Business Officers (2), Mombasa
Mercy Corps works amid disasters, conflicts, chronic poverty and instability to unleash the potential of people who can win against impossible odds. Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided $1 billion in assistance to people in 82 nations.
Supported by headquarters offices in North America, Europe, and Asia, the agency's unified global programs employ 3,500 staff worldwide and reach 9 million people in more than 40 countries.
Over the last five years, more than 90 percent of the agency's resources have been allocated directly to programs that help people in need. Mercy Corps has recently been awarded a 3-year program under USAID’s Yes Youth Can initiative, covering six regions in Kenya; Western, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Central, Nairobi and Coast.
The core of this program is a The Tahidi Youth Fund (TYF), which will be a youth-owned, youth-led and youth-managed financial facility to support local solutions for community economic development as it grows in value.
This program aims to appropriately empower Kenyan youth (15-30yrs) to strengthen their socio-economic and political stakes through youth-led and managed initiatives and institutions.
The TYF will in the first three years provide sustainable financial and skills development assistance to approximately 200,000 youth through a variety of youth-identified social and economic community development projects.
General Position Summary
Working under the direction of the Grant Coordinator, the Business Officer will ensures field-level and institutional compliance with the TYF grant operations manual and any other additional guiding policy under this program.
This position will work with other Business Officers and other stakeholders in a designated geographical area of operations, in order to engage directly with qualify, Youth Bunges (which are mobilized by the Yes Youth Can-Regional projects) to provide Community Development Grants.
The Business Officer will execute a standardized grant application process and procedure in a transparent, client friendly manner.
The Business Officer is a key function in fraud prevention and grant management at the field level.
Essential Job Functions
Accountability Reports Directly To: Grant Coordinator
Works Directly With: Relevant Field Level Colleagues and Head Office Team
Knowledge and Experience:
The position will be based in Mombasa, with 75% field travel.
Mercy Corps Team members represent the agency both during and outside of work hours when deployed in a field posting or on a visit/TDY to a field posting. Staff are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC's policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.
Interested candidates who meet the above required qualifications and experience should submit on or before November 14th, 2011 4.00 p.m. a cover letter, detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) listing three professional references (including a recent or supervisor) to hr@ke.mercycorps.org
Applicants must clearly indicate on the email subject “Application for the position of Business officer”.
Applications without this subject heading will be disqualified.
Please do not attach any certificates.
Only qualified short-listed candidates will be contacted
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