Economic and Market Development Field Level Advisor

 Mercy Corps is an international humanitarian organization operating Water and Sanitation, Economic Development, Livelihoods, Capacity Building, Emergency Response, Health and Nutrition and similar sectors in the regions of Somali, Oromiya, Addis Ababa and SNNPR. Mercy Corps works with communities, public, and private sectors to implement appropriate relief, recovery and development interventions.

POSITION :  Economic and Market Development Field Level Advisor

OPEN POSITION:        one

DUTY STATION:          Jijiga, Somali Region

 

POSITION SUMMARY:

Economic and Markets Development -Field Level Advisor (EMD FLA) is a key member of Mercy Corps’ economic and market development (EMD) team. The EMD Team uses market systems, community-led approach to stimulate economic growth creating wealth and jobs for the poorest while maximizing investment from the private and public sectors.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

 

•       Develops their own deep understanding and mastery of ‘economic and market systems strengthening facilitation’ including coaching, relationship building, communicating, entrepreneurialism/business understanding and innovating;

•       Becomes intimately familiar with all aspects of the relevant market systems the project is targeting including key actors (inputs suppliers, producers, traders, employer, information service providers, warehousers, transporters, financiers, intermediary and terminal markets); governance frameworks (formal and informal); and all support markets and functions;

•       Ensures all project EMD field staff including managers, specialists, POs and support staff have a clear understanding of the project’s EMD objectives, approach and tactics, and their critical roles in delivering, managing and/or supporting the achievement and delivery of those objectives and tactics;

•       Trains project staff, and stakeholders, as appropriate in the relevant EMD objectives, approach and tactics;

•       Supports, trains and advises all project partners in the Concept Note and Activity Reporting formats and processes;

•       Responsible for the overall quality of all EMD work developed, implemented and reported on for her/his respective cluster;

•       Ensures CNs and resultant Activity Reports are developed to the appropriate standard set by the EMD Advisory team;

•       Participates in all monthly EMD Leadership meetings, as well as convenes and chairs monthly Cluster-level EMD coordination and quality control meetings; and participates in all monthly Cluster-level Consortium coordination meetings convened by the CPM;

•       Proposes and facilitates intra- and inter-cluster exchange visits, as well as exchange and exposure visits elsewhere as appropriate;

•       Responsible for ensuring EMD reporting, learning and knowledge management for her/his cluster is to the highest possible standards;

•       Strengthens private sector development in Ethiopia by bringing new ideas and initiatives to the EMD team and overall project and country program;

•       Provides leadership to the EMD team and ensures effective design, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of  market systems strengthening initiatives;

•       Coordinates and ensures excellent quality for the designs, execution, measurement and documentation of assessments of targeted markets;

•       Develops key monitoring and measuring indicators, milestones and plans in close collaboration with supervisor and M&E team, and solely responsible for monitoring and reporting all output, outcome and impact indicators for respective market system(s);

•       Ensures the program captures and responds to up-to-date information about market developments within respective market systems and global best practices for market systems strengthening.

•       Mentors Mercy Corps and consortium partners staff in the market systems strengthening approach;

•       Develops and implements work plans to achieve project’s objectives;

•       Conducts her/himself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission;

•       Other duties as assigned.

• Experience in private sector is strongly preferred

•       Bachelor degree in agribusiness, economics, business administration or other related field, or commensurate private sector or field experience is required

•       Minimum of 5 years’ experience in private sector or working with other agencies in market systems facilitation, agribusiness or financial services

•       Ability and willingness to drive motorcycles greatly preferred.

SUCCESS FACTORS:

•       Fluent in English, Fluent in at least two of the following languages: Afari, Somali, -, and/or Amharic (capable in all three a strong benefit)

•       Business minded, entrepreneurial, curious, great problem solving skills, unafraid to ask questions, and results motivated.

•       Excellent communication, facilitation and networking skills with a wide range of actors across geographical areas

•       Computer literate especially in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Closing date: Mar 26, 2016

All interested candidates are encouraged to apply for the position advertised.  All applications submitted to the Mercy Corps office include a CV, three references, and all relevant official documents. Applications will not be returned and will not be retained for future recruitment efforts.  In order to ensure fairness to all applicants personal inquiries are not permitted.

Only candidates that are short listed will be acknowledged and called for interviews.

“Women are strongly encouraged to apply”.

 

DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS: March 26, 2016/ 4:00 PM

Please send non-returnable applications and credentials to one of the following address:

Mercy Corps Recruiter

Addis Ababa: P.O. Box 14319

Arbaminch: P.O. Box 33

Jijiga: P.O. Box 225

Negelle Borena: P.O. Box 116

Dire Dewa: P.O. Box 974

Moyalle: P.O Box 118