute malnutrition.
Demonstrated capability in adaptive management and learning.
Strong budget management experience is a must.
Seasoned partnership management experience is required.
Demonstrated excellent team management skills are required.
A strong passion for innovation, influence and sustainable impact to scale.
Demonstrated systems thinker and ability to think outside of the box in the implementation of a unique program with experience in adaptive management and using research as part of program implementation
Prior experience of working on USAID-funded programs preferred
Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, and to liaise with donors and HQ
Fluency in written and spoken English.
Success Factors
Initiative-taker, multi-tasker, and able to work effectively and respectfully with local government, private sector, civil society and donors.
Demonstrated experience in setting up and managing systems and procedures as well as experience in building team commitment toward the achievement of program objectives.
Team-player with positive attitude to problem solving and conflict resolution. Focused on team building and capacity-building of program staff and will be able to apply creative solutions to program quality.
Ability to juggle multiple priorities under tight deadlines and to calmly and diplomatically deal with unexpected events impacting program operations.
Living Conditions / Environmental Conditions
The position is based in Nairobi, Kenya and it requires up to 50% travel to support country programs, which may include travel to insecure locations where freedom of movement is limited and areas where amenities are limited. This is an accompanied post. Accommodation is provided as per the region’s benefits policy. Mercy Corps team members represent the agency both during and outside work hours when deployed in a field posting or on a visit/TDY to a field posting. 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.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Mercy Corps Technical Director ( Nawiri) Jobs in Kenya
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