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• Pro-poor
  market development (SO1)
• Improved
  health for children under five years of age (SO2)
• Improved
  security and governance (SO3)

• Technically
  support the design and acceleration of innovative interventions to crowd
  in formal financial institutions into GHG’s economic development
  activities.
• Work
  in liaison with the Financial Inclusion team and all other GHG teams in
  planning and implementation of financial inclusion/ business enabling
  environment components of the project according to the approved work plan
  and budgets, project document and implementation strategies.
• Work
  closely with all other program teams at the local level to identify
  clients for financial services and to support service extension as well as
  to ensure synergy and to maximize program impact.
• Take
  part in the periodic program planning, review and reflection meetings and
  sessions.

• Work
  with the Financial Inclusion technical team to capture learning from the
  field and to support strategy and tactic adjustment as needed.
• Write
  and edit reports, assessments, analytical reports/ stories for learning
  and to articulate GHG’s work in building an inclusive economic
  environment.
• Oversee
  the planning, monitoring, technical advisory and delivery of all
  components of the GHG Project that focus on Financial Inclusion.
• Work
  closely with the Deputy Chief of Party and Chief of Party, counterparts
  with other donor funded programs, private and public sector actors to
  design and implement innovative, and predominantly systems-level,
  interventions in these areas.
• Carry
  out assessments, project design and strategy of the Financial Inclusion
  and Business Enabling environments.
• Technically
  support and facilitate the Business Forums in Karamoja to become
  sustainable
• Identify
  the capacity gaps of financial services and GHG Micro Small and Medium
  Enterprise (MSME) partner actors, design and implement most feasible
  capacity building activities based on identified gaps.
• Carry
  out light due-diligence on potential partners and support the negotiation
  process, as requested, in finalizing teaming and partnership agreements.
• Ensure
  consistent quality and effectiveness of all Financial Inclusion activities
  in the project; and
• Lead
  thinking and practice in innovative approaches to NGO-Private sector
  partnership models, and ensure that experience is well-documented and
  contributing to thinking of the country program.

• Technically
  support the development and implementation of project monitoring and
  evaluation processes that meet the basic monitoring and outcome reporting
  requirements of the GHG program.
• Work
  in liaison with MEL team ensure that lessons learned are built into future
  planning.
• Prepare
  periodic work plans and progress reports.
• In
  charge of preparing accurate and timely reports and other project
  documentation and communication that contribute to a learning organization;
  good understanding of DPMELC is essential.

• Coordinate
  with other Mercy Corps programs and local government bodies to ensure
  coherent program implementation and to capitalize on business
  opportunities in Mercy Corps’ target communities.
• Carry
  himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to
  bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its mission.
• Assists
  in all other tasks and duties as assigned.

• The
  applicant should preferably hold a Master’s Degree in Economics, Business
  Administration, International Development or relevant field.
• A
  minimum of three years’ experience providing technical support to
  agribusinesses, preferably in developing countries.
• Prior
  exposure and experience in MSME finance, value chain finance, access to
  finance and technical assistance in inclusive finance.
• Past
  experience in Business Development Services, Business Strengthening and
  Enterprise Development
• The
  successful candidate must have excellent technical and leadership
  experience in areas such as; financial inclusion, business development
  services, capacity building, creative and innovative solutions in
  expanding access to finance, enterprise development, and market systems
  development.
• Prior
  experience building public-private partnerships
• Proven
  project management skills.
• Significant
  experience in Value chain Analysis and Market systems Market development
• Excellent
  analytical and quantitative skills as well as familiarity with financial
  accounting required;
• Demonstrated
  flexibility, creativity and enthusiasm as well as a willingness to learn
  and to be continually adaptive within a dynamic and often self-directed
  working environment
• Demonstrated
  capacity to generate and to translate innovative ideas into practical
  development approaches as well as marketable investment proposals and
  concepts.
• Team
  Management and excellent interpersonal skills (communication and ability
  to work in multi culture teams)
• Prior
  experience working with USAID program
• Excellent
  written and oral communication skills.

• 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.

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