Consultant – Proposal Writer(s), Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Region
Description
Background:
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future.
Purpose / Project Description:
The Proposal Writer(s) will work closely with the Mercy Corps LAC region team, which supports humanitarian and development programming across countries and islands in Latin America and the Caribbean. Mercy Corps is currently operational in Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti, and in various jurisdictions across the Caribbean (including Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, the US Virgin Islands, and others), with ambitious goals to expand its programmatic footprint in Central America and beyond in the coming years. The Proposal Writer will play a critical role in bolstering the LAC region’s aggressive business development efforts, by assisting various country teams with the execution of high-quality proposals in response to requests for proposals and notifications of funding opportunities by various institutional, multilateral, and private donors. The Consultant(s) will act as lead writer(s) for concept notes, full proposals, or cost modification proposals.
The Proposal Writer(s) will be tasked with working closely with Mercy Corps country offices, the LAC regional team, and global teams to design and develop competitive proposals based on field research, consultations with key internal and external stakeholders, input from technical and business development experts, and a thorough design process.
Consultant Activities/Deliverables:
Responsibilities will include:
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Work with country/regional teams and global technical experts to develop strong technical designs.
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Develop initial log frames/results frameworks and participate in technical design sessions as requested.
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Work in close collaboration with proposal Team Lead and other team members to set deadlines and hold team members accountable to proposal development deadlines and production of key deliverables.
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Write drafts of key technical sections, respond to feedback, and produce quality final drafts for submission.
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Potentially travel to country offices and field locations to participate in design sessions, information gathering activities, and collaborate with proposal team members and country team colleagues, as required.
Timeframe / Schedule:
Up to 90 days at a time, informed by NOFO/RFP launches and proposal deadlines beginning in January 2026.
The Consultant will report to:
Deputy Regional Director, LAC Region
The Consultant will work closely with:
LAC Technical Director, LAC Regional Vice President, global Institutional Donor Engagement team members, LAC Country Directors, Directors of Programs, LAC Regional Team, Global Technical Advisors and Program Quality Advisors, consortium partners and peer organizations, as appropriate.
Application Process:
Please submit a cover letter and CV. Cover letter should include a list of past proposals including donor, value and if awarded. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Required Experience & Skills:
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5-10 years of experience in program design and proposal development in a wide variety of sectors and geographic locations, with a special emphasis in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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At least 2-3 years’ experience in field-based program and staff management, with relevant regional knowledge.
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Proven experience developing winning proposals, especially for US and European institutional donors, multilateral donor agencies, and private philanthropy donors.
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Proven ability to work productively with a wide variety of stakeholders to run both participatory processes and also meet tight deadlines with an emphasis on producing quality products.
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Strong negotiation skills and experience developing consortia and multiple-partnership arrangements ...
Deputy Team Leader, Green Growth Programme (GGP) Component 3 – DRC
Description
Deputy Team Leader, Green Growth Programme(GGP) Component 3 – DRC
ABOUT MERCY CORPS
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible.
In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
Now, and for the future.
The Program / Department / Team (Program / Department Summary)
Mercy Corps is present in the DRC since August 2007 with a current workforce of more than 300 national and expatriate employees and operational presence in Goma and Beni (North Kivu Province), in Bunia (Ituri Province), in Tshikapa, Kalonda West and Ndjoko Punda (Kasai Province) and in Kinshasa. As a leading NGO in DRC working with more than 40 partners in 2024, Mercy Corps reached 2.12 million people in North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri and Kasai with integrated programs that ensured equitable access to improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in humanitarian and development settings; supported a comprehensive, rapid response to ongoing humanitarian needs; promoted economic and livelihood development to strengthen food security and resilience; as well as institutional capacity strengthening and social cohesion to foster peace and good governance.
Green Growth Programme Component 3: Scaling Finance for Established Agri-businesses in the Democratic Republic of Congo forms part of FCDO’s Green Growth Programme (GGP) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This component aims to increase access to finance for climate-smart agribusinesses, catalysing private investment and promoting sustainable economic growth. The programme will work with financial institutions, impact funds, and agribusinesses to expand the use of innovative financial products, improve access to finance for DRC firms, and incentivise lenders and investors to support green activities such as the uptake of resilient seeds, irrigation systems, and solar technologies. Through a combination of technical assistance and catalytic grants and guarantees the programme will mobilise additional private capital including debt and equity financing, strengthen financial markets, and build the resilience and productivity of DRC’s agricultural sector. This component forms part of FCDO’s broader efforts to promote low-carbon, climate-resilient development and deliver measurable results under the UK’s International Climate Finance (ICF) commitments.
The Position (General Position Summary)
Working closely with the Team Leader and partners, the GGP Component 3 Deputy Team Leader (DTL) will lead the design, implementation and management of activities and partnerships with local financial institutions and work closely with the main delivery partner to mobilise additional financing to achieve the programme’s objectives and. As the second most senior leader in the programme team, the DTL will also support the Team Leader to represent the programme and the consortium to donors, relevant government entities, partners, other implementing actors, and stakeholders.
Essential Responsibilities
PROGRAMME STRATEGY EXECUTION
● Support on setting and refining the vision and strategy of the programme, ensuring alignment with donor priorities, programme objectives, and the evolving financial and agribusiness landscape in the DRC.
● .Create and manage workplans to implement the strategy and support the evidence-based adaptations to the programme strategy to respond to shifts in market dynamics, policy environment, and the needs of agribusinesses and financial service providers.
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COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION
- Lead the creation and management of partnerships with local financial institutions (e.g. banks, MFIs) to implement the agreed activities and achieve programme objectives
- Coordinate and collaborate with the delivery partner to facilitate the provision of additional financing, including debt, to the financial institution (FI) partners from other investors (e.g., impact funds)
PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP
● Create and implement workplans to ensure that FIs provide financing products to the agribusinesses as per programme objectives and targets
● Lead the scoping, identification, and management of consultants and other third-party providers to provide market studies, technical assistance, and training to the partner FIs and to support partner activities
● Lead the design, implementation, and management of blended finance mechanisms (e.g., loan guarantees) wit...
