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About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, we know our teams do their best work when they are diverse, and every team member feels that they belong. We welcome diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be stronger and have long term impact.
The Program Summary
Mercy Corps has been responding in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war in February 2022. The team is providing emergency assistance to refugees in neighboring countries and people displaced inside Ukraine so they can meet their basic survival needs. We also fund local organizations that know their community best and are working quickly to address their most urgent needs.
The Position
The Capacity Development Coordinator will support the development and management of Capacity Development programming for partners in Ukraine and therefore be invested in capacity development of local Civil Society Organizations. Under the direct supervision of the Partnerships Advisor, the Capacity Development Coordinator will be responsible for assisting mainly in assessing and identifying needs for partner capacity development, facilitating sessions, preparing works plans with partners, and following on the implementation, monitoring, evaluating and documentation of trainings and other capacity development activities.
S/he will provide capacity building technical expertise and support and will ensure quality capacity building approaches and skills across activities. This post requires a high level of coordination with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure proper joint planning of activities within the project. S/he is therefore an effective communicator and is able to work with a diverse team to achieve common objectives.
Essential Responsibilities
Strategy and Partnership Development
- Develop strong relationships with partner organizations.
- Supervise the capacity assessment of identified organizations using Mercy Corps Organizational Capacity Index Tools.
- On the basis of the findings, provide strategic program guidance and technical support for the CSO capacity building portion of the program, through provision of support to field staff and partner organizations as required, in coordination with the Program Managers.
- Develop and/or refine existing CSO capacity building curriculum to fit local context and capacity.
- Refine organizational development tools and recommend best approaches for the staff and partner capacity development, building on existing Mercy Corps knowledge and experience.
- Deliver and/or oversee delivery of curriculum based training
- Provide peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and support during field site visits, particularly field trainings and events, and other forms of staff capacity-building, in coordination with the program team.
- Provide inputs in refining the existing organizational development, monitoring and evaluation by incorporating sensitive approaches and gender sensitivity, based on field feedback, effectiveness in the field, and appropriateness to ensure civil society organizations are being strengthened to meet program objectives.
- Identify and support mechanisms for effective project monitoring and evaluation efforts and systems for information sharing internally and externally.
- Coordinate with various team members assigned on particular follow-up items in the capacity Development Plan to locate and coordinate internal and external technical resources as needed
Partnership Support:
- Lead on the process for partnership Performance review on annual basis ensuring they feed into Capacity Development Plans.
- Support Technical Advisor for partnership in partners mapping, capacity assessment and partners identification.
- Train, advise and mentor project staff on capacity development approaches and activities, including coaching and mentoring skills.
- Support Partnership Advisor in the roll-out of partnership strategy, processes and procedures and reinforcing the partnership principles in day-to-day work.
Supervisory Responsibility
None
Accountability
Reports Directly To: Partnerships Advisor
Works Directly With: Programs, Partnerships, MEL, CARM, Subawards & Compliance, Finance, HR, Operations and Security Teams
Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders
Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills
- University Degree or in international studies, social, economic or other relevant field is desired.Masters degree preferred.
- Minimum 5-7 years of relevant work experience, with 1-3 years working in non-governmental organizations through a partnership approach with proven high level of competence in working in NGOs/INGO capacity building programs.
- Desired demonstrated expertise in remote management or in emergency response programming in highly insecure environments.
- Strong knowledge of, and experience with organizational development of CSOs in challenging environments, and ability to inform the content and method of organizational development training.
- Proven track record in staff and stakeholder training and capacity building and TOT training.
- Willingness to travel to field locations for program monitoring and partner support (pending security approval).
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: Ability to interact effectively with project partners, local stakeholders and community members.
- Familiarity with the MS Office software (i.e., Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is required
- Excellent oral and written Ukrainian and English is required.
- Knowledge of Sphere standards and other training in humanitarian response preferred.
Success Factors
The position holder should have strong multi-tasking, organizational, and prioritization skills, as well as attention to details. Must be a strong collaborator with good inter-personal and relationship building skills. A demonstrated ability to work quickly, accurately, meet deadlines, and process information in support of changing program activities is necessary. Ability to coordinate with different members/levels of a team. Ability and willingness to travel within Ukraine, including in areas of program implementation in eastern Ukraine, security permitting.
Ongoing Learning
In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient, and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team members to dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/or professional growth and development
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives.
We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening, and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive than we are today.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have sustained global impact.
We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination based on race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.
Safeguarding & Ethics
Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC and have signed on to the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct eLearning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.
Benefits
Mercy Corps is offering competitive 25 Benefits Packages (10 law statutory and 15 market competitive), including but not limited to the relocation, transportation, phone allowances, remote and flexible working modality, duty of care, well-being support, 24/7 free resilience consultations in addition to a salary offer. Team positive working environment in a well-established and growing international humanitarian organization with career development opportunities through our global talent development platform.
