Organisation: Mercy Corps
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Mercy Corps is an international
non-profit organization which implements high-quality, analytical development
work in very difficult places. We have been operating in Uganda since 2006 and
currently implement development programs in the Acholi and Karamoja sub-regions
of Uganda with funding from USAID, EC, SDC, and USDA. Our agency’s guiding
principles include: taking an integrated, systems approach; working in
partnership; believing in evidence and learning; and using a gender lens.
Job Summary: The Capacity Building Coordinator will oversee
the integration and expansion planning process for capacity building support
services to development practioners.
He/She works closely with a core team of stakeholders to expand in the
region. The incumbent will also work in liaison with the Youth, Gender and
Girls team to support curriculum review, provide training support, technical
support to the Community, and lead on global fundraising. He / she will work
with the Community Manager and other Uganda-based team member(s) to deliver
capacity building service.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- In
charge of refining and executing an overall eight month workplan, making
adjustments and pivots as necessary and engaging and informing
stakeholders of changes. - Ensure
that revenue/funding is secured through new funding partners or paying
clients to support core project management functions and services. - Research
5-6 different business models for offering experiential trainings,
tailored coaching and an engaged and active community. - Work
closely with key stakeholders and advisory group to ensure field-based
practitioners would use/want/need/pay/support the model. - Expand
existing community. - Technically
support Community Manager and Uganda based staff to develop and implement
a Community expansion plan. - Work
closely with the Country Director to meet with prospective donors/ clients
to pitch initiative offerings in Uganda and/or region. - In
charge of preparing business development materials as needed and ensure
follow-up to conversations. - Lead
in charting out and executing on plan leading up to October 2015
USAID-hosted Child and Youth forum in Uganda. - Ensure
that MC participates in the youth forum with booth/kiosk and offer
capacity building workshop(s) to participants shortly after the workshop
concludes. - Work
closely with key stakeholders and advisory group to finalize funding and
implementation model including implementation and financial plans, and
have detailed information such as pricing for fee for service component,
community entry guidelines and rules, business plan for community growth
and expansion into other regional hubs (three by year three). - In
close coordination with CD and Y2G Director, chart out and deliver on plan
to present at GLG in January 2015. - Manage
transition budget and any additional resources secured.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the Mercy Corps Capacity Building Coordinator should
preferably hold a Master’s degree - A
minimum of five or more years of overseas experience in the area of youth
development. - Strong
youth education and/or youth curriculum and capacity building experience. - Excellent
organizational, writing and verbal skills. - Self-starter
and able to work independently to coordinate an initiative. - Prior
experience in building strong and positive working relationships with
other teams, departments and at all levels of an organization (both
internal to Mercy Corps as well as among a broad set of organizations). - Past
exposure and experience in effectively managing staff - Prior
experience in developing and managing budgets - Skills
in leading matrixed teams for successful results, including across time
zones. - Experience
in preparing and giving presentations in varying formats (traditional and
creative). - Self-starter,
demonstrating leadership in youth and/or girl centered programming. - Flexibility
in a non-hierarchical environment. - Multi-tasker
with the proven ability to organize and prioritize competing priorities. - Proven
ability to communicate effectively with team members of varied work
styles, follow procedures, and meet deadlines. - Demonstrated
flexibility and creativity in planning and problem solving. - Demonstrated
ability to learn quickly, take initiative, and be accountable for results. - Ability
to understand the larger picture while remaining focused on the details. - Maintaining
a sense of humor in stressful situations. - Working
knowledge of French, Spanish and/or Arabic an advantage
- 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 towards
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.
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates who wish to join Mercy Corps should apply online by visiting the web link below.
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