Mercy Corps in the Kyrgyz Republic is pleased to announce the vacant position of MEL Advisor in the new Civil Society Activity. The position is contingent on funding.
About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, we know our teams do their best work when they are diverse, and every team member feels that they belong. We welcome diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be stronger and have a long-term impact.
Program / Department Summary
Working to meet the needs of Kyrgyz citizens since 1994, last year Mercy Corps reached over 250,000 people across the country. Our programming focuses on improving child nutrition, increasing access to hygiene and sanitation, and driving agriculture development. Historically, we have worked with Kyrgyz communities to build peace and improve local governance. Mercy Corps strategy for 2024-27 in Kyrgyzstan aims at enhancing access to food, water, and natural resources while improving governance and conflict management capacity in vulnerable rural areas for resilient and inclusive communities.
Mercy Corps is seeking a MEL Advisor to support an anticipated five-year USAID-funded New Civil Society Activity. The activity is anticipated to focus on increasing citizen engagement and civil society resilience in Kyrgyzstan through citizen-prioritized initiatives.
The Position
The MEL Advisor is responsible for overseeing the program M&E team, ensuring the quality of M&E, information management (TOLA), and CARM efforts support. The MEL Advisor is responsible for providing M&E services in line with USAID donor requirements and Mercy Corps’ standards, training and mentoring M&E and program staff and managing expected M&E deliverables. S/he will support the Chief of Party (CoP) with project representation and will oversee all project collaborating, learning, and adapting (CLA), and formal reporting processes.
Essential Responsibilities
STRATEGY AND VISION
TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT
DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
TEAM MANAGEMENT
Supervisory Responsibility: Supervise the New Civil Society Activity MEL Team. The number of direct and indirect reports will be determined at a later stage.
Reports Directly To: COP and MEL Manager
Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders
Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging program participant communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of our field projects.
Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills
Success Factors
The successful candidate will combine exceptional verbal and written communication skills with strong analytical skills and an interest in education and child nutrition. S/he will be an excellent thinker, communicator, and multi-tasker, and able to work in ambiguous situations and will also be tolerant and flexible, able to work in stressful environments and follow procedures. The successful candidate will be focused on team-building and capacity building of national staff and, as a team member, ensure the team produces top-quality work.
Living Conditions / Environmental Conditions
This position will be based in Bishkek. This position requires at least 35% travel by plane and vehicle to field offices in environments that for the most part are secure.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening, and evolving to become more diverse, equitable, and inclusive than we are today.
Ongoing 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.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Mercy Corps is an equal-opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have a sustained global impact. We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.
Safeguarding & Ethics
Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants, or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary-General and IASC and have signed on to the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct eLearning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.
Interested candidates are invited to apply through the below link and submit their CV, cover letter, and contacts of at least 3 referees for a reference check.