Chief of Party – USAID Youth Grow: Amman, Jordan

11 سبتمبر، 2022

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Position is contingent on funding and donor approval of final candidate.

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 / Department Summary
Mercy Corps has been operating in Jordan since 2003. In partnership with civil society organizations, the private sector, and the government, Mercy Corps Jordan has reached more than 3.4 million Jordanians and displaced populations in the country. Working throughout Jordan Mercy Corps is driven by the mission to contribute to the emergence of a peaceful, resilient and prosperous Jordan which is inclusive of youth and women. We seek to build a future for Jordan in which all people feel secure, believe in the goodness of communities and institutions around them, and are on a sustainable path toward economic self-reliance. Our strategic directions focus on promoting strong communities and governance, peace and social cohesion and environmentally sustainable and inclusive economic growth. With today’s youth becoming the leaders of tomorrow, we see countless opportunities for transformational change.
Mercy Corps is seeking a Chief of Party (CoP) to lead implementation of the anticipated USAID-funded five year Youth Grow Activity in Jordan. This activity will aim to increase youth access to high-quality career planning information and livelihood opportunities; strengthen youth leadership through targeted support of local youth-led and youth-serving organizations in order to promote youth participation as decision makers and key contributors to individual, household, community, and national well-being; and strengthen Government of Jordan (GOJ) systems, in partnership with youth, to provide more coordinated and effective services, practices, and policies that embody the principles of Positive Youth Development (PYD). Based in Amman, the COP will oversee all aspects of program implementation, providing a vision for the program and ensuring that objectives are met on time and within budget.
General Position Summary
The CoP will provide overall leadership, management and strategic vision to the implementation of the anticipated USAID-funded, five year Youth Grow activity , to ensure that the project meets its targets and deliverables on-time and within budget, while modeling and nurturing processes and systems that are equitable, promote transparent and equal partnerships, and shift power dynamics that perpetuate inequalities. The CoP will supervise program staff and ensure accountability to Mercy Corps policies and donor rules and regulations. S/he will be the primary program representative to donors, relevant government entities, partners, other implementers and stakeholders.
Essential Job Responsibilities
STRATEGY & VISION
● Lead the development of a vision and strategy for the program with the program team and key stakeholders.
● Set direction by prioritizing and organizing actions and resources to achieve objectives. Work with the country program to guide coordination and integrated implementation.
● Play an active role in identifying and developing new initiatives that foster and/or improve strategic objectives of the program and the country office.
● Recognize opportunities for innovative action and create an environment where alternative viewpoints are welcomed.
● Integrate and embrace all voices into shared strategies for shifting norms.
INFLUENCE & REPRESENTATION
● Represent Mercy Corps at government, donor, NGO and other relevant forums in close coordination with the Country Director.
● Coordinate activities with consortium partners, subgrantees, local government and other implementers as well as with other Mercy Corps programs.
● Serve as an active contributor and collaborator with regional and global counterparts to promote best practices.
● Maintain close working relationships with counterparts in other organizations in Jordan.
TEAM MANAGEMENT
● Develop the capacity of the team, deepen understanding of their roles and assist with career development.
● Assist team members with information, tools and resources to improve performance and reach objectives.
● Ensure team and program adheres to Mercy Corps Jordan’s Gender, Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) action plan and commitments.
● Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback informally and formally via regular one on ones and performance reviews.
● Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.
● Hire, orient and lead team members as necessary.
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
● Ensure that program implementation – from start-up to close-out – is responsive to communities and partners and consistent with Mercy Corps’ relevant program guidelines, principles, values, quality standards and strategic plan, while applying politically-sensitive adaptive management principles.
● Lead effective management, communication and coordination among consortium members in a manner that is fully collaborative in sharing decision-making and among all members, including developing partnership frameworks and the program’s collaborative approach to partnership.
● Create and follow effective stakeholder management plans, ensuring sound and proactive communications with Mercy Corps Jordan, partner organizations, Mercy Corps headquarters, USAID, Government of Jordan authorities, and colleague agencies.
● Introduce the program to the Government of Jordan stakeholders, ensuring necessary approvals and collaboration as required.
● Ensure program strategies and activities represent global good practice in creating transformational changes in gender relations at the family, community and national levels by strengthening the enabling environment, institutional capacity and addressing structural barriers for women.
● Document processes and achievements to ensure best practices are captured and disseminated. This will include the continual re-evaluation of program activities and information, with resulting activity adjustments in keeping with new insights.
● Coordinate with procurement, logistics, security, administration, and human resources teams to ensure operational systems support field activities. Fulfill Mercy Corps’ Program Management Minimum Standards based on the organization-wide guide.
FINANCE & COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT
● In collaboration with the country program’s operations and finance departments, ensure proper financial management, procurement, administration, human resources and logistics (including transport, warehousing 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 program, 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 activities are designed and implemented with a clear analysis and understanding of security.
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 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
● Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants and