Mercy Corps Program Director Jobs 2023 – Kenya NGO Jobs. Mercy Corps Kenya looking for “Program Director”. Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 16 March 2023.
Mercy Corps has been working in Kenya for over 30 years. With the formation of the independent Republic of Kenya in July 2011, Mercy Corps established a Country Office and has staff working all over the country to help build government institutions. Mercy Corps has maintained its presence in Kenya despite significant challenges in the operating environment by adopting a flexible approach to its work with the Government of Kenya.
Mercy Corps Program Director Jobs 2023
The Mercy Corps has published a job vacancy announcement on 03 March 2023 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Program Director to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | Mercy Corps |
| Position | Program Director – Girls Improving Resilience through Livelihoods |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum 7 years |
| Application Deadline | 16 March 2023 |
Mercy Corps Job Vacancy 2023
The Position: The Program Director will be the overall lead for the GIRL program. S/he will be responsible for ensuring that program interventions across the three country programs are delivered with the highest quality and contribute to a strong evidence base that strengthens MC’s reputation and voice around what works for girls. S/he will provide in-depth technical support to refine and iterate the program model and ensure robust monitoring and evaluation across all target countries to support iteration and adaptation; work closely with the global research team and the program research and learning lead to design and oversee a global GIRL learning and research agenda in collaboration with country MEL teams; foster the sharing of learning, best practices, and evidence across GIRL programs within the three countries; promote the GIRL model and it’s approaches to donors, peers and relevant policy makers; and ensure effective communication and coordination between stakeholders, partners, and the project donor. The Project Director will be responsible for leading a scaling strategy, identifying key fundraising opportunities and driving program expansion across the two regions and beyond.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Set a clear vision for the GIRL program and its associated structure to enable impactful
- programming and effective cross-country learning, working closely with field leadership and teams.
- Working with country PMs, ensure the GIRL programming reflects Mercy Corps’ signature
- technical approaches, including meaningful youth engagement, resilience, and gender equality outcomes.
- Work closely with the Research and Learning Lead to drive a cutting-edge research and
- learning agenda to inform program strategy, generate evidence of programmatic impact, inform program adaptation and learning and promote internal and external learning, using appropriate procedures and tools for data collection and analysis across countries.
Qualification & Experience:
- Minimum 7 years of experience delivering high-impact programming, including skills in program management, implementation and/or technical leadership. Experience in complex/fragile environments is preferred.
- In-depth technical knowledge related to adolescent girls, youth and/or gender and experience supporting program teams to achieve technical excellence in youth and gender programming.
- Experience driving research and learning agenda and ensuring that key research findings and learnings are disseminated internally and externally to support learning and profile raising.
- Direct experience working across multiple departments/geographies to achieve high-level results, and flexibility and comfort working across multiple reporting lines.
- Ability to effectively represent Mercy Corps and its interests to key stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience with donor representation, proposal development and resource mobilization in support of a fundraising strategy.
- Proven verbal and written communication skills and ability to distill complex information and data into accessible conversation and written pieces.
- Ability to multi-task, organize and prioritize daily tasks and the big picture.
- Demonstrated flexibility and creativity in planning and problem-solving.
- Strong written and spoken communication skills in English required.
- Ability to effectively manage a team and apply relevant Mercy Corps’ procedures and approaches.
- Experience supporting technical capacity and skill development amongst diverse teams.
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply Mercy Corps Program Director Jobs 2023
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to this link Click Here
The Closing Date: 16 March 2023
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.mercycorps.org |
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