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About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, we know our teams do their best work when they are diverse and every team member feels that they belong. We welcome diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be stronger and have long term impact.
The Program
Mercy Corps is responding to the Ukraine emergency since the escalation of armed conflict across the country in February 2022**.** The attacks set off a wave of displacement internally and into the countries along Ukraine’s western borders. The Ukraine response has three programmatic pillars which feature in each proposal but are not limited to: 1) Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA; where markets permit and in-kind where cash distributions are not feasible), 2) Small grants to local civil society organizations and 3) Protection information and services. Some of this work is in consortium, collaboration with local partners, or independently. Mercy Corps is also supporting local NGOs and other civil society actors currently supporting displaced populations, as well as those in Ukraine sheltering in place. In addition to working directly in Ukraine, Mercy Corps’ Ukraine Response is currently also working in Poland and Romania and may expand work to Moldova as well. As Mercy Corps pursues its objectives in the region it will continue to assess the security situation in areas of potential operation, with an eye towards the logistics of possible programmatic interventions and positioning going forward.
The program’s goal is to meet emergency basic needs while enhancing the protection environment for internally displaced people (IDPs), returnees and other conflict-affected people (CAPs) in Ukraine. This goal will be achieved through three Purposes: Purpose 1: Address basic needs of households in areas of Ukraine where markets are functioning through provision of Multipurpose Cash Assistance (MPCA); Purpose 2: Address basic needs of households in areas of Ukraine where markets are weak through provision of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), Shelter, and Food-Assistance; and Purpose 3: Provide access for IDPs and CAPs to critical protection information.
The Position
The Ukraine Cash Consortium Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Advisor will manage MEL at a cross-consortium level for the $100 million including an approx.. $ 1 million research and learning agenda budget, BHA-funded Ukraine Cash Consortium (UCC). Representing the UCC, the UCC MEL Advisor will be working closely with the three consortium members, Mercy Corps, Norwegian Refugee Council, and People in Need.
The UCC MEL Advisor will demonstrate strong technical skills to build UCC and its Partners MEL capacity, support in reporting and tools development, and streamlining UCC partners processes and methodologies within the consortium. outputs and deliverable through developing tools, methodologies, and SOPs .etc, and will be responsible for the conducting pause and reflect sessions in line with the UCC needs and the MEL Director led learning agenda.
Essential Job Responsibilities
STRATEGY & VISION
MANAGING THE CASH CONSORTIUM MEL SYSTEM
REPORTING
PARTNERS ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT
**Supervisory Responsibility
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None
**Accountability
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Reports Directly To: UCC MEL Director
Works Directly With: Partners MEL Focal points, UCC AAP Advisor and focal points, UCC Program team, and other support departments, UA Response PaQ Lead, Global MEL Team
Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
Minimum Qualifications & Transferable Skills
**Success Factors
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Any skills you have gained through education, volunteer, work, or life experience that are relevant for the position will be considered. Be sure to fully explain transferable skills and success factors and how they apply to this position in your cover letter.
The ideal candidate will have a strong curiosity for understanding and working effectively within the complex cultural, political, security and social environment of Ukraine. The Consortium MEL Advisor will be an excellent communicator, multi-tasker, and able to work and lead a team in ambiguous situations. The successful candidate will be focused on team-building and capacity-building of national staff; be a strategic thinker, and maintain a sense of humor.
In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team members to dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/or professional growth and development
Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives.
We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive than we are today.
**Equal Employment Opportunity
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Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have sustained global impact.
We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.
Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC and have signed on to the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme**.** We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct elearning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.