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Since 1979, we have helped people grappling with the toughest hardships survive - and then thrive. That’s the heart of our approach: We help communities turn crisis into opportunity.
Throughout our history, Mercy Corps has demonstrated innovation, timeliness and the ability to adapt quickly to changing realities.
General Position Summary
The SUN Program Officer, under the supervision of SUN PM will support the day-to-day implementation of activities in SUN program and work with Mon Club Initiative to support Shelter, WASH and Food security & Livelihood activities in Marte. S/he will work closely with other sectors such as MEL, CARM, Shelter, WASH and Livelihood in ensuring smooth project implementation and delivery of program objectives.
Essential Job Responsibilities
- Develop activity work plans and manage day-to-day activity implementation.
- Ensure that beneficiaries are effectively targeted according to vulnerability criteria.
- Train targeted beneficiaries on best agronomy practices, climate-smart agriculture through formal training, on-job mentorship, and supportive supervision
- Identify any gaps or capacity needs within the team and ensure training and capacity building is incorporated into program planning.
- Coordinate and or supervise community mobilization and sensitization activities on program
- Closely collaborate with other sector teams to ensure an integrated approach internally with MC sectors and externally with complementary activities implemented by other program actors.
- Coordinate with other sectors (Cash, Agric, Shelter, MEL, WASH, NCAT, Protection, CARM) and support units to ensure activities are conducted within MC policy and with the maximum benefit to the program.
- Provide inputs to the design and implementation of trainings in any areas related to the program activities for staff, communities, and program beneficiaries.
- Regularly monitor and supervise construction activities
- Ensures beneficiary complaints mechanisms and Accountability to the Affected Population is addressed in the appropriate way that does not discredit the image of Mercy Corps.
- Ensure establishment and maintenance of relationships with communities, and local government in the targeted LGAs.
- Ensure that key learning’s are extracted from Food Security and Livelihood implementation and incorporate them in implementations and staff development processes.
- Maintain filing of all Mercy Corps beneficiaries, and ensure all lists are well captured electronically and manually.
- Facilitate and co-facilitate community meetings, events and training as required.
- Represent Mercy Corps in relevant forums/clusters.
- Work with all program teams, M&E on FSL activities monitoring including baselines, end-lines, midterm reviews, lesson learning exercises and evaluations and ensure learning informs programming.
- Responsible for monitoring the day-to-day activities in the field and initiating relevant assessments reports with proposals.
- Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.
- Any Other duties as assigned.
Safeguarding Responsibility
- Actively learns about safeguarding and integrates it into their work, including safeguarding risks and mitigations related to their area of work ·
- Practices the values of Mercy Corps including respecting the dignity and well-being of participants and fellow team members ·
- Encourages openness and communication in their team; encourages team members to submit reports if they have any concerns using reporting mechanisms e.g., Integrity Hotline and other options.
Organizational Learning
- As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient, and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.
Accountability to Beneficiaries
- Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
Supervisory Responsibility
Accountability
Reports Directly To: SUN Program manager.
Works Directly With: All program Staffs, M & E teams, MC beneficiaries, MC Partners (Mon club initiative).
Knowledge and Experience
- BA/Sc. in Agriculture or any related discipline.
- 3 years of experience working on the development, implementation, administration and compliance of a field-based international development or humanitarian program; general gender and protection mainstreaming experience & knowledge required.
- The applicant must be resident/indigene of Marte LGA and willing to work in Marte.
- At least 1 year of experience implementing any of the sectors within the program in the Northeast, Nigeria.
- At least 2 years of experience implementing on and off farm livelihood (Agriculture and briquettes formation).
- Experience using voucher modality and knowledge of Nagis platform is a plus
- Experience working with local partners especially market vendors is required.
- Experience with conducting gender analysis, protection assessments, monitoring and evaluation and other learning efforts is a plus.
- Demonstrated strengths in analytical skills, monitoring and evaluation, and report writing.
- Strong interpersonal, intercultural and communication skills.
- Excellent oral and written skills and computer skills.
- Fluency in English and Hausa is required.
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