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Program/Department Summary
Mercy Corps has worked in Palestine since 1986 and currently operates across Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem. Mercy Corps works to empower Palestinians to meet their basic needs and overcome the effects of the humanitarian crises, as well as contribute to improving economic opportunities in the long term to become more self-sufficient and civically engaged, to live with greater dignity and create a brighter future. We believe women and youth are vital stakeholders in this vision and we prioritize programming that empowers and enables them to be leaders in their communities. The Palestine program currently has a total budget of USD $45 million, representing 10 active grants funded by USAID, BHA, ECHO, Global Affairs Canada, SIDA, and others. The country portfolio focuses on humanitarian response with a view to aligning with the nexus by integrating sustainable development and durable solutions approaches, as well as longer term development programs focusing on Palestinian youth to ensure lasting impact.
Mercy Corps is seeking a qualified Deputy Chief of Party (DCoP) to provide technical leadership and management support to the implementation of the five-year USAID-funded Pioneers-Raedat Activity. The proposed program will contribute to women’s empowerment in the West Bank and Gaza by increasing women's access to leadership opportunities and enhancing the enabling environment to be more receptive for women's participation in civic, political, and economic decision making. This will be achieved through 1) enhancing women’s representation and leadership capabilities; 2) improving equitable and safe enabling environments for women; and 3) increasing the adoption of inclusive social norms and workplace rights.
The Position
The Deputy Chief of Party will assist the Activity’s Chief of Party (CoP) in providing technical leadership and oversight of programmatic interventions to ensure quality, timeliness, and efficiency of all products and interventions generated under the Pioneers- Raedat Activity. In the absence of the CoP, the DCOP will be responsible for technical leadership, administrative oversight, and overall coordination of the activity. The DCoP will supervise key technical and implementing program staff, and will oversee the day-to-day operations and quality of work to ensure delivery of tasks and accountability to program participants as well as Mercy Corps and donor policies, rules, and regulations. The DCoP will report to the Activity’s Chief of Party.
Essential Responsibilities
TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
COORDINATION, INFLUENCE, AND REPRESENTATION
TEAM MANAGEMENT
SECURITY
FINANCE & COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT