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• Develop and oversee the effective implementation of Economic
  Empowerment and Livelihoods strategy and implementation work plan, moving
  from a direct service delivery model to an integrated approach embedded in
  local private sector/government delivery mechanisms
• Coordinate with the MSD, Livestock, Agriculture, Gender and Youth,
  MCHN and Adolescent team on program implementation to leverage synergy and
  maximize impact

• Coordinate the activities of Senior Officers and service contractors
  to ensure training and mentorships are delivered on a timely basis and in
  line with best practice across all districts
• Offer technical support and quality control checks for skills building
  trainings, troubleshooting challenges, and standardizing implementation
  approaches in delivery of Livelihoods messages
• Provide technical contribution to the development of core IEC
  materials
• Support the cultivation of PLW/CU2 and adolescent micro scale
  businesses as a means to sustainable economic empowerment and poverty
  reduction
• Prepare MCG+ movement plans, cash projections, and other
  administrative and management duties as required
• Ensure team follows PM@MC best practice in reporting, contributing to
  a culture of adaptive management and effective monitoring and evaluation

• Directly supervise team of Senior Officers, with accountability for
  entire Livelihoods training team (inclusive of Officers and service
  contractors), mentoring the team in order to build technical capacity and
  ensure best practice in implementation as well as adherence to Mercy
  Corps’ internal policies and procedures.
• 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.
• Work closely with other Managers and Team Leaders to ensure
  consortium is integrated in approach, on-scope, on-time and on-budget.

• Ensure compliance with donor and Mercy Corps regulations related to
  Economic Empowerment Training Activities
• Develop Economic Empowerment team budgets, ensure adherence to MC
  Uganda Field Finance Manual and Field Procurement Manual for all Economic
  Empowerment activities, and oversee implementation of key budget lines

• The ideal candidate for the Mercy Corps Economic Empowerment Manager
  job opportunity should a post graduate diploma in Agribusiness, Rural
  Development and Agricultural Extension, Agriculture Economics, Community
  Development, Project planning and Management or any other Business related
  fields. Postgraduate degree on earlier mentioned disciplines is a plus
• A minimum of six years’ experience in managing and delivering
  livelihoods development programs and/or gender empowerment programs,
  previous experience in Karamoja a plus
• Previous experience coaching or mentoring of women and youth groups
• Previous experience developing curricula and leading trainings
  related to gender, savings or business development
• Experience in implementing effective savings, financial empowerment
  or functional adult learning programing
• Experience with private sector business or income generating
  activity experience a plus
• Demonstrated skills in data collection, verification and
  documentation
• Proven skills in networking, team-building, community consultations
  and organizational development;
• Excellent reporting, communication and representation skills
• Fluency in English required, fluency in Ngakarimojong a plus
• Motorbike riding permit required
• Knowledge and skills in Microsoft packages
• The ability of the Economic Empowerment Manager to ensure
  standardize, market based life skills and livelihoods training will be the
  positions first success factor.
• The second will be the ability of the Economic Empowerment Manager
  to effectively build evidence of program coverage and quality, documenting
  activity roll out and lessons learned through shared communications
  platforms across the program.
• The third success factor will be the degree to which the Manager
  effectively collaborates with MCHN, MSD and Gender and Youth teams, and
  Save teams driving integrated programming through mutual learning and
  programmatic support that ultimately benefits pregnant and lactating
  mothers and children under two as well as adolescents.

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