Job Opportunities at Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, and in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action – helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within, now, and for the future.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Asset Controller

Requisition Number: ASSET003734
Job Location: Abuja (FCT)
Position Status: Full-time, Regular.
Salary Level: 6
Job Category: Operations, Procurement, Logistics

Program / Department Summary

• The Asset Controller will work within the logistics department of the Operational Support structure, committed to providing reliable and compliant support to program activities in order to achieve efficient service to program beneficiaries.

General Position Summary

• The Asset Controller will ensure accurate record keeping of all Mercy Corps assets, Donor assets and exceptional items that require registration and movement tracking in accordance with the Mercy Corps Asset Management Manual.

Essential Job Responsibilities
Program Management:

• Reads and has a clear understanding of the Mercy Corps Asset Management Manual and all procedures.
• The Asset Controller ensures that procedures outlined in the Mercy Corps Asset Management Manual will be implemented in Mercy Corps Offices.
• Responsible for logging all new Mercy Corps assets in MC Nigeria in the asset register and ensuring the appropriate coding and tags are placed on each item. Regularly updates asset register with changes and new acquisitions.
• Responsible for coordinating with the procurement and finance office in identifying all details of assets such as buying price, ledger reference, PR, PO and GRN number etc. The asset register should be accurate and complete.
• Responsible to maintain the stock of Mercy Corps assets that are not checked out and in use.
• Provides a monthly physical count/check where all assets are located and their status confirmed; coordinate with the responsible officer for tracking assets in other offices to ensure the locations and status of assets that have moved between offices.
• Update the electronic database monthly and provide an electronic copy to the supervisor and Operations Manager; A hard copy is printed, signed and filed in the assets folder.
• Advises colleagues on guidelines of Mercy Corps asset and equipment use guidelines.
• Responsible for checking in/out Mercy Corps-owned equipment to authorized staff using the standard Mercy Corps procedures and forms outlined in the Asset Management Manual.
• Responsible for the timely preparation of documentation of any movement of assets in Mercy Corps formats.
• Schedules and conducts physical count of assets on different locations, projects, and sites.
• Ensure all lost, damaged, sold, stolen (or other) items are properly recorded in with an approved Disposal of Assets form. Ensure any necessary supplement documentation is completed.
• Assists and coordinate project staff on inventory issues. Assist in providing end-of-project reports on inventory and equipment lists, locations and status.
• Maintain inventories of all Mercy Corps premises (non-expendable properties) and conduct regular checks (quarterly).
• Prepare necessary documentation and filing system so as to ensure the smooth running of the asset issuance, return and tracking.
• Advise supervisor on any broken, damaged or destroyed equipment.
• Ensures that all movement of items should go through the Asset Controller, on “GRNs or an Asset Movement Form”.
• Work closely with field offices to ensure registration of new assets, maintenance or asset registers and disposal. Assist the field offices in updating the asset inventory, as requested.
• Updates inventory records on all the receipts/issues of inventory items from MC warehouse.
• 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 in MC Nigeria.

Security:

• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country
• 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 at all times and in all in-country venues.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• None

Accountability:

• Reports Directly To: Operations Manager
• Works Directly With: Warehouse staff (where applicable) advised by supervisor ensuring that all technical, administrative and management systems and standards agreed upon for the agency are being adhered to.

Knowledge and Experience

• A Degree in a relevant Business field is desired.
• 2 – 3 years of experience in Inventory Management, large-scale Logistics operations, or office administration.
• A demonstrated ability to multi-task and process information into action so as to not delay program activities.
• A clear understanding of procurement ethics and donor compliance is essential.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with international and national personnel.
• Excellent oral and written English skills.
• Strong computer skills in MS Excel, MS Access and MS Word programs.
• A willingness to travel throughout the project areas in the assigned Area of Responsibility.

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.
• Ability to work as part of a team and coordinate with project personnel. Good spoken and written English. Computer literate and strong organizational skills.

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 a 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 on the basis of race, colour, 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 the 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 adhere to the Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct e-learning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.

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2.) Sub-awards and Compliance Officer

Requisition Number: SUBAW003733
Job Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Category: Finance & Compliance

Program / Department Summary

• The Mercy Corps Subaward Unit is responsible for managing the programmatic, financial and operational aspects of sub-awards issued under all programs across Mercy Corps Nigeria.
• Working with an increasingly broad and diverse set of local and international partners at all levels of public, private and civil society, there is a need to strengthen programmatic and financial support to partners to enable more robust growth and development of sub-grantees.
• Compliance with the donor regulations and Mercy Corps internal policies and procedures is a critical part of the capacity-building process and essential to enable sub-grantees to develop strong systems that will help in the delivery of programmatic interventions.

General Position Summary

• Working directly under the direction of the Sub award and Compliance Manager, the Sub-awards & Compliance officer will support in adherence to the compliance procedures related program, finance, and documentation with attention to USAID funded BEGE Project in Borno.

