Mercy Corps Market System Development(MSD) Officer Jobs in Ethiopia
Mercy Corps Market System Development(MSD) Officer Jobs in Ethiopia
Program / Department SummaryMercy Corps is one of the four partners in a five-year program, entitled Livelihoods Improvement for Women and Youth (LI-WAY), led by SNV-Netherlands Development Organization and funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida).
The program utilizes a market Systems Development approach to contribute to sustainable poverty reduction and social stability in Addis Ababa.
LI-WAY will work to mobilize, catalyze and enable market-based solutions to create jobs and increase income for women and youth.
The consortium, led by SNV, additionally comprises Techno serve and Save the Children. The program aims to improve market functions, support-service effectiveness and the business environment.
Mercy Corps will lead all activities related to Labor Market system development, and will manage the Innovation/Challenge Fund.
LI-WAY lasts for five years of which the first ten months have been an inception phase.
General Position Summary
The Market Systems Development Officer will be responsible to facilitate implementation of intervention/s primarily across all Labor Sector activities and in close relation with Growth, Microenterprise, Skills and other potential Market systems among private and public sector partners across all sub cities of Addis Ababa.
The Market System Development Officer will work closely with Mercy Corps Program Team leader, Market Systems Development and monitoring, learning and knowledge management advisor/s primarily with in Mercy Corps and across consortium partners.
She/he will engage in implementation of live interventions and an ongoing deep sector analysis to identify intervention ideas and provide inputs, data and information to design new intervention activities.
The Market Systems Development Officer will also be a member of the MC Economic and Markets Development (EMD) Team, which uses market systems development to stimulate economic growth to create wealth and jobs for the poorest while maximizing investment from the private and public sectors.
As a member of the EMD team, the Market Systems Development Officer will contribute to analytical thinking and innovative approaches and will support integration and harmony of approaches across all Mercy Corps Ethiopia market.
Essential Job Responsibilities
Facilitate implementation of employment and labor market information opportunities amongst women and youth in Addis Ababa. Facilitate activities to connect women and youth to start and/or continue employment/entrepreneurship opportunities by facilitating linkage with employers’, relevant stakeholders and other system actors.
Plan and organize timely implementation of intervention concept note among public and private sector partners in close coordination with Intervention lead advisors
Manage relationship with partners in conducting capacity assessment, track performance, ensure activities are in line to address systemic problem, identify potential intervention areas for expansion and scale up
Support in monitoring, evaluation, learning, research and communication activities across the labor sector interventions primarily and in cross sectoral intervention activities
Organize lesson learning workshops and other events and proper documentation for future programmatic actions
Compile and update LI-WAY filing system, and other related documentation
Continuously ensure integration of activities of wage employment with in the labor market and with other sectors for LI-WAY.
Work closely across consortium partner team members to conduct assessment across selected sectors/market systems and with a special focus on employment related but not limited to job matching, child care and other priority functions in Addis Ababa, including understanding constraints related to unemployment, technology
to enhance employment and related functions and identify potential private and public sector firms for partnership
Program Management
Oversee program startup and ongoing program management and administration of teams across various field locations.
Ensure that program implementation is responsive to communities and partners and consistent with Mercy Corps’ relevant program guidelines, principles, values, quality standards and strategic plan.
Ensure that beneficiaries are effectively targeted according to established vulnerability criteria.
Develop partners’ MoUs and contracts & oversee a training program for program partners.
Develop program implementation strategies, including partnership frameworks, beneficiary targeting and distribution process and capacity building of partners.
Integrate community approaches, gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities as appropriate.
Ensure program implementation is on time, target and budget, using effective M&E systems to reach desired impacts.
Create and maintain systems ensuring effective and transparent use of financial resources for timely and informative reporting in line with donor and Mercy Corps policies and procedures.
Fulfill Mercy Corps’ Program Management Minimum Standards based on the organization-wide guide.
Ensure all interventions adhere to Mercy Corps’ Gender Policy, Do No Harm principles, and beneficiary accountability standards.
Job Requirements
Knowledge and Experience
Good understanding of Markets Systems Development (aka Making Markets Work for the poor-M4P) approach and facilitation including coaching, relationship building, communicating, open and willing to work on new initiatives
Familiar with all aspects of the relevant market systems including key actors, job matching service providers, information service providers, employers of different scale, micro-finance institutions (MFIs), banks, Insurances providers, inputs suppliers, producers, traders, intermediary and terminal markets governance frameworks (formal and informal); and all support markets and functions;
Bachelor’s degree in economics, business administration, agribusiness, or other related field, or commensurate private sector or field experience is required
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in private sector or working with other agencies in market systems facilitation, livelihood programs, rural development, agribusiness or financial services
Excellent communication, organizational and prioritization skills and the ability to multi-task and support and/or fill multiple positions at one time.
Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work both independently and cooperatively with team members.
Success Factors
Fluent in English and Amharic
Business minded, entrepreneurial, adaptive, curious, great problem solving skills, unafraid to ask questions, and results oriented.
Excellent communication skills, facilitation and networking skills with a wide range of private, partner and NGO-sector actors
Computer literate especially in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
How to Apply
All interested candidates are encouraged to apply for the position advertised. All applications submitted to the Mercy Corps office include a CV, three references, and all relevant official documents.
Applications will not be returned and will not be retained for future recruitment efforts. In order to ensure fairness to all applicants personal inquiries are not permitted.
Only candidates that are short listed will be acknowledged and called for interviews.
“Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer promoting gender, equity and diversity. Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We are committed to empower women.”
Please send non-returnable applications and credentials to one of the following address:
Mercy Corps Recruiter
Addis Ababa: P.O. Box 14319
Arbaminch: P.O. Box 33 , Jijiga: P.O. Box 225
Negelle Borena: P.O. Box 116
Dire Dewa: P.O. Box 974
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