Mercy Corps Deputy Chief of Party Jobs 2021 – Nigeria NGO Jobs. Mercy Corps Nigeria programme looking for “Deputy Chief of Party“. Applicants with a Master’s degree or higher degree in Agriculture, Economics, or Business Administration may apply on or before 10 July 2021.
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Mercy Corps Deputy Chief of Party Jobs 2021
The Mercy Corps has published a job vacancy announcement on 26 June 2021 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Deputy Chief of Party to be based in Gombe, Nigeria.
| Recruiter | Mercy Corps |
| Position | Deputy Chief of Party |
| Location | Gombe, Nigeria |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Master’s degree or higher degree in Agriculture, Economics, or Business Administration |
| Experience Required | At least three years |
| Application Deadline | 10 July 2021 |
Mercy Corps Job Vacancy 2021
Job Purpose: The Deputy Chief of Party (D/COP) will support the Chief of Party (COP) in managing and leading the Rural Resilience Activity. The D/COP will assist the COP in program oversight, and directly manage the technical, administrative, operational and logistical aspects of the program. The D/COP will work closely with different Thematic Teams and support functions to ensure effective program coordination and implementation, monitoring and evaluation, quality assurance and accountability. The D/COP will also work directly with partner agencies, both national and international, to achieve objectives of the program.
Program Management:
- Oversee program top up in start-up states (when confirmed) and ongoing program implementation and administration of teams across various field locations.
- Lead the development of detailed implementation plans, flowing from annual strategic work plans, and ensure the delivery of the same.
- Lead the socialization of the program with Government of Nigeria Stakeholders, ensuring necessary approvals and collaboration required.
- Ensure that beneficiaries are effectively targeted according to established vulnerability criteria.
- Integrate community approaches, gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities as appropriate.
- Provide managerial and programmatic oversight to Partners and Sub-grantee(s).
- Document processes and achievements to ensure best practices are captured and disseminated. This will include the continual re-evaluation of program activities and information, with resulting activity adjustments in keeping with new insights.
- Produce written reports on program activities, capturing the impacts of the activities.
- Oversee efforts to design effective M&E systems for the program, and linkages with internal M&E systems.
- Create and follow effective stakeholder management plans, ensuring sound and proactive communications with Mercy Corps Nigeria, partner organizations, Mercy Corps Headquarters, USAID, Government of Nigeria authorities, and colleague agencies.
- Conduct frequent field visits to all project sites – spend up to 50% of time in the field.
Qualification and Experience:
- Master’s degree or higher degree in Agriculture, Economics, or Business Administration.
- Demonstrated expertise and a minimum of five (5) years of Deputy Chief of Party experience in managing large to medium (preferably $10 million and above) livelihood, agricultural development activities with knowledge of resilience programming and the African context preferred.
- At least three (3) years of field-based work in a conflict-prone and/or active insurgency environment.
- Strong technical experience in Market Systems Approach to development.
- Demonstrated ability to be collaborative across activities utilizing strong communication and interpersonal skills, with evidence of the ability to productively interact with a wide range and levels of organizations (government, private sector, other activities, NGOs).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills (proficiency in English).
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply Mercy Corps Deputy Chief of Party Jobs 2021
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: 10 July 2021
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.mercycorps.org |
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