Essential Job Responsibilities
Sub-Grants:

• Ensure compliance with Mercy Corps and donors regulations related to sub-granting, including issuance, management and monitoring of sub-awards as well as supporting team members on processes and guidelines.
• Set up physical grant files and ensure all grant documents are properly filed, both financial and program reports.
• Develop sub-recipient monitoring plans, conduct financial and programmatic monitoring of sub-recipients. Visit sub-recipients and produce regular financial and programmatic monitoring visit reports.
• Work closely with consortium-level sub-recipient organizations to ensure they are issuing, managing, and monitoring sub-awards in accordance with the sub-award policy.
• Provide Program & financial review for all local partner reports and follow up with any missing documents.
• Support in preparation of sub-award Journals and enter same on navigator for subgrantee liquidations.
• Update Reporting tracker and follow up with Partner for submission of a timely report
• Support in preparing for sub-grants kickoff meetings and sub-grants closeout meetings with close coordination with Deputy Sub-Awards and Compliance Manager.

Partnership & Capacity Building:

• Provide strategic program guidance and technical support for sub-grant award capacity building through the provision of support to partner organizations as required and in coordination with the relevant program team.
• Conduct the capacity assessment of identified organizations using Mercy Corps’ Organizational Capacity Index (OCI) tool and using OCI findings, support partner organizations to create capacity development plans.
• Refine organizational development tools and recommend best approaches for partner capacity development based on existing Mercy Corps knowledge and experience.
• Provide compliance guidance and consultations to sub-recipients on a demand-driven basis.

Strategy & Vision:

• Recognize opportunities for innovative action and create an environment where alternative viewpoints are welcomed.
• Set direction by prioritizing and organizing actions & resources to achieve objectives and contribute to countrywide strategy development.
• Develop and organize activities to secure resources for programs and convince stakeholders to provide support.
• Create and maintain systems ensuring effective and transparent use of financial resources for timely and informative reporting in line with donor and Mercy Corps policies and procedures.

Team Management:

• Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
• Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback via regular performance reviews.
• Provide team members and sub-awardees with information, tools and other resources to improve performance and reach objectives.

Influence & Representation:

• Identify, build and manage collaborative partnerships with consortium partners, sub-grantees, donors, local governments and other stakeholders.
• Communicate effectively to ensure overall project targets and donor obligations are met.

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 international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in designing, monitoring and evaluating our field projects.

Accountability:

• Reports Directly to: Deputy Sub-Awards & Compliance Manager based in Abuja.
• Works Directly with: Program and operational teams, finance and sub-award teams in Borno, Abuja and across Mercy Corps Nigeria

Knowledge and Experience

• A University Degree in Finance, Accounting or equivalent is required.
• At least three (3) years of Subaward, compliance and finance experience is required.
• One year of experience in the finance or Subaward & compliance Department of an international NGO is preferred.
• Prior management experience and strong organizational skills
• Excellent oral and written English skills
• Demonstrated competency with computerized general ledger software
• Advanced computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel
• Filing and organizational skills required

Success Factors

• The successful candidate will be capable of multi-tasking, rapid decision-making, have initiative, drive and a lot of energy, as well as high emotional intelligence, constructive mentoring skills and proven experience with capacity building.
• In particular, the successful candidate will be willing to travel to locations within the implementation location and outside the state capitals according to the needs of the Mercy Corps program. This will mean sometimes staying and working in stressful environments with very basic living conditions, strictly always following security protocols and sometimes working long and irregular hours.
• S/he will be committed to long-term program sustainability and the delivery of high-impact activities at the community level. Successful Mercy Corps team members have a strong commitment to teamwork and accountability, thrive in evolving and challenging environments, and make effective written and verbal communication a priority.
• Mercy Corps team members represent the agency both during and outside work hours. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.

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 possibility 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 a 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 on the basis of race, colour, 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 the 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 adhere to the Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct e-learning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.

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Note

• Applicants should have their CVs and Cover Letters in one document addressing the position requirements.
• Female candidates who are qualified are strongly encouraged to apply

 

 