Mexico Assessment Consultancy
Description
Location: Mexico - Anywhere
Adjunto eneste linkencontrará el documento de descripción del alcance del trabajo en español.
Background:
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
In southern Mexico, particularly in Chiapas, rural and Indigenous communities face persistent poverty driven by limited economic opportunities, weak agricultural value chains, climate vulnerability, and ongoing migration pressures. These challenges mirror dynamics observed in neighboring regions of Guatemala, underscoring the need for integrated, cross-border approaches to sustainable rural development. Based on this context Mercy Corps submitted a concept note in October 2025 to address rural poverty, violence and economic development in rural areas. Mercy Corps is preparing to submit a proposal to a private foundation in April 2026 for a project supporting 12,000 participants in border communities around Chiapas state in the municipalities of La Libertad, Palenque and Ocosingo and in Guatemala in the municipalities of La Libertad, Las Cruces and Sayaxch. The Guatemala assessment is being conducted separately in January 2026 and results will be compiled with the Mexico assessment to drive proposal design.
Purpose / Project Description:
The purpose of this consultancy is to conduct a livelihoods, value chain, and partner landscape assessment in Chiapas, Mexico, to inform the design of a multi-year, cross-border livelihoods initiative. The assessment will validate priority geographies, agricultural value chains, identify implementation partners, and will analyze key constraints related to agriculture, economic opportunity, climate vulnerability, and social exclusion affecting rural and Indigenous populations. The assessment will also examine the drivers of violence and insecurity particularly among youth including the role of limited economic opportunities, migration pressures, the presence of illicit crop production and/or armed groups in order to identify prevention-oriented entry points aligned with livelihoods, agriculture, and rural economic development along the border of Mexico and Guatemala.
Consultant Objectives:
- Meet, interview, evaluate and map out potential local partners (both public and private sector)
- Assess livelihood and agricultural systems in selected rural and Indigenous communities in Chiapas
- Validate priority agricultural value chains and market opportunities
- Validate geographic areas and propose new municipalities if necessary
- Analyze access to finance challenges and opportunities, particularly related to microfinance for women’s entrepreneurship
- Analyze contextual challenges related to conflict, limited economic opportunity, and climate vulnerability
- Write up and synthesize key assessment findings, tailoring the results so that they are useful and relevant to the lead writer in the drafting and design of the proposal
- Recommend specific interventions and activities in line with the 3 pillars of the program (Improve agricultural value chains, expand market access for high value crops and create pathways to employment and entrepreneurship) to inform program design and partnership models
Consultant Activities:
The Consultant will:
- Conduct desk review of relevant secondary data, including poverty, agriculture, climate, and migration trends in Chiapas
- Carry out key informant interviews with local organizations, including producer organizations, private sector actors, and other relevant stakeholders
- Assess priority agricultural value chains (e.g., coffee, cacao, citrus, horticulture) including productivity, quality, market access, and constraints
- Map existing and potential local partners, assessing organizational capacities, geographic reach, and alignment with program objectives
- Analyze challenges facing rural populations related to conflict, insecurity, economic exclusion, and limited services
- Identify opportunities for regenerative agriculture, climate resilience, youth employment, and women’s economic participation
Consultant Deliverables:
The Consultant will conduct/ develop:
- Travel to target Mexican and Guatemalan municipalities with Mercy Corps Guatemala team members, gather assessment information, and record takeaways from all meetings
- Partner Land...
Team Leader – Green Growth Programme (GGP) Component 3 - DRC
Description
Team Leader – Green Growth Programme (GGP) Component 3 - DRC
About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organisation powered by the belief that a better world is possible.
In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
Now, and for the future.
The Programme / Department
Mercy Corps is present in the DRC since August 2007 with a current workforce of more than 300 national and expatriate employees and operational presence in Goma and Beni (North Kivu Province), in Bunia (Ituri Province), in Tshikapa, Kalonda West and Ndjoko Punda (Kasai Province), and representation in the capital city, Kinshasa. As a leading NGO in DRC working with more than 40 partners in 2024, Mercy Corps reached 2.12 million people in North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri and Kasai with integrated programs that ensured equitable access to improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in humanitarian and development settings; supported a comprehensive, rapid response to ongoing humanitarian needs; promoted economic and livelihood development to strengthen food security and resilience, including through improved financial inclusion; as well as institutional capacity strengthening and social cohesion to foster peace and good governance.
Green Growth Programme Component 3: Scaling Finance for Established Agri-businesses in the Democratic Republic of Congo forms part of FCDO’s Green Growth Programme (GGP) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This component aims to increase access to finance for climate-smart agribusinesses, catalysing private investment and promoting sustainable economic growth. The programme will work with financial institutions, impact funds, and agribusinesses to expand the use of innovative financial products, improve access to finance for DRC firms, and incentivise lenders and investors to support green activities such as the uptake of resilient seeds, irrigation systems, and solar technologies. Through a combination of technical assistance and catalytic grants and guarantees the programme will mobilise additional private capital including debt and equity financing, strengthen financial markets, and build the resilience and productivity of DRC’s agricultural sector. This component forms part of FCDO’s broader efforts to promote low-carbon, climate-resilient development and deliver measurable results under the UK’s International Climate Finance (ICF) commitments.
The Position
The Team Leader will provide strategic leadership and overall management of GGP Component 3, ensuring timely, high-quality, and cost-effective delivery of all targets and outputs. They will oversee programme staff, maintain compliance with Mercy Corps and FCDO requirements, and serve as the main liaison with FCDO, government counterparts, partners, and other stakeholders. The Team Leader will ensure coordinated implementation, strong partner collaboration, and integration of technical inputs in line with the programme’s Theory of Change.
Essential Responsibilities
STRATEGY & VISION
● Lead the articulation and delivery of a clear strategic vision for Component 3, aligned with the overall programme’s objectives and Theory of Change.
● Ensure a shared understanding of this vision among the programme team, delivery partners, and FCDO.
