General Position Summary
The SUN Interim Senior 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 program activities are conducted as planned.
- Support program officer to train targeted beneficiaries on best agronomy practices, and 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 program activities.
- 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 training 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 learnings 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, and 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 and initiating relevant assessment 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.
- Serve as technical focal person for all field-level engagements
- Any Other duties as assigned.
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: Program Officer
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 a multi-sectorial program.
- The applicant must be willing to be a resident in Marte LGA and willing to work in Marte.
- At least 2 years of experience working with Mercy Corps Nigeria.
- Experience using voucher modality and knowledge of Nagis platform is a plus
- Experience working with local partners, especially market vendors are required.
- 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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General Position Summary
The cleaner is responsible for cleaning and tidying the Mercy Corps facilities as well as proving light clerical and administrative support as and when required.
Essential Job Responsibilities
GENERAL ACTIVITIES
- Maintain the cleanliness of the interior areas of the office and guesthouses including rooms, offices, kitchen facilities, common areas and bathrooms, sweeping, dusting, washing, garbage disposal, etc. in accordance with the set schedule.
- Maintain the cleanliness of the exterior areas of the offices and guesthouses including sweeping, watering of the plants, gardening, garbage disposal, etc.
- Do the laundry of guesthouses (clothes, curtains, sheets, towels, etc.).
- Identify needed repairs in the office, guesthouse and premises and alert Administrative Officer for action.
- Ensure adequate supply of drinking water and cleaning materials are maintained all the time.
- Assist the Operations team in all other office or guesthouse related activities as required.
- Be available to help the Operations team to organize and plan meetings and gatherings.
- 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.
HYGIENE
- Personal Hygiene: all staff working in the office or guesthouse must have very clean hands and nails. Wash hands thoroughly with soap before doing any work. All working clothes used must be clean.
- Kitchen Hygiene: all working surfaces must be always kept clean and tidy and floors must be cleaned daily.
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.
Security
- Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
- Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.
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.
- Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC's policies, procedures, and values always and in all in-country venues.
Accountability
Reports Directly To: Administrative Assistant
Works Directly With: All staff
Knowledge and Experience
- Responsible, trustworthy, punctual, and clean.
- A working knowledge of English is desired.
- Must have initiative and work largely unsupervised.
- Understands the importance of cleanliness and hygiene
Success Factors
- Conscientious with an excellent sense of judgment
- Ability to work simultaneously on multiple tasks
- Willingness and ability to work effectively with a wide variety of people
- Strong commitment to teamwork and accountability.
- Willingness to learn and to be trained
- Good spoken and written English and knowledge of local language Hausa, Babura etc.
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