About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future.
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 long term impact.
The Program
With funding from USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), Mercy Corps’ Nawiri Program is leading a consortium of Kenyan and international partners on a 8-year journey to sustainably reduce persistent acute malnutrition in Turkana and Samburu Counties of Kenya.
Through a phased approach that emphasizes evidence gap analysis, as well as partnership, learning, and co-creation, the program takes a robust county-centered design with government leadership, active engagement from communities, the private sector, and civil society.
Mercy Corps’ consortium brings together global leadership, research capacity, technical expertise, and implementation experience to partner with local institutions to test, adapt, and scale evidence-based solutions to sustainably reduce persistent acute malnutrition for vulnerable populations in Turkana and Samburu counties. Together we will sustainably reduce persistent acute malnutrition for vulnerable populations in Turkana and Samburu counties.
Senior Administration Officer
13 Oct 2024
Job category: Operations, Procurement, Logistics
Requisition number: SENIO005399
Schedule: Full-time
Job location type:Â On-site Nairobi, KE-48 1186800100, KEN
The CCS Senior Administration Officer will oversee all administrative and operational support functions for the team.
This will primarily include support and preparation for day-to-day meetings as well as workshops and trainings. In addition, the Administration Officer will support administrative and operational coordination needs related to human resources for staff as well as consultants. This may include support in areas such as visas/ residency processes, travel arrangements, housing, payment requests, etc.
WASH Engineer – Samburu North.
7 Oct 2024
Job category: Programming
Requisition number: USAID005300
Schedule: Full-time
Job location type:Â On-site Maralal, KE-37 00000, KEN
The Samburu Sub-County WASH Engineer will provide program implementation and coordination support to USAID Nawiri’s efforts in improving access to safe drinking water and water for productive uses to vulnerable communities and promotion of appropriate sanitation and hygiene practices for improved nutrition outcomes.
He/she will collaborate with county government, sub-county water and public health teams, ward level communities, consortium partners, local CSOs and communities to deliver quality, impactful and sustainable WASH systems that contribute to addressing immediate, underlying, and systemic drivers of Persistent Acute Malnutrition (PAM).
Awards and Compliance Manager
26 Sep 2024
Job category: Finance & Compliance
Requisition number: AWARD005307
Schedule: Full-time
Job location type:Â On-site Nairobi, KE-48 1186800100, KEN
The Awards and Compliance Manager works under the guidance and supervision of the Senior Awards and Compliance Manager, working closely alongside the Chief of Party, Finance and Grants Manager, Consortium members and the Mercy Corps Finance team in Kenya. S/he will be based in Nairobi with significant travel to the field.
TECHNICAL RESOURCES AND QUALITY (TRAQ) DIRECTOR – NAIROBI, KENYA
16 Sep 2024
Job category: Programming
Requisition number: TECHN005325
Schedule: Full-time
Job location type:Â On-site Nairobi, KE-48 1186800100, KEN
The Technical Resources and Quality (TRaQ) Director is a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) that oversees the TRaQ Unit in Kenya.
The unit’s role is to ensure the development of consistent standards, processes, and practices of program management and to improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of Mercy Corps’ programs, serving as a nexus between various programs and teams.
This includes; the development of effective monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) processes for both humanitarian and market system development programs, facilitating research and learning functions, program management standards and training roles.
Social Accountability and Civic Engagement Officer – 4 (Wamba, Baragoi, Lokitaung & Lokichar)
6 Sep 2024
Job category: Programming
Requisition number: SOCIA005174
Schedule: Full-time
Job location type:Â On-site Maralal, KE-37 00000, KEN
The Social Accountability and Civic Engagement Officer is responsible for contributing to the development and implementation of the community engagement program strategy for community members and their platforms such as village councils, ward development planning committees, civil society and local stakeholders.
This will also include engagement and management of civil society organizations (CSOs) and managing the scope of work.
The officer will implement integrated community engagement across multiple program components, which will include the continuous assessment and capacity building support of CSOs and community structures, including mentorship, over a long-term period of engagement with a view to enhancing community-driven nutrition resilient interventions.
PROGRAMME DIRECTOR – RANGE Program, Nairobi – Kenya
5 Sep 2024
Job category: Programming
Requisition number: PROGR005292
Schedule: Full-time
Job location type:Â On-site Nairobi, KE-48 1186800100, KEN
Mercy Corps is currently seeking a qualified Programme Director to lead the Resilient Approaches in Natural ranGeland Ecosystems (RANGE) programme running from 2024 -2028.
The RANGE programme is being implemented by Mercy Corps in Isiolo, Marsabit and Samburu counties with funding from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in partnership with the Frontier Counties Development Council (FCDC) and the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente.
The goal of the RANGE programme is to strengthen resilience of the arid and semi arid land communities that contributes to sustainable economic and social development in a well-managed landscape.