● Drive innovation by identifying new opportunities, partnerships, and approaches that enhance inclusive finance for agribusinesses, SMEs, and rural enterprises.
● Provide strategic thought leadership on financial inclusion, blended finance, and private sector engagement within the DRC agribusiness context.
PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
● Oversee high-quality, timely, and compliant implementation of Component 3, ensuring alignment with the programme’s strategic and operational plans.
● Translate strategy into actionable annual workplans and budgets, in collaboration with the Deputy Team Leader (DTL), MEL Manager, and delivery partners.
● Ensure programme agility and adaptive management - integrating emerging evidence, market realities, and lessons learned into ongoing delivery.
● Work closely with the delivery partner on their outcome areas, providing strategic oversight, technical input, and coordination to maximise technical quality.
● Oversee partnership creation and management with financial institutions partners to ensure successful implementation and achievement of targets
● Oversee the establishment and management of loan guara...
Deputy INGO Forum Director
Description
Location: Roving, based in Port Sudan with frequent travel to Nairobi and Darfur
Position Status: Full-time
Length of Contract : TBD
Risk Level: ☐ Level 3 X☐Level 2 ☐Level 1
(Level 3: Frequent contact with participants, direct contact with children, access to sensitive data, and/or high level of accountability.
Level 2: Some contact with participants; unplanned non-direct contact with children.
Level 1: Likely to have no contact with participants or sensitive data)
About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible.
In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions
into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
Now, and for the future.
The Program / Department / Team
Sudan INGO Forum
Sudan is facing one of the most severe humanitarian crises globally, marked by widespread displacement, disease outbreaks, and confirmations of famine in several ‘hunger hotspots.’ In an effort to coordinate INGO efforts and establish a common voice for INGOs operating in Sudan, the INGO forum was established in 2009 as a key representation platform. To date, the forum is made up of 51 members and 17 observers operating across the country, including in some of the most difficult to reach parts of Sudan.
The INGO Forum is a permanent member of the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) and the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG). It co-leads the Humanitarian Access Working Group (HAWG), alongside OCHA and spearheads collective engagement with Government and other Authorities as well as with donors. The forum also leads collective advocacy nationally, regionally and internationally through its Advocacy Working Group (AWG) and in close coordination with the regional Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG) and Member liaison offices in key donor/diplomatic capitals around the world.
Since 2023, the situation in Sudan has dramtically shifted as state and non-state actors wage a brutal conflict. The situation in non-Sudanese Armed Forces - controlled areas is particularly dire, with humanitarian access severely restricted and the absence of United Nations (UN) presence exacerbating the challenges. As humanitarian needs continue to escalate, there is an urgent need for an interim solution to address critical gaps in coordination, common services and aid delivery.
To this end, the three core tenants of the INGO Forum’s work include:
- Coordinated aid delivery – Enhancing operational alignment across organizations to maximize humanitarian impact.
- This includes establishing an NGO-led coordination mechanism under the Sudan INGO Forum to provide immediate, effective, and well-managed humanitarian responses in these areas to ensure that urgent needs are met and operations are not disrupted.
- Common service provision – Offering essential support, analysis, and shared resources to facilitate NGO operations.
- This includes common negotiation support i.e. for access or against BAI, collective advocacy efforts, information sharing, donor and stakeholder engagement, security and admin SOPs and collective position papers, etc.
- Stakeholder coordination and representation – Engaging with donors, UN agencies, authorities, and the broader humanitarian system to advocate for improved response conditions.
- There is of course a convening and facilitation role included in this representation function
The Position
Access to people in need remains one of the greatest challenges for INGOs operating in Sudan. Deteriorating security, limited physical access and significant bureaucratic and administrative impediments have left many of those most in need with limited to no access to assistance. Given the highly dynamic security, political and conflict situation, humanitarians are preparing for increasing complexity in reaching the most vulnerable populations in hard-to-reach areas.
The INGO-F Deputy Director will have specific responsibilities for collating information to provide analysis and advice to members on matter of common concern related to access impediments including bureaucratic and administrative impediments in close coordination with the area coordination leads and with the INGO-F Director. This position will also focus on analyzing, facilitating, and coordinating collective humanitarian access to negotiations, products, and initiatives.
This position will have specific responsibilities for coordinating INGO access fora and co-chairing the HAWG together with OCHA. He/she will also s...
Program Director (Regional) - PROPEL, Kampala- Uganda
Description
Program Director (Regional) – PROPEL Africa
About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future.
Program Summary
The PROPEL Africa Project (Pathways to Resilience, Opportunities, Professional Employment and Learning) aims to address the persistent challenge of youth unemployment and underemployment in Liberia, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda. Currently, young people encounter systemic barriers to securing dignified employment, arising from misalignments between skills development and labour market needs, and inadequate access to financial resources. Implemented by JA Africa and Mercy Corps, PROPEL responds to these challenges through a dual approach: equipping underserved youth aged 15–30 with relevant, demand-driven business, employability, and life skills, while simultaneously improving the way the labour market works for young people.
Position Summary
The PROPEL Program Director provides overall vision, strategic leadership, and management for the PROPEL Africa program, ensuring high-quality implementation across Liberia, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda. The Director leads joint governance structures with JA Africa, manages program coherence and results, oversees technical and operational teams, and ensures safe, effective, and impactful delivery. The Director also represents PROPEL with donors, governments, and regional partners, positioning the program for sustainability and scale.
Essential Responsibilities
Strategy & Vision
- Lead strategic direction and adaptive management of PROPEL in alignment with the dual approach: youth skills development and improved labor market ecosystem functioning.
- Facilitate Program Steering Committee meetings and ensure decision-making is evidence-driven.
- Ensure alignment between country-level strategies and regional program goals.
Program Management & Quality
- Oversee regional and country implementation, work planning, reporting, and compliance with donor and Mercy Corps standards.
- Recognize opportunities for innovative action and create an environment where alternative viewpoints are welcomed.
