Vacancy Announcement

Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. Operating
in Uganda since 2006, Mercy Corps has field offices in Kitgum, Pader, Kotido and Kaabong and implements programs that cover a wide
variety of program sectors including food security, health/nutrition, water/sanitation, peace building, youth, agriculture, and econ development
NU-TEC PROJECT OFFICER BASED IN KAMPALA WITH
FREQUENT FIELD TRAVELS
PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT SUMMARY:
Mercy Corps has been operating in Uganda since 2006 and works to
catalyze change-makers within the Ugandan private sector, civil
society and government to create economically dynamic, healthy and
secure communities. Our work focuses on: building resilience;
enabling economic growth; widening opportunities to attain better
health and nutrition; and improving governance and conflict
management. We implement in Acholi, West Nile and Karamoja as
well as eastern Uganda with funding from UK Government (DFID),
US Government, Sida, SDC, ECHO, and private donations.
GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:
The Project Officer will be responsible for supporting the Team
Leader in ensuring key deliverables under the Contact are defined,
tracked and completed. Vital delivery tasks include: engagement and
relationship-building with the commercial bank and with the agric
businesses it will lend to; support to the design and delivery of
market assessments; generation of loan portfolio reports and
narrative reports; collation of invoices; and the identification of,
engagement with and support to external consultants. The Project
Officer will also be responsible for adherence to Mercy Corps
policies, in particular PM@MC, and will contribute to learning
initiatives.
The Project Officer is expected to have a high-level understanding of
shared value partnerships (seeing where access to financing can
unlock the potential of cash-constrained businesses) as well as
experience managing and developing such partnerships. S/he should
understand the barriers commonly present in the agribusiness value
chain.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Programme Implementation
 Supporting the Team Leader in day-to-day implementation
of the programme
 Help in the identification, engagement and support to
external Consultants brought in for specific tasks
 Support Executing Market Assessments
 Maintenance of the programme Risk Register
 Ensure adherence to PM@MC Minimum Standards
 Make regular on-site field visits to provide technical
backstopping and/or design suggestions to actual or
potential borrowers.
 Support other team members to better understand private
sector partnerships and financial services and how they
can be integrated into the programme.
 Lead on tracking workplan and progress towards achieving
deliverables
Consortium Management
 Working closely with commercial bank, in support of the
programme objectives, building a strong and collaborative
working relationship.
Communication and Reporting
 Input to the preparation of reports demonstrating progress,
successes and challenges – both internal and donor-
demanded
 Lead on the preparation of case studies to reflect progress,
successes and challenges.
Programme Administration
 Lead on the collation of monthly invoices (fees and expenses)
and payment by results invoices (for deliverables)
 Lead on the logistics for regular and ad hoc meetings – both
internal and external
 Ensure proper logistics, administration, human resources and
transport needs of the program are conducted within Mercy
Corps policy and with the maximum benefit to the programme.
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.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
 Degree in finance, agribusiness, development, economic
development, business management or a closely related field
is required.
 S/he must have at least five years of experience designing,
implementing and managing similar initiatives (private sector
partnership, financial services strengthening, market systems
development).
 Experience in leveraging private sector partnerships is a must.
 Strong interpersonal, writing and oral presentation skills in
English are also required.
 Experience in building and maintaining strong/productive
relations with implementing and strategic partner agencies is
required.
 Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures,
meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively
with team members.
 Strong problem-solving and demonstration of initiative.
 Strong computer literacy with a full knowledge of office
applications.

Applications: Submit your online application to the Senior HR and Legal Manager by clicking on the following link
https://www.fuzu.com/campaigns/nu-tec-project-officer-mercycorps . Clearly state your salary requirements on the cover letter, attach your CV
(with 3 referees), and copies of academic qualifications/certificates. Deadline for Submission: Close of business on Friday, 02nd May, 2018.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted by Mercy Corps. Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer; qualified female candidates are
strongly encouraged to apply.