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• Provide technical lead and guidance to the consortium for program
  implementation, development and management in the areas of economic
  strengthening.
• Coordinate and work closely with the other component leaders in the
  consortium to ensure integrated approach to program implementation
• Work closely with the technical director to identify, assess and
  develop partnership strategies for potential private sector, civil society
  and government partners.
• Establish and maintain productive working relationships with Local
  Government officials and line departments, soliciting their participation
  in all activities where appropriate.
• Make on-site field visits regularly to provide technical back
  stopping and/or design suggestions.
• Ensure proper logistics, administration, human resources and
  transport needs of the program are conducted within Mercy Corps policy and
  with the maximum benefit to the program.
• Support the development and continual revision of a dynamic,
  program-wide monitoring and evaluation system linked to program
  strategies, indicators, and information management tools, which supports
  program management, accountability and learning.
• Continual gathering and sharing of information pertinent to the
  operating environment and hold frequent activity review sessions to
  continually re-examine the relevance and impact of the program.
• Produce written reports on the program capturing impacts related to
  all activities.
• Ensure establishment and maintenance of relationships with
  communities, consortium partners, other CSOs and local government in
  target operation areas.
• Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a
  manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its
  humanitarian mission.

• Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team
  members strive to achieve excellence.
• Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide
  constructive feedback via regular performance reviews.
• Supervise, hire and orient new team members as necessary.
• Provide team members with information, tools and other resources to
  improve performance and reach objectives.
• Contribute to country team-building efforts, help team members
  identify problem-solving options and ensure the integration of all team
  members into relevant decision-making processes.
• Develop the capacity of the team, deepen understanding of their
  roles and assist with career development.

• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as
  determined by country leadership.
• Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment
  and are aware of policies.

• The ideal candidate for the Mercy Corps Economic Strengthening
  Technical Lead job opportunity should hold a degree, preferably graduate
  level, in economics development, development studies, social sciences or
  social work, or a closely related field is required.
• A minimum of five years of works experience in economic
  strengthening initiatives that target vulnerable communities mainly orphan
  and vulnerable children and households.
• Experience in working with private sector partners
• Solid experience on market based solutions to addressing poverty
• Strong interpersonal, writing and oral presentation skills in
  English are also required.
• Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet
  deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
• Strong computer literacy with a full knowledge of office
  applications.
• Ability to focus on day-to-day tasks at hand while also working
  towards longer-term objectives with an understanding that these will
  change continuously;
• Willingness to spend much time in the field and work closely with
  program target groups and partners.
• The successful Economic Strengthening Technical Lead will have the
  ability and curiosity to work effectively with local government, civil
  society and community based organizations.
• The successful candidate will have solid background in economic
  market development.
• S/he will also have ability to juggle multiple priorities under
  tight deadlines, and to calmly and diplomatically deal with unexpected
  events impacting program operations. They must be computer literate with
  strong organizational skills.

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