3.) Engagement of Enumerators for COMITAS Program in Adamawa and Taraba State

Job Location: Adamawa and Taraba
Employment Type: Contract

Project Description

• Mercy Corps has been present in Nigeria since 2012, focusing its interventions on humanitarian assistance, economic recovery and development, conflict mitigation and peacebuilding. Considering the protracted conflicts between farmer and herder communities in Adamawa State, Nigeria, competing claims to land, water and other natural resources are at the root of these growing tensions.
• Indeed, pressure on natural resources has increased due to demographic growth, expanding human settlements, overgrazing, erosion, privatization of land, year-round farming practices, environmental degradation, and climate change. In many instances, traditional conflict resolution mechanisms that play significant roles in mitigating these resource-based conflicts locally have become overwhelmed. Besides, low levels of trust in authorities by communities due to widespread inaction, impunity and perceived biases or reactive responses by the government to shared natural resource conflicts complicate the tensions further.
• Through funding from the EU, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Search for Common Ground (Search), and Mercy Corps have designed a comprehensive and integrated approach (COMITAS) that builds on the comparative strengths of each organization to contribute to the mitigation of conflicts over natural resources between farmer and herder communities. This program is developed around 4 interconnected objectives:
  • Strengthen traditional conflict resolution.
  • Improve trust in authorities.
  • Enhance collaboration on natural resource management and
  • Improve intra and inter-communal perceptions.
• Mercy Corps is leading the implementation of objective 3, which focuses on enhancing collaboration on natural resource management. Mercy Corps aims to build the capacity of local government authorities in natural resource management (NRM) to facilitate their collaboration with communities towards sustaining concrete natural resource initiatives that communities will develop. The collaborations that the program is enabling between communities and authorities will improve communities’ trust and confidence in government, promote collaborative natural resource management and governance, enhance livelihoods, and improve social cohesion and conflict management between farmer and herder communities in Adamawa and Taraba states.

Project Location:

• Demsa, Numan, Lamurde, Girie, Shelleng, Guyuk and Mayo-Belwa LGAs in Adamawa state;Zing and Lau LGAs in Taraba state.

Position Objectives

• Mercy Corps COMITAS project seeks highly motivated individuals who believe deeply in Mercy Corps mission and can display a record of results and achievement of working closely with community/traditional leaders and institutions to support local peace building initiatives in various local contexts, especially in data collection.
• Also, enumerators will support Mercy Corps COMITAS program data collection for reconnaissance surveys, Baseline, Midline, and end-line surveys, perception surveys, dispute and conflict tracking, and community-level conflict analysis workshops.
• Enumerators will have the responsibility of conducting interviews and facilitating community-level information gathering to compile insight on conflict dynamics, mainly as they are related to resource-based violence.
• Different criteria include but not limited to experience working in the project locations and carrying out our relevant research activities, previous engagement with key stakeholders/gatekeepers of target communities as well as a contextual understanding of and familiarity with the local language of defined data collection area would be important for working as an enumerator for the COMITAS grant.

Role of the Enumerator
The field enumerators will be primarily responsible for collecting qualitative and quantitative field data, entering data using digital platforms (e.g. CommCare), and any other responsibilities for which he/she may be called upon to carry out. The data collection process may be carried out through one-on-one interviews, and focus group discussions (FDGs) using an electronic data collection tool designed by Mercy Corps.

• Enumerators will be expected at all times to follow sampling methods as directed by Mercy Corps.
• Compile, record, and code information derived from specified forms into a predefined form or database.
• Interpret interview questions to assist respondents in understanding them and providing eloquent answers.
• Double check information on survey forms or information pads to ensure the accuracy of information.
• Engage in data entry in cases where paper base options are used.
• Ensure that the supervisor is kept abreast of completed assignments and progress.
• Identify and report any issues that may arise while attempting to obtain valid data.
• Analyse the authenticity of the information provided by ensuring direct contact with each targeted study population (population of interest).
• Comply with quality and research ethics during field work (this includes data protection and information confidentiality of respondents or target project participants).
• Participate in debriefing sessions to share field experiences about the community and entire data collection.
• Enumerators are expected to be always respectful of the community and community leadership and membership.

Note: Enumerators would undergo training on the specific tools to be used for each assignment before deploying to the field. Different criteria, which range from skills, experience in research and data collection, availability, knowledge of program technical areas, contextual understanding, and familiarity with the local language of defined data collection area would be the criteria for the selection of enumerators for an assignment.

Organizational Support:

• The Enumerators will be managed by the Mercy Corps staff;
• Technical support for the enumerators will be provided by Mercy Corps.
• Devices will be provided by Mercy Corps to the enumerators when engaged in data collection. Enumerators will be expected to take good care of this equipment and will be required to return them in the same state as they are received.

Basic Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• A University Degree or HND in any field
• Recent (last two years) experience participating in conflict-related research activities
• Possess a degree of flexibility to work and availability to respond to comments and questions promptly and appropriately.
• Strong command of English, Fulfulde, and Hausa, especially the ability to write high-quality, clear, and concise reports.
• High regard for cultural norms and traditions.
• Experience in conducting quantitative and qualitative research in the Northern part of Nigeria
• Experience working in the selected communities and a good understanding of the local dialects is preferred.
• Experience in data collection and analysis using participatory methodology with basic GIS skills.
• Demonstrate patience and good leadership skills.

Deliverable(s):

• Share field notes and tools as they are available with the Mercy Corps Research team.
• Pictures and summaries from workshops and interviews.
• Type field notes to Excel and share them daily.
• Interview summaries

Reporting and Supervision:

• Reports directly to: Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Senior Officer, working closely with COMITAS Program Team.

Duration:

• Upto 45 days which may include weekends.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter and CV to: ng-yolquotations@mercycorps.org using the Job Position as the subject of the mail.