- Lead the development of detailed implementation plans, flowing from annual strategic work plans, and ensure the delivery of the same.
Maintain coherence between JA Africa and Mercy Corps roles, ensuring effective coordination.
- Ensure safeguarding, Do No Harm, GESI, and youth engagement principles are embedded.
- Drive adaptive learning approaches through collaboration with MEAL and technical teams.
Representation & Partnership Management
- Serve as primary donor representative for PROPEL; lead reporting and communication.
- Strengthen partnerships with private-sector actors, government bodies, financial institutions, and ecosystem enablers.
- Promote visibility and thought leadership on youth employment across Africa.
Team Leadership & People Management
- Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
- Supervise and support regional technical leaders and country teams.
- Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, and professional development across partner organizations.
- Ensure strong coordination and information flow between Mercy Corps and JA Africa.
Finance & Compliance Management
- In collaboration with the country's operations and finance departments, ensure proper financial management, procurement, administration, human resources, and logistics (including transport and asset management) needs of the program are conducted within Mercy Corps’ policy and with the maximum benefit to the program.
- Create and maintain systems to ensure effective and transparent use of financial resources for timely and informative reporting in line with programme, donor, and Mercy Corps’ needs.
Security
- Work closely with the country team’s security focal point to develop and maintain systems that promote the safety and security of all team members.
- Ensure that PROPEL activities are designed and imp...
World Bank Funding and Process Guidance Consultant
Description
Background:
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 35 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
In recent years, Mercy Corps has deepened its engagement with the World Bank and is seeking to further strengthen this relationship by securing new funding and implementing additional programming. Mercy Corps is currently implementing a World Bank–funded program in Sudan, and the process from Expression of Interest to grant agreement underscored the need for deeper expertise in World Bank procurement processes, particularly regarding budgeting, partnerships, recruitment, and sub-contracting.
Purpose / Project Description:
This consultancy aims to strengthen Mercy Corps’ understanding of and engagement with the World Bank’s funding and procurement processes to enhance our competitiveness and position us for future opportunities.
The consultant(s) will address the following questions:
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What types of World Bank funding opportunities are most accessible and appropriate for an international NGO such as Mercy Corps?
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For each funding mechanism, what are the standard steps and requirements of a competitive bid/procurement and award process for World Bank-funded projects?
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What are the key pathways to engage with the World Bank as a potential donor, in Washington and in Regional/Country offices?
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How can Mercy Corps enhance our preparation, positioning, and overall competitiveness for specific proposal opportunities?
The consultant will help clarify relevant procurement regulations (e.g., allowable overhead costs, procurement lead times, recruitment requirements, donor policies) and recommend effective strategies for identifying and engaging with key decision-makers at the World Bank. This includes mapping out the various funding windows and guidance on where and how to identify relevant opportunities.
The overall goal of the consultancy is to produce practical, organization-specific guidance for Mercy Corps’ ongoing engagement with the World Bank, improving our ability to identify, pursue, and secure future funding. As relevant, the consultant will also provide targeted, real-time advice during the bidding process for the anticipated DRC opportunity.
Consultant Activities
The Consultant will:
Task 1: Analyze World Bank Contracting Processes
- Review World Bank contracting terms and conditions, including overhead rates, compliance mechanisms, and contracting modalities, to assess feasibility for Mercy Corps.
- Provide guidance on how Mercy Corps could obtain and benefit from a World Bank procurement framework agreement or similar mechanism.
Task 2: Provide Business Development Strategy Recommendations
- Synthesize findings from the analysis into actionable recommendations for how Mercy Corps can more effectively identify, pursue, and secure World Bank funding at scale.
- Identify entry points, decision-making structures, and engagement strategies relevant to Mercy Corps’ global and regional priorities.
Consultant Deliverables:
Deliverable 1: World Bank Contracting Analysis Report
- A concise report summarizing key World Bank contracting terms and conditions (including overhead rates, compliance requirements, and contracting modalities).
- Assessment of the feasibility and implications of these mechanisms for Mercy Corps’ operating model.
- Practical recommendations on how Mercy Corps could obtain and benefit from a World Bank procurement framework agreement or other standing arrangement.
Deliverable 2: Business Development Process Recommendations
A guidance document including:
- Step-by-step overview of World Bank procurement and contracting processes.
- A set of actionable recommendations outlining how Mercy Corps can strengthen its engagement and competitiveness with the World Bank.
- Identification of priority entry points, decision-making structures, and key stakeholders across the World Bank Group. ...
Commodity Manager - DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Description
ABOUT MERCY CORPS
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
Now, and for the future.
The Program / Department / Team
Mercy Corps is present in the DRC since 2007 with a current workforce of more than 300 national and expatriate employees and operational presence in Goma and Beni (North Kivu Province), in Bunia (Ituri Province), and in Tshikapa, Kalonda West and Ndjoko Punda (Kasai Province), and representation in the capital city, Kinshasa. As a leading NGO in DRC working with more than 40 partners in 2024, Mercy Corps reached 2.12 million people in North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri and Kasai with integrated programs that ensured equitable access to improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in humanitarian and development settings; supported a comprehensive, rapid response to ongoing humanitarian needs; promoted economic and livelihood development to strengthen food security and resilience; as well as institutional capacity strengthening and social cohesion to foster peace and good governance.
THE POSITION
The Commodity Manager is responsible for the overall management of Title II commodities as part of the Graduating to Sustainable Agriculture, Income, Nutrition and Food Security (GAINS) Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) funded by the Office of Global Food Security of the U.S. Department of State. The position plays a critical role in managing the receipt, use, and tracking of U.S. food commodities aimed at ensuring that vulnerable households and communities build and maintain food, nutrition, and economic security.
The Commodity Manager plans, manages, and provides technical and operational oversight of all supply chain activities—including procurement, logistics, transportation, warehousing, distribution, and reporting—to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of goods and services to poor and vulnerable populations. The role requires the knowledge and experience to anticipate and manage supply chain needs and challenges and to introduce improvement solutions.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy and Vision
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Prepare the strategy for food aid program and operations, including but not limited to annual needs estimates, calls for proposals, value chain analysis, partnership agreements related to food aid activities, and commodity-related operational plans.
