Women’s Economic Empowerment Senior Officer NGO Jobs - Mercy Corps

Organization: Mercy Corps

Mercy

Corps is an International NGO that exists to alleviate poverty and oppression

by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. Mercy Corps

has been fully registered in Uganda as an operational NGO. Currently Mercy

Corps has an office in Kampala and is implementing Food Security programs which

comprise of Water and Sanitation, Livelihood and Agriculture and Conflict

Mitigation Management Program in North and North Eastern Uganda. We implement

programs in the northern districts of Pader, Kitgum, Agago, Lamwo, Kaabong,

Abim and Kotido with funding from USAID, USDA, Walmart Foundation, SDC, DFID as

well as other private donations.

Job Summary: The Women’s Economic Empowerment Senior Officer

will offer technical support in the roll out of a women’s empowerment

curriculum to the community-based mother care groups. MCGs are a community

platform of mothers that gather to share health and nutrition information with

their neighbors. Those in the MCG+ model also benefit from additional training

that focused on increasing their access and control over resources through life

skills and economic empowerment trainings. The Senior Officer will be

responsible for the quality of program delivery, from coordinating the training

of mentors to support supervision and liaison with other teams. Trainings will

cover life skills, basic numeracy and savings, as well as business development

skills. These topics will be introduced concurrently with the ongoing health

and nutrition information that is the focus of the traditional mother care

groups.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Coordinate the activities of MCG+ Officers
  
  and community mentors to ensure training and mentorships are delivered on
  
  a timely and weekly basis


• Offer technical support and quality control
  
  checks to MCG+ Officers, trouble shooting challenges, and standardizing
  
  implementation approaches in delivery of MCG+ messages


• Work closely with the MCHN Teams including
  
  World Vision on program implementation to leverage synergy and maximize
  
  impact


• Offer support to other MCHN programming areas
  
  as needed such as support on implementation of MCHN modules to care groups
  
  or support to community behavior change activities.


• Provide technical contribution to the
  
  development of core IEC materials


• Working closely with team leaders of MC SO2
  
  activities to coordinate day-to-day operations and logistics to maximize
  
  use of resources and ensure complementary programming


• Work closely with Financial access, CBC, MCG
  
  mainstream teams to provide advice and technical support in the mentoring
  
  and development of women’s businesses


• Support the cultivation of MCG+ women’s micro
  
  scale businesses as a means to sustainable economic empowerment and
  
  poverty reduction


• Develop and oversee the effective implementation
  
  of the MCG+ workplan

2. Monitoring and

Evaluation:

• Prepare and submit monthly reports with
  
  emphasis on lessons learned, best practices, success stories and
  
  achievement of project outcome and output targets


• Ensure MCG+ documentation is collected and
  
  maintained in such a way to assist donor reporting and meets MC’s filling
  
  minimum standards


• Facilitate a culture of learning and
  
  knowledge sharing within the programme; sharing good practices, and
  
  addressing under-performance

3. Partnership

Management:

• Build and strengthen productive working
  
  relationship with World Vision and Whave, working together to develop
  
  complementary monitoring, evaluation, and adaptive management structures
  
  wherever possible


• Work closely with partners to coordinate and
  
  maximize influence at local and regional forums


• Establish and maintain productive working
  
  relationships with sub-county and district leaders, soliciting their
  
  participation in all activities where appropriate;

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant should hold a Bachelor’s degree
  
  in Entrepreneurship, Business Administration, development or related
  
  studies, advanced degree a plus


• A minimum of five years’ experience in
  
  managing and delivering livelihoods development programs and/or gender
  
  empowerment programs, previous experience in Karamoja is an added
  
  advantage


• Previous exposure and experience in coaching
  
  or mentoring of women groups


• Prior experience in developing curricula and
  
  leading trainings related to gender, savings or business development


• Previous experience in implementing effective
  
  savings, financial empowerment or functional adult learning programing


• Past experience with private sector business
  
  or income generating activity experience a plus


• Proven skills in data collection,
  
  verification and documentation


• Proven skills in networking, team-building,
  
  community consultations and organizational development;


• Computer literacy i.e. proficiency in Microsoft
  
  packages


• Excellent reporting, communication and
  
  representation skills


• Fluency in English required, fluency in
  
  Ngakarimojong a plus


• Possession of a valid motorbike riding permit
  
  is required

All

prospective Ugandans who wish to join Mercy Corps are encouraged to send their

applications via email including a cover letter clearly stating your salary

requirements, CV (with 3 referees), and copies of academic

qualifications/certificates to mcjobs@ug.mercycorps.org addressed to the HR

Manager, Kampala Head Office on 4th Floor Embassy Plaza, Plot 1188-1190 Ggaba

Road.