Mercy Corps Deputy Chief of Party (PROGRESS Program) Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya
Mercy Corps Deputy Chief of Party (Progress Program) Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya
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General Position Summary: The Deputy Chief of Party (DCoP) will be responsible for the implementation of day-to-day activities of the program.
The DCoP will support the Chief of Party (CoP) in program oversight, technical and operational management aspects of the program and ensure that all appropriate reporting requirements are met.
S/he will work directly with partner agencies both national and international and county governments to achieve the objectives of the program.
The DCoP will work closely with different departments and support functions to ensure effective program coordination and implementation, monitoring and evaluation, research and learning, quality assurance, accountability and identify sustainability and exit strategies for program interventions.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
Support the Chief of Party (CoP) in providing leadership, vision and strategy to the program’s overall direction and implementation.
Recognize opportunities for innovative action and create an environment where alternative viewpoints are welcomed; promote and model a culture of learning and adaptive management.
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 strategy.
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.
Coordinate different program components including research, implementation, M&E and learning to drive overall effectiveness and coherence of program strategy within and between Phase 1 and 2.
Oversee performance of consortium partners and sub-grantees.
Work with the CoP to coordinate program startup and ongoing program management of teams across the various technical areas of focus and field locations.
Support the CoP in the establishment of a program and consortium structure that favors integration across research streams, activities, and partners.
Lead the development of detailed implementation plans, flowing from annual strategic work- plans, and ensure the delivery of the same and ensure implementation plan reflect MEL, Research and CLA (collaborate, learn and adapt) activities.
Create and follow effective stakeholder management plans, ensuring sound and proactive communications between Mercy Corps Kenya, partner organizations, Mercy Corps headquarters, USAID, private sector, government authorities, and implementing agencies.
Ensure that program implementation is responsive to communities and partners and consistent with Mercy Corps’ relevant program guidelines, principles, values, quality standards and strategic plan.
Work with the CoP, Research and Design lead and Strategic Learning lead to refine the Phase 1 research agenda to ensure its relevance to the overall program objective and maximize its utility to inform design decisions for Phase 2 activities
Ensure that the design and iteration of interventions during Phase 2, including participant targeting and engagement, is based on the evidence and learnings from research and assessments from Phase 1 by actively supporting ongoing documentation, learning, and knowledge exchange during Phase 1, culminating in a design workshop at the end of Phase 1.
Develop consortium partners’ MoUs and contracts and oversee a training program for program partners.
Provide overall technical guidance and leadership, mentoring, quality control and coordination to strengthen program outcomes.
Lead the socialization of the program with Government stakeholders, USAID, Technical Steering Committee ensuring necessary approvals and collaboration as required.
Ensure research and program implementation is on time, target and budget, using effective Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems to reach desired impacts.
Create and maintain systems ensuring effective and transparent use of financial resources for timely and informative reporting in line with donor and Mercy Corps policies and procedures.
Fulfill Mercy Corps’ Program Management Minimum Standards and MEL Standards based on the organization-wide guide.
Ensure all interventions adhere to
Mercy Corps’ Gender Policy, Do No Harm principles, and beneficiary accountability standards.
Liaise with Mercy Corps’ support departments (Finance, Operations, HR etc.) for operational support of the program.
In coordination with the country/program M&E team and technical team, set program targets, monitor the implementation of Phase 1 and Phase 2 activities through regular field visits and assessments to ensure program quality and impact.
Facilitate the achievement of performance-based targets and outcomes and lead efforts to design effective, proactive, and iterative M&E systems following the program’s theory of change and results chain measurement.
Support the development of the scope of work, deliverables and overall quality of work of any internal or external evaluation or research partners.
Ensure that research and evaluation partners have a detailed plan for disseminating findings to targeted stakeholders and in coordination with CLA lead capture program adaptation
Oversee the scheduling and production of formal and informal reports on all aspects of the program in a timely and efficient manner.
Ensure program data is analyzed and is used for learning and decision making
In coordination with CLA lead organizer semi-annual and annual program workshops with all program partners to discuss lessons learned, review TOC and make necessary adaptations
Document achievements/impact, lessons learned and challenges of innovative program components of the program.
Work with M&E team and all program team members to ensure that the program is generating relevant information that is being used for ongoing learning, program analysis and decision-making while also capturing results at the output and impact level.
Produce written reports on program activities, capturing the impacts of activities.
Knowledge 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 seven (7) 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.
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 working on USAID-funded programs preferred.
Prior experience in awarding and managing sub-grants to local organizations to promote Nutrition, governance and gender goals.
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 ability to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, and to liaise with donors and HQ.
Fluency in written and spoken English.
How to Apply
Interested candidates who meet the above required qualifications and experience should submit a Cover Letter and detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) listing three professional references (including a recent supervisor).
Please do not attach any certificates. Applications should be sent to: ke-hrkenya@mercycorps.org on or before 3rd October 2019.
The email subject line must clearly indicate the job title for the position.
Applications will be reviewed by the hiring team on a rolling basis.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
NB: We do not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process
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