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Establish accurate commodity tracking systems, manage risks (including fraud and corruption), and ensure accountability throughout the supply chain.
Program and Operations Management
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Manage the determination of procurement and logistics service needs, desired specifications, delivery schedules, and procurement strategies, ensuring appropriate coordination and communication.
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Manage annual estimates, tenders, and the commodity pipeline for the entire food aid program.
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Coordinate with freight forwarders, customs clearing agents, independent surveyors, and domestic and cross-border transporters to ensure shipments are properly handled and executed.
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Ensure accountability and transparency of all supply chain operations in compliance with donor regulations, international and local standards and requir...
Consultant -Data Systems & ETL Development
Description
Project/Consultancy Title: Data Systems & ETL Development ConsultantProject Location: RemoteBackground:
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
Gaza Sky Geeks is Gaza’s first and only innovation hub and start-up accelerator, run by Mercy Corps. Mercy Corps founded GSG in partnership with Google.org in 2011 with an aim to transform Gaza’s most talented youth into the Middle East’s technology business leaders and to realize Gaza’s potential as a start-up hub. In 2017, Gaza Sky Geeks has grown to include the West Bank
under its wing.
Purpose / Project Description:
Gaza Sky Geeks has multiple components, i.e., individuals, companies, and community. All these components have their own data based on the work they accomplish, and we need help in working on this data with activities such as data cleaning.
Consultant Objectives:
● Extract and translate program log frames and budgets into structured data requirements
● Work closely with a third-party consultant to support the design and implementation of a scalable, integrated database architecture covering all GSG functionalities
● Contribute to discovery sessions, implementation phases, and onboarding to ensure alignment with GSG’s data needs
● Establish a data warehouse and ETL pipelines to support automated and real-time reporting
● Strengthen GSG’s overall data systems to improve analytics, organizational learning, and reporting
Consultant Activities:
The Consultant will:
● Extract data requirements from GSG logframes, budgets, and reporting frameworks
● Conduct comprehensive requirements-gathering sessions with all relevant GSG team members and program leads
● Design a robust database architecture that covers all GSG programs, components, and functionalities
● Develop and document a data warehouse structure to consolidate program, MEL, and operational data
● Create and implement ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) pipelines to support the data warehouse and enable real-time or near real-time data updates
● Ensure data quality, integrity, and consistency across systems
● Build and maintain real-time and automated reports and dashboards to support internal management, partners, and donors
● Work closely with program, MEL, and management teams to identify learning opportunities through advanced data analytics and deep dives
● Support system testing, validation, and refinement based on user feedback
Provide technical documentation, guidance, and knowledge transfer to relevant GSG staff
● Support other related data analysis, system enhancement, and MEL activities as needed
● Provide relevant training, presentations, and manuals as required to the program team to ensure accurate and precise data management protocol
● Support in other related data analysis, quality assurance, and MEL activities as needed
Consultant Deliverables:
The Consultant will:
● A documented extraction of data requirements from GSG logframes and budgets
● A comprehensive database design that supports all GSG programs and functionalities
● A fully defined and documented data warehouse structure
● Functional ETL pipelines to populate and maintain the data warehouse
● Real-time or automated dashboards and reports (e.g., Power BI) reflecting GSG program data
● Technical documentation, including system architecture diagrams and data flow descriptions
● An action plan for future enhancements and sustainability of the GSG data system
Timeframe / Schedule:
Jan 27th, 2026– July 17th, 2026
The Consultant will report to:
Leyan Zahdeh – Tech Unit Officer
The Consultant will work closely with:
Optional – E.g. TSU, Program Desk Officers, Program Manager
GSG Director , GSG Sr.Program Manager , GSG Program Manager, GSG Data and learning Coordinator.
Required Experience & Skills:
● Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Science, or Computer Science
● At least five years of work experience in a relevant field. Experience in MEL or a highly organized role in other fields will be of value
● Proficiency in data management and analysis tools such as Power BI, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Excel, etc.
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People and Culture (P&C) Director, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Description
PEOPLE & CULTURE DIRECTOR – DRC
ABOUT MERCY CORPS
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible.
In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
Now, and for the future.
The Program / Department / Team (Program / Department Summary)
Mercy Corps is present in the DRC since August 2007 with a current workforce of more than 300 national and expatriate employees and operational presence in Goma and Beni (North Kivu Province), in Bunia (Ituri Province), and in Tshikapa, Kalonda West and Ndjoko Punda (Kasai Province), and representation in the capital city, Kinshasa. As a leading NGO in DRC working with more than 40 partners in 2024, Mercy Corps reached 2.12 million people in North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri and Kasai with integrated programs that ensured equitable access to improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in humanitarian and development settings; supported a comprehensive, rapid response to ongoing humanitarian needs; promoted economic and livelihood development to strengthen food security and resilience; as well as institutional capacity strengthening and social cohesion to foster peace and good governance.
THE POSITION (General Position Summary)
The People and Culture (P&C) Director is a senior leadership role responsible for shaping, leading, and delivering people-centered, compliant, and future-ready People & Culture function for Mercy Corps DRC. As a core member of the Senior Management Team (SMT), the role provides strategic leadership on workforce planning, organizational culture, staff wellbeing, talent management, and risk mitigation in a complex humanitarian and development context.
The incumbent serves as a trusted advisor to the Country Director and SMT, ensuring that people strategies directly enable program quality, operational excellence, safeguarding, and sustainability, while reflecting Mercy Corps’ values and global People & Culture standards.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
VISION, STRATEGY, AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
- Lead the development, articulation, and execution of a long-term People & Culture vision aligned with Mercy Corps DRC’s country strategy and global P&C priorities.
- Translate strategic objectives into annual P&C work plans with clear priorities, resourcing, timelines, and measurable results.
- Drive organizational change and culture transformation initiatives, ensuring the P&C function is proactive, adaptive, and future-oriented.
