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.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Intervention Officer
Locations: Adamawa – Yola, Damaturu – Yobe, Gombe, Maiduguri and Biu – Borno
Employment Type: Full-time, Regular
Reports Directly To: Deputy Chief of Party
Works Directly With: Program Leadership, Technical Advisors, Intervention Leads, Finance and Operations teams, Partner Organizations
Program / Department Summary
Mercy Corps Nigeria was established in 2012 to respond primarily to growing humanitarian needs in the Northeast. With a strong and growing team of over 200 staff, Mercy Corps is currently serving over 600,000 beneficiaries across the country with programming in Lagos in the South; Kaduna, Benue, Nasarawa and Plateau in the Middle Belt; Kano, Yobe and Borno in the North.
- Programs include girls’ education and financial inclusion, community peacebuilding, market-based livelihoods and a multi-sector humanitarian response that has a strong emphasis on WASH, Shelter, Cash and Protection.
- With the vision of a Nigeria in which all people are empowered, engaged, resilient and secure, Mercy Corps Nigeria focuses on the root causes of conflict, governance, humanitarian response, and market systems development.
- Working with a diverse funding base that includes the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), UK Department for International Development (DFID), United Nations (UN), European Commission (EC), and several foundations, Mercy Corps empowers people to recover from crisis, build better lives and transform their communities for good.
General Position Summary
- The Intervention Officer will be responsible for implementing all aspects of the market systems development and livelihoods interventions of the Rural Resilience activity.
- This position holder will be required to apply a wide variety of market development tools and approaches in order to catalyze innovative services, facilitate and manage relevant market linkages between market actors in areas targeted by the project.
- S/he will provide field and office-based support to the Market Systems Development and Livelihoods Specialist. The position will support the training of staff, the provision of technical assistance; and ensuring that common strategies and Mercy Corps approaches are applied consistently in all communities.
- S/he will coordinate closely with the M&E team to ensure that systems are in place to track, analyze and report results.
Essential Job Responsibilities
Research:
- Conduct research into relevant market systems and trends to identify opportunities for interventions.
- Assist in stakeholder analysis of selected commodity chains and identify and establish contact with potential firms and other market actors.
- Liaise with the Results Measurement (MRM TEAM) team on the development of appropriately tailored research tools and methods for the collection and collation of relevant intervention information from the field.
- Assist to update and supervise MRM TEAM aspects of the intervention activities, including establishing baselines, indicators, and results.
- Support the conduct and/or update of market assessments, involving direct stakeholders as well as public and private sector actors working within the target value chains and market systems.
- Assist in collecting baseline data related to interventions targeted for study or implementation by the project.
Intervention Management:
- Support the implementation of teamwork plans and the successful implementation of livelihoods and market systems development activities, ensuring timely implementation of work plan activities and identification of target groups within the approved budget, and the achievement of program deliverables for desired impact.
- Support the provision of technical guidance on livelihoods and market systems development and ensure that interventions are responsive to stakeholders and consistent with Mercy Corps’ relevant program guidelines, principles, values, quality standards and strategic plan.
- Formulate strategies to develop markets in the selected commodity chains and seek opportunities to work as per the RRA sector strategy. Develop intervention strategies and implementation procedures in a participatory manner with key stakeholders.
- Ensure the appropriate communication of clear intervention guidelines, expected outcomes, timeframe and work plan to all relevant parties.
- Assist the Intervention Team Leader in the development of relevant grant agreements, MoUs, ToRs and any other administrative requirement for the interventions.
Knowledge and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree. Master’s Degree preferred.
- Minimum of three (3) years of demonstrated experience with USG or other similar development projects focused on market systems and livelihood development, with solid understanding of context including gender and youth issues.
- Demonstrated strengths in analytical skills and report writing.
- Excellent oral, written and computer skills.
- Fluency in English; fluency in Hausa is required.
- Demonstrated ability to work and coordinate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders, including government, community-based organizations, and the private sector.
- Technical experience in market system development approach to development
- Experience with supporting assessments, monitoring and evaluation and other learning efforts required.
- Ability to work independently.
Success Factors
- The successful Intervention Officer will be familiar with supporting the management of facilitation-based interventions and the particular challenges of market systems development in Nigeria.
- The position requires an ability to think creatively about improving opportunities for inclusive market development to promote sustainable livelihoods.
- S/he will have the capacity to spark innovative and entrepreneurial approaches to programming and to inspire groups to collaborate closely to implement high-quality programs.
- S/he will be committed to long-term Team program sustainability and the delivery of high-impact activities at the community level.
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 IASCand have signed on to the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
- 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 e-learning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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