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Mercy Corps is a global team of humanitarians working together on the front lines of today’s biggest crises to create a future of possibility, where everyone can prosper.
Our mission: to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.
Background: ORGANISATION SUMMARY: Mercy Corps is a global team of humanitarians working together on the front lines of today’s biggest crises to create a future of possibility, where everyone can prosper. Our mission: to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. 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.
Mercy Corps Europe, formerly known as Mercy Corps Scotland, has been operational in Sudan since 2009 and is facilitating recovery by addressing economic recovery needs and laying the groundwork for long-term development. MC Europe’s work in Sudan has three major components: Civil Society Development, Economic Recovery and Development and Humanitarian Assistance with activities that span many sectors including agriculture, market and livelihoods development, water/sanitation, capacity building, peace building, infrastructure rehabilitation, emergency distribution. MC Europe is committed to long-term programming in Sudan and faces numerous opportunities for expansion.
PROGRAM SUMMARY: Mercy Corps is leading a consortium with VSF Germany and three National Partners in a four-year, €12M Euro, EC-Funded food security program in the Darfur Region of Sudan. The program is designed to contribute to sustainable and resilient livelihoods and food security in rural communities most affected by food insecurity, climate change and conflicts in South & Central Darfur states. To align with the current humanitarian situation, the program shall also undertake multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA) targeting the newly displaced, most vulnerable households.
GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY: Mercy corps is looking for an experienced, qualified, and business oriented Sudanese to fill in the position of Market Integration Coordinator, based in Zalengei, Central Darfur. Reporting to the Program Director, the holder of this technical position will implement aspects related to the agriculture and livestock market systems strengthening and development of agribusiness opportunities for farmers and linkage between farmers and MSMEs. She/he will be responsible for leading, designing and implementing market systems and agribusiness-related activities of the program from assessments, activity planning, implementation and reporting. He/she will be responsible for tracking changes in the market systems, private sector partnership implementation, farmer intuitional development, monitoring, participant impacts tracking and providing recommendations. He/she will also use market systems development approach to stimulate economic growth to create increased income and build wealth for farmers while maximizing investment from the private and public sectors. Additionally, he/she will work with key market players to ensure capacity building of farmers, agribusinesses and farmer institutions and linkage to market players. S/he will contribute to analytical thinking and innovative approaches and will support integration of all SMART program components. S/he will be required to apply a wide variety of modern, resilient and environmentally smart tools and approaches to ensure small holder farmers have improved and resilient and commercially viable yields. The Officer will be responsible for Capacity building of Agribusinesses and farmer groups/Cooperatives, promoting adoption and driving commercial production and incorporation of Natural resource management in interventions. |
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Duties and responsibilities: ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Program implementation, partner capacity development and oversight.
Collaboration, Networking, Representation and Coordination
Documentation, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
Security
Organizational Learning
Accountability to Beneficiaries
Safeguarding Responsibilities
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: Market Integration Officer
REPORTS DIRECTLY TO: The Program Director
WORKS DIRECTLY WITH: Market integration officers and assistants, MEL team, as well as support departments, (Finance, Operations, Logistics & Human resources) and other MC staff.
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. |
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Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required: KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
SUCCESS FACTORS:
ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING 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.
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. By applying for this role an applicant confirms that they have not previously violated an employer’s sexual misconduct, sexual exploitation and abuse, child safeguarding or trafficking policy. 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 e-learning courses upon hire and on an annual basis. As an applicant, if you witness or experience any form of sexual misconduct during the recruitment process, please report this to Mercy Corps Integrity Hotline (integrityhotline@mercycorps.org).
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 on the basis of 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. LIVING CONDITIONS / ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS The position is based in Port Sudan.
Mercy Corps team members represent the agency both during and outside work hours when deployed in a field posting or on a visit/short term assignment to a field posting. 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. |
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