- Serve as a strategic thought partner to the Country Director and SMT on workforce design, succession planning, leadership development, and culture-related decisions.
- Inspire, lead, and manage a high-performing P&C team, fostering accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLANNING AND HR LEADERSHIP
- Design and implement a comprehensive People & Culture strategy aligned with Mercy Corps DRC’s operational, programmatic, and growth ambitions.
- Lead workforce planning to ensure timely, agile, and cost-effective staffing solutions in a volatile, high-risk and legally complex operating environment.
- Integrate HR considerations into proposal development, program design, and operational planning, including staffing models, risk assessments, and budgets.
- Establish and monitor HR performance metrics, dashboards, and analytics, providing regular, data-driven reporting to SMT, regional and global HR.
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, WELLBEING, AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
- Develop and implement a contextually appropriate staff wellbeing framework, integrating psychosocial support, resilience-building, duty of care, and recognition initiatives.
- Work closely with Safety, Security & Access and Operations teams to ensure staff in high-risk and remote locations have tailored wellbeing, support, and debriefing mechanisms.
- Engage and manage psychological and wellbeing service providers to support individuals, teams, and families as required.
- Champion Mercy Corps’ SDI (safe, diverse and inclusive) principles, promoting a culture of trust, accountability, and respect across all levels of the organization.
- Lead follow-up actions from staff engagement surveys, translating insights into practical initiat...
Consultancy - Understanding Development Finance Actors role in Resilience Interventions
Description
Background:
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 35 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
Evidence consistently shows that prioritizing prevention, adaptation, and resilience in fragile and conflict-affected contexts can reduce humanitarian needs and promote long-term stability. Yet these lessons risk being sidelined as bilateral aid budgets tighten and donors focus on immediate life-saving relief.
There is expectation that development finance institutions may be able to fill this gap – providing prevention, recovery, and resilience in fragile places not yet in crisis. However, challenges to operating in these settings – access, security, perceived risk, poorly functioning government institutions, and internal bureaucracy – and the particular challenges of loans/return seeking investment – means that this work currently makes up a small portion of DFI’s funding. Yet given rising needs and the extraordinary pressure of global ODA, there is an increasingly urgent need for DFIs, including MDBs, to increase investments in resilience in the most fragile contexts.
Mercy Corps is currently implementing a project to produce key learning and recommendations around how to build resilience in fragile places, grounded in practical insights based on our experience programming in such places. While the learning and guidance will be designed to inform FCDO and their implementing partners, we are looking for ways to ensure that this learning can inform DFI/MDB action in such places.
In preparation for this we are looking to deepen our understanding of how key development finance actors are, or could be, supporting effective resilience programming in fragile settings.
Purpose/Project Description:
The consultancy aims to strengthen Mercy Corps’ understanding of the existing role and potential of key development actors, primarily the World Bank, African Development Bank, IFAD, and the Green Climate Fund to support resilience programming in fragile and conflict-affected settings. We are looking for a consultant with strong expertise in this area, who can draw on previous experience and contacts from one or several of these institutions.
The consultancy will be in partnership with the Policy and Advocacy team, working with colleagues to complete the below objectives.
Key objectives include:
1. Understand how key development actors are currently, or could be, supporting resilience in these contexts; (including in what ways they are able to directly or indirectly provide grant-based/highly concessional or blended support to local level projects in fragile settings).
2. Ensure key recommendations from RAFLF products are relevant and usable for these actors;
3. Product dissemination and engagement with key actors to build support for increasing the quantity and quality of adaptation and resilience-building investments in fragile and conflict-affected settings.
The Consultant will support:
Task 1: Target analysis report
Produce a concise target analysis setting out key institutions’ role in resilience programming, mechanisms, and modalities of implementation and key activities in six countries. We expect this to include desk research and strategic Key Informant Interviews.
Task 2: Bespoke briefing and recommendations
Using the products published under RAFLF, the consultancy will support the tailoring of key messages and recommendations to select development actor targets. This could include a written briefing, in addition to a roundtable or policy discussion.
Timeframe:
The consultant should propose an outline scope of work including a time estimate of no more than 10 days. Work should be completed between January 2026 and March 2026.
The Consultant will work closely with:
- Global Policy and Advocacy Team, including Policy Advisor and UK Director of Policy and Advocacy.
- Members of the IDE unit, including the Strategic Partnership teams.
Required Experience and Skills:
- Demonstrated expertise with multilateral development actors, experience with the World Bank or African Development Bank desirable.
- Strong contacts within the World Bank, African Development Bank, or other multilateral development banks.
- Skilled at conducting research an...
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Manager, Green Growth Programme (GGP) Component 3 – DRC
Description
Monitoring, Evaluation& Learning Manager, Green Growth Programme (GGP) Component 3 – DRC
ABOUT MERCY CORPS
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible.
In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
Now, and for the future.
The Program / Department / Team (Program / Department Summary)
Mercy Corps is present in the DRC since August 2007 with a current workforce of more than 300 national and expatriate employees and operational presence in Goma and Beni (North Kivu Province), in Bunia (Ituri Province), and in Tshikapa, Kalonda West and Ndjoko Punda (Kasai Province). As a leading NGO in DRC working with more than 40 partners in 2024, Mercy Corps reached 2.12 million people in North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri and Kasai with integrated programs that ensured equitable access to improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in humanitarian and development settings; supported a comprehensive, rapid response to ongoing humanitarian needs; promoted economic and livelihood development to strengthen food security and resilience; as well as institutional capacity strengthening and social cohesion to foster peace and good governance.
Green Growth Programme Component 3: Scaling Finance for Established Agri-businesses in the Democratic Republic of Congo forms part of FCDO’s Green Growth Programme (GGP) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This component aims to increase access to finance for climate-smart agribusinesses, catalysing private investment and promoting sustainable economic growth. The programme will work with financial institutions, impact funds, and agribusinesses to expand the use of innovative financial products, improve access to finance for DRC firms, and incentivise lenders and investors to support green activities such as the uptake of resilient seeds, irrigation systems, and solar technologies. Through a combination of technical assistance, catalytic grants, and concessional finance, the programme will mobilise additional private capital, strengthen financial markets, and build the resilience and productivity of DRC’s agricultural sector. This component forms part of FCDO’s broader efforts to promote low-carbon, climate-resilient development and deliver measurable results under the UK’s International Climate Finance (ICF) commitments.
