Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Essential responsibilities
Program Management
• Provide leadership and daily oversight for planning and implementation of activities including; mentorship and support to FSP and RLO team leads in the respective areas of implementation.
• Support in activity costing and the development of activity plans and reports ensuring that established objectives and targets are met.
• Support the program leadership in advocacy and maintenance of strategic partnerships with Kiva, Xavier Project and other stakeholders.
• Support the MEL Officer in coordinating the needs and market assessments and regularly monitoring and evaluating program activities, in accordance with REFINE objectives.
• Contribute to the development of the training curriculum, HCD toolkits, project tools, and setup of business clinics; facilitate trainings and capacity building sessions with the RLOs.
• Identify and document best practices and failures in REFINE programming and recommend the same to the program leadership
• Provide project management support to the implementation and technical teams of participating FSPs and RLOs to maximize use of resources and ensure coordinated programming.
• Be responsible for gender mainstreaming and proactive technical support to the ReFine Implementation Team
• Ensure adherence to program management minimum standards in carrying out his/her duties, advising and supporting other staff in the same as required.
• Ensure compliance with donor and Mercy Corps regulations.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Reporting
• Ensure timely and consistent submission of project reports, success stories and other relevant data to the program leadership (i.e. weekly, monthly and quarterly reports)
• Support the MEL Officer in the data collection process involving the capturing of gender and age disaggregated data, data validation, assuring quality control measures, timely data submission
• Responsible for drafting timely weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports and work plans indicative of program progress during implementation.
• Provide inputs in the dissemination of program learnings and recommendations to team members, participants and other relevant audiences.

Influence and Representation
• Maintain a productive working relationship with the project partners and their downstream partners in both urban and settlement settings to ensure strong collaboration and development, complementary joint monitoring, evaluation and adaptive management structures where possible.
• Support the advancement of knowledge management, thought leadership and learning, and advocacy efforts within the program and among project stakeholders
• Support and coordinate visits from program partners, government agencies, regional and HQ based staff and external visitors, such as donors and media, in collaboration with other REFINE program staff (MEL), and the Program & Strategy Lead.
• Establish and maintain a productive working relationship with other NGOs and implementing partners, working in unison to develop complementary joint monitoring, evaluation and adaptive management structures where possible.

Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Microfinance, Management, Entrepreneurship, Economics or other relevant fields.
• At least 6 years of related professional experience. Work experience with financial institutions and/or NGOs with focus on market facilitation or private sector led approaches or interventions preferred.
• Good understanding of financial inclusion fundamentals, with ability to understand a complex financial ecosystem and design interventions that will drive the growth and inclusiveness of financial markets for displaced populations
• A dynamic, “outside-the-box” attitude is required, with proven ability to think and act creatively in challenging environments.
• Demonstrated skills in data collection, verification and documentation
• Excellent project management, reporting, communication and representation skills
• Track record of effective management of complex multi-stakeholder projects
• Proven skills in networking, stakeholder management, community consultations and organizational development.
• Strong interpersonal, writing and oral presentation skills in English is required. Fluency in languages used by Refugees (Baari, Juba Arabic, Lugbara, and Ki) is an advantage.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (specifically Excel) required; familiarity with project management packages/tools a strong advantage


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 72

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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