2 Resource Transfer Officer USAID APOLOU Project Jobs – Mercy Corps
Job Title: Resource Transfer Officer (2 Job Opportunities)
Organization: Mercy Corps
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
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.
About APOLOU Project:
USAID’s APOLOU [Growth] activity implemented by Mercy Corps with Save the Children, Whave, Tufts University, Riam Riam, KAPDA, AIDI and NARWOA envisions a resilient, well-nourished, and empowered Karamoja, equipped to navigate the shifting dynamics within society, overcome gender and age related systemic inequalities, and withstand shocks and stresses. The overall objective of APOLOU is to improve food and nutrition security for vulnerable households in the four districts of Kotido, Moroto, Amudat and Kaabong. To accomplish this, activities are structured under four interwoven purposes: Governance: inclusive and effective governance contributes to improved nutrition and food security through Community Mobilization, Community Based Organization capacity building, conflict monitoring, and advocacy activities. Improved maternal and child health nutrition: improve nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women, children under 5, and adolescent girls in targeted Districts through Mother Care Groups, Male Change Agents, Adolescent Safe Spaces and strengthened Health Governance. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: improved WASH conditions through the Clean Household Approach, Private sector led borehole maintenance, and sustainable WASH Governance. Livelihoods: adolescent girls, boys, women and men access diverse and secure livelihoods through improved capacities and strengthened market systems through increased skills in off and on farm livelihoods and improved market systems for livestock, crops and non-ag sectors.
Job Summary: The Resource Transfer Officer will be responsible for the quality of implementation within their district, reporting to the Resource Transfer Manager, who will have overall oversight of RT Activities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Strategy & Vision
- Plan and ensure the effective implementation of resource transfer programming within the District
- Support development of training materials for team members, participants and vendors and roll out of relevant training for the District under guidance of RT Manager
Program Management
- Oversee resource transfer startup, beginning with pilot nutrition transfers then scaling to nutrition transfers in assigned District
- Establish merchant networks for restricted transfers and cash out points in key communities through identification and capacity building of local vendors in assigned district
- Notify RT Manager of field operation challenges and support with problem solving
- Implement Community Accountability and Reporting mechanism at vendor and community level, including complaints tracking and resolution system in Assigned District
- Enforce implementation of Standard Operating Procedures in order to mitigate risks of fraud and/or corruption.
- Support data collection and verification for M&E system for Resource Transfers,
- Oversee participants’ registration, vendor needs, and participants’ graduation
Team Management
- Support team of Resource Transfer Assistants assigned to district- Promote team accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback via support supervision visits
- Work with program teams to ensure that participants are effectively targeted according to established vulnerability criteria.
- Work with District team to submit work plans, procurement plans, cash projections, movement plans, etc., for RT teams in the District
Finance & Compliance Management: Ensure compliance with donor and Mercy Corps regulations, particularly cash and in-kind distribution protocols and participants’ protection.
Influence & Representation
- Build strong relationship with local government, gaining buy in and building local government capacity to oversee resource transfers
- Support Manager in documenting best practices in resource transfers to influence external stakeholders to move towards market-based solutions instead of in-kind distributions
- Communicate effectively to ensure overall project targets and donor obligations are met.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Mercy Corps Resource Transfer Officer job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies, Statistics, Computing or a closely related field
- Three years of relevant experience in development, implementation, administration and compliance of a field-based international development or humanitarian program;
- Experience working with multiple stakeholders to identify participants according to criteria required.
- Prior experience implementing distributions is required, preferably in a non-camp setting. Experience with CTP strongly preferred.
- Prior experience in managing vendors, electronic platforms and associated technology is preferred
- Experience with running assessments, electronic data collection, monitoring and evaluation and other learning efforts required.
- Training skills and experience preferred.
- Support Supervision skills preferred.
- Excellent communication skills, a high level of spoken and written English essential, NgaKarimojong, Dodoth and Pokot language skills a plus.
- The successful candidate will have a proactive problem solving attitude and will pay close attention to detail.
- S/he will be familiar with using technology for data collection. S/he will be excellent at managing community relations to problem solve and mobilize.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their E-mail applications including a cover letter clearly stating the salary requirements, updated CV (with three professional referees), and copies of academic qualifications/certificates addressed to the Senior HR and Legal Manager, Mercy Corps Uganda to: ug-mcjobs@mercycorps.org
Deadline: 30th April 2019
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