The Position (General Position Summary)
The MEL Manager is responsible for providing overall leadership, coordination and technical supervision of the monitoring and evaluation activities for the Green Growth Programme Component 3 programming. The MEL Manager will drive evidence generation, learning, and adaptive management. S/he will work closely with the delivery partner to align data requirements, reporting expectations, and performance indicators. They will coordinate regularly with partners to ensure that partner-level data (e.g., on pipeline development, TA support packages, and investment facilitation outputs) is collected consistently and feeds into the programme’s overarching MEL framework. The MEL Manager will also liaise with the external GGP Component 4 MEL supplier to harmonise methodologies, ensure data quality, and integrate evidence and learning across components.
Essential Responsibilities (Safeguarding Responsibilities are required for all roles)
TECHNICAL OVERSIGHT
● Ensure active collaboration with program/technical managers to develop M&E tools and integrate M&E across all program components.
● Identify and develop the tools needed to measure program impact.
● Ensure effective use of ICT4D in data management systems (using CommCare, Excel, QGIS, and other tools as appropriate) to promote data-driven decision-making.
● Lead coordination with the external GGP MEL supplier (Component 4) and delivery partner to ensure harmonised data collection, reporting, and learning systems across all components.
● Drive adaptive management by analysing trends, generating insights, and facilitating regular learning reviews to inform strategic and operational decisions.
PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
● Lead the design and implementation of the programme’s MEL system, ensuring all tools, indicators, and reporting processes effectively capture results related to expanded access to finance, investment mobilisation, and green growth outcomes.
● Define programme indicators and develop data collection tools, databases, dashboards, and reporting templates that ali...
Consultancy - Cost-Recovery & Subscription Model Market Assessment for Analysis Services
Description
Background
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
The Mercy Corps Crisis Analysis Team combines traditional research methods with powerful data science tools to help organizations navigate complex, high-risk environments impacted by climate change and conflict. Through trend monitoring, risk forecasting and deep-dive thematic analysis, we help ensure that donor investments create measurable, sustainable impact through coordinated and context-sensitive interventions – even in the most challenging operational environments. We have implemented the Crisis Analysis approach in more than 20 fragile and conflict-affected countries, through a team of more than 60 analysts, data scientists, and subject-matter experts.
Purpose / Project Description
Crisis Analysis at Mercy Corps has until now largely relied on institutional donor grant funding – a revenue source that has declined across the sector during 2025. Mercy Corps is mapping and assessing alternative revenue stream options for Crisis Analysis work to ensure sustainability of this function while ensuring these alternative funding streams are mission aligned.
Consultant Objectives
Produce a go-to-market strategy for select sustainable, mission-aligned funding models for Mercy Corps’ Crisis Analysis function, enabling the organisation to recover costs and diversify funding streams while maintaining alignment with humanitarian principles and objectives.
Models in scope:
- Cost-Recovery / Fee-for-Service (per-product)
- Subscription / Membership (recurring revenue for standardised outputs and business-aligned services)
Consultant Activities and Deliverables
- Diagnostic & Landscape Review: Lead feasibility assessment, including market analysis, peer and prospect mapping across sectors including alignment with current capacities and mission; legal/financial implications, with consideration of global/country level INGO structure; design KIIs/surveys with co-identified priority prospects and peers across range of sectors to understand needs, priorities, feasible payment mechanism, SWOT analysis (5 days)
- Consultant deliverables: Draft go-to-market strategy using diagnostic findings, including target stakeholder and segmented target priority prospect list; entry message demonstrating proof of value; priority platforms, forums, networks and avenues to build visibility; recommended messaging for different audiences.
- Internal support: Audience and market analysis: map existing/potential peers and partners at global and country level; conduct KIIs/surveys; gather basic product usage data, preliminary segmentation by user type
- Product & Costing Design: Design costing methodology for both models, pricing logic and template design (5 days)
- Consultant deliverables: Costing methodology, product menu, proposal/invoice/service level agreement templates
- Internal support: Provide cost inputs (country and global personnel rates, support costs) and product cost templates
- Pilot design: Define pilot parameters, deliver model, governance, metrics, and evaluation framework, design SOPs for pilot(s) for two models with clear roles and responsibilities (3 days)
- Consultant deliverables: Pilot plan, metrics framework, SOPs for use in pilots
- Internal support: Coordinate with country teams and internal stakeholders on plan, metrics and SOPs, gathering necessary inputs and approvals as directed
- Communication and Visibility: Design messaging framework (global/country level), outreach approach, guidance on language for approaching prospects, internal engagement strategy (3 days)
- Consultant deliverables: Communication strategy document
- Internal support: Coordinate country teams and internal stakeholders on messaging, design external communication materials,
- Pilot execution
- Consultant deliverables: N/A
- Internal support: Execute pilot outreach based on pilot plan, metrics framework, SOPs; maintain central tracking system for reven...
Emergency Grants Manager
Description
About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
Now, and for the future.
The Program / Department / Team (Program / Department Summary)
Mercy Corps is an international non-governmental humanitarian and development organization. It has been operational in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since August 2007 and currently employs more than 400 national and expatriate staff. Mercy Corps’ country office is based in Goma, with sub- offices/bases in Beni (North Kivu Province); Bukavu, Kavumu, and Uvira (South Kivu Province); Bunia and Mambasa (Ituri Province); as well as Tshikapa, Kalonda Ouest, and Ndjoko Mpunda in Kasaï Province.
In 2023, we reached nearly two million people through our key activities in the DRC, combining long- term development programs with emergency humanitarian response to: 1) improve water service delivery and ensure equitable access to water, sanitation, and hygiene services in both urban and rural areas (WASH); 2) enhance food security and nutrition; and 3) promote diversified livelihoods, economic recovery, and development. Mercy Corps DRC’s humanitarian programs specifically aim to assist populations affected by conflict and crisis in eastern Congo through unconditional cash assistance and emergency WASH support to displaced persons, returnees, and host families.
Mercy Corps DRC implements ambitious programs designed to strengthen the ability of the most vulnerable people to overcome challenges and build their resilience in the face of one of the world’s most significant humanitarian crises. In this context, Mercy Corps DRC is seeking a Grants Manager for the Emergency Program for its Goma office.
The Position (General Position Summary)
As a member of Mercy Corps’ DRC Emergency Team, the Emergency Grants Manager will work closely with the Emergency Programs Director (EPD), the SAFER Consortium Director, and the Deputy Emergency Grants Manager to ensure the delivery of high-quality and impactful programming within Mercy Corps DRC’s emergency response portfolio. The position will contribute to humanitarian efforts across the DRC by supporting the implementation of life-saving interventions, including those under the multi-million-dollar, multi-donor funded SAFER program — a consortium of international NGOs working together to promote a rapid, principled, efficient, and effective response to humanitarian needs.
The Emergency Grants Manager will play a key role in securing new funding opportunities by coordinating or leading proposal development processes, while also ensuring the quality and timeliness of donor reporting and communications for ongoing programs. Additionally, the position will oversee and support the sub-award management process.
Essential Responsibilities
STRATEGY AND VISION
- Contribute to the collective vision and strategic direction of the Emergency Department portfolio to ensure the highest level of impact.
- Ensure program excellence and continuous improvement through innovation, systematic learning, and adaptability to evolving dynamics and contexts.
- Identify opportunities for innovative collaboration with other internal departments and external partners to enhance program quality and effectiveness.
GRANTS MANAGEMENT
- Ensure that both awards and subawards are managed in full compliance with Mercy Corps and donor rules and regulations.
- Support the effective oversight of program implementation to guarantee that activities are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget, in alignment with established grants management standards and systems.
- Ensure that partners and Mercy Corps teams submit narrative and financial reports in a timely manner, following the templates and guidelines provided by Mercy Corps.
- Ensure that partners’ reports are accurately integrated into the overall donor reports.
- Supervise the Deputy Emergency Grants Manager, ensuring the quality, accuracy, and completeness of all donor reports prior to submission.
- Ensure that all proposals and program reports adhere to donor requirements, Mercy Corps’
internal procedures, and sector best practices.
- Oversee the use of communication materials and success stories developed by teams to effectively support donor reporting and visibility.
- Organize regular c...
Market-Based Programming Advisor, Pro-WASH & Scale Award
Description
Market-Based Programming Advisor | PRO-WASH & SCALE Award
This position is a global role, and it is open to any country in which Mercy Corps is operating, with a preference for African countries. It is also contingent upon Funding
About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible.
In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions
into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.
Now, and for the future.
The Program / Department / Team
PRO-WASH & SCALE is a capacity strengthening and learning award funded by the USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) and managed by the United States Department of State. It is implemented by Save the Children and Mercy Corps, with Mercy Corps’ subaward ending December 2026. The purpose of PRO-WASH & SCALE (PWS) is to strengthen the design, implementation, and overall effectiveness of WASH, agriculture, livelihoods, markets, and natural and water resource management activities within food security and nutrition programs, with a focus on emergency contexts. Mercy Corps leads activities related to agriculture, livelihoods, natural resource management and markets through the Agriculture Systems team of the Technical Support, Evidence and Program Quality (TEQ) Unit.
The Position
The Market-Based Programming Advisor will lead PWS’ markets-related work, supporting partners to apply market-based programming (MBP) approaches across technical intervention areas with a focus on fragile and emergency contexts. The Advisor will work across multiple agencies and countries, in line with DoS priorities. Key responsibilities include organizing and leading remote and in-person training and learning events; documenting and sharing MBP best practices; developing and adapting tools and guidance in response to partner needs; contributing to communities of practice; and liaising with relevant technical networks, private sector actors, and government entities, as applicable. As PWS enters its final year, the Advisor will also support culmination learning events, ensuring that the resources and lessons generated throughout the award are effectively disseminated and contribute to the program’s sustainability strategy.
Essential Responsibilities
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
● Update and adapt PWS’ MBP capacity strengthening and engagement strategy to ensure alignment with implementers’ evolving needs and U.S. Department of State (DoS) priorities.
● Provide technical support and guidance to partners on applying MBP approaches within agriculture (including seed systems), WASH, and livelihoods interventions, particularly within emergency contexts.
● Lead and facilitate remote and in-person training, workshops, and knowledge-sharing events to strengthen partner capacity in MBP design and implementation.
● Identify, document, and disseminate best practices, lessons learned, and innovations related to MBP and private sector engagement within USG-funded emergency programs.
● Revise and tailor tools and guidance materials based on partner feedback, ensuring they are practical, context-appropriate, and applicable in emergency environments.
● Engage actively in markets-focused learning groups and communities of practice—such as the Markets in Crises (MiC) Community of Practice, the Global WASH Cluster, the Global Cluster’s Cash and Markets Working Group, ISSD Africa—to curate and share tools and evidence, and foster learning (such as co-hosting webinar, contributing to joint learning agendas, etc.).
● Advise partners on conducting rapid market assessments, piloting tools, analyzing market market data, and applying findings to strengthen emergency program design and delivery.
● Identify and highlight promising private sector innovations, services and technologies that can enhance USG-funded humanitarian response.
● Support culmination learning events, ensuring that the resources and lessons generated throughout the award are effectively disseminated.
MONITORING, EVALUATION & IMPACT MEASUREMENT
● Support the maintenance and improvement of M&E systems to ensure data from PWS’ markets-related activities is accurately captured, organized, and accessible.
● Implement activities to assess and document the impact of PWS’ capacity strengthening, knowledge-sharing, and learning interventions.
